Friday, October 14, 2011

Trip Journal Entry 1: Getting to Ireland

Wednesday, September 28th
9AM: At work, working hard so that I can take a half-day on Thursday.

12PM: Compulsively checking the flight status. Our cheap standby seats are looking iffy, as the number of empty seats dwindles.

2:30PM: No seats! I call Mom, then Isaac.

2:55PM: We decide that the only two options are flying out at 5:30pm or waiting several days (and having a much shorter vacation).

5:00PM: We get to the airport--mostly packed (I still can't figure out where my Sonicare ended up).

5:30PM: We're off!

Thursday, September 29th


10:30AM: We arrive in Dublin, sort of refreshed. Being early, we had no car or room reservations, so we stood around in the airport making use of free wifi to book both.

1:00PM-5:00PM: En route to Dingle. Isaac did a great job driving on the left side of the road, but the roads got narrower and narrower the further we got from Dublin. I think I probably said "that wall is realllly close" at least four times... and then I started closing my eyes.

7:00PM: Dinner in Murphy's Pub in Dingle. Our first pints of Guinness.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Our Trip to Ireland

Isaac and I just returned from a fantastic twelve day trek around Ireland. We hope to post pictures and notes about the places we stayed and the things we saw over the next week. For the moment, we thought a map would be a good place to start.


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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Oatmeal Buttermilk Pancakes

I recently made these for a group dinner and received rave reviews.

2 Cups Oats
1/2 Cup Flour
3 T Sugar
1 t Baking Soda
1 t Baking Powder
1/2 t Salt
2 1/2 Cups Buttermilk
2 Eggs
1/4 Cup Butter
1 t Vanilla

Whisk buttermilk, eggs, butter and vanilla in a bowl. Add to dry ingredients. Allow to thicken for at least two hours.