halloween.

Halloween started with five girls congregating at Catie Brubaker's making lots and lots of cookies. Actually my friend Kirby did most of the cooking which turned out interesting ha. She is an excellent cook but she didn't stir the dough enough so I think everyone pulled out several large clumps of sugar in their cookies ha. But that night my friend Callista and I decided to go to the Halloween Ball across town while the rest of my friends just went to the local pub called the Stables. This was actually the night before halloween, which the Irish seem to celebrate Halloween twice:). That day we all also went into town to finalize costumes. After we all had several cookies and helped eachother with makeup, hair, and finishing costumes we ended up with a goth, a pirate, a fairy, a witch, and Ms. Pacman (me). 

Here is Lauren (the pirate) and me. 

Jess (the witch) and me.

So from here on you will se several pictures with this ha. While I was in Italy my friend Tara did this in a picture and I thought it was hilarious. Making words with your lips, who would have thought ha. So I picked it up and then it just seemed to catch on ha. Oh also, speaking of Italy, I am not able to upload my pictures because my camera is dead and I no longer have a charger for it. So I am having to get those pictures from my friends and when I do I will be sure to post them.

I don't know who this really is but he was playing jesus at the halloween ball. 

This was the best part of the Halloween Ball. My friend Callista and I went and were a little dissapointed with it. We were what it seemed the only sober people there ha and the only people with clothes on ha (ha well besides jesus). But the band was a lot of fun. 

Here is Callista and I on the bus.

She was a Christmas present and I was Ms. Pacman.:)

Here is the beginning of the second night, which was actually Halloween this time. This night instead of cookies we made my Halloween cake that my sister sent me:) Well we made cupcakes that is and they were amazing! In case you do not know my absolute favorite thing in the world is a cupcake. And that night since it is the only time I had them since I was here... ha I had six. WOW!... I know. So, if I come home with some extra pounds you know why ha. But like the night before we all helped out with in the beauty department and I was once again in charde of curling the hair.

Here is Catie the goth. This was the most incredible costume ever! Not only was it so much do ha (I did her lips) but she was an incredible goth. If you know Catie this is so not like her. She is such a happy and wonderful person so she had such a hard time not smiling all night ha. In this picture she looks like she is doing a good job but right before you I promise there were about five minutes of me going Catie don't smile, think about something unhappy, like your dog died HA. It made for a fun night. 

Here is a picture of the process.... black eyeliner on the lips is never fun to do ha.

We were capturing how they said I looked like such a happy person with my ribbon and all and then well Catie is self-explanatory. 

Once again... ha. This picture speaks a million words I would say ha.

Catie's roommate Dave. He was in the CIA for Halloween. And then me eating his tie... because Ms. Pacman eats things ha. 

Once again Ms. Pacman eating the pirate's pony tail.

Here is an interesting fact.... ha. In the game the dots that Ms. Pacman eats are actually cupcakes. Bet you never knew that. 

Brown Thomas. The famous statue on campus that we couldn't just leave out. He is actually quite scary because at night sometimes you really think there is a guy there especially when someone puts clothes on him which has happened often ha. 

Us... well more me dancing ha.

Me and the fairy Kirby.

Jess and I.

This picture is funny I thought ha.

Role reversal..... I don't do a very good ob of being unhappy.

All the girls in character.

All of us. (Really Dave was our bodyguard because we all looked so good.)

Me Irish Dancing for everyone while we waited for the taxi. We were headed to a club called the Trinity Rooms that night because you got in for free if you were in costume!

Ha Funny story. In dance class Catie and I are partners and I am the man. So we decided that we would take like a prom picture ha. Also at our performance on the 26 of November everyone couple got to pick a color to dress in ha. What did Catie and I pick? Black, because of how great she looked as a goth. Ha 

Once again, spelling with the mouth... OW OW!

The three of us:)! Catie, Katie, and Kirby!

My friend Darragh came out with us that night and all of us were having a hard time getting a taxi back to campus. So Darragh thought he would show some skin.... ha. The great thing is it worked. 

pub run.

At UL students in each class are with each other for every course all four years. So in my dance/games class I am with tons of third year students who have been together for 3 years now. Each year they elect a class representative who organizes things such as their class party. Well since I am in the class with them they invited me to their class party this year. They had a pub run where we all got on a bus and went to 6 real pubs all around Limerick. Here are a few pictures from the night.

My friends Edelle and Daphne.

Janine and I.

Janine, Daphne and I at our first pub.

Not the whole group but a good number of us.

i love love LOVE london.

At 3.45 friday morning my group of 13 API students left Dromroe Village to go to London, England. I didn't get much sleep at all that weekend but it was so much fun and I love London now. 

After we arrived at our hotel, the National Royal, and got settled we all headed out to look around London.

For breakfast I decided I needed a hot chocolate to wake me up. About ten minutes down the road after breakfast we found our first Starbucks. I did not get any but was so happy to see something familiar.

Kirby and I.

All up and down the streets near the London Eye there were tons of street performers dressed up. Also the weather this weekend was wonderful. Sunny and warm:).

We got to experience the London Eye and fully see the city.

Callista and I.

Big BEN! (Although I found out that the tower's name is not actually Big Ben. Big Ben is the name of the bell inside the tower. Also the bell has a distinct sound from being dropped one time.)

Once a day, in front of where the Prime Minister lives, people gather to see the charge of the guards. We happened to walk up and see it luckily.

Buckingham Palace. 

I could see myself living here one day because of how beautiful the fall was. Everywhere you looked there were beautiful parks like this and parents with their kids running around and couple holding hands. It was very appealing.

We happened to catch some English boys playing a game of American football.

Peter Pan:).

Kirby, Catie and I's messy room.

On day two we got up and ate a delicious breakfast of toast and cereal and then shortly after met with not only our API group but the groups from Cork and Limerick. We then took a tour of the city and went to the London Tower.

What we thought was the London Bridge.... This is actually the Tower Bridge. The London Bridge is a much smaller bridge further down. And the original London Bridge is actually located in Arizona.

A type of torture.

The tallest and shortest men. 

Us girls.

Westminster Abbey. 

That night all of us girls got dressed up and went to see Wicked. It was an amazing play and we had so much fun.

We were almost on the last row of the balcony so we had to have binoculars to see ha. We had a lot of fun with them before the show apparently. 
On day three a few of us girls got up and went sight seeing all day. We went to the British Museum which I loved. I was fascinated by the mummies and the Egyptian section. I loved the museum. 

Moses' basket maybe?

St. Paul's Cathedral.