Tragedy struck our family on December 16, 2024.

It’s hard to imagine that tomorrow marks three weeks ago that we left Dallas. The time has flown! This week, in particular, has been full of activity complicated by the fact of Allen and I having Covid. 😑
Yes, it finally caught us.

Thankfully, both of us had very mild cases. Me, especially. A head cold, mostly. But with a barking cough like a seal. 🦭 I’ll take it, though, over a ventilator.

On Monday our precious cats arrived! They’d landed in Dublin and were transported to us here in Galway, to Kincaid’s house.

I’m telling you, you never saw or heard such a sight as Sister and Frank being let loose in the same enclosed space. For those who don’t know about this particular odd couple, Sister is our outdoor cat, Frank is the indoor cat. Frank adores Sister and Sister hates his guts. She hisses 🐉 at him every time he disrupts her airspace.

He never loses his cool or his affection for her.
When they were let out of their crates, Sister lost her mind hissing, hissing, hissing and growling. She was very agitated. Frank, walked like he was drunkedy. Which reminded me showering in the evening after being out on Allen’s boat with him all day. You’re standing in the shower, on terre firma, but you still feel the rocking of the boat and you sway. That’s what I think Frank was experiencing.

While Sister hissed, Frank walked around quietly sniffing everything.

Kincaid’s roommates, Gillian and Lyles, are medical residents, and will only be here another couple of weeks before transferring to other programs graciously agreed to house Sister for us, Frank will be with us at Cillian’s.

What a week this has been!

We’re still dealing with significant jet lag that had a heaping helping of mental exhaustion and the thrill of a new adventure piled on top so we’ve spent a lot of time catching up on our rest.

There have been mornings where we’d have our tea and coffee only for me have a sinking spell and have to go back to bed for two hours. This upside down sleep schedule is enhanced by daylight lasting until after 11:00 pm and sunrise, a little before 5:00 am.
All that aside, our big decisions this first week in Galway have been where and what to eat.

We’ve had so much fun revisiting our favorite haunts and enjoying our favorite menu items. Luckily, for me, there are loads of gluten-free options everywhere.