Author Topic: Happy Birthday, BudGirl! (Read 3039 times)

Actually "Z okazji urodzin!" is all that is needed (and more typical). The rest of it is "All the best" ... roughly equivalent to "Best wishes on your birthday!'

Either way ... hope it is a good day, BG.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #10 on:** March 20, 2014, 02:55:04 pm »

Quote from: JimR on March 20, 2014, 02:08:04 pm

did you think Pruski is Irish?

I was sure that she was Eastern European. As far as certainty of Polish descent, no, I wasn't certain about that.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #11 on:** March 20, 2014, 03:13:11 pm »

Quote from: JimR on March 20, 2014, 02:08:04 pm

did you think Pruski is Irish?

I assumed it was Italian.

HBD BudGirl! I drop my pants, just for you!

sporadic · « **Reply #12 on:** March 20, 2014, 03:23:47 pm »

Happy Birthday! I think you should bake yourself some cookies. Then share.

Duke · « **Reply #13 on:** March 20, 2014, 03:48:24 pm »

GreatBagwellsBeard · « **Reply #14 on:** March 20, 2014, 04:21:49 pm »

Happy Birthday!

austro · « **Reply #15 on:** March 20, 2014, 07:10:13 pm »

HBD BudGirl! I hope Brad sends you a nice card.

Gizzmonic · « **Reply #16 on:** March 20, 2014, 08:53:33 pm »

Happy B-Day! May your birthdays ever be a harbinger of the season!

BudGirl · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2014, 08:06:12 am »

Thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes. Yes, my last name is Polish.

And if many birthday is anything like what the Astros season will be. like, hold onto your pants because it started rough then ended fabulously.

Ebby Calvin · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2014, 08:06:41 am »

Happy belated!

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2014, 08:53:24 am »

Quote from: BudGirl on March 21, 2014, 08:06:12 am

Thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes. Yes, my last name is Polish.

My wife's last name is Sobczak. She's a Polish thoroughbred. 100% Polish. We eat lots of Polish food and observe many Polish traditions.

BudGirl · « **Reply #20 on:** March 21, 2014, 09:09:21 am »

I also am 100% Polish.

My family came straight from Poland to Texas because a Great (x6) uncle recommended it. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmo77

My family doesn't follow a lot of the food traditions, mainly because the resources to cook some of them weren't available in the area they settled, the exception being cabbage and dumplings. One tradition that we do follow is having the close-knit family. I know all of my cousins, their spouses, kids and in some cases grandkids. For the most part, my siblings and cousins have married other polish people from the same area.

My dad started school speaking Polish, my mom understands Polish but doesn't speak it. Her grandparents pushed English to be taught primarily. My Grandma Wiatrek used to try and cheat at Scrabble by using Polish words. I know very few words/phrases.

So, if you are ever in the area south of San Antonio (Wilson and Karnes county - now also known as Eagle Ford) you'll probably run into a cousin of mine.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #21 on:** March 21, 2014, 09:19:27 am »

BG:

Mrs. Happy went to Poland on a religious pilgrimage last year and absolutely loved it. She can speak some Polish, and her parents, whose parents came to the U.S. speak Polish with her, although their Polish is somewhat dated back to the period that their parents immigrated to Cleveland. As you know, languages change over time. Mrs. Happy grew up in a Polish neighborhood and attended a Polish Catholic church, St. Stanislaus. She also is very close with her extended family.

Craig · « **Reply #22 on:** March 21, 2014, 12:17:16 pm »

Happy birthday, Budgirl!

VirtualBob · « **Reply #23 on:** March 21, 2014, 05:23:14 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on March 21, 2014, 09:09:21 am

I also am 100% Polish.

My family came straight from Poland to Texas because a Great (x6) uncle recommended it. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmo77

...

So, if you are ever in the area south of San Antonio (Wilson and Karnes county - now also known as Eagle Ford) you'll probably run into a cousin of mine.

Near Panna Maria? The oldest Polish settlement in America west of the Mississippi. And home to a beautiful Polish-style church.

Have you ever been [back] to Poland? The area around Kraków is gorgeous and well worth a trip all by itself.

BudGirl · « **Reply #24 on:** March 22, 2014, 10:15:53 am »

Quote from: VirtualBob on March 21, 2014, 05:23:14 pm

Near Panna Maria? The oldest Polish settlement in America west of the Mississippi. And home to a beautiful Polish-style church.

Have you ever been [back] to Poland? The area around Kraków is gorgeous and well worth a trip all by itself.

Yep, Panna Maria. Czestahowa also has a gorgeous church. Koscuisko has a nice church, but I think Cestahowa's is the nicest. My parents are from Koscuisko.

I've wanted to go to Poland for a long but haven't done so yet.