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We searched in lleida.... And searched in tarragona until finally in Girona... 1.3 hectares, 5mins from the town of Santa Coloma de Farners, with trees and terraces formerly used as a vinyard leading down to a little stream that flows in colder seasons. The perfect getaway for the weekend. It's classified as "rústico" which means that you can't build, but who knows... Down them line we may find a way. 😋

2016 started off as the happiest of my life.  I was  pregnant, we were expecting a  gitl. Finally after 4 years of heart ache,  worry,  stress, and sadness our dreams of having a family were finally becoming real. Then, one day at the end of March, at 34 weeks, our final ultrasound became the door to hell that opened and what would follow would easily the most difficult experience I have ever had in my life. They found stains on her little heart. Then countless visits to Vall d’Hebrón hospital with various experts,  and tortuous waits in waiting rooms with happy mums to be revealed that she had a rare disease called Tuberous Sclerosis that had spread to her brain. This would mean a life in and out of hospitals and a wide spectrum of symptoms such as autism, behavioural issues, learning disabilities, organ failures, epilepsy...not a life at all by any standards. We took our time and weighed our options with great care and compassion. Our hearts and minds wer...

Having saved for so long to go to Uruguay well  before our engagement it was only fitting to choose this destination for our honeymoon. I am so glad we did! We packed so much in the 16 nights; Montevideo, Puna del Este, Colonia del Sacramento, Buenos Aires, Punta del Diablo, Thermas Arapey in Salto... Montevideo, UR Punta del Este, UR The highlight for me has to be the beautiful Posado (guesthouse) that we stayed in in Colonia called la Casa de los Limoneros. It  was our wedding gift from Josi and Lou and it was the prettiest place in the world. We had the entire house to ourselves and were treated like royalty. Our bedroom had the best view overlooking the grounds with the swimming pool and the ponds and the lemon grove with a view of the sea on the horizon. There was a bottle of champagne in a cooler surrounded by rose petals in the shape of a heart and all we could hear was a light breeze from the open window and at night there was a cacaphony of frogs and stran...

The most fantstsic weekend ever, concluded over a year's organisation and planning at it sure paid off! We had 98 Visitors from all over the world crammmed into a weekend of celebrating eating and drinking in a beautiful Masia perched on a hill overlooking vinyards and olive groves in the beautiful state of Tarragona south of Barcelona. The ceremony took place on Friday evening at 6pm after an afternoon of running around with lastminute planning and preparations, and getting ready. It was out doors in a small area with palm trees, a red carpet and some chairs on either side. I made my entrance down the steps from the small bridal hut, to the sound of "Stir It Up" by Bob Marley and we had readings and poems and a song from Stephanie in Irish to Dad playing the Uilleann Pipes, and finally when we were declared husband and wife after me accepting with a "Claro Que Si" we walked down the aisle together to the sound of Barry Louis Polar's "All I Want Is ...

So at a lovely dinner, in a gorgeous restaurant with a fabulous atmosphere, we celebrated Steph's birthday. This coincided with the long awaited "meeting of the parents" which as expected, could not have gone better. I booked for the 8 of us in a really nice restaurant suggested by Rods called el Pla (http://www.pla-repla.com/ ) which had delishous, though minimalistic food and a truly lovely atmosphere with amiable waiters. Plenty of drinks and laughs were had and it was nice for our parents to finally meet after almost 2 years!! Steph was treated to a few gifts from Kitty and Jose and even got a little candle on her desert at the end.

So I realise it has been a while since I last updated this thing, not that anyone really reads this but just incase, i will update. I have just seen my two sisters and amro off at the bus to Girona after a lovely but all too short visit from them. They came for a week and I only saw them in the evenings because I was working. The three of them stayed in my place and I stayed at Rodri's. We went out lots with my new flatmates and their friends so it was great to finally get to know them. I have been attempting to settle into a routine now that I am working, but it has proved quite difficult due to the shift work system they have in Avis. As I a result I am a bit all over the place and never seem to know what day of the week it is. The only consolation is that the office is really well situated so that I cycle into work every day along the marina and I work right oppisite where Rodri works on the other side of the marina, in the World Trade Centre and we have beautiful views. Also ...

So I am officially settling in Barclelona. I have been here for over a week taking it really easy. I arrived Saturday 28th and went straight to a Barbeque held by an Ozzie/Kiwi/Spanish/Russian/Croatian consortium amongst others on the roof-top terrace of an apartment north of Barcelona. It was lovely to arrive just in time to a party. It was to celebrate the Feria de Abril celebrated in Andalucia mainly but here they have a massive sort of Fete Forraine with a ferris wheel, and loads of little stands with long tables and food and a stage with people dressed up in Flamenco outfits dancing to Flamenco music.So we all walked up to the Forum by the beach where the festival wes being held and danced the night away. We spend the weekend chilling infront of dvds the weather was overcast most of the week and then on Friday I went to meet a friend of sorchas for a drink and hooked up with Carla from work and her friends who where over from dublin for a week and we met up with Ian a friend from ...