what can I say- I'm a Higgins

Tomorrow I am off to Ireland!!! I will be spending three nights in Dublin, and two nights in Castlebar (where Dad, Uncle Jim, and Peter Ford go to chase whitey). I'm super excited, and I can't wait to see my "homeland." On that note it's only fitting that I leave you with this:

Old Irish Blessing

May the road rise to meet you:
May the wind be always at your back,
The sun shine warm upon your face,
The rain fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

Also, I leave you with a short video that Dad sent to me, that I want all of you to watch. He says "it really does look like this" and next Tuesday I will be back to confirm.

http://www.e-water.net/irishblessing_en.html

I'm off to the land of green grass, Guinness, and rain. I'm Irish by blood and Higgins by name and like a good Irish girl and a devout Higgins, on Friday I will raise an Irish glass of Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey and make a toast to Gram, to Nan, and for the Bandits; to the Grand Old Girl.

I love and miss you all-