Home Sweet Home (and pictures!)

Hi everyone! Sorry it's been a few days since we've written. This week flew by. I started work on Monday and Erin started Sunday. It feels like we've been here for months! We're both getting used to our jobs and working 40 hours a week. It's starting to become normal having our names yelled twenty times a day, and we're screwing up less (or becoming better at covering it up). But I don't think I'll ever get used to the five songs that are played on repeat ALL DAY at River Island. I hear them in my sleep. I'm still amazed at how much money Irish women spend on clothes. There's no evidence of recession in the fashion industry!

We're all settled into our house now. After quite a bit of cleaning, it's finally starting to feel cozy. I spent about an hour scrubbing walls, and Erin had to go at the toaster and refrigerator with a knife to scrape off the scum. David turns the fireplace on every night, so we usually sit in the living room and chat for awhile before bed. His friends come over sometimes too, and they all play guitar and sing. Cute Irish guys singing in the living room... doesn't get much better than that! Wash-wash (our other roommate who we call Tony) cooks all the time. He's a chef for a living, so he's teaching us a thing or two about the kitchen. Every time he shows us how to do something or saves our food from burning (which is more often than you'd think) he says (in somewhat broken english), "What is going on here? Who is the woman here?" And then laughs really hard. 

Last night, David's friend Tara came in from Dublin and we all went out dancing together (we can add dancing to the list of things the Irish aren't great at... it falls right after "cuisine"). It's funny how big of a language barrier can exist between people who speak the same language! 

With all the "Irish" words we don't know, the heavy accents, and the loud music at bars, Erin and I get lost pretty fast. Sometimes we would prefer Spanish!

PICTURES ARE UP! On the left side of the screen, you should see a slide show. If you click on it, you can see the large version of the pictures with captions. Sorry it took so long. Enjoy!

-Katie