update

Hello all,

Apparently, my life & plans change on a minute-by-minute basis lately, but I thought I would share my latest information:

1) I will be moving off-campus into a house with 2 or 3 other classmates at the end of May. The walk to school and back won't be as idyllic - I am now crossing the River Shannon into County Clare and enjoy purple mountains in the horizon every day on my walk home - but I will be in a MUCH more convenient place. I will have a microwave and a bathtub and I will only be a 15min walk from the grocery store instead of a 45min walk, woot! :) (fyi, I am being forced to move out of my place, so it's not necessarily because I am making a conscious choice, but I am grateful for the change, regardless!)

2) My sister is getting married! (that's not my news, but I am excited for her and thought I would share...)

3) I will be in a wedding in SK this July, and have plans to go early for NB camp.

4) I have been accepted into a PhD program at South Carolina - Columbia, yay!!! I am deferring until next school year (Aug 09) for many reasons, including the fact(s) that my MA isn't complete until the end of September and I am ineligible for a teaching assistantship this year. I have a high eligibility for next year, so I am willing to wait!

In the meantime, my latest plan is to stay in Eire until next summer (09) and work anywhere making an income on the Euro after my thesis is complete. I figure it can't hurt.

I miss you all and look forward to seeing "ye" :)
SS