Firstly, I had an amazing new years celebration! Myself and my boyfriend rang in the new year in what was supposed to be, a very low key house party but, when there's drink involved with the Irish, nothing is low key! Once we had gotten a few drinks into us and midnight had passed, we managed to end up in a bar in Sligo town, 5th on Teeling (which I have mentioned on the blog before) at a silent disco and it was honestly so much fun! Silent discos have made a huge comeback in Sligo recently. The Fleadh Ceoil is entirely to blame for that! As I said, the house party was supposed to be low key so, I dressed very casually for the gathering opting for flat shoes. Normally on a night out, I would don extremely high heels and of course, by the end of the night that would leave me barely able to walk! I think this was one of the reasons that allowed me to have such a good night. Also, I think a lot of Irish people would agree with me that, the best nights out are always the ones that are unplanned!
If you've been following my blog, you'll know that I have mentioned a certain, very special lady before, my best friend Rachael. The last time I spoke of her, she had returned to London and I wouldn't be seeing her until around now, at Xmas. It's amazing what can change in the space of a few months and not just a year! She and her lovely boyfriend have actually moved back to Ireland permanently which I am beyond excited about! It's so nice to have her close again! Although... it's also quite sad as now, I'm the one who's moving away! The good news continues for her as she became engaged on Xmas day, has moved into a gorgeous house and got a new puppy! The stuff that fairy tales are made of people! I am beyond happy for her, she had a tough year in 2014 so, it just goes to show you that whatever sh*t (excuse my French!) life may through at you, if you persevere through it, good luck will come a calling! Congrats Racheal!
On Saturday, my boyfriend Larry had his first flying lesson! I bought him a voucher to do so last Christmas and he ended up losing it! Thankfully though Sligo Aero club keep a record of vouchers sold so, there were able to find it on file and he could still use it! We've had to reschedule his lesson a number of times due to bad weather mostly. This has been ongoing since about November and we were both worried he wouldn't get to do it before we left! The weather was on our side on Saturday and he finally got to fly! Unfortunately, I couldn't go with him as, he flew in a small duel control, two seater plane which left no room for me! I was allowed to hang around on the airfield though! Larry said it was an amazing experience and he got to see scenic Sligo from a whole new perspective! Who knows, maybe he'll one day end up with a pilots license!? Coincidentally, while we were there, the Irish Coast Guard got called out on an emergency call! I got to see the search and rescue helicopter warm up and take off! Pretty cool experience!
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| Dual control plane for Larry's first flying lesson! |
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| My lovely boyfriend Larry pictured next to the plane! |
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| In the "drivers" seat! |
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| Taken mid-flight with Larry in control! Thanks to his instructor for this one!  |
This week is my last week in work. My last day is on Saturday and I am looking forward to it. I'm hoping once myself and Larry are both finished work, his last day is on Friday, that we can properly wrap our heads around Canada. I currently still have loads to do but feel time constraints because I still have work! As my sister is recently engaged, I can't wait to get to Canada and see her! Myself and Larry have also decided to have a going away party, I've actually made appointments to have my tan, hair and make-up done. Why not? Go out with a bang! We're both really looking forward to it! I'm sure there will be pictures to follow!
Thanks for reading!
Ciara.
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