Hey everyone! So let me see...where did I last update? I dunno, I suppose around the time my dad was here, huh? Yeah. Well, My dad left Ireland on the 15th, but I had to say goodbye on the 13th. :( I miss him! We had such a great time here, hanging out around in Ireland's lovely countryside! I get the idea that he really had a nice time, too. :) The last Friday he was here, he was able to come along with our group for our Irish Studies fieldtrip to a bunch of ring forts/fairy rings. It was entertaining for him to observe our group in that type of setting-everyone was climbing all over everything, acting like monkeys! He said to my mom in an e-mail: It was like a herd of Lindseys! lol so funny, I suppose in many ways, that is true, we are all very ADD and silly in our own ways and curious and just creative, i suppose! I think my favorite memories with my dad when he was here was the day we went to Kinvara. It was so fun to be silly, taking ridiculous pictures and roaming around in such a cute little town and theeen we got to explore in that cool old church/cemetary and in that little hobbit hole mound we found on our way to Kinvara. That was just a splendid day. :) We also went to Galway on that last Saturday I saw him. Galway was gorgeous and sunny! I was, unbelievably, able to lead us to the An Tobar Nua cafe that I had gone to with some friends a while ago (the little Christian place that I randomly ended up at! We have some family connections to the people that are associated with it) Theeen we wandered and found this great pub/restaurant (can't remember the name off the top of my head, I'll find my receipt...hold on...The Dali Bar!) It was so cool in there and I bought us both bacon cheeseburgers with "chips" and onion rings-dad got a mini Guiness lol I made fun of him. The Irish told us that a man should get a pint and not finish it rather than get a half pint, buuuut I suppose that rule doesn't have to apply to everyone! Anyways, that was nice. Then, let me see...I suppose we shopped for a while, which I think was pretty successful! I had to go to Penney's to buy some clothes for getting kind of dressed up when i go out to certain places, I didn't really have anything. Then, we went back to the little Claddagh jewelry place, where the guy working looked like Ryan Fennessy! I bought a classic Claddagh ring (that points OUT! My heart has not been claimed here, no worries!!!) Our walks by the bay was lovely, I'm so glad we had nice weather. Ummmm what else...yeah, I had to say goodbye to him after coming home and getting partially ready for the evening. :( I miss you, Papa! After he left, a group of us students went to Kinvara for a Mardi Gras thing that was a fundraiser, but it was pretty funny. Beforehand, Michelle and I ate a little bit at a pub and had some nice conversation, then we went to go dance at the location of the festivities. There were a bunch of little kids dancing (it was a costume party that none of us really knew about and there was a little girl dressed as a squirrel!) Hmmm what else has happened...I dunno, we've started watching episodes of Dawson's Creek, which is so hilarious! Brings back memories of my youth... Katie and I just lose it throughout the day whenever a Dawson quote comes up in conversation. hehehe so silly. Love it! Hmmmm.............I've been pretty stressed. Yep. I think a lot of us have been, but my motivation has been lacking and that's been frustrating and having the confidence to get things done has been hard to come by, as well. Today, I'm just staying home to try and get through some things, hopefully having a little break from the stressful atmosphere of school will help me. :) I am going to keep my chin up and push onward, because I'm a big girl and I can get through this! Yeah! Please be praying for me, I need any encouragement I can get! I love being able to talk to people on skype, it helps so much to see your faces when I talk to you. I can't imagine what it would be like if I couldn't do that. I am so far away, and every once in a while, it feels like much more than other times. Anyways, what it comes down to: I will be OK! Love you guys!
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