The Irishman and I finally found an apartment and have moved in together! EEEKKK! We are now living outside Dublin in a small coastal town called Blackrock. It has a reputation for being very posh, but we certainly are not, really it's just close to his work and now I get to learn the joys of commuting. I am enjoying living by the sea after a life of living in the desert it is really nice to be able to take a stroll along the water. Yesterday I went and collected a large handful of sea glass. I am becoming one of those crazy women who collects everything she finds on the beach.Speaking of collecting there is also a market every weekend and last weekend I purchased three antique bottles (circa at least 1900), I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them yet but they are lovely.
I am in a play in the Absolut Dublin Fringe Festival! I am so excited! Can you tell? I have been very busy with rehearsals and am looking forward to the performances in September! The play is with Sugarglass Theatre Company and is called All Hell Lay Beneath. Unfortunately I cannot divulge too much information because the piece depends very much on the audience's participation and I don't want to give anything away in case there are people (other than my most wonderful family) reading this blog. If you are in Dublin please come to the Fringe!
I have officially completed the "couch to 5k programme" and am now regularly running approximately three miles or 5k a few days a week. It's really great and hard to believe that I only started running in May. I highly recommend it to anyone out there wanting to give running a try.
Things have been very exciting here during the Olympics. The pride of Ireland has been female boxer Katie Taylor who won the gold medal. I saw her fight on tv in a pub (naturally) and it was amazing and a real incredible atmosphere to be a part of. Who knew I would be cheering on a girl to beat up another girl?
This week Ireland finally got a bit of summer, you know, like about seventy degrees farenheit. It was great. The Irishman and I explored around our new coastal area and visited quaint little sea towns, walked along piers, and saw lighthouses. I really have to figure out a way to adjust to this rough lifestyle. It feels like I'm on holiday, I have to make sure my brain doesn't go on permanent vacation. Then today the forecast said "hurricane like weather". I'm not sure what that means, I didn't think Ireland really could get hurricanes. Apparaently it means raining all day with strong gusts of wind and then-oh wait-the sun is coming out now. Looks like I survived "the hurricane".
You may have heard of the "crazy cat lady" but I think I'm becoming a "crazy sea lady". I already mentioned that I went beach combing and found an amazing assortment of sea glass, but yesterday after my three mile run I decided that I would take a quick dip into the Irish sea on account of the sun being out and the tide being in. It was glorious! There was also a group of old ladies, who I assume are regular swimmers, who talked to me about how nice the water was and they called me "lovey". They were also concerned that I only had on my wet clothes as I decided on a whim to go in with my running clothes on. Oops. Oh well, it's Europe. Next time I will bring my swimsuit.
Over the weekend we went to the Dublin Horse Show. We had gone last year and it is always a nice activity, although it can be a bit snooty. I saw a woman wearing Christian Louboutin shoes and while I guiltily coveted them, I really think it is ridiculous to wear shoes like that in a place where there is horse poop everywhere. She certainly would not have gotten away with it at a rodeo. Back to the horses though there was a man from France, Jean Francois Pignon, with his gray ponies which he trained to do routines without wearing harnesses or leads. It was very impressive and the ponies were adorable. They reminded me of my little gray donkey.
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| Photo Courtesy of jfpignon.com |
Ok. I think that's a good re-cap you're all caught up! Sorry about the delay. Stay tuned for more!
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