Little Pleasures

Dear xAndra,

Happy Sunday! I hear you had an eventful weekend with the family! Hope all is well, and I can't wait to hear more about it. My weekend has been fun, though I have very few pictures to prove it.

Pencil in bed...??

Thursday was Arthur Guinness, which I'll probably write about over at SEDiva Abroad. Friday, exhausted and overloaded with work, I stayed home. I fell asleep around 6 o'clock and woke up around midnight. I proceeded to stay up until about 3 am getting some work finished (or theoretically got some work finished), and woke up the next morning with a pencil in my bed.

Secret garden across the street!

 Yesterday, Saturday, was the All-Ireland Hurling Final rematch. Cork played Clare three weeks ago for the title, but the game ended in a draw. Instead of settling it right there and then, as my beloved hockey would have done, the Gaelic Athletic Association set up a rematch between the teams (probably hoping to get another stadium's worth of cash for another match!). We were all a little exhausted, so we watched from our house with a few friends over. Cork lost (tragically, it was pretty close and a good game). And then, the boys wanted to go to town, so we got all dolled up and joined them. M and I were a little sad because we definitely wanted to curl up with tea and movies for the night, but we had lots of fun out in the city in the end.

 Another obvious highlight of my weekend was the cup of Irish dark hot chocolate I got the other day. As you know, I am a huge fan of the chocolate shops that seem to be an Irish staple. And you haven't lived until you've gotten the chance to choose exactly what combinations of gourmet chocolate will lace your hot chocolate or coffee beverage. I promise to treat you when you visit!


I managed to run off some of the ridiculous calories that were consumed this weekend with a new route that led me over the highway to the country. I live so close to the city and so close to the country, one step in either direction just takes you away!

The hills as seen from my Saturday morning run!

Anyway, I hope you're having a beautiful, fabulous, and spectacular weekend in PA with the grown-ups. Can't wait to hear about it. And here's a little #MondayMotivation in anticipation for tomorrow (I need it, too!)

Good luck!!
Slán go foill!
Love always,
SarleX