Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Well, pretty full weekend here. Played in the inaugural St. Paddy's Day lacrosse tourney up at UCD on Saturday morning against the Hamburg lads who very kindly came all the way from Berlin to enjoy the weekend with us. I had to leave during the fourth quarter though, as we needed to get Jaidon back down to Bray for the parade. After running full field for three 20 minute quarters, I actually felt pretty good. A whole lot better than I did in the last game just a few weeks ago. My hits where harder, cutting much quicker, and passes dead on again, so the training is definitely getting me back in shape. I've gained a few pounds, up to 158, but have also lost nearly 2 inches on my waist! Gotta keep at it and get some more sprint work in, as I'm still sucking air like a fish outta water.

Jaidon had a great time in the parade. All dressed up in his karate gear with the other kids, they got a huge applause from everyone along the route. I actually left the camera at home when taking J to the meeting point, but Chris ran back to the house and picked it up just in time to grab a few pictures of his group as they came down the seafront. I also snapped a couple on my phone while walking along the route with him. I'll post them all up to the gallery tonight.

Sunday was mother's day here in Europe, so we hung out with Chris all day. Jaidon got her a nice 'Fabulous Mum' coffee mug, with a spinning medal in the side. We all went out to the movies together, catching a sneak preview of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. :-) Then had a nice relaxing dinner together at home.

Today's a Bank Holiday here in Ire, so I'm off work and J is off school. We're going to head down and check out the last bits of the carnival on the seafront and probably all head into the gym together later.