welcome mr. wireless!

this is my houses kitchen, which i seem to clean often...this is the 'eating house'...where our family comes together in the evenings to talk about our days. it's swell


this is the living room...it's a beautiful view and probably the most uncomfortable couches every produced in the history of the world


our back doors...all connected like true loves...it's awesome having 15 roomates



we went to a youth bbq for a church in Killyleagh and they had a swing. naturally Emily and i had to take some 'engagement pictures'


and Elizabeth and i got a bit nostalgic thinking of swinging 'spider' back in 2nd grade. so we did.
well my house welcomed WIRELESS INTERNET in with a bang. two nights ago (tuesday 16th) we got wireless internet and we are GID'in it (that's 'gettin it done').  i finally don't have to stress out when i ride 8 miles to just check email and not have enough time to response efficently! now i've got all night...literally. tuesday night, Alex, Emily and i stayed up till ... about 3 am having a great time doing homework and playing around and celebrating wireless!
this weeks been pretty awesome so far and gone by quickly. Stan McKinnon came on monday and stayed until today. He is currently JBU's on campus pastor/spiritual advisor and he's a hoot! we had a great time with him. he led us in a few small 'home church' sessions and did some more tourist-ing stuff. we went to Saul one day (it's where St. Patrick set up the first church in Ireland) and Armaugh another day (it's got huge churches).
at Armaugh we went to this huge catholic church where there was being held a 'special mass' to encourage or teach the students of Armaugh...so it was packed. We all stood in the back, and we were wondering why there were a lot of tv crews and media...apparently the newly appointed Cardinal was being introduced for the first time at that service. well...Elizabeth and i had to sneak out to go to the toilet (that's what they call the restroom here) and it was out and around the church...we we are walking and before we get to it we actually run into the Cardinal before everyone else saw him!!! it was awesome. Northern Ireland News writes:
Pope Benedict XVI made the announcement at the end of his weekly audience in St Peter's Square, Rome.

Ireland will now have three cardinals for the first time in its history, with Cardinal Cathal Daly and Cardinal Desmond Connell already in the roles.

However, only Dr Brady, the current Archbishop of Armagh, would have a vote in the choice of any new pope.

Dr Brady said he was "deeply honoured and humbled" by the announcement.

"Today's news is a mark of the affection and esteem of the Holy Father for the whole Church in Ireland," he said

So that was awesome!
But i've gotten to the point where i'm finished touring ha ha...i love getting to see all these beautiful places though.
My wonderful mom is currently at the end of her and her chick friends Grand Canyon hiking trip! woo hoo for them! i'm excited to hear about her trip...and i love that i have contact with my family and friend via internet AND phone!

it's hard to remember everything i want to write about...but i will say that now i've got wireless i'll be able to update what i do better...more descriptive.
this evening, Mollie (our 24 year old RD) and i went on a date! it was great! i love her and she's fabulous. and a great friend that i know i'll have for a long time!
Emily, Elizabeth, Luke and maybe Carrie and i are all gettin ready to go to ITALY for FB07! we have 'couchsurfing' accounts, trying to find places to sleep in Rome, Florence and Dublin. Couchsurfing is so awesome and i'm going to participate in it when i get home. You make an account and then type in the place where you want to go, members accounts who are in that area come up and you can read to see if they have a couch you can crash on, how many people they can take, or if they just want to meet people...and it's one of those, 'you crash at my place, we become friends and i'll come crash at your place' worldwide. so that's awesome! and i'm pumped up about just traveling around Italy with my great friends and a backpack for 4 days! yay!
i'm goin to go enjoy some INTERNET! yay