Top o' the marnin!

I have to start this out by saying that we LOVE all of your comments. I know I've said it, but I want to make sure you all keep commenting :)

I forgot a funny story about the other night, and I'll try to make it as concise as possible. When we were at Monroe's we met a whole bunch of Irish guys and when the bar was closing, we were all going to go somewhere else. So Sheila, Mike, Katie, and I start to leave and this old, drunk Irish man grabs my arm and starts talking to me. It caught me off guard so I'm not sure of everything he said, but then he started saying "See the lad behind the bar? He's been wanting your number all night". I told him that clearly this was a lie, and he insisted. So we keep trying to leave and he turns around and screams "CONAN!" So here comes Conan shaking his head like "How long has he been harassing you girls?" Old man says "Isn't that right you've been wantin the girl in the long white coat's number all night?" And Conan says something like "Let's just get this over with", kind of apologizing for the old man. Me and Kate and Sheila didn't really know what was going on, they talk so fast! Whether that was a big scam to get my number or just a crazy old drunk man having fun, Conan got my number and we moved on to the next bar haha

So Katie's interview went really well! The woman was interviewing a bunch more people, but she said if Katie hears from her tomorrow (Thursday) then she got the job and if not, than no. So it's nice to know definitively that she'll have it or she won't by today. We've had some really great weather as far as Ireland goes, even some sun! Lauren keeps us up to date with weather at home (thanks, girl) so we know whether or not to be jealous! We called David back about the apartment and it's so crazy, there are no leases here, no signatures or anything like that. You just pay some money and, as David said, "When we're all just hanging out and settled in, I'll be happy". It's soo incredibly laid back, I've missed Europe!

In case anyone was wondering, our 72 cent pizzas tasted really good! We were skeptical but we're just rockin this budget! 3 weeks from today our guests start: Colleen, Anne, and Tyler come first, followed by Stacy, then Jameson, and hopefully Lauren! We can't wait, we've already started making plans for tours of the countryside and we've got a good idea of bars we like to take everyone :) Not much more to report, but I have been wanting to share a little Irish slang we've managed to pick up...Enjoy!

~Eireann--how my name should be spelled, it's everywhere!
~craic--pronouned "crack". "Where's the craic?" "That was a great bit of craic!" 'fun' or 'good time'. commonly confused as a hard drug by Americans!
~quay--pronounced "key". 'street'
~feeking-- 'kissing'
~grand-- "You're grand." "That bar's grand." it means 'OK' or 'average'. commonly used after "I'm sorry" or "Excuse me", like "no, it's fine." I would compare it to "no pasa" in Granada :)

I'm sure we'll think of more but those are a few we hear often. Please think some good thoughts about these jobs for us :) I'd also like to pass this on, courtest of Colleen, it's pretty hilarious. Have a great day! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs&feature=channel
-Erin