guiness and stew on turkey day

11.27.08
ok, well maybe not the stew - it's good but more of a very rare thing to eat, but i will definitely be celebrating with a guiness or 2...maybe some irish coffee as well! the weather has been what i expected, cold and some rain, though today (our last day in dublin) it's been warmer and somewhat sunny! i've done my fair share of drinking to be sure, and managed to visit the guiness and jameson factories - go me! i can even tell the difference now between scotch and irish whiskey (everyone is impressed right)? i was also surprised to learn how closely everyone here followed the election and how they follow our politics on an ongoing basis - everyone also wants to know what we think of our new president...it's been a definite learning experience. well, tomorrow mom and i are off to london and meg goes home. we'll be there for a few days and leave on 12.3.08. mostly i am super excited to see jen, my roomie from my switzerland days whom i haven't see since summer 2000. hopefully this time there will be less cows/troughs, crazy americans, more showers and more overall sophistication (if you have to ask, it's best you don't know :)). ok, well off to do some more shopping then meet up with the rest of the fam. happy thanksgiving wishes to everyone!

12.6.08
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