Category Archives: Parties and social gatherings

Not strictly outdoor adventures, but sometimes parties take place outside! Or near a window! Thus: it counts.

Thanksgiving in New England – Dinner in New York City

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Thanksgiving! Last year, Thanksgiving was a bit too busy for me to fly back to the United States… classes, and general insanity, conspired to keep me in Dublin. Which, frankly, was a perfectly lovely time with friends and classmates. 2025, however, had none of those challenges… and thus, saw Andrea and I winging our way to New England for a well-deserved holiday…

Tuesday, 25-November-2026

One of the big things Andrea had asked that we make sure to do while visiting New England was to make our way slightly out of bounds, and out to New York City. Specifically with the goal of seeing a few shows on Broadway that she’d been hearing good things about. Now, I won’t say no to a bit of adventure, and the chance to catch up with family friends, and see the sights of NYC, wasn’t something I’d be at all sad to add into the adventure itinerary.

First major stop? Cafe Un Deux Trois!

Sadly, they’ve closed down now after 47 years… so I’m extra thankful for the memories!

Graduating from Trinity

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Wednesday, 29-October-2025

The day is finally here.

11 months of work. A few thousand hours of effort. Probably around 3,000, give or take.

Lots of frustration. Friendships made, friendships strained.

A crush. A relationship. A love. Built and developed, one moment at a time, step by step.

Top marks earned. One reading, one paper, one exam and one presentation at a time. One by one, studying and learning and focusing and breaking and cracking under the pressure. Rebuilding myself, only to break again… and then to be helped up, to stagger forward a bit more.

All for this. A parchment, handed to me, just one person in an endless stream of faceless celebrants.

Success and completion, at least for a moment, before we were sent on to the next challenge.

A dinner party in Dublin

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Tuesday, 09-Sept-2025

After our legendary trip to Bulgaria, Andrea and I kept up the pace with a bit of a more relaxed and home-focused adventure – getting all our new neighbors together for a dinner party!

Everyone cooked up their own specialties – I made pulled pork, Andrea made banitsa, our Argentine neighbors made arepas, and tons of other amazing bits. I adored it – one of the things I love about our floor is that it smells amazing, all the time. There’s always someone cooking something glorious, and now we got to taste little bits of everything!