Um, actually, I went on a date.

It’s been a while since I’ve written, and I promise to blog about the highlights of the trip to Ireland eventually, but that’s going to have to wait for now.

I went on a date last week. I know – shocker. I mean, I was shocked when he called, so there you go. But I’m skipping [...]

Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary, Mom and Dad!!!

There is a great scene at the beginning of Waking Ned Devine, a movie about a village in Ireland that comes together to fool the Lotto man into letting them claim the winnings. Jackie O’Shea and his wife Annie are watching the lotto drawing. Annie is in the kitchen eating a slice of apple tart, [...]

My Birthday / Orlaith’s Graduation – Part 1

Since I knew I had to spend my birthday in Connecticut on Saturday, I decided to do some New York City-style celebrating on Friday night. It started with Happy Hour at the Galway Hooker. For anyone who was at the indoor Big East track party in February, you’ll recognize the name. I met some friends [...]

Will and Fancy take Manhattan; Joey takes the stairs.

I was getting a bit worried last week that life in NYC wasn’t proving to be blog-worthy, but that was before this past weekend. My friend Will and his wife Francoise (henceforth to be known as Fancy) came down for the weekend, and I knew that any time spent with Will would be an adventure.
On [...]

Weddings, weddings everywhere, nor not a groom to spare.

Sunday was opening day of Wedding Season for me. My friend and high school classmate Preston got married, and my friend Adam asked me if I wanted to go to the wedding with him. Adam and I have been friends for years, so I was happy to go and celebrate with everyone. The wedding was [...]

Neever Gonna Get It Right

My parents spent a long time picking names for my sister and me. Their main criteria were that they be traditional Gaelic names and that they couldn’t be shortened or ‘butchered.’ I got Niamh (Neeve), and my sister got Orlaith (Or-la). They didn’t want anyone coming up with lame nicknames for us either, so I [...]