Tim came for a visit!!

Tim finally came up for a visit this past weekend, FINALLY!! That boy has stood Caitlyn and I up for several weeks now. He was supposed to come up Friday night, but silly goose missed his bus, but he showed up Saturday morning!!

The day started out great, the sun was out and it wasn't windy or sub-zero temperatures. We started off by taking him through a tour of downtown and shop street, which then lead us to the Christmas fair in Eyre Sq. I was glad he came, it was nice seeing friends from back home (states) and introducing him to my new friends in Ireland.

We found out that on Galway Bay, there was an ice skating rink set up!! We all headed over there and ended up running into our friends Jess, Alison, Amie, Sam and Mickey! The rink was set up inside this make shift building that looked like it was for weddings. The side of the building facing the bay was all glass windows so we could see the water and shops that lined the shore. It was a nice reminder of skating in Boston and at my Grandparents' pond in past years.

I can't remember the last time I had gone skating, probably with girl scouts 8-9 years ago?

Everyone was having a great time, even with our clip-on skates and tiny rink!

After skating we headed back to the apartment and made plans for the night. We decided to hit up the larger pubs and one in particular; Coyotes. We usually avoid coyotes because it's an "American" bar but they also have a mechanical bull!! Needless to say that was a stop on our list.

All the girls rode the bull, me too! But it was so slippery and no one could stay on for more than 20 seconds. I think I made it about 4! Unfortunately Tim and the other boys wouldn't ride it =[ HHAHA the Irish men could not believe how Tim managed to show up everywhere with 6+ girls...seriously the boy was a P-I-M-P this weekend, even though the bouncers and security all thought he was 12.

King's Head

I also ran into my friend Meghan from FHS!! Imagine running into an old friend from high school that I haven't talked to since probably high school!! I couldn't believe it =]

Not only was it a great weekend filled with great friends and nights out, it also SNOWED EVERY NIGHT!! It's been pretty cold every night, but it was cold enough to turn this constant rain into snow.