Janine's Little World

Packing, Weighing, New (York) City

17 Jul 2011 2 Comments

by Janine in general

This week Dermot and me have been busy cleaning the house. He is going to New York tomorrow morning and leaving me behind. lol Don’t worry I am joining him shortly after that.

So yesterday we have been busy bees packing his suitcases. So far so good. First suitcase is packed with all his clothes plus tennis racket. Doesn’t weight more than 20kg which you are allow on Aer Lingus flights.
Second suitcase we are still waiting on clothes to dry, Will have to check when I finished writing this blog. Apart from that everything is set. I am going to drive Dermot down to Dublin this afternoon so he doesn’t have to carry all his suitcase on the train or bus. Too nice I am! The fact that it is only like a 2 hours and 15mins drive it is easy enough and I can drive back after no problem. I could be staying over but I’ve got work in the morning. booo
Originally it was planned to go to Germany tomorrow morning but plans had to be changed as realised it was too long. So basically I am going to work the week now and the Monday after and then I am heading to Germany on Tuesday in a weeks time. Should be good fun. At least away from this depressing weather!!! lol

In August then I’ll be heading to New York myself. Wonder what that will be like… 7 hours on a plane. Never have been on a plane that long. Longest was probably 4h 30mins. That is going to be a nice experience. Dermot will collect me from JFK airport. I probably get lost. lol

On my own this week so… need to find something to do. But looking outside right now there is nothing you can do really. It is so shitty outside! Doesn’t look like summer at all. More like autumn!

Anyways that was a small little update what is going to happen in the next couple of weeks. Not looking forward to work but at least I am getting paid!

Blog you all soon again, either from Germany or NY or in between in case something exciting might happen.

Quiet house

09 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment

by Janine in general

I had the ad up in the shops only for about a week and a lady rang me on Thursday about it. She would be interested in one of the kittens.

So in the evening time she came over and had a look at them. She decided to take the one with the black spot on the nose. She collected it this afternoon. I am glad he got a nice home.

Another guy on boards.ie who lives in Sligo was interested in one of the kittens as well. He came over this afternoon (before the other was given away) with his 5 year old niece. She liked the black one.
In the end he decided to take the 2 of them.  

Missy seems to be very sad at the moment I think. She is wandering around the house meowing looking for the other 3. Poor thing. But it is good that she still has one kitten remaining so she won’t be lonely and can play mammy still.

Sightseeing and WAY more!

29 Jun 2011 Leave a Comment

by Janine in general

Me again! Have to be on top of my blog entries or otherwise my readers leave me!

What a week…

My mum came over for a visit so I had to plan what we could do. The first 2 days I had to work so we just chilled out those days.

Then on Wednesday 15th June we decided to do a little sightseeing tour.
First stop: Drumcliffe ( the grave of the writer W.B. Yeats)

W.B.Yeats Grave

Church

After we went to Mullaghmore. There is a lovely castle and we were always interested how to get there so we finally managed it.  
Anyone who is interested in cliffs walks/drives I recommend this area. It’s really lovely!

Third stop was Carrowmore near Strandhill. This is a cemetry of around 30 stones:

The next day 16th June I planned a trip to Northern Ireland to see the Giant’s Causway. It is a big attraction and I thought my mum just had to see it.

We got really lucky with the weather here. All the way up it was raining, then when we arrived there it stopped after a few minutes and we could enjoy the scenery for an hour. The funny thing was as soon as we left the Causeway a mile or two away it started raining again. lol The coast seems to get always lucky  but as soon as you leave it the weather gets worse.

17th June  it was Friday and relaxing day. The only thing we did was going into town, have a look around, I bought some new adidas tracksuit bottoms and that was it.

18th June Dermot, my mum and me went up to Dublin to see Take That in Croke Park. Left around 12.30pm, dropped the kittens off at the vet to mind and arrived at the hotel where my mum stayed around 3pm.
After that we went to Swords to have a little look around in the shopping centre. Didn’t buy anything though.
Because I haven’t been in Malahide in ages, we drove around there and Portmarnock as well. It was great to see the place again where I used to live.

19th June – THE BIG DAY
Started off going to IKEA. I bought a few little things for the house and we had lovely lunch there as well. They must have the best and cheapest food ever.

Swedish Meatballs and Mash

Back to the hotel and chilling out a bit before we got ready for the concert. I was really excited.
We took the taxi at 5pm and went to the stadium. I got my merchandise and a beer. YUM YUM!  
The concert started at 7.30pm on the button. Pet Shop Boys was the support act.

Take That came on stage at 8.30pm. They sang as 4 first.

Robbie came on stage half way through.

After his entry all 5 were on stage then.

Take That VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

They had this huge robot which was apparently 50 foot high.

The concert was over at around 11pm. We left during the last song to get my mum a taxi which wasn’t a problem at all. I thought we are going to spend hours again to get one.
Back in the hotel at 11.30pm.

Next morning we had brekkie with Dermot’s brother and went home after.

All in all it was lovely week I had. My mum enjoyed it too.

Galway Weekend–Tennis Tournament

11 Jun 2011 Leave a Comment

by Janine in general

The bank holiday of June (4th – 6th May) Dermot and me went to Galway. He entered a tennis tournament for singles and doubles. It went on from Friday lunch time until Monday afternoon.

He got through the first round of the singles but unfortunately lost in the second round. BUT he made it to the final in the doubles.

