Our First Visitor

It's unbelievable that we've been back for five months now. Exactly two years ago, Nate and I were spending our first weekend exploring Dublin and desperately searching for housing. It was so daunting and exhilarating at the same time! Oh, the memories.

This weekend afforded us plenty of opportunities to reminisce over our previous European home as we hosted our first visitor from Dublin! Nate's coworker Margaret has been working in Atlanta for the last six weeks, and managed to carve some time out for a quick weekend visit to St. Louis. Margaret made good use of her short time here by visiting the Anheuser Busch Brewery and perusing downtown sights like the Arch, the old Courthouse and Busch Stadium. We tried to provide a few classic American culinary experiences too - we went to a great cajun restaurant for dinner, complete with a live bluegrass band adding to the fun, casual ambiance. We also took her to Ted Drewes for some quintessential St. Louis ice cream. It was great to catch up with her, to hear about some old friends in Dublin, and to share a little of our own life here. Both Nate and I enjoyed the excuse to take a break from our insane work lives as well.

With fall approaching, we look forward to the distractions that the season holds - mostly in the form of American football. Since Nate has returned to his homeland, he is now fully devoted to nurturing his obsession with full force. If I ever get pictures running on this blog again, I'll have to post a few of the sojourns we've been taking to compensate for the time Nate had to spend away from his favorite sport! Until next time!