Greetings from lovely Ireland!
So today I got a taste of the good ol' winds from back in Davis - I almost blew over while walking to class this morning! Craziness! Then, combine the wind with the drizzling rain, and boy was the weather exciting today. Amazing how quickly one's wardrobe can change when moving from California to Dublin...haha. I mean, don't get me wrong: I still wear tank-tops..............just under A LOT of other layers! And scarves are my best friend =) The BEST part of the day today though (and actually, today was quite nice minus the weather), was coming home at about 5pm to a BEAUTIFUL bouquet of roses from none other than my boyfriend!! Kevin, you ROCK =) A picture of the arrangement is below:
At any rate, the past week and a half or so has been fairly crazy. My small group made a presentation on Tuesday in our Business in Society class, and that consumed pretty much all last week, Saturday, and then all Monday again. I was so incredibly worn out last week from lack of sleep and stress that come Saturday, I passed out at 10:30pm, not to awake until 10am Sunday morning. However, I awoke Sunday with a fever and a stomach ache, so while I indeed woke up at 10am, I promptly went back to sleep until 2pm...at which point I sat up for a bit and then went back to sleep again until 6pm. I think I was tired! And somehow I managed to sleep throughout Sunday night again, at which point I was fairly rested and ready to go for Monday's classes. Man, this MBA stuff sure takes it out of you.
The purpose of our group presentation was to go over a case study we had been assigned, which happened to be a case study on the Tobacco Industry in the U.S. In addition, we had a guest lecturer - one of Ireland's most famous smokers and a very experienced economist/politician. Let's just say by the time we finished the presentation and got around to question/answer time, he doesn't hold back opinions! It all went pretty well though, and I am SO glad it's over. One down, only 4 to go....before Christmas that is!
This weekend is a "bank holiday" weekend, which means we get a three-day weekend! I am going to try to use this weekend as a great way to chill out a bit more, maybe take a short day-trip somewhere outside of Dublin, and then of course get to work and start moving on the next assignments/group projects that are still looming out there.
I hope everyone is well back home, and here's a quick shout-out to my dad - I hope your back continues to get better!!
Liz
2 comments:
man, boyfriends who send roses are the BEST! (see my blog for details) haha glad you're feeling better!! i miss youuuuu
*smiles* Gosh GallagherE! Sorry to hear about the "blustery" weather! You know, back in California...its been sunny, and warm and... :)
Sounds like you've been busy though! Keep on trucking - you're nearly halfway done! Time just flies when you're having fun!
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