Rugby success for Irish women and men :) Sunday 21st March 2015

Well what a rollercoaster of a day yesterday!! And glad to say a thrilling conclusion for the Irish men's rugby team winning the Championship for the second consecutive year.  All three matches were such hard fought affairs and such high scoring games.  It was wonderful to come out winners at the end of the day.  And today the ladies rugby team did us proud against Scotland with a 73-3 win to win the Women's Championship

I'll leave it at that.

Namaste
Marie.

Saturday 21st March 2015`

A lazy start to the day with a cuppa in bed and writing up ideas for one of my assignments.  Meeting a friend at 11am for coffee and then it will be catching up with chores.  Ireland are playing Scotland today in our last Six Nations rugby match and its still all to play for as all the the teams have lost a match (or two in some cases) so if we run in  a good score against the Scots we could still win the Championship on points difference.  So come on Ireland :)

The sun is shining so up and at them!! However the Scots have a nasty habit of beating us, even when they havn't won any matches this season we could still come a cropper against them.

A picture of my graduation day to give me inspiration to get through this semester of my MA.

Namaste

Marie.

Friday 20th March 2015

Spent most of this week in London with my DD2 who was taking part in tests for London University Hospital.  We stayed in the Radisson Edwardian Grafton beside Warren Street Tube station and it was a whistle stop tour to try and see as many 'sights' as we could as well as fitting in DD2's tests which were the purpose of the trip.  Nevertheless we managed to visit the British Museum, the National History Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, as well as Oxford Street for retail therapy, Her Majesty's Theatre for Phantom of the Opera on Tuesday night as well as Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Westminster, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey.

Have to say the three highlights were the V&A, the Theatre to see Phantom and Westminster Abbey.
When we got home were exhausted but well worth visiting London even for a couple of days, its amazing what you can fit in especially with the underground, its fantastic.

I will be back London.  Image of one of the cloisters at Westminster Abbey, no photos allowed in main areas, such an awesome place, full of history.

Thursday 12th March 2015

After a gap of some weeks I have decided to post a small one.  Not a lot happening to be honest but its been more of the same, home, college, mum, and catching up with myself.  I am on a two week 'reading break' from college to catch up with our reading and prep our assignments.  I am beginning to decide what ones to do and get started on researching readings, books, journals and articles to enable me to write a good assignment.  I will be heading to London on Monday with DD2s for some medical tests so I will endeavour to go to some of the 'sights' whilst there.  I will be in London for St. Patrick's Day :)  I am looking forward to the trip and spending some time with DD as well as relaxing in a nice hotel and getting some R&R.

Namaste
Marie.

Today its the 'old enemy' at Aviva - Sunday 1st March 2015

3 pm today it will begin and Ireland will attempt to beat England in the Aviva stadium which they havn't managed in the last 4 meetings of the two teams.  However we are at home and home advantage may swing it for us.  Hopefully.

Nothing much planned for today except prep dinner early and sit and watch the battle unfold with a few vinos.  Its a wet and cold day outside, fire is lit, and i'm cosy in my yoga pants and a hoodie so let the battle commence - 20 mins to go.  www.psl.teamsports.ie

just a few of our lovely lads :)

Namaste
Marie.