Summer? Or Nah...

The weather truly has been beautiful here. There's nothing like the pink flowers on the trees, and seeing practically the entire campus outside on blankets hanging out or passing around soccer balls together. However, the boys told me that summer doesn't last, which makes me a little nervous! But, let me tell you about my beautiful days:

Tuesday- I only had one class, which I went to even though it was so much prettier outside. However, it's was the kind of weather where if I were to actually go outside and sit down with a blanket, I knew it'd be twenty minutes before I got super cold. I worked out in my room with the window open, which was really nice until the builders So, instead, I played music out my room, and tried to sit outside my window. It's a tight fit (I can't possibly fall because my thighs save me), but it was cool to watch the sunset that way.

After the sun went down, I was lucky enough to get a call from Eleri and all my friends on the varsity and jv tennis teams. I was passed around the bus so everyone could say hello to me, and I felt so loved by all the girls who wanted to talk to me. I'm very proud of them, and especially Eleri, for how well their seasons are going.

Wednesday: I had a quiz in religion, that I think I did pretty well on. I did some zumba, and then got a surprise call from one of my favorite people. We talked about school and I introduced him to my room mates before he had to go. I miss home so much.

After a shower, I went to a picnic for all the Saint Mary's girls. We hadn't really spent much time together outside of class and required trip, so one of them organized a picnic so we could all hang out before going home. We enjoyed pizza and cookies on the grass and told stories about some of the trips we'd taken this semester. It was a great time!

When I came home, all of the girls wanted a wine night in, so we made our dinners, and sat around the table drinking our wine and chatting about things back home. Then, a few of the guys came over and joined us, making our stories a little more interesting.

Today: I woke up to giant inflatable slides outside my window. Apparently, Maynooth was having a  "playground day" with an ice cream trucks and inflatable games, and all the proceeds went to charity. I hung out with my Irish friends on the green and enjoyed an ice cream cone...IN SHORTS. Yes, it was so warm I needed shorts. The boys told me I better enjoy it while it lasted, because Irish summers last less than a week and this was it. Fingers crossed that they're wrong, because I'm loving the sun! That night, I made the girls a cake, just because, and then we all went out to the Roost. I hadn't been in so long, and it was great to get back to live music.