My Humble Abode.

So for all of you who do not live near to me, and because of popular demand, I'm posting some pictures of my new apartment. I'm getting used to it. And I had a roommate move in today and she seems great. The situation is definitely improving bit by bit. Anyway, here are the pictures. :)

My living room from the kitchen.

My kitchen.

My desk and closet in my room.

My cute room. :)

The unfortunate mishap.

So. It was a very stressful weekend. And I decided it was time to blog about it.

So I moved into an apartment on Friday. I was way excited to be out on my own again and rooming with Kaycie. And I had met our other two roommates and they were way cute and nice and I was so glad everything was working out. Lo and behold, along came a mishap. The two other roommates asked me "Did Brenda [the landlady] get that mold in the closet fixed?"

She didn't.

Yeah.

Mold.

The gross stuff.

That can cause illness.

So. I couldn't really live in that room.

So Monday morning, after determining for sure that the issue could not be fixed for some time, we found another apartment. Well, mom and dad found another apartment. As you can imagine, I was NOT happy with the situation. But I'm living with it. And my apartment is pretty cute now that I've got everything unpacked and stuff. I have a walk in closet. A definite upside.

But Dear Kaycie:

I miss being your roommate. Maybe someday...

Sincerely, Me.

We shall see how things go. For now it's kind of lonely because I have no roommates yet.

Sad much???

It's cool though because I'm not around much because of work and stuff. Maybe tomorrow I shall have some cohabitants. ha.

We shall see.

We shall see...

Pictures! (and some words about-) Part 3 of 3: Atlanta/Hilton Head Island

So after an amazing day at the Cliffs of Moher and a night in Trim, we had to fly home. Only I didn't have to go all the way home just yet. Back in like April, Kaycie said I should come visit her this summer in her hometown of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Kind of jokingly I said okay yeah. (because I didn't really think it a real possibility at the time). Later that week I was looking at our flights from Ireland and noticed we had a layover in Atlanta. What? Atlanta is only five hours away from Hilton Head Island! I told Kaycie and she told me she could come pick me up in Atlanta and we could play for a few days! Brilliant idea. And it was like it was meant to be. Perfect. So, after the 8.5 hour flight from Dublin (which really wasn't bad at all considering dad and I got bumped up to Business class - sa-weet!), and after going through all the customs and yum stuff like that, I walked out towards the baggage claim and saw my dear friend Kaycie waiting for me! (sorry for the wait Kaycie dear... :) So we hopped in the car and drove straight to the Braves game. After Kaycie decked me out in some of her Braves-wear, we entered Turner Field. There is something about baseball fields that makes me very happy. And Turner Field was no exception. I love baseball! And the game was so fun. After wandering around, eating some hot dogs, and buying some souvenirs, we took our seats for a fabulous game (except for the fact that the Braves lost, but other than that it was a fabulous time!). Then after the game we made a stop at Steak and Shake (right Kayc???) for some midnight food and shakes, which were amazing. Then we stayed the night at Kaycie's friend Ashley's house who lives just outside Atlanta. In the morning we headed into town, stopped by the Atlanta temple to take some pics, and then made our way to the World of Coca-Cola, which was WAY cool by the way. There we learned quite a bit about the history of Coca-Cola, saw a funny animated "documentary" about what "really" goes on in a Coca-Cola vending machine, met the Coca-Cola Polar Bear, and tasted almost sixty-something different flavors of coke products from all over the world. Way cool. Then we began our drive to Hilton Head. Once we made it there we boarded "The Holiday" for a dolphin watch sunset cruise! It was awesome. It rained a little bit, but it made for an amazing rainbow and there was a beautiful sunset. We partied hard on that boat. We then ate a delicious meal at a delicious seafood joint. The next morning we went to church. I loved going to church there! Everyone was so friendly and I loved it. And then, as Kaycie would say, "We spent some time enjoying Heavenly Father's creations" and played at the beach for a bit. :) That night we went to a potluck at a member's house and played Apples to Apples. Funnest game of my LIFE! I love that game. The next morning we got up and went kayaking. It was such a perfect morning and we had so fun just chillaxing in our kayaks out on the creek. Good idea Kayc. Then we went to the beach for a while, then Harbourtown, then I ate some Rita's italian ice, which changed my life, and then I had to pack up my things and we made the 45 minute drive to the Savannah airport. We said our goodbyes (or what we thought were our goodbyes...) and Kaycie headed home while I waited at the airport to fly back home to SLC. Only I ended up waiting for a while, because it started raining. And not just raining, it was raining. I hadn't ever seen a rainstorm like that, because I'm from Utah. But anyway, no planes could land so I would miss my connection in Atlanta. At this point, I had two options: spend the night in the Savannah airport and fly home in the morning, or wait for my delayed plane to come back to Savannah and fly to Atlanta and spend the night there in the airport and fly home the next morning. I wasn't liking either of these options (and dad DEFINITELY wasn't either). So I told Kaycie what was going on and, bless her dear little heart, she offered to drive all the way back to Savannah to pick me up so I didn't have to stay the night in an airport. My hero. So she did and it was great. While I was waiting for her to make the drive back, I enjoyed a ten minute massage for $2 in one of those massage chairs and played in the arcade. Good times. But anyway, she came and rescued me and we watched Bedtime Stories (love that movie!) and then she took me back, once again, to the Savannah airport where I caught my flight to come home. It was such an amazing weekend and an awesome way to finish off the trip to Ireland and Scotland. All those places combined definitely made this trip the best trip I have yet ever been on. Thanks for such a great and WAY fun few days Kayc face! Can't wait to see you on Thursday! (maybe Friday???) You da you da best. You da you da best. (it's a song for those of you who don't know...) Love you muchly!

