Easter Weekend

Happy Easter! Today is a Bank Holiday in Ireland, so most things are closed, and I have the day off. Last week was River Island's mid-season sale, so I had to work 10 hours most days. It was complete chaos. I was ringing people up non-stop, and the queue was at least 10 people long for most of the day. They talk a lot about the recession here, but I'm not so sure...

Erin and I had a great weekend. Good Friday is one of two days when the entire country shuts down (the other is Christmas). Pubs and bars were closed, so we were forced to stay in. My friend Jameson sent us West Wing, Season One (my all-time favorite show), so we watched a few episodes and went to bed. 

Saturdays in Galway are great. We had wonderful weather and spent the day wandering the city. Erin bought red heels for 8 euro at a street market, and I bought Romeo and Juliet (the one with Leonardo DiCaprio) on VHS for 2 euro! We were both very excited about our purchases. 

We finally made it to the grocery store on Saturday afternoon. We had been living on peanut butter sandwiches for about a week because we hadn't had time to go shopping. We're still staying pretty true to our 6 euro/day budget (as long as we don't count beer or coffee).

On Saturday night, we did a little Galway pub crawl, red heels and all. I didn't want to feel left out, so I broke out the pumps and skinny jeans. I think we made it to about 5 bars, after which that eight euro heel purchase didn't seem so great. Walking on these cobblestone streets is hard enough as it is, but when you try balancing on three inch torture devices, it becomes a lot more difficult. Needless to say, my heels have gone back into retirement, and I've reaffirmed my commitment to Converse.

After sleeping unreasonably late on Sunday, we laid on the couch, ate ice cream and Easter candy, and watched the West Wing for hours. Luckily, our friend Dermot, who lives down the street,  saved us from a day of complete uselessness. He invited us over for a game of Monopoly, which lasted about 4 hours and got pretty heated. I think I'm the only person in the history of the game to own both Park Place and Boardwalk and still lose. By the end of the game, it was 1 AM and Sheila had more money than the bank. 

Erin is working today, but she's off at 4. It's been raining off and on, but it's so warm out the rain doesn't even bother me.

Quick law school update: I have to make a commitment in the next two weeks. I'm still leaning toward Georgetown, but Berkeley keeps creeping back into my head; it's hard to pass up that California weather. I've yet to hear from Stanford or Harvard, which I can nearly guarantee will be no's. I'll let you know when I decide (if I don't completely lose my mind first)!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Katie