Holler people. Can you say WEEKEND?! Can you say one week until SPRING BREAK?! Wowzers.
So much has been going on over here lately. We are slowly getting busier with school work and as I look at the assignments for when we get back from break, I’m starting to realize that some mild stress might be in my future. But hey, that’s what the pubs across the street are for, right?
The rest of the day on Monday was pretty tame. Like I said, we had a Lit Review for our Literature Class Midterm and we turned in our papers for the class. I’m so grateful that we can type our papers and that we don’t have to write them out. Makes things a lot easier. I took a walk down to Tully because it was a fairly decent day and bought a few minor items for the cottage. That night, Jake, Ken and I grabbed a pint at Sammons and chatted, and then we went over to Coynes for the usual Monday live music from Aiden in which Beth again participated. After a while we called it a night and went back to the cottage.
Tuesday during the day, we mostly worked on homework as we didn’t have anything going on until later in the day. Mike and I walked to Tully again to grab a few items in the afternoon. I enjoy that walk a lot. It’s an easy walk and it’s a good way to simply clear my mind or to enjoy someone’s company. Once we got back, we made dinner and then I went to the Study Cottage where I saw an e-mail from Matt that said Jenny was in labor. I quick called Matt to get the details and after a minor panic attack since Matt sounded like he was crying (he had lost his voice the night before) realized that everything was going okay. I got to say hi to the parents really quick and then headed out with everyone to learn some Irish Dancing. The dancing was a lot of fun, but my mind was of course back home with Chris, Jenny, and Carson. I called my dad at the end of the lesson and got some awesome news...I had a NEW NEPHEW! I was so overjoyed, and everyone was extremely happy for me.
After the dancing, we made our way back to the cottages and Mike, Ken, and Jake poured us some wine and we drank to Carson before heading to Coynes to celebrate the little guy’s birth. The three of them each bought me drinks and each cottage bought me a drink as well to celebrate me being an uncle, again. I made a few toasts and thanked everyone who was able to make it out. I think over all, I had at least 10, if not more drinks that night. I had a lot of fun and was so happy and blessed to be able to celebrate that night with my Ireland family. The roommates ended up having a few drinks as well, because later that night all of us went down. Carson John Abid single handedly took down Cottage 7. Kudos to you little man. I can’t wait to meet you.
The next morning was rough to say the least. We were all in rare form as we tried to pull ourselves together and people realized that yes, I was still alive. We pieced the night back together while we attempted to study for our History Quiz which was that afternoon. I think I managed to do pretty well on the quiz, all things considered. I spent the day trying to get information from home regarding Carson and simply trying to seek forgiveness from my body for the night before. That night was pretty low-key and spent studying for our Literature midterm the next day.
Thursday Ken had to wake me up as it was going on 11 and there was still no sign of me in the cottage. I think my body was making up for the lack of sleep the night before. I spent all morning and afternoon studying for the midterm, which I think I did fairly well on…we’ll see. After the midterm we finished the season of Scrubs that I had brought with me. The guys weren’t too happy since there was basically no resolution in the season. I might need to get the next season shipped to me (Mom and Dad ☺ ). After Scrubs we did some of our homework and then some of the students headed to Sammon’s for a pint after a long and academically demanding week.
Today looks to be a “work” day. I’m heading to Sammons for lunch with Mike and then I’m planning to get my presentation mostly finished which is due on Sunday and some other items for the Culture Class done. Saturday evening there’s a double birthday party down in Tully; there’s supposed to be over 200 people there, so that should be a lot of fun. Sunday we have our presentations, Monday is our History midterm, Tuesday is our Literature Class, and Wednesday we head out for Dublin for three days before we begin our Spring Break. I’m booked for Barcelona, Rome, and Paris. Aside from the fact that I have a lot of flying ahead of me and I don’t know Spanish, Italian, or French, I am so extremely excited. The language barriers might be a problem, but we’ll figure it out.
No pictures this time. I’m sure I’ll have another update either before or during Dublin.
Peace. Love. Ireland.
Rob
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