2 Weeks To Go!

I haven't been very good at updating this lately, but there hasn't been too much out of the ordinary happening. Paul and I are working away and getting making some final phone calls and e-mails for the wedding.

I did have a chest infection (an Irish term which corresponds to something like bronchitis) not this past week but the week before and had to be out of work for four days. Paul was very good and got me the entire series of Sex and the City DVD's, so I spent a lot of time on the couch watching those! I feel 100% now, so I'm glad it happened then and not this week or next week. So far Paul has been healthy, so I'm thankful for that too!

Paul had his final race of the season last weekend. Unfortunately the guy leading the championship pushed him off of the track. Paul was able to get back on but finished pretty far down. He got second in the championship but is rather disappointed with all of the mechanical trouble he had during the season.

Yesterday morning I got up early to make my yearly trip to the Garda National Immigration Bureau. Anyone not an Irish or European Union Citizen has to go there to get permission to stay in the country longer than 3 months. It's an interesting place. When I got there at 7:30AM (they open at 8), there was already a line around the corner! You stand in line to get a number, then you wait for your number to be called. When your number is called you do your business at the desk and have the privilege of paying 150 Euro to stay in the country for the year, get a certain stamp in your passport, and get a GNIB card. Then, you sit and wait a little longer until your card and passport are ready. Luckily I was out around 9AM. Paul and I will have to go back after we're married so that I can get a different type of stamp in my passport that will allow me to work anywhere without having to have a Green Card or work permit. Unfortunately my previous one was set to expire while I'm in the States!

I'm going to start packing this weekend, as I leave in 5 DAYS! I am getting so excited! Can't wait to see some of you soon!