Today, the rain...

...waited. Till about 9:15 PM. I was walking around on the patio (which should be a garden patio) when I noticed in the light of the street lamp that it appeared to be raining. I tilted my head straight up towards the stars and as the rain hit my face I thought, "How did I not notice this earlier?"
Anyways, today was a good day. It was sunny pretty much all day. We got up and went to church at noon, which was wonderful yet again. After the mass ended we took some time to take pictures of the church, which was also wonderful and beautiful. THe eucharistic minister from the mass actually came out and told us a little more about it. She told us the meaning of all the writings and pictures along the floor which is tiled beautifully and invited us up onto the altar to get a better look at it and to show us the tabernacle which is gorgeous. She also brought us some pamphlets and she and one of the preiests chatted with us all about where we were from and what we were doing in Ireland. It was one of the most pleasant receptions we have had in Ireland, yet again at church. I suppose that's fitting. The church is called Honan Chapel and it's named for the Cork merchant family who funded it. The tabernacle, shaped like an early Irish oratory, has a door embellished with brilliant enamelling by Oswald Reeves. (All from the Pamphlet) It's beautiful.
After leaving we walked around the campus taking pictures while waiting for some friends to meet for lunch. It was a perfect day to take pictures and I got some amazing shots of the view of Cork from UCC, plus some lovely shadow photos just to prove that the sun shines in Ireland. We were starting to think the sun would never shine, but it did! When our friends arrived we headed to Lennox's for some fish and chips. I'm pretty sure it was good, but I was so hungry by the time we got there that I may have swallowed it all in one bite. I don't even remember, I just rememberreaching a point where my stomach couldn't possibly take another bite. From there we walked into town and picked up some things the "2 Euro" Store (Ireland's Equivalent to the Dollar Store I guess) and Penny's. We walked around for a while basically becoming more acquainted with the area. We also saw the Beamish factory on our way into town. That was pretty cool. It was a great day, but definitely a 5 Mile day. We walked for so long this weekend I feel like my legs should be in pain, but they aren't. They will be once I start the gym this week though. I'm so excited!
By the time we got home we were all exhausted and not at all hungry since the fish and chips filled us so much so we all went our separate ways. Carolan took a nap and I put on the movie Newsies and started going over my archaeology book and taking some notes. I got up and boiled some chicken and potatoes, yes boiled, it came out really good. I loved it. I put some lemon and herb seasoning on it. Delicious. I attempted to continue taking notes but I wasn't in the mood so I went out onto the patio and walked around and that's basically where I started this blog. Not a super exciting day, but a great one for pictures. As soon as our internet connection doesn't stink I will add pictures. Until then, check out a new album here: http://flickr.com/photos/22857838@N08/. There are only a few pictures on it, but you get the idea.
I am going to go do some more school stuff and hopefully head to bed. Talk to you later!