The Absense of 2 Months

Hi all! It's been WAY too long. I know. I've been sorely neglecting all of my blogs, which makes me wonder if I need to get rid of one. I feel like I hate having a separate blog for our family stuff and one for my days with Hazel. It feels like I'm leaving Brett out...anyway, things will stay the same until I figure out a good way to combine the 2 without deleting the entries from one.

So here's what we've missed in 2 months...

In February we took a weekend trip to County Tyrone/Fermanagh (tech it was Fermanagh but we drove through and were really close to Tyrone where my ancestors are from). We stayed in a place called Lusty Beg which is a small, privately owned island just off Boa Island. It was a very last minute decision to go. I think we just needed the chance to get away from everything. We made the cabin reservations Friday morning, and by Friday evening, we were on our way. It was about a 2 1/2 hour drive, mostly in the dark, so there's not really much interesting to tell about the drive. Once we got to the island, we took a 2 car ferry over to the island, had dinner and settled in for the night. Our cabin was HUGE for 3 people, 2 bedrooms and a full bath upstairs, 1 bedroom and a full bath downstairs, with a large main living area and kitchen off to the side. Hazel was in heaven running around the large place.

Saturday we relaxed in the morning...

headed off to Breakfast at the lodge...

Then set off to discover the area.

We found Castle Archdale, where Hazel immediately made friends with a stick. It was her buddy that she carried all over the ruins...

Then we set off to find some other sites of interests but got all turned around, so we headed off to see Castle Coole. And, yes, if you're wondering, it is pretty cool, though I prefer Florence Court. Plus it was closed for the season, but atleast we got to walk the grounds...

That was our Saturday.

Sunday was focused entirely on being a family, so we got up and relaxed...

packed and headed home.

And that was Lusty Beg. We're going back. It was THAT fabulous :)

Part II of this catch up will come tomorrow as we cover Edinburgh!