Home Sweet Home Away From Home

Happy new year! I am back in Ireland now. The flight back was so long, but I had my friend Meagan with me because she is visiting for 10 days! In Newark we met some guys in a band that were touring Ireland and Scotland. They had banjos and fiddles with them, and when they saw my viola they started chatting with us. I am going to try to go see them perform in Derry sometime in the next 2 weeks!

I had a wonderful 3 and a half weeks home in Seattle. Alex picked me up at the airport and we spent as much time together as possible. Christmas was wonderful as always. At home we had homemade eggs benedict for brunch and at Dad's we had orange cinnomon rolls and bacon. We eat well in this family :) New years was uneventful for me, I was sick so I watched the fireworks display at the Space Needle on tv.

I went to see Alex's house at Snoqualmie where he works and we went tubing and walked around in the snow. I also got stiches because I cut my hand! He had to take me to the Urgent Care Center and they sewed me up. It's healing really well now. Dad, BB, and I went out for a few dinners and caught up on stuff. It was hard to say goodbye to everyone, but I keep telling myself I will see them soon and hopefully once classes start it will keep my mind busy and make time go by fast. The homesickness is already kicking in. :(

Granny, Kim, Brad, and Greg it was great skyping with you over Christmas! You look great Granny, your new Irish scarf is perfect for you.

Now all thats left to do is figure out what classes I'll be taking this semester. This week I will be a tour guide for Meagan. I think we are going to visit Belfast, Derry, and the beach! Hope she enjoys herself. Last night we took a 4 hour nap, then went bowling with some fellow study abroad students who are still here for exams. More later! These are some pictures from my time at home.