Dream on but don't imagine they'll all come true

Wow, my auntie does like to keep me in line!

Ok, last month you had a good day, but what about this month?

Well, auntie and other five devoted readers, I haven't posted yet because I'm still not sure quite what I'm feeling. My emotions are on a bit of a roller-coaster and everything just seems to build and build.

There are things that take a toll on feelings, thoughts, life in general, and I'd say that both weddings and travel are high up on the list. Add to that a lack of sleep, a not-so-swell housing situation, and turmoil over friendships and it's no wonder I can't find the words to express myself.

Ireland was wonderful, but difficult. It involved a lot of tears and, luckily, quite a bit of laughter. It was great to see my friends again, but I fear that I may have damaged a friendship and it may not return. I may have damaged two, in fact, or at least irreversibly altered one. It's as though I can't just be content. Apparently every time I see G & K1 I have to do something that causes drama and hurt feelings.

But the happy news is that K1 is married, Mrs Benites now as we like to joke, and she's married to someone who we love and think is fantastic. So even with all the stress and the questioning and the desire to throw Americans off a cliff, we accomplished our task, we got her down the aisle and they're off on a beach in Croatia. Lucky lucky them.

In the next few days I'll try to post a breakdown of what I did and put up some photos. Unfortunately most of mine are blurry, so you may have to put up with blurry now and nice and sharp later after I talk others out of their shots.