The Trenerowski's

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Athens, Greece

We made it here & we are having so much fun! Greeks are the friendliest & kindest people!

We took over 200 pictures our first day here, can you believe it? We love it here!

More to follow...

Sunday, January 9, 2011

2010 in Review

January

My Uncle Gordon passed away. He was a good-guy. Gave me a lot of support throughout my mission and was more of an "uncle" than the great-uncle that he really was.
Michal & I flew out to Poland and had an incredible time. I was able to meet my in-laws, taste some wonderful Polish pastries, and see the beautiful architecture of Wroclaw (the city where Michal was raised). I really enjoyed myself here and have to say my thanks to Michal's mom for making it super enjoyable and entertaining us while we were there!

February

From Poland, Michal & I traveled to Germany. Michal's cousin, Adam, was kind enough to drive us there. I have never been in a car that had been going so fast, so I had to take a picture to document how fast we were really going. At the fastest point we were going about 140 miles per hour!

This is a picture of us at the Berlin Wall.

PARIS - France - This was our final stop before returning back to the US. Michal had never been and we tried to hit all the "touristy" places. In Paris, we perfected our jumping pictures:

Moulin Rouge

The Louvre

Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris

Michal took me to my favorite restaurant for Valentines Day: Gloria's Little Italy.

March

Katie had a Birthday.
Michal & I went to the festival of colors in Spanish Fork. It is a Hindi festival celebrated in the early spring in where you throw colored chalk all over each other. Even though you can't breathe during the chalk throwing, it is rather quite fun!

I learned how to crochet.

April

I cut over 18 inches off of my hair. My hair went from this:

To this:

I bought a piano! My dream come true!

May

Great Grandma turned 100. Afterwards, I decorated Sam's truck will some of the balloons used to decorate Nana's party. It wouldn't be a party without pushing some of Sam's buttons, but he took it really well!

Michal & I celebrated an anniversary in Las Vegas. While we were there we visited Michal's favorite show: Pawn Stars. We were lucky enough to meet "The Old Man." Michal was in HEAVEN! For my Dad's father's day gift we photoshopped a picture of him in there with "The Old Man" & Michal.

We went and saw Phantom of the Opera for the first time in Vegas. It was wonderful!
Michal had a birthday!

June

I ran my first ever 5K. I was slow (of course) but I didn't expect there to hills there. I ran with some of my friends from work. They were the ones who convinced me to sign-up, and I'm grateful they did. Since running this 5K, I have enjoyed running and every week try to beat my 5K score!

Me, Anne, & Michelle

We got a Costco membership!

July

I marched in my first Bagpipe parades.

Michal ignored his wife during the world-cup. Which was okay, because it made him happy! He has decided that we will go to Poland for the Euro-cup in 2012, and I'm okay with that too!
I went to YW Girls Camp & Michal came up with me each night after work. The first night it took FOREVER to get permission for Michal to come in, making sure he wasn't an intruder or anything. So the next night we put him in the trunk and drove up so that they didn't see him. When we arrived at the camp and everyone saw Michal pop out of the trunk, they laughed and laughed that he would actually do that, but we just didn't want to wait forever. While I was there I did the challenge course with the girls. Check out my bravery!

August

Michal went to Alaska, he went with my brothers & dad & caught a lot of Salmon & Hailbut!

September

I called in sick to work and went to Swiss Days with my Mom & Aunt Judy. I enjoyed myself, much more than I would have if I had to work that day!
We went to the cabin for Mom’s Birthday & went on a few hikes. Michal's always up for a good hike, along with Badger!

Started my 101 goals in 1001 days.

October

I was offered a New Job! I was so happy! I was to start November 1, so I quit my current job right away and started preparing to move.
Michal ran the Layton Marathon in 4:38
Michal threw Sam a Bachelor's Night. He sent out invitations for "Hooters", but the address was really in Provo. The restaurant closed down the day before the Bachelor's party, so they changed it to "Lon's BBQ Shack" in Spanish Fork and had a lot of fun with some of the relatives on my Mom's side.

Michal & I went to New York City. It was my first time (Michal's second) and I really enjoyed myself. It was so much fun and so worth the trip. We found tickets Friday night and left Saturday morning. We only made such an impulse decision because our round trip tickets were unbelievably cheap. I'm glad that Michal was game for going, that's why I really am so grateful that I married him - he's always up for the trip to somewhere new - as long as it's with me!

Went to see the Magic Flute Opera by Mozart. I have never laughed so hard through an Opera. I would recommend this opera to ANYONE!

November

Michal was offered a new Job starting December 27th.
Sam got married in Las Vegas! It was a fun trip and fun to see him so happy... and don't worry... I decorated his car - again.

Michal & I moved to SLC
Michal & I met Elder Oaks & Elder Ballard

December

Michal & I bought a new car on the last day of the year (to get a good deal).

Jason, Michal's best friend, had a Baby Blessing & asked Michal to stand in the circle. It was his first time participating in a baby-blessing. BTW - Thank you to the Neffs (Emma & Jason) for being such wonderful friends!

