August 7th marked our 1 year anniversary of living in Ireland, and what a year it was! We had 19 visitors, travelled 6 countries, obtained jobs with 2 well-known and longstanding Irish organizations, went to numerous Irish festivals, journeyed across Ireland, played on an Irish American football team and made it in the Shamrock Bowl, played a year of soccer, made new friends, ran several races, the list is endless...we are thankful for this opportunity to experience life on this side of the pond.
SHAMROCK BOWL...the ultimate fooball event of the year, the one game that players have had their eyes and hearts on, the one game that seems to count and matter above all games.
This year the Shamrock Bowl took place in Belfast, so we made a weekend of it and visited with cousins while we were there. We had a great time spending time with family and realize we should head to Belfast more often for good company, food and craic. Our cousins took us to the Taste of Belfast which also headlined with numerous chefs from Chicago...Giordano's Pizza was even there!! Heaven. Entertainment of the night was a fabulous Queen cover band...we stayed for their whole gig and sang away with the best of 'em. The audience was a great mix of the young and old generation...that's a good band, when through your music you can bring together different generations in one place.
Unfortunately, I don't have good news to post about the Shamrock Bowl...I really wish I did. The Dublin Rebels lost 9-7 in sudden death overtime to a field goal. No words can describe the disappointment the players felt afterwards, but truth be told, there is NEXT YEAR! Brian will spend the next several weeks resting his shoulder and doing all the necessary things to determine the source of the injury and treatment plan.
The end of this month brought us more fabulous friends from home...Casie and Mike Tubbs with their adorable ball of cuteness, Sofia, at 4 months old. It was wonderful to see them and meet the newest addition to their family; they both are such natural parents. Our time with them was short, but sweet.
Unfortunately, I don't have good news to post about the Shamrock Bowl...I really wish I did. The Dublin Rebels lost 9-7 in sudden death overtime to a field goal. No words can describe the disappointment the players felt afterwards, but truth be told, there is NEXT YEAR! Brian will spend the next several weeks resting his shoulder and doing all the necessary things to determine the source of the injury and treatment plan.
The end of this month brought us more fabulous friends from home...Casie and Mike Tubbs with their adorable ball of cuteness, Sofia, at 4 months old. It was wonderful to see them and meet the newest addition to their family; they both are such natural parents. Our time with them was short, but sweet.
The last weekend of August brought us to Paris...wow, what an amazing city! So much to see and do, delicious food; the Parisians are very rich in their culture and language. The Eiffel Tower is so much more stunning in person...our pictures do not do its justice.
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