Surprise Announcement!

No - not that! This may not come as much of a surprise for some of you, but I'm afraid this blog is coming to another premature end! As of early St. Stephen's Day, I have been back in the auld sod! Yesterday, after a tearful reunion with my car (mainly because it wouldn't start due to a flat battery!), I finally made it back to the folks' house in deepest Mayo after an almost 5 hour drive. I almost caused a few heart attacks when I got there, but it was worth it!

The job situation was so bad and likely to get even worse in 2009, so really my options were somewhat limited, regardless of the situation with herself. I felt that situation became untenable last weekend so I had no option but to advance the timetable for withdrawal. Upon checking the Internet on the 23rd, I surprisingly got a cheap ticket on the 25th. I thought Christmas week would be out of the question, but I guess not many travel on the day itself. So, I took that unexpected availability as a sign and booked it tout suite! I flew back the same way I went out (via Abu Dhabi with Etihad) and overall the flights were pretty good (insofar as 15 hours on a plane can be!). Leaving herself again was not pleasant, but I feel it was the right thing to do in the long run.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, eh?! Well, thanks for reading my blog and you can always look forward to the next time I resurrect it!! Now if anyone knows if there are any jobs left in the country, please let me know!!