Staying with Matt and Idoya

March 26^th

Stayed at Matt and Idoya’s house. Talked to Martin. Evidently Martin was having a string of bad luck too. Sometimes I feel like I am having a string of bad luck too, like I can’t do anything right, so I had total compassion for Martin. We talked to him and then I let David talk to him while I cleaned up the kitchen so he could rest. Martin is a woodworker from Austria, so is his partner Minion and Dax as well. There is a very interesting thing that happens with this trade. It seems that you go to school and then when you graduate you have to leave for 2 years or more and travel to different places so you can learn about how to do the work for different people. They wear a traditional outfit, that looks kind of Amish and they need to wear it all the time so people know that they are doing what they are doing. People will put them up and give them things to help them on their journey. It’s really an amazing learning experience. Turns out Martin hurt his back so he was laid out for a while until he could get to the chiropractor so we were able to have some good Martin time for talking. We caught up with Minion, Idoya, Matt, Deni and Dax later that evening and Idoya made Paia.

Massage with Cat

March 25^th

We went to Cat’s work and got massages from her at her work. It was really lovely to get nurtured and loved up. Later while David went to dry our laundry at the shop I was able to return the favour and give Cat a healing and massage which she loved. I can’t wait to get back home so I can do more massage for people. David and I are taking Thai massage when we are in Thailand. So when we get home we will be all about the massage! Yeah! Being with Cat has been fun and interesting. She is filled with Goddess energy and when she gave me hugs I was able to feel that Goddess energy in myself awaken again. She helped me to remember how to open up to love again. I think that being on the road is sometimes so challenging that I forget how powerful and creative I really am. It’s nice to meet people who remind you when you are having a hard time remembering...

meeting Cat

March 24^th

We say goodbye to Deni and Dax and they drop us off at Cat’s house. Cat is a lovely woman who is on a journey of awakening to love. Just this year she started coming into herself as a woman and she is opening her heart as big as she can. It is always fun to hang out with people in the process of opening. She has a lot of similar views as us on a lot of things and we talked well into the night.

Easter fun!

March 23^rd Easter

Easter was waaay fun! There were about 15 people who showed up and everyone was amazingly nice! We all mingled and talked and then there was an Easter egg hunt. We wore bunny and chick masks and read the clues to find the Easter basket of chocolates at the end. Then Idoya brought out some hordorves of different thin meats from Spain and for dinner Matt created an amazing meal of Lamb and potatoes that was super tasty! Idoya also made fried milk, which was really something. (I picked the wrong day to give up dairy...) ;)

We all laughed and talked into the night. Matt ended up feeling like he was getting a cold so I did some healing on him. It was the first time I had done a full on energy work and massage session in a while and I loved it. I want to start doing my work again in that way. I think I am opening up to my energy again.

Getting to meet Deni and Dax and the rest of the gang

March 22^nd

We get into the airport and it’s night time. We are wheeling our stuff out to the bus we need to take to get to Deni and Dax’s house. I am having trouble getting my cart up this curb and David is far ahead so I am pulling and pulling and a really nice English man comes up and offers to help me just as I am pulling my cart onto the sidewalk. He says, I was too late, sorry, wish I could have helped you sooner. I almost cried, he was so nice and I was so tired. We finally make it to the bus and we meet another nice English man who is talking to us about his philosophy on life and how he likes to run and how he is not interested in getting married but his mom gets on him from time to time about it. The bus ride went really fast talking to this guy and before we knew it we were at the train station.

It was tricky trying to find the right train to go on...I picked wrong. The train was the one that went the same way as the one we were supposed to take, but it passed our stop. We get out at the closest stop and make our way upstairs to the street so we can call Deni to come get us. At this point David is yelling and I am balling and neither one of us is having a good time. Full Moon, you gotta love it...

Deni and Idoya come in Idoya’s tiny little car...Our stuff just about fits. Idoya still talks about how she had her foot all the way to the floor and the car was still moving slowly. We made it to Deni and Dax’s house and met Dax, Martin, Minion and Maria. We had a yummy curry meal and talked for a while. Everyone was so nice! Dax is from Germany, Martin is from Austria, Minion is from Germany and Deni and Maria are from Spain. We kidded about being in England and only hanging out with them J They said people from other cultures tend to find each other and flock together. The next day is Easter and we are invited to go to Easter at Matt and Idoya’s house.

