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June 3rd, 2008
12:44 am - My TX trip thus far
Wow. I'm having a fantastic time getting reacquainted with my TX family. I got in at 10:30pm Wednesday night... just late enough so that by the time I got to the hotel, Brent's bachelor party had moved on, with the exception of Jason who was waiting for stragglers. So I headed out to the Tipperary, our old haunt (well their CURRENT haunt) and spent a while catching up with Jason. Of course, the night ended up with a trip to CAFE BRAZIL (tick)! YEA! I think I got back to the hotel around 2am?
Of course, baby nephew Joseph (SO CUTE!) was staying my parents hotel room that night, as was I, since his dad was out at the bachelor party. Needless to say Joe woke up at 5 am. But in my jetlagged head it was 11am so I got up. :) That day was spent getting my nails done, which they just don't know how to do properly in Ireland, drinking JAMBA JUICE (tick) and practicing the songs for the wedding. The rehearsal at the Arboretum was HOOOOOT, but the rehearsal dinner was WELL worth it. Good choice Brent and Erin! I think it was there at Cappuccino's that I quietly dubbed Brent 'groomzilla.' :)
I talked Kevin into a side trip to Target after the dinner so I could buy flipflops for my aching feet before we went to see Brent and Erin's house in Garland. Brent's dog Badger, whom I haven't seen in 3 years, looks AMAZING. Erin has really got them both eating well! :)
Wedding day arrives, and so did Kim and Stan! Yea! They help me pick up all I need to do Brent's hair (yes, it's that long) for the wedding and get last minute accoutraments. The wedding was gorgeous and I was able to hide my tears behind my giant black sunglasses... which I wore all through my songs, handing out programs and water, making sure everyone signed the guestbook and running the sound. Erin looked beautiful and Brent very handsome, even through the sweat.
I got to re-meet Liam this weekend as well. God is he a cute kid! I'm hoping to get to spend some more time with him while I'm here. The reception was fantastic, at Trinity Hall. The owner was born in Dublin and I was able to chat with him a bit. I gave Brent advice through song, "when you're good to momma..." and Kevin drunk-sang "Copacabana" which got everyone dancing. Nephew Joe stayed up throughout it all, charming everyone with his huge blue eyes and giant smile.
After the reception, Heather, Jason, Kim F., Kim M., Stan and I found our way to the "Across the Street Bar" where Heather managed to get the bar keeper/owner to stay open late for us. Kim M. got to do some freestyle dancing while Kim F. shared her multiple Singapore Slings with the porcelain gods. Good times. :)
Saturday, my family went off to Grapevine to see my dad's cousin Jody, her husband Gary (who some of you might remember from his being pulled onstage at FutureVision 2000 at the Bath House AGES ago) and my cousin Valerie. We went to a fantastic restaurant where I got to drink MARGARITAS (tick) and eat CHILE CON QUESO (tick tick). I was so tired by the time we got back, I think I just passed out.
Sunday, everyone left me. No, that's not true. My parents, brother, nephew, Kevin, Kim and Stan left me. Misty and Scot had lunch with me and then headed up to Frisco to the Mullick home (in her poor, broken air conditioning car) for my bridal shower. It was SO great seeing so many people I haven't seen in almost 4 years. I wish I had had more time to talk to each person individually. Rashna made me a bunnie cake of red velvet which had grey matter where the bunnie brain was. Yea Rashna! I wish Rob could have been there to meet everyone. He would have LOVED it.
After the party, Misty and Scot took me to Plano where I'm now staying for the rest of the week. My friend from MISD, Jeanne has taken me in... and even is letting me use her car! Her and her husband Bob are great people and I'm so glad to get to catch up with her.
Today, I got to catch up with Rashna. She took me shopping at LANE BRYANT (tick) where I spent too much on clothes I can only use in Texas and on my honeymoon (yippie!). We had lunch at the shopping centre where I had corn dogs from SONIC (tick) and waffle fries from CHIK-Fil-a (tick). We met up with Vik later to see "Sex and the City." It's fantastic.
I've not gotten back to Jeanne and Bob's, where I decided I needed to process everything since a 5 am his time phone call to Rob probably wouldn't be so appreciate. :) I have to go to Arlington tomorrow to buy a pair of shoes that I HAVE to have for my wedding reception. You'll understand when you see them. And they only had them in my size in Arlington, thus the trek. I'm hoping to meet up with Jason and Liam, and if I'm lucky Kim too. I've pretty much got stuff planned for the rest of my evenings here. Breakfasts and lunches are relatively free, and I'm hoping to not fill that time with much more shopping as I do have plane tickets to honeymoon to buy.
I think it's time for bed now. Life is good.
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April 18th, 2008
09:49 am - Maybe only 3 months!
It's all Mirp's fault. She got me back here by starting a BCIE group. So I might as well post.
I move to Dundalk on Monday. BUT! I just found out that we MAY have hired someone to start there in August, which means I'd only be there until then and not until December! Great news for not having to move fully, but it does mean I won't be saving €1500 a month in rent anymore. So it's a good and not so good thing.
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September 16th, 2007
August 18th, 2006
02:48 pm - my dumb leg
Walking back from Doyles to my flat last night, I completely did something to my calf muscle... it hurts SO bad! Where's my solpadene?!?! But on other news, the Faithless concert was fantastic and I danced like an ejit the entire time. The rain was perfect, in a way it added to the multisensory experience.
