God Bless America (and Northern Ireland)!!

well, we have been here more than 3 weeks now and I have hit the point where every day doesn't seem to last forever and make it feel like we have already been here for 3 months, not three weeks. This week actually flew by and I can't believe it is already Friday. On Wednesday, we had an awesome 4th of July party and put on our own barbecue for us 4, Russell and Danielle, our neighbor and friend Hayley, our friend Paul, and then had more guests over after the barbecue for the rest of the night. We made everything true to American form this time, which meant, cheese and bacon and lettuce and tomato on our burgers and not just a plain meat patty. We had doritos, baked beans, chips and dip, sweet tea, homemade cookies, cheesecakes and ice cream. It was great, and Erin had brought us tons of decorations, so we were probably the most patriotic we have ever been. Here are some pics of our rockin party...don't get too jealous...







ok, so then... yesterday after playing football with some kids here in Dunclug for a few hours through light rain, Colin called us up and wanted to go to Ballykeel to play football on the big pitch with him and his mate David. So, when us 4 (me, john, colin david) got there, we were more than annoyed that someone had stolen both of the soccer goals, leaving an empty, useless field. So, we proceeded to walk the 20 minutes to Harryville, another Protestant community where there was a group of football pitches. However, on our walk, we were met by a torrential downpour that did not look like it was going away. The next 3 or so hours were an amazing time of playing mud football in a flooded field in the rain. Undoubtedly, penguin slides, diving headers, and completely unnecessary slipping and sliding ensued and made for a great time until the sun started going down a little after 10. At that point, we began a cold, soaking journey home and arrived ready for a nice cup of tea and shower. But not until we had ravaged our grocery armada, recently arrived from tesco. All in all, a great night.

Well, Im away. More to come soon. More pics of the coast with our friends...