i didn’t make it home for the holidays. but i have 7 days off starting today. and these 7 days are going to be spent soaking up everything that i love in northern california. my family. my friends. my favorite restaurants. my favorite bars. and my favorite places in this magical place.
ah, i didn’t realize how much i’d miss HOME until i wasn’t able to go back whenever i so desired. life is funny like that, isn’t it?
if you’re lucky enough to love to go home, you’re lucky enough
i’ve got a whole lot to do this week.
but it’ll all be worth it. this weekend i’m going to my cousin’s wedding. yes you know the one, ze bleubird wedding. and monday i’m flying to my parent’s home in northern california.
work hard. play harder. done and done.
what is your week looking like?
if you’re lucky enough to have a light at the end of the tunnel, you’re lucky enough
EDIT: this just in: this is a photo of my grandpa taken during the korean war, early 50s.
it’s only 1.35pm on thursday afternoon in galway and it’s already been a terrible day. do you mind if i vent a little? thanks.
to begin, i had an interview this morning which should be exciting. except that it wasn’t. the hotel was much further away than i thought and the weather was so misty. this left me with an expensive cab ride and frizzy hair. and then, my interviewer didn’t show up. he had an emergency meeting. working in a hotel for over a year, i know that things can go crazy wrong so i do understand. it was just a bummer. interview rescheduled for monday.
then i met my good friend kelly downtown to search for a job for her. we are both trying to stay in galway and work for the summer. after passing out two copies of her resume, we realized she had her american cell phone number on the resume. not her irish number. so we went into a hostel, paid to go online, edited her resume, and printed out new copies. unfortunately, they didn’t print in the correct format and her resume looked like a hot mess.
we were both pretty defeated so we decided to head back home, take a nap, and hopefully wake up to a much more glorious day.
but, i do have a few things to share that i’m so excited about.
1. i still cannot get over how much i love this beauty. she’s my brand new camera and i love her dearly. have you noticed how much more gorgeous ze blog photos have been lookin’ lately? i owe it all to her.
2. my lovely cousin karli posted a few new pictures of the family from over the holidays. and this photo of me and my grandpa just warmed my heart. you know that feeling when you get tingly inside and your heart feels squishy? that’s how i feel when i look at this picture because i love my grandpa and i love him even more when he is laughing.
3. and hello, i should be happy because i’ve had two interviews in galway. two! so i think it is officially time for me to take a nap, regroup, and go enjoy the rest of this day/night.
i’m realizing that this vacation i’ve been on, this mad infatuation with ireland, this everything is perfect train is slowly coming to an end. but what’s really exciting is that it’s becoming real life. i don’t plan to leave ireland any time soon. i’m hoping to find a job and stay for the summer. living in europe, living in ireland is my real life. life ain’t always a holiday, and i’m proud to call this real life.
if you’re lucky enough to have an interview in galway, you’re lucky enough
and as promised, i am going to continue to answer questions about study abroad, me, and life in general
a question i’ve been asked more than anything is…
q: what do you miss?
a: i do miss my family. i miss them a whole lot. but the unfortunate truth is that i’m very much use to missing them. i’ve written about it before, but my family is very spread out. my sister lives in australia, my brother is currently in afghanistan, my sister in law and baby nephews live in tennessee, and my parents live in northern california. and my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents are spread out all over the states. so while i do miss them, it’s not unbearable because i’ve trained my heart to love them from afar.
i really miss my friends and i am always thinking about how much fun we could all have together here in ireland. but i know they are having a blast at college and it’s easy to remind myself that i will see them again.
and i miss my job and coworkers. thank the lord for email and facebook, because i’ve been able to stay in touch with them but it’s still strange to go from seeing their wonderful faces everyday to not.
and mexican food. oh spicy, spicy mexican food. i miss mexican food something fierce. i miss fajitas, tacos, burrito bowls from chipotle, and i miss pouring tapatio on everything.
but, to be completely honest and completely cheesy, i do not miss anything enough that i wish i was anywhere but here. i’m having a great time and i’m so excited that i still have months left to enjoy ireland. it’s a great feeling to have people (and food) at home that you miss, but it’s an even better feeling to be happy with where you are.
if you’re lucky enough to have someone or something to miss, you’re lucky enough
