On Saturday, March 14 I flew back to MN for a little over a week. The main purpose of the trip was that my mom had rotator cuff surgery in Duluth on the 17th. Her surgery went well, and she's now in a shoulder immobilizer and starts physical therapy tomorrow. I was glad I was able to be there and encourage her to do her exercises!
I spent most of the time between my parent's home in Floodwood, MN, and my sister and brother-in-law's in the Cities. I made a couple side trips to North Branch and Duluth to see some friends, and I was also able to see some extended family. It was great to catch up with people I hadn't seen in months! Shopping was also on the agenda. I still marvel at how much cheaper everything is in the US! An example- sunscreen is on sale in the drug store chain Boots here for around 20 Euro a bottle. I got two bottles at Target for $10! I also did a bit of shopping for summery clothes for our honeymoon to Jamaica, which is coming up in May. Yay for Old Navy!
While I was in the States, Paul celebrated St. Patrick's Day in Louisburgh, then took the ferry over to England on Thursday to visit some of his family there. He got back Monday morning around 6am, just in time to pick me up from the airport around 8! I spent Monday getting unpacked, doing laundry and other stuff around the apartment, and I went back to work yesterday.
This weekend I get to be a guest speaker for the current College of St. Scholastica students who are spending the semester in Louisburgh! I did it last year also and talked about the whole process of moving over and the differences I've noticed between living in the US and Ireland.
Here area few pics of my time in MN!
Margo found some goggles on sale when we were shopping (to use at the pool at the gym), and Justin and Margo had to model them!
Our attempt at a self-portrait using the timer on the camera!
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