Wide Awake at 3 a.m.

We spent a week in sunny Ireland! It had rained nearly all summer but the sun finally came out while we were there and it was just beautiful! I lived there for nearly a year back in 1994 but Mags had never been.

August 5th was the first anniversary of the death of my dear friend Larry Wade and we wanted to spend it with his friends and family. We had the first Larry Wade Rememberance Day that included a benefit golf tournament at the Foxrock Golf Club for a college fund that’s been setup for Larry’s three young children, Troy, Hannah and Dylan. Lesley came over from New York and presented the winners with the Larry Wade Memorial Trophy.

We spent the weekend with Larry’s wonderful family including his parents, Richard and Joan, his five brothers, Tom, Richard, John, Vinny and Mark, and his sister Anne. John and his family were kind enough to let us stay with them; they showed us around town and took us on a day trip to Powerscourt.

We also spent a couple days with our close friends, Córa and Dave, and met their 6-month old Aoife. Aoife’s the cutest, happiest, most easy-going baby we’ve ever met.

Mags and I love Ireland. It will always be a part of our lives and hope to be going back again before too long.