Yesterday was Thanksgiving, an American holiday not celebrated in Ireland. It was strange waking up with Nate already gone to work knowing it was a day usually spent together as a family. Stranger still to drop Grayson off at school where it was just another day for everyone else. Gray took in some pumpkin pie cupcakes in an attempt to share Thanksgiving with his new friends. I'm willing to bet it was the first time the majority of them tasted anything made with pumpkin. Scarlett and I laid low most of the morning, snuggling on the couch while momma fought a headache. The afternoon brought skype calls from family, which we are always so very thankful for. We had tacos for dinner, choosing to save the turkey and all the fixings for Saturday when we can spend the whole day together as a family. This year we have so very many things to be thankful for: the opportunity to live in Ireland, friends new and old, family, an extended network of support. But more than anything, this year I am so incredibly thankful for Nate and the kids, thankful that we have each other, through good times and bad, no matter what. Happy Thanksgiving, friends. I hope you all had a day filled with family, friends, and giving thanks for all the blessings in your life.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
I'm struggling today.
Nate has been gone for the past week and a half, and the solo parenting is starting to really wear me down.
I've made friends here, but it's very easy to still feel very much like an outsider. I miss the ease that I have with my friends back home and the laid back nature of our friendships. I miss sitting on my couch in my sweats and chatting about everything and anything with girlfriends and not feeling like I have to "be on" all the time.
I miss my best friend. She received some terrible news yesterday and it's breaking my heart that I can't be there for her, that I can't drive the 7 minutes to her house and help her family or drive 5 hours to sit next to her as she tries to make sense of it all.
I miss home right now, and it kind of sucks that I am so far away from everyone I care so much about. I love the dream we are living right now, but today is definitely one of the hardest I've had since being here.
Nate has been gone for the past week and a half, and the solo parenting is starting to really wear me down.
I've made friends here, but it's very easy to still feel very much like an outsider. I miss the ease that I have with my friends back home and the laid back nature of our friendships. I miss sitting on my couch in my sweats and chatting about everything and anything with girlfriends and not feeling like I have to "be on" all the time.
I miss my best friend. She received some terrible news yesterday and it's breaking my heart that I can't be there for her, that I can't drive the 7 minutes to her house and help her family or drive 5 hours to sit next to her as she tries to make sense of it all.
I miss home right now, and it kind of sucks that I am so far away from everyone I care so much about. I love the dream we are living right now, but today is definitely one of the hardest I've had since being here.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Post O' Pictures
Bunratty Castle
Irish Wolf Hounds
Being silly under the Spanish Arch in Galway
Salmon Weir Bridge in Galway
Galway Cathedral
Enjoying a hot chocolate in Eyre Park, Galway.
Doors of Dublin
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