OH MY GOSH ITS OUR LAST DAY!

hi guys! i am sitting in the lobby and it is currently 2:22PM...i look out the window and i see grey skies and wetness. it isnt raining at the moment, but it has been drizzling on and off all day. i am thankful that the weather here is not half as bad as at home! it is strange though because it should be! oh well :) from one rainy country to another. i cant wait! i hope all of you are safe and sound and not drowning!

yesterday was a relaxing day, i have been a bit sick so i slept in then brittney and i went to the national museum of ireland. it was interesting, but a little bit like reading a history textbook. the coolest part was the "dead zoo" where there were tons of stuffed animals! it was really interesting and took me directly back to my childhood when my grandpa would take me to UCR to look at the dead animals. he used to work there and we would go all the time after the botanical gardens :) after that we found a random pub and i had the best broccoli cream soup! it was delish :) we then came back to the hotel and relaxed all afternoon. last night was the play "The Seafarer" it was REALLY good! the first part was boring and we were all kind of falling asleep, but when the climax hit it sure it hit! the last part of the play was really good and really funny. it was all about religion and the devil and how in the end God wins...a great message :) after the play we came back to the hotel and maddy and i proceeded to eat a whole container of tea biscuits along with a whole block of cream cheese (dont judge us...we were made for each other) haha :) then I SKYPED WITH MY MAMA :) that was the highlight of my night, it had been so long and i realllllly miss her! i also got to see my grandparents and david :) he was telling me all about the college visits he has and will be going on! it is so exciting to know that he will most likely be playing football in college :) i am so proud! 

today we slept in a bit then went to the BEST little cafe ever. it is called the queen of tarts and WOW, we pigged out and had dessert for breakfast. its our last day--that was our reasoning :) between brittney, maddy and myself we got a lemon merangue, baileys chocolate chip cheesecake, strawberry shortcake AND a chocolate scone :) oh and also 3 hot chocolates. it was AMAZING. after we were so full and couldnt believe what we just ate, but it was soooo worth it. we then went to the shops again to finally finish up getting souvenirs for everyone...people are going to have issues with packing haha, but im good! :D i hope my bag doesnt exceed 50 lbs! we are planning on going to one last traditional irish dinner then ALL of the group is meeting at temple bar to have one last drink together :) i will be in bed early tonight because we have to be up and ready at 6:30 AM. 

everyone pray that we get home safe, sound and somewhat on time! i know that we will most likely get delayed at some point, but i really hope that it is not as bad as the flight over. 

I CANT WAIT TO BE HOME. looking forward to seeing you all! ina, joe and jeff i cant wait for the 30th! mom and dad i cant wait to see you in the airport! auntieeeeee i cant wait to get to LB and swim to the front door in my floaties :) hahaha friends and family i just cant wait to see you and tell you all about this amazing trip! chipotle here i comeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! along with SO many other things :) we were all talking about how we are pretty sure we will be gaining more weight the weekend we get back than we did on this whole trip :) looking forward to it! ha :)

looooooove! see you soon :)