Last morning in Ireland

March 21^st

This is our last morning in Ireland. Karen makes us an Irish breakfast which consisted of Eggs, toast, rashers (which is bacon and it this is actually what David is talking about when he says bacon. Thank God we found that so he could stop pining away for it...) black and white puddings which is not jello pudding, this is meat sausage with barley, spices and pig blood. (They tasted pretty ok.) And of course black tea, how could you do Ireland and not have black tea...of course how could you do Ireland and not have Guiness? But I digress...

As we are leaving for the airport Karen’s dad says he can take us. We have tons of stuff so we pack the car early, but as it turns out he had left the lights on all night long so the battery was dead. We end up running the car down the street to try and push start it, but it doesn’t want to go. So we run back to Karen’s house, she brings her car over and we pile everything into it and she flies us down the road to the bus stop. Now I am not sure if all Irish drivers are fast and crazy but our bus driver from the airport was driving really fast and in the bike lanes and swerving like nobody’s business. Karen was not a swervy driver, but she was fast, so we knew we were going to get there on time. We end up pulling in just in time, the driver was just about to pull out so she parked right in front of him to make sure he wasn’t going anywhere. We piled our stuff out of the car and said our goodbyes and then we were off on another bus ride. The bus ride itself was beautiful. We saw 2 rainbows, lots of sheep and lambs (My favourite are the lambs....so cute!) The sun has been out most of the day, hanging out right next to dark gray clouds, but today the sun will not be denied. It’s shinning it’s little heart out! Just before we get out it starts hailing. Which reminded me of Chicago around Easter. I remember riding my bike as a kid on Easter and picking up all the hail, bagging it up and putting it in my grandma’s freezer. I was always curious why it hailed every Easter, but I guess it’s just the right conditions for it.

Heathrow airport is pretty nice. Lots of shops and some fancy coffee places. As we were walking we stopped for a caramel coffee drink for David and a mocha one for me. (We kinda got hooked on Frappachinos when we were back in the states...so we needed one more fix before heading out. They were good, but gee whiz...coffees are expensive here! Yes, even more than Starbucks.) We have actually been very good about spending money. We go to the grocery store to get food usually and we cook at people’s houses we stay with, so we have been saving money with not eating out.

In the airport I passed a shop that reminded me of my grandma and I started to cry. My grandma was Irish and loved scarves and capes and this store was something I knew she would have loved.

After that the next stop was a bookstore and I saw that Paulo Cuelo had a couple of books out. The one I picked up was talking about an Irish woman who was looking for her soul mate and meet a man who helps her to open up her heart to love.

It’s very fun to watch people at the airport. Irish, Irish, German, German, Spanish, Spanish, Polish. In America almost everyone is a blend of so many nationalities, but here you can see the pure blood of the origins of many countries.

Our flight was full but the Stewart said when they come back from England it’s going to be even more packed. Easter weekend is coming and there is a HUGE population of Catholics in Ireland.

We are pretty proud of ourselves releasing excess baggage. Everywhere we go we get rid of something to make our journey a little lighter. When we leave Europe we expect our load to be a lot lighter because we will have run out of Isagenix by then. Isagenix has been a Godsend keeping us healthy and keep us from eating crap food along our way. Yaaay for Isagenix!

Tonight is a full moon...you can tell with us because we have been a little moody lately. But seeing the sun is definitely helping.

Next stop England...

Ireland

Hi from Ireland!
We got here on St. Patrick's day but you know...after traveling for so long...we were pooped out. So We got some rest and the next day we went adventuring around Waterford and then Tramore. The woman we are staying with is named Karen and she has a daughter named Kayleigh. They have been wonderful to us the whole time! Karen took us around and about to show us her town and to the ocean which is very close. (However, it was very cold and we just could stay out for very long. Even though it has been sunny, it was still pretty chilly. )

Last night we hosted an Abundance and Gratitude Circle here at the house. It was the second one we have done, the first one was at Denise's house and it went really well too! (I have it written down on some paper and I will write about it at a different time.)
These circles are something we want to start doing as we travel around the world. The basic premise is to bring people together who have intentions about something they want to create in their lives and as we come together in circle we all focus intention on them to help them create their wishes.

The things we kept hearing from people were a sense of peace and warmth from the group and fully supported and loved. Isn't that what gatherings are all about? Yeah!

Our next stop is England to stay with a couple named Deni and Dax.

Hope it's a sunny day tomorrow while we are traveling to the airport....sounds windy and stormy out...every once in a while we have been hearing a weird high pitched scream outside almost like a whistle... evidently it is just the wind... ( ooooh scary Irish storms...)