Well hello again! I have been VERY slack about updating my blog, but in my defense, I have had a few things going on in the last month or so! First of all - I am a MARRIED WOMAN! Kieran and I tied the knot on October 12th in my hometown of New Brighton, MN. For those of you who were able to make it I think you would agree that it might just have been the party of the year! It was so great to have so many family and friends around to share the day with us!The Australians invaded America for a few days and it was a blast! They bonded with my family and friends and even took part in a softball game (America V. Australia) the day after the wedding. Many of them were put up by my (dysfunctional) family and become honorary members of their home...everyone will be talking about it for a long time I'm sure!
After the wedding, and a few tears on my part, Kieran and I headed to NYC for our honeymoon. The weather was awesome while we were there and we were able to walk around in t-shirts and sandals most days!
The first full day we had there, we took a tour of Manhattan via tour bus...an 8.5 hour tour that is! I was exhausted from the wedding and all of the late nights with visitors and fell asleep for 45 minutes towards the end of the ride! Some of the high lites were: Ground Zero, the UN building, and a ferry ride out to the Statue of Liberty. It was a long day but a great way to learn about the city.
One of the other fun things we got to do was go to a taping of the "Late Show with David Letterman". No major celebs that day (LeAnne Rimmes was the biggest) but still fun to be a part of. We went to dinner in Little Italy one night and wandered down through Greenwich Village and Sojo, which we loved. Times Square and the Empire State building were a short jaunt from our hotel which was cool. We also met up with Kate Gales and her boyfriend, Patrick, for drinks one night.
We would have loved to have a few more days to explore but we just ran out of time. Now it is back to reality.
Work is going ok. I got a letter from the Department of Education when I got home saying I need to go back to school for another semester if I want to teach at public schools in this state which is disappointing...I'm trying to fight it but will see what happens. At least I have work for now. I started my pet care job too which has been really fun. I work for a place where you walk, feed and care for owners' pets while they are away. Pretty flexible hours and I get to play with all the cute dogs and stuff!
Summer is definitely on its way. We went to the beach just today actually with some people and had a bbq at our place - it will be great to be so close to the beach! I tried my hand at body boarding the other day but I am not sure if the ocean is my cup of tea - it is pretty exhausting! I have started playing on a basketball team on Wed nights and we joined a co-ed softball team (which got rained out our first game the other night). Still finding it sort of tough to get a group of friends but slowly meeting people.
Miss all of you and think about you often! Please keep the emails coming!
XOXO
