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Day at the Dairy

This week's travel adventure for Nora and Sally was a trip to visit the McShane dairy farm in Kilkerly near Dundalk, county Louth. Lesley...

Day out at the Irish National Stud

The Irish National Stud and Gardens is a very cool spot that was recommended to me by several veterinary colleagues so Sally and I took a...

Welcome to Sandymount

It has been a couple weeks since I have posted anything new here, and what a whirlwind couple of weeks it has been. After a smooth...

Newbridge house and farm

Sally and I day-tripped up to Newbridge House and Farm, where the skies finally decided to let go of all the rain they’d been holding...

Howth

Last weekend the 3 of us took the DART to Howth. We had been pronouncing it “How-th” so there were lots of jokes about seeing “houthes”...

Journey to County Wicklow

David nicely set Sally and I up for a private "Tour by a local" of County Wicklow last week. It was gorgeous!! We started with a drive...

If the weather holds…

The weather has really held up and it’s been a great introduction to Ireland. Without fail, everyone I meet and talk with warns me this...

Exploring Dublin - first weeks

First off, it is crazy how nice everyone is here...it makes me wonder if Americans are just super rude or are Irish folks actually...

Our Amazing Journey

After over 65 hours in the car, amazing days with family and friends, a 6.5 hour flight, a few taxis, and a whole lot of fun, we are safe...

We made it!

The past 2 days have been a bit of a blur (jet lag is a bitch) but we had a super easy trip and Riley arrived safe and sound. We’ve just...

See ya later!

Honestly there are so many details to deal with that I don’t think the true gravity of the moment has yet set in. Riley was definitely...

Final days stateside; in CT

We spent our last few days in the US visiting the Conns in CT. They went above and beyond to make sure it was fun-filled and...

Visiting VA friends

We had made so many wonderful friends when we lived in VA so visits back are always full. We got to spend time with many folks and...

Weekend in Gettysburg

Every year since we moved back to VA my best friends from growing up and I have done an annual “Best Friends’ Weekend.” We figure out a...

The road trip is DONE!!!

65 hours and 10 minutes later, we are safe and sound in Westport, Connecticut. The 4runner was a fantastic option for the trip, and...

Pit stop in Pittsburgh

The city was hopping! We ate a surprising amount during our short stay (that sandwich was seriously bigger than my head). Beautiful...

Thoughts on Pittsburgh

Lots of guys with their hats on backwards. Bridges....yellow. Primanti Bros That is all

Glenview, IL with the Selby family

We had a wonderful visit with the Chicago Selby clan and got to meet adorable baby James! It was so fun to reconnect with cousins and...

Across the prairies 6/23

I think everyone should travel across the country at some point in their lives, if they have the means to do so. I've been fortunate to...

South Dakota day 6/22

Sally learned a LOT about Mount Rushmore this year in school. So, when we decided to drive cross-country there was no question, we needed...

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