I've always been a planner. I've had dreams about what I wanted to do and places I wanted to see. I have been so fortunate that many dreams have been realized. Many years ago I married a man who has always been able to see the bigger picture which has enriched my life in ways I never expected. Mike always said that when I retired we would take "the kids" to Ireland so we could all experience their heritage. Truthfully, I didn't think it would ever happen. I...

So we're all all home again, safe and sound. Emily begins her new job with Medtronic next week, David continues to juggle his many design projects, Eric is off to Pittsburg to begin his fellowship in Critical Care and Mike and I are enjoying the rest of our summer before beginning the LAST of our working careers. A typical family at various stages of life...all pursuing our dreams, sharing the ups and downs with each other when we can and looking forward to the...

Well, it's 30 days til lift off and we are all pretty excited. The major decisions have been made and there are just little details left to do such as purusing pub sites and potatoe choices. We are all flying together to London and then piciking up a jumper to Shannon. There we will get our cross-over which will be our charriot for the next week or so ultimately ending in Dublin. It has been amazing how many people we have met over the past few months that ei...

In an effort to renew my passport and also change my middle name to Morris I am at the SB courthouse having them dig through the archives of dust and cobwebs to retrieve this artifact called my marriage license. Dreading what I assumed would be a nightmare event I was waited on by a great guy in his early 20's who spent last year in Galway! He wrote down several suggestions of his favorite spots around Galway some of which are new to me. I think I am beginning ...