Today, I go off to Helen's Bay in the North with some friends, including Shela, a bookcrosser from Canada who's living in Dub for a year. BCIE folk met her at the literary pub crawl and we hit it off. I like making new friends!
Current Mood: ex-freakin-hausted
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02:46 pm - A test all about me!
I found a place where you can create a test about yourself... test your Jen knowledge everyone! Go on, you know you want to:
http://www.testriffic.com/friendtest/183735
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August 10th, 2006
05:17 pm - stealing from wyvernfriend
1. Grab the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence (grab next nearest book if less than 7 sentences found).
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5.Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
Closest Book: By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept- by Paulo Coelho
He was no longer moving his hands; they simply rested on the man's shoulders. The ritual stopped as quickly as it had started. The padreturned and gave a conventional blessing, making the sign of the cross with his right hand.
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July 28th, 2006
09:32 am - not so honest, eh?
| You Are 28% Brutally Honest | 
Honesty is nice, but only when it's convenient. You rather be nice than honest.
You figure it's important to be honest about the big stuff, but little lies never hurt anyone! |
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July 27th, 2006
03:19 pm - Wow it's been a while
So I figured I needed to get back on here and catch up with everyone who's not blogging on myspace. As for me, my boss just had a meeting with a few members of the Progressive Democrats party and apparently we are in to meet with the Tanaiste! It won't be until at least September, but it sounds like they are actually interested in what we have to say about providing speech and language therapy to every child in Ireland who needs it. Sure it's a lofty goal but we can do it, so why not go for it? In fairness, I'm not holding my breath. This whole meeting could be GREAT news, but until the HSE hands us a check to hire new speech therapists, I'm going to keep on breathing my own natural way.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/charitycam/bears/hopeful.gif) hopeful
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March 16th, 2006
12:41 pm - lucky girl
| Your Luck Quotient: 78% | 
You have a high luck quotient.
More often than not, you've felt very lucky in your life.
You may be randomly lucky, but it's probably more than that.
Optimistic and open minded, you take advantage of all the luck that comes your way. |
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12:35 pm - my colour green
| You Are Apple Green | 
You are almost super-humanly upbeat. You have a very positive energy that surrounds you.
And while you are happy go lucky, you're also charmingly assertive.
You get what you want, even if you have to persuade those against you to see things your way.
Reflective and thoughtful, you know yourself well - and you know that you want out of life. |
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12:31 pm - Irish Jenny!
| You're 60% Irish | 
You're very Irish, and most likely from Ireland.
(And if you're not, you should be!) |
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March 2nd, 2006
12:10 pm - your own personal slogan
Go to this site & enter your name in the box & hit the Sloganize button. DON'T CHEAT, KEEP THE FIRST ONE THEY GIVE YOU.
www.thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi
Jennifer :Leaves Your Jennifer Minty not Mediciney.
Jen: Made To Make Your Jen Water.
(How perfect is this one for me?!?!?!)
Jenny: Jenny - It Does a Body Good.
(Ok, I love this one too!)
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12:02 pm - The Song of Your Life
The Song of your Life
The No. 1 song on your 18th birthday is said to be your life's theme song. Go to this link, type in your month, day and year of your 18TH BIRTHDAY. DON'T TYPE IN YOUR DATE OF BIRTH, AS IT REQUESTS, INSTEAD TYPE IN THE DATE OF YOUR 18TH BIRTHDAY!
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/member/birthdayno1.php
Ok, so apparently my theme song is Dreamlover by Mariah Carey!!!! Is that a compliment?
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January 31st, 2006
09:38 am - My new dictionary
Ok, so I've decided I'm going to come up with an Irish to American dictionary. I really find the differences in lingo fascinating and want to jot them all down before I forget them all. I may need help with some of them, though, and if anyone thinks of any more, let me know! Oh, and of course I'll add more on as I think of them.
Ok, in stream of conscioussness order:
sorry= excuse me
pub= bar
shop= grocery store
knackered, wrecked, shattered= exhausted
gutted= really upset
slapper= ?? Um, loose woman?
stag party= bachelor party
hen night= bachelorette party
bogger= someone who's not from the city? a yokel
knacker, spanger?= mean term for someone who lives in inner city dublin
football= soccer
american football= football
chips= french fries
crisps= potato chips
sweeties= candy
biscuit= cookie
smarties= candy covered chocolate, KIND OF like M&M's, but nothing like American smarties
love, pet, chicken= terms of endearment... yes, chicken
wee= little
me= my (as in "I scrapped me knee")
Hollyoaks= General Hospital :)
wanker= jerk
chancer= ummm???
minger= ?a wanna be?
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09:38 am
| Your Personality Is |
Idealist (NF)
You are a passionate, caring, and unique person.
You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals.
You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily.
Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings.
You seek out other empathetic people to befriend.
Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships.
In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily.
At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career.
With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone.
As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style.
On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours. |
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January 11th, 2006
02:46 pm - 23 days and counting...
...until I hop on that plane for Miami (well, Chicago, 3 hour layover, THEN Miami). It's been in the 70's there. I can't wait to be somewhere really warm!
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05:26 am - I can do it!
Much love to glaschu for teaching me how to post photos!
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04:48 am - Flickr
This is a test post from  , a fancy photo sharing thing.
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January 10th, 2006
07:28 pm
| You Are a Normal Girl | 
You are 40% Good and 60% Bad
Sure you've pulled some bad girl stunts in your past.
But these days, you're (mostly) a good girl. |
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