And now for pictures of our weekend:

Turner Field

Our "cheese" faces. Cute right??? I don't know if Provo can handle this much crazy... they're just going to have to. :)

Uh, uh, apple. (haha Tam, you'll get it.)

Braves vs. Dodgers. A shot of Manny Ramirez for brother.

Atlanta Temple! It was closed, but we had to get some pics.

Inside the world of Coke.

Kaycie volunteered for a little game. She had to guess which item in this case was the oldest product in there. After about 4 guessed (the first of which she guessed a can from the 2008 Beijing Olympics...) she got it right! AND she got a sticker AND she got to model the item. Lucky.

We loved this Polar Bear! He was WAY cute and WAY funny.

The start of the beautfiul sunset cruise.

Roomies! p.s. don't mind my hair...it can't handle humidity really.

We're so attractive Kaycie.

Pretty!

SO pretty!

Beautiful right???

Oh, how I love this "cheese" face. hahaha. Oh and the hair. Gotta love the hair. :)

Our kayaking trip. Kaycie had never been! Fricka-wha???

I heart South Carolina.

Yes, that is in fact a dolphin jumping out of the water behind that boat. Thank you for asking. WAY cool!

Thanks again lovely! It was an AMAZING weekend! Love you!

Today is the 15th.

Which means it is my sister Tam's birthday! So, RHB (Red-Head Bud for all of those who don't speak our language), Happy birthday! I love you lots and wish I could be with you to celebrate. Hope it has been a fabulous day for you! LOVE YOU!

Love you sister!

Pictures! Part 2 of 3: Scotland

As promised, here is part 2.

SCOTLAND

Oh, how I miss this place.

And you can always refer back to my previous blogs for more details on the pictures. I talk about every place. I'm pretty sure...

STIRLING:

The Wallace Monument as seen from Stirling Castle. It's on the left side of that hill!

The Great Hall of Stirling Castle

In the gardens at Stirling Castle

This was the second time I had ever seen a Lotus in person...cool.

The Wallace Monument!

William Wallace

His sword! 5 1/2 feet long!

Where the Scots beat the English for the first time

It was windy. Hence, the hair got a little messed up... haha

The Scottish highlands.

The Burial place of Rob Roy.

Dad's hero.

One of the few pictures he would pose for :)

Callandar

Where we stayed in Stirling. The Argyll House. Very lovely.

The Wallace Monument from our B&B window.

Having some fun at the Bannockburn visitors' center...

Robert the Bruce

Say cheese dad.

EDINBURGH:

Dad infront of Edinburgh castle

Some Highlanders.

Looking down the Royal Mile from the Castle Esplanade.

The way cool Parliament building.

The clan village at the Gathering.

One of the many pipe bands we saw.

Some Lonach Highlanders. From Clan Forbes and Clan MacGregor.

Homecoming Scotland!

Prince Charles' entry. He's behind Camilla who is in the white coat.

Prince Charles giving a speech to open the events. He's in the green kilt.

The next king of England!

The Lonach pipe band.

The Highland games

The stone put.

A cool old tollgate that I loved.

Dad in his Scottish wear. :)

Cheeeese

Some wannabe Scots!

The Clans coming together for the parade.

Me and some fellow Forbes

Holyrood Palace.

Some Forbes clan dude.

Marching up the Royal Mile.

The streets were packed!

And still marching...

Some fellow members of clan Forbes

Us with Malcolm Forbes, whose father is Lord Forbes, head of the Forbes clan. He lives in Forbes castle in Aberdeen. Cool right???

The Castle before the pageant.

The pipe band that came out of the castle gates.

Rosslyn Chapel. So cool!

lunch on the Royal Mile

The Caber Toss

Pounds are cool.

Robert the Bruce walking to his castle on the hill. Hahaha! Kidding.

We climbed this hill... way cool.

Yet another pipe band.

The World Champion Highlander.

Climbing the hill.

The city of Edinburgh.

Again, it was windy.

Where the Gathering was held.

The hill we climbed.

Pictures from my adventures in GA/SC still to come! :)