Things I will miss

This will probably be the last blog entry I make until our return to San Francisco. The house is slowly becoming more and more empty. I'm starting to fill our many suitcases with the things we don't need on a daily basis. I've begun cleaning and preparing the house for our departure. I've been eager to leave Dublin for some time now. I miss the comforts of home, family and our good friends.

But I will also miss some things about living here in Dublin:

• Walks in the park along the Dodder River and to the Dropping Well
• Our butchers, Dunnes of Donnybrook and the taste of real Irish lamb (sorry Beth)
• Aussie Amanda (who is getting kicked out of Ireland) and the other friendly people at O'Briens wines.
• Hanging out with the Jo and Jill at Dundrum Mall
• The friends I made through Coffee & Kids meetings
• The trees in spring and summer
• The shower of yellow-gold leaves in Autumn on Ailesbury Road
• Feeding the ducks in Herbert Park with Ryan
• Watching Ryan play on the jungle gym at the Herbert Park playground
  

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