He lost the final but he became second and got a lovely clock from Galway Chrystal. ( it doesn’t work properly at the moment but I will get it working lol)

On Sunday we went out. Galway is good fun. That weekend was particularly busy! We went to the pub first which was pretty crowded so that’s why we only had 2 drinks. We went on after to find a new pub. Ended up in a gay club. lol It was theme night which meant UV lights everywhere.

Can’t remember when we left the club but it wasn’t too late as we had to be up for check out the next morning. It is not nice with a hang over. That day it was the doubles final as well.

Will have to come back to Galway soon again. I plan on going onto the Aran Islands. Everyone seems to talk about them.

A Holiday and A Wedding

27 May 2011 Leave a Comment

by Janine in general

This time I am here to tell you guys what Dermot and me experienced in Germany nearly 2 weeks ago.

Wednesday 11th May – We had an early flight that morning. When I say early I mean early! Flight left at around 7am!

We arrived in Frankfurt airport at around 10am German time and had to get onto ICE train to get to Nuremburg.

Delayed by 90 minutes we finally arrived in Nuremburg station at around 3.30pm. We took a taxi then to get to our hotel. That day it was roasting. I did have light clothes with me but they could have been lighter to be honest.
Our hotel room ( well more like the bathroom) was a bit small so I moved us to a different room which was also a lot cooler.

After chilling out for a bit we got a taxi to Erlangen with Dermot’s brother Aubrey. There we had BBQ and smashed porcelain. German tradition. lol

After a nice evening outside due to the lovely weather ( 27 degrees!!!) we left around 11pm I think. We have been up since very early so needed our sleep.

Thursday 12th May – This day was a chill-out-day. We went into the city to have a look around. Everyone was only about to arrive between now and Friday.
In the evening we went to the O’Sheas’s pub which is an Irish pub of course. I love the fact the beer is so cheap in Germany. That is what I really miss. Prices in Ireland should be like that!

Friday 13th May – We had lovely breakfast like every morning. ( yum yum ) and then at 11am it was planned to go on a city tour.
Everyone might know that I am not really interested in history but this tour was actually quite nice and interesting.

Albrech Duerer’s Rabbit

Panorama View over Nuremberg

The Yard in the King’s Castle

One of Nurembergs attraction.

View on a lovely river

After we all went for lunch. I had yummy rolled beef with dumplings and red cabbage. It was heaven!
Later on we went to a cafe to sit down and chill out in the lovely sun and get some tan. As it was really warm this day as well.
In the evening time Dermot’s brother booked a long table in a restaurant called “Krakauer Haus” to welcome everyone as by now everyone had arrived.

Good German beer!

It was time to go then because the next was the Big Day for Dermot’s brother Aubrey – The wedding!

Saturday 14th May – The day started with an amazing breakfast again. Then we slowly had to get ready.

My Outfit

Dermot’s Outfit!

So we drove to the church in a taxi. Not a chance I would have walked down in the shoes and in that dress! lol When we arrived we were pretty much the first ones but it filled quite quickly. The bride and the groom arrived at 1pm on the button. Mass started and the usual stuff that happens at a wedding. The “I do” fell of course!

Groom & Bride

We all went to the next event… where the real party was! We all got on the bus and went to Erlangen.
In Erlangen we had tea and cake. In the evening time it got a bit chilly and it was about to start raining. We took our seats inside.
A few speeches were done. One by Dermot’s younger brother… in German. I checked the mistakes he made first!
After the starter was served which was salad and soup.
Along with the lovely food there was also entertainment which included groom & bride games and dancing. I even went for a little dance. Doesn’t happen very often. lol
At a wedding like this you should be staying until the end really but to be honest I couldn’t have stood in those shoes much longer. haha I think we left like 0.30am. Not used to going out late anymore. I need to get into the rhythm again.

Sunday 15th May – Everyone was pretty much dieing! Some people left that already. Went for lunch that day, had yummy ice cream, went to the park and to the pub (the Irish one of course! lol ) in the evening. So it was a nice relaxing day.

Monday 16th May – This was the day we flew back home. The flight wasn’t until the evening though. We checked out by 12pm. Aubrey suggested to take a taxi to his apartment so we can see where he lives before we go. Very impressed by the apartment! I love the fact that they have a cat as well and getting a second one. A house without a cat is no home. lol
2pm Melanie and Aubrey drove us to the main train station along with one of his other friends who was on the same flight as us.
Plane left Frankfurt airport at 8pm and we were in bed in Sligo by 1am as far as I can remember.

All in all I loved the trip. It is a good break away from work for once.

Welcome – New Members of the Family

22 May 2011 Leave a Comment

by Janine in general

Sorry guys, but I am a bit behind with the entries lately. The first thing i wanted to tell you was Missy got her kittens!

We came back last Monday night and she must have had them that night. Anyway when I was on lunch the following day, she came over and brought one of the kittens with her. Sooo cute! She must be trusting us. At the end of the day when I finished work I went into the shed and there was Missy with 4 kittens!

They are probably about a week old now. Gaining their weight, drinking milk from mummy. So they are healthy kittens. They haven’t opened their eyes yet but should be happening tomorrow or Tuesday I’d say.

Missy is always by their side and barely leaves them. I do leave her out for a bit to get some air and walk around in the garden. Other than that the shed door needs to be closed as random cats, plus the kittens father, walk into our garden and no one should really touch them.

I keep you up to date when they open their eyes and stuff like that.