''Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air''

Yesterday was gorgeous! A crisp sunshiney day - loved it. I went for a long run/walk along the coast and then parked the car on the beach, finished my book and let the sunshine pull out a couple freckles. Then I packed a bag of shrimp, cheese & crackers & wine so that when Kevin got home we could go watch the sunset. We took a bajillion pictures because it was such an awesome sunset but this is the one I decided on. (there is someone horseback riding through the sunset)

Ireland

Ireland kicked our butts! We had an awesome time & we packed in as much drinking and sightseeing as possible. After the shortest flight ever over there we checked into our hotel and freshened up for dinner in the city center. We ate dinner at Quays & proceeded to the Arlington hotel for some more drinks and live Irish dancing and music! And that's when we felt like we were in Ireland! Next morning we were out of the hotel by 9 and didn't get back till after midnight and somewhere in the middle we went to Dublin Castle, a few Churches, the Guinness Brewery, Jameson Distillery & managed to drink a bottle of Jameson by ourselves. When in Rome Kevin kept saying. Seemed like a good idea at the time but the headache the next day would argue with that. Brings us to Sunday...not feeling 100% and feeling as if we had seen all that Dublin city had to offer we booked a bus tour of the north coast. The weather was constantly changing but it only rained while we were sleeping and on on our way back from the bus tour. Stayed sunny and gorgeous for the rest - I can't even fathom what Dublin would be like on St. Patty's day....

as always more pics in our album

Erin go braugh

It may be a week shy of St. Patrick's Day but my toes are painted green & we'll be in Ireland this evening most likely drinking Guinness! Back on Sunday :)

All good things must come to an end

Rut Roooow: Guess which of Kevin's sweaters Erin washed :/ I've washed it before, back in CT ....not sure what happened this time. It was one of my favorites on him - notsomuch anymore.

Rugby!

Kevin & I went to our first live rugby match last night. There is a local team that plays in town - a few guys at work told Kevin about it and we decided to see what it was all about. We had a dinner (chicken & beans!) and a couple drinks then set out on foot towards the stadium. A whopping £26 got us admission into the match and we made sure to stand a bit away from the crowds so we could talk it through without anyone giving us the eye. It didn't take long to get the hang of what exactly goes on out there - and it boils down to being very similar to american football sans all the pads and the stoppage. Actually, we quite enjoyed ourselves. Not sure if it warranted the £26 price tag but I imagine we will go to another.

Getting stuff ready today for our trip to Dublin this weekend!

''...after squeezing through a gap beside a gate and a cattle grid, turn left and follow a stony path steeply uphill to a stone shelter...''

We had to follow directions like that for the entirety of the 6mile hike we tackled this Sunday. This one took us through Arnside, up Arnside Knott and around the edge of Morecambe Bay. For starters, we grabbed a pint to wait out the rain that had started as soon as we parked. Nothing like a good beer to power you through a big hike. The sun was peaking out by the time we finished and we started out. Just like all the other hikes we've taken it didn't disappoint with the views along the way. More photos in our album! Enjoy!

Routines & Glorious Things

Just booked tickets for Barcelona, Spain!! YAY :) April 24th - 26th. The tickets were free- whoopwhoop. Again, the taxes & fees brought it up to just over £100. But still - not too shabby.

Staying in town again this weekend. Kevin will need to go in to work on Saturday...something about flipping a submarine?! But perhaps we'll do another hike Saturday afternoon or Sunday. I can't believe it's almost March. And even tho we've been here almost 2 months it still hasn't really sunk in that this is home. Mainly because if this were home we'd have our things around, pictures, furniture, Dylan - all things that make a place seem more like home. I have framed a few pictures and I made a collage of pictures thats hanging in our entrance way so we can see all your beautiful faces as we walk in. But - It has been nice to finally get into a little bit of a routine which we've always wanted to do but before now we were both working (Kevin working a TON), we had Dylan to take care of and we had our wedding to plan so both our schedules were a bit hectic. Now we both get up at 6am - have coffee together & watch the news for 45 mins before he leaves for work :) After he leaves for work I proceed to watch my new 3 favorite shows - Out of the Blue, Neighbors and Home & Away. Neighbors is a little retarded but it's smack in the middle of the other two good shows (nice planning on their part). At some point I make it to the gym (on a good day), and most every day I go to the store to get dinner for that night. I usually fit in a walk around town and an hour or so of internet searching for cheap travels. Then my love comes home - my favorite part of the day. We eat, watch some tv, maybe play a game or go for a walk & relax for the rest of the night.

But tonight folks - we go for Curry night at the railway :)