Reasons To Be Cheerful

miamee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121637953#Comment_121637953

Ifyou are a first time buyer, there is a guy on Instagram, crazyhouseprices that people seem to swear by for giving tips and guidance on his page through the house buying process. He has a few things in his highlights that might be worth reading anyway - he also has a book out. Just thought I'd mention it :)

A cup of te

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I'll look him up, @miamee thank you for the tip! I'll need all the advice I can get!

DvB

Kids birthday today, few bits planned and all had to cancelled, my daughter tested positive for covid this morning. Unbelievable timing!

More cake for me though!!

BK5

Happy 13th Birthday to the twinnies! A definite re-scheduling of festivities is called for here.

DvB

Just home from work, what a week. Need a beer badly.

Roll on the bank holiday weekend.

BK5

Had my first lie on in a few weeks, have just polished off a couple of sausage and rasher toastie sandwiches, second cup of tea about to be made. Don't have to be anywhere in a rush.

Have a voucher for a local tool shop so will go down there and pick up a few bits that aren't going to cost me anything, have to get away from going into work on Saturdays and enjoying mornings like this.

It really is the little things.

DvB

Our match was cancelled this morning as pitches were deemed unplayable. Was never so happy to have a game called off. Can get the grocery shop done at a leisurely pace for a change.

A cup of te

Dublin Bowie fest coming up. It's usually in January which is great for dissolving the post Christmas blues but it's in early Feb this year. Cannot wait!

Loughc

First Bank Holiday weekend on the horizon!!!!!!!!!!!!

DvB

6 Nations back tonight!!

Really tough start for Ireland, tonight's game could be a championship decider & no tougher place to go than France when they've a good side!!

Lets hope our lads are up for it now!

Loughc

Trip to Centre Parcs is booked, first hol this year and first as a family of 4.

With the OH being off on maternity leave we could book off peak as well for a change.

CheerLouth

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121728929#Comment_121728929

Ah fab! You'll have such a great time! Are you going for three nights or four?

Loughc

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Doing the 4 nights.

CheerLouth

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Nice! You'll love it, it's just brilliant!

Loughc

Pancake Tuesday next week, best thing about an early Easter, early Pancakes!

Andrew93

Checking in after a week of not being online here. Finished in my old job last Friday and started my new one this Tuesday gone.

how was everyone’s long weekend??

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121738115#Comment_121738115

Weekend was good, nice and relaxing and the weather stayed good long enough for us to get us and do stuff oh and Ireland stuffed France in the rugby all good!

Hope the new job is going well!

Andrew93

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121738182#Comment_121738182

Yes I got to enjoy the rugby. Bittersweet feeling after the World Cup.

Jobs going great just trying to be a sponge and absorb as much information as possible. It is the same area as before so a lot of crossover thankfully!

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121738408#Comment_121738408

VERY bittersweet after the world cup, but good to shake those world cup blues/cobwebs quickly and move on.

Great to hear the new job is going well!

DvB

I consider this to be the gateway to Christmas season, so just 38 weeks to go....

DvB

Up for the kids park run and it's lovely and sunny out. Can't remember the last time that i woke to bright sunlight.

Loughc

Stunning day today. Got walks in playground trip in and the dogs got a big walk in the park.

Andrew93

Got out for two walks with the little one over the weekend thanks to the improvement in weather.

Reminded me of the good times ahead with the brighter and warmer evenings incoming!

CheerLouth

Today is my Friday, thanks to the mid-term break! Finishing early & heading down the country for a few days!

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121765501#Comment_121765501

Lovely. Enjoy.

Fingers crossed you get some dry weather now.

CheerLouth

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Wellies & wet gear packed!

tscul32

Got my official offer of a place on my masters course for September this morning. Had a strong feeling I'd get it but there's a lot of competition for place so it's a relief to have it.

Takeaway and bubbles tonight😁

Posy

Congratulations! 😁

DvB

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Result!!

BK5

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Congratulations, delighted for you.

DvB

G'wan Leinster!!!

tscul32

Would have been wt the match only we had a night away booked. Instead had to find a pub that would show it (man utd match on at the same time). But then we stayed for the next match to see who we'd be playing in the semis 😄

DvB

G'wan the dubs!

BK5

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122019605#Comment_122019605

As a Royal I can't thank your post DvB 🤣, wish we could get back to the days when these games were competitive.

BK5

Booked a few days away in Spain today, going in just two weeks. With Mam dying two weeks ago I just said to the wife - life is for living. Cousin has a place over there, getting it for free, cheap flights because we could be flexible with days and times.

Just going to go over there and chill out for 5 days.

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122019712#Comment_122019712

I'm still bitter over the 4 game saga in the early 90s... 😉

All kidding aside the GAA need to do something, croker was about a quarter full today, 10 years ago that would have had 60k at least at it.

Championship starts too early imo.

Posy

Ah, that sounds lovely, @BK5. I hope you are doing okay. ❤️

BK5

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122019782#Comment_122019782

I was at them games in '91. The Leinster championship is a joke at this stage alright.

BK5

Doing ok, still hasn't sunk in fully to be honest but Dad is doing well so that's the main thing. Thanks for your post.

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122019809#Comment_122019809

Yeah enjoy the break, getting away from the day to day will do you good given everything you've been through. And you're spot on, life is for living, think we all allow ourselves to forget that far too much.

DvB

I was at the 3 draws, was working for the fourth and was gutted when we blew it at the death.

Great drama though, made the championship, especially with no back door in those days.

BK5

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Sickener was after those 4 epic games we ended up playing 11 games in the championship that year and didn't even win it!

DvB

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Cork beat ye in the final after a replay was it?

BK5

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Down beat us in the final, they got off to a good lead and we hadn't the energy to catch them.

Just checked and Meath played 10 games that year and it took us 8 just to win Leinster!

DvB

Into the 100s on the countdown tomorrow... always a solid marker that one.

DvB

Aaaaaaaand we're into the 100s!

BK5

Heading over to Slovakia on Wednesday evening for a few days. Meals 6 to 10 euros, pints about 1.30 to 1.50 and weather for Thursday is for rain but Fri, Sat & Sun is 24 degrees and sunny. Can't wait, get me out of here!

Loughc

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Can I come too. I’ll hide in the stow away and won’t make a fuss.

BK5

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Ha ha, would if I could pal. My wife and myself shagged off to Spain in April after my Mam died in March for 4 days on the cheapest flights we could get. If you can at all get away for a bit of R&R try to take it, glad to see you back on here ❤️

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122239247#Comment_122239247

I literally wanted to go away abroad for 4 days too but need to find someone to mind the two kids.