The Holidays...

Its been awhile since I last wrote, so I figured it was time for an update.  For Christmas I was able to spend time with the Kingsleys, and had a great time.  My cousin Mike came back to Dublin from England for 2 weeks and I've had the chance to hang out with him quite a bit, its always fun to see him.  

On Christmas Eve I went over to Phil and Cheryl's house to help with cooking preparations (chopping stuff), and after a morning of that we all went into the city for an early dinner and stroll.  Since I was here last Christmas I had an idea what to expect.  Last year after dinner we went to Starbucks for a cup of joe but this year it was closed early, so we ended up going to Butlers about 10 min before it closed and got their famous hot chocolate.  It was a nice evening.

Christmas morning began for me at 10:30am (when I woke up of course) to Eoin opening my door checking to see if I was awake so he could open his presents.  I looked at him and said hi and looked right back and said "you look stinky", turned and walked down the stairs.  What a nice way to start the morning.  I slowly walked down the stairs to the kitchen for my daily cup of coffee, then to the livingroom so the mayhem could begin.  It was fun to see the excitement of Eoin and Moia's faces as they were handed each present.  The afternoon followed up with another family joining us for yet another early dinner, this time of the traditional ham, turkey, stuffing...the works, it was fabulous.  

The next day, known as St. Stephen's Day, is a day where you eat leftovers and take walks.  Another family joined us for the walks and later we were joined by yet another family and had a great time of just being in each other's company.  

I am so blessed