St. Patrick's Day

Let me start by saying that I'm very glad to be back home in Texas. There are many things I miss about Ireland though and a part of me will always feel left behind. So it was so lovely that we got to spend St. Patrick's Day this year with our friends from Ireland. Our very good friend we met in Dublin moved to Austin this year. We are so glad to have her as part of our Texas family now. And as a bonus, our friends Ashleigh and Johnnie visited from Dublin as well. I'm pretty sure we "Americans" offended Johnnie a bit with our quite-distorted celebration of Irish culture. But I think fun was had by all nonetheless. Sláinte!

Irish present for Harris - his first hurling stick

Irish present for Richard

Fado's Austin St. Patrick's Day Festival

At home in Austin

We got to stay at a friend's place on Lake Travis since SXSW was in town and the hipsters had taken up all the available lodging in town. The condo has been newly renovated and it looks fantastic. It was great that it was available last minute and that we were able to enjoy the gorgeous lake. Other than enjoying the views, we crammed in as many visits as time would allow and really made the rounds. I think we almost stayed in Austin too long though since it started to feel like home again. I will miss Dublin when we are back for good, but Austin will always be home.



 

First campus visit

at DKR-Memorial Stadium

Game watching, too bad the Horns lost

Location:Austin, texas