Michal got a part-time job @ J-Crew & his closet grew and grew and grew. Mostly of (white-trash) flannel shirts, but he loves them. He will keep that job and work there a few times a month while he works full time.

Overall, we have had a very good year. We feel very very very blessed by everything that we have been given and attribute our thanks to our Heavenly Father & our families for their support & help.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

From Spanish Fork to Salt Lake

The last few weeks have been crazy busy. The last post I created was about our trip to New York City, which was super fun. Michal and I were able to go because we found round trip tickets to NY for $167... and since my last job paid me out all my unused vacation, that's what we used to enjoy ourselves for a weekend getaway. Once we came back - it was down to business in moving out of our first home as a married couple.

When we were moving out, Michal just had to sneak in a jumping picture.

We also had a lot of help moving out. It was super sweet of everyone involved who made it easier on me. I was a gimp because I broke my foot dropping something heavy on it in preparation of moving. I practically was of no use, so it was nice to have a lot of men around. And it was also very sweet of the YW presidency to come and bid me farewell with goodies and a cookbook that I can always remember my YW by. Michal & I hope that we left an impression on our ward in Palmyra, we sure loved the people there. Moving to our new ward was a night-and-day difference. Our first Sunday in Palmyra we were welcomed by men wearing Wranglers, cowboy boots, and bolo-ties... along with lots of testimonials about farms, farming, and more farm related topics. Our first Sunday in Salt Lake we were welcomed by finding out that we had 3 general authorities who resided in our ward: Elder Ballard, Elder Oaks, & President Monson. Since we have moved in, we have had the privilege of meeting Elder Ballard briefly, and we were also able to have a nice conversation with Elder Oaks. I shared some experiences with him about how had an influence in answering my prayers prior to my mission.

Living in Salt Lake is very different. We used to drive our car daily, now we are lucky if we pull it out once a week. We take walks daily and are always exploring. In fact, here is the view from my window at work...

I absolutely love my job. I feel like I learn so much there. I told Michal that I learned as much my freshman year that I did my first 2 weeks in my new position. Everyone is really nice and the "team" seems to be cohesive. I am the only girl in the group with 12 guys, so there is NO drama... which is also really nice... I can come to work and get my work done.

Michal also started a new job. He helps high maintenance women spend their husbands money at JCREW. He loves it and he has a new wardrobe to prove it. Michal will start another new job as a Broker at the end of this month. He'll learn a lot and it will be a good stepping stone towards his dream career.

Since we have also been away, my brother was married in Las Vegas. It was a fun Thanksgiving break!

It was a really beautiful wedding, nothing went wrong, and it was really neat to see how many people came out to support Sam on this special day of his.

Ben caught the garter at the wedding.... and his girlfriend Fatima caught the bouquet... I'm not hinting at anything here though.

And of course - I couldn't let my brother get married without decorating his car - that just wouldn't be a nice sister if I didn't do something to drive him crazy!

I also love being here in Salt Lake because it is SO much easier to get out and meet up with friends. I almost feel popular because its nice having friends and neighbors again, instead of a cement factory and a car dealership as your neighbors. I have to admit, the people that have stayed in contact with me since I've moved from Utah county, I am so grateful to call them friends. They are inspirations and I have learned so much from them. They know who they are - and I want to tell them thank you!

The first 4 weeks we lived in Salt Lake we were without internet... so I had a wonderful excuse of why I hadn't updated my blog, or been on facebook. It's amazing how addictive the internet could be. It was almost overwhelming the first time I was back on because I felt like I was "out of the loop"... instead, I kinda became a reader. I've never really been the reading type... but I read the Hunger Games Series and the Harry Potter Series. I've been begging Michal to go and see Harry Potter 7 part 1 with me, but I can't get him to go. I seriously need a friend to sit through that movie with me - any takers??? Now that I have been reading more we have been to the Salt Lake City Library a few times. Michal loves it because it even has it's very own Polish section. However, after our first trip there Michal checked out 8 full-opera CDs and that's all he has been listening to. While Michal loves his operas, I love getting book recommendations from people about fabulous books to read, so if you have any book suggestions, send them my way!

I got into reading because back in September, I read a good friends blog post about how she decided to accomplish 101 goals in 1001 days. I thought, "Wow, that's such a good idea because then you know what you accomplished and you can look back and see what you did over the past 3 years." Plus instead of wasting my time on the internet, I try to check mark something off of "my list". It's been really inspiring, and even though I've only been doing it for 3 months, I already know there are several things that won't get done... but at least it's down as a goal. Reading 101 books over the next 1001 days has been one of my goals. This is one I don't know if I will accomplish it or not... but... maybe I'll stretch it and count Genesis & 1 Nephi & 2 Nephi as "books". Maybe my next post - if I feel comfortable & get husband permission - I will post what my goals are.

That's about all that the Trenerowski's have been up to lately.