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I’m a little too lazy to write all the juicy details, but here are some more photos from my February trip to Ireland with my friend Jo…for once this was not for a wedding, but puuure pleasure.
Enjoy!
Here I am, acting the fool, at the Giant’s Causeway…
Lastly, a snap of me having my first taste of Guinness…directly from the factory no less. It was gross.
Here I sit, blinds closed, dogs entangled at my feet, trying to ignore the rain and general disgustingness that is Newfoundland weather. Actually I would like to point out since I’m not from here but rather, ‘around the bay’ where the sun is always shining, that St.John’s has statistically the worst weather in Canada…not Newfoundland, just St.John’s. If you’re ever playing Pub Quiz and there’s a question involving the worst weather in Canada, you’ll thank me for writing this. Disclaimer: don’t ever start playing Pub Quiz unless you want to wake up one afternoon not knowing what day it is or how long you’ve been sitting slumped over in the same spine-curving position for. It’s just that good.
So now you’re wondering where this is going and why you’re even still here I bet! As always, I have a point, regardless of how long it takes me to get there…At the end of March I was in the Dominican for Krista and Joe’s wedding (see previous post here) and man what a good time. Sun, ocean, pool, swim-up bars, and constant food. Oh and did I mention SUN??? Not snow, sleet, hail, fog, or rain. Just SUN. I should stop talking about it now before the drool clogs my keyboard.
It was worth the trip, even if there was snow on the palm trees, just to have met and made so many new friends.
On with the photos!
And then the girls *kicked* off the night…hardee har har *snort* I’m a riot….
Me and Krista as taken by her uncle. Thanks guys for such an awesome trip! Seriously, you can hang out with me anytime 
Warning: Yes I just got back from Cuba, yes I’m going to the Dominican this afternoon, and yes this is a post about Ireland. And no, I’m not normally this cool.
The past couple of months have been pretty intense and just awesome; filled with new places, new people, and new experiences! When I talk about these things it’s not meant to be bragging like ‘wow I’m awesome’ (but if you choose to believe that, I guess I’m okay with it :)…I say this because I get a lot of comments and emails on the blog and Facebook from people saying they wished they had my job. That’s flattering for sure, but everything I have comes from the will of God…He blesses my every step. And not all steps are easy. I believe you have to focus on your skills, your natural talents, and be brave enough to pursue those gifts. When you overcome your fears to pursue a dream, you are already blessed. Today your lesson from me is that fear is your enemy! If you are living in fear, you are living outside of faith. Be fearless!
I’ve already posted about my recent time in England, but I’ve been putting off posting about Ireland. You know how you always hurt the one you love the most? Well, I love Ireland the most and I’ve been hurting its feelings by not talking about it! Not really, but you know what I’m getting at. Since I was a kid I’ve been a huge fan of fantasy novels, I’m all over anything to do with elves, fairies, hobbits, centaurs, you name it. So for me, Ireland is this mystical land where at night, in the fog, you shouldn’t wander too close to the forest’s edge. Either the leprechauns or the Guinness will get you in the end…
I have a lot more photos and a lot more stories to come about Ireland when I’m home again. I will leave you with one piece of advice; if you don’t want to be overrun by hundreds of sweaty, unshowered 18 year old drunkards from around the world, than don’t go to Ireland over half term break! Or maybe you’re into that sort of thing. Just sayin’.
Isn’t my friend Jo really ridiculously good-looking??
A rare shot of me! Taken by Jo. I don’t even like Guinness, but when I go back to Ireland I’m forcing myself to drink the stuff…
Here is a snapshot of Jo and I on top of the ’second oldest thing in Ireland’ as taken by our cab driver who played tour guide for us. I have a story to come about him and more about Ireland in general so check back!
And one last shot of Jo, this is a panoramic taken at the Giant’s Causeway with my little Olympus point-and-shoot, not bad if I do say so myself…
I won’t lie, Joanne had to all but drag Mark and I out of the pool a couple days after the wedding to get sunset photos! Not because I don’t love my job and didn’t want to shoot, but because come on…we were chillin’ in the pool! She was right though, the photos are totally worth it…the pool can wait
