A quick explanation

Hello there.

This is going to be really quick, because I only have a few minutes online- basically, I wanted to apologise for the lack of updates on here. Our computer at the house has been down for weeks.
A brief update?
Well, basically I have three full days left in this beautiful country. Three.
I'm excited to get home, but terrified to go back to real life. And there are going to be many, many tears on Thursday when I leave school for the last time.

Pray for me- starting Saturday, another new chapter of life begins! I promise to post a full reflection on my exchange as soon as I return and get to a working computer.

Wish me luck on the flights :)

some o' dem numberz that are blowin mah mind.

So... In four days, I will be...*gulp*... and "adult".

I will be Eighteen.
Yeah.  I know.  In four days I will be legally able to do all those stereotypical things people do when they turn eighteen- buy cigarettes, lottery tickets, go clubbing, etc etc etc.  In the eyes of the law I will be an "adult".
I don't feel like I should be eighteen.  Not really.  Good gracious, I just started feeling like a real 17 year old a couple weeks ago.  What happened???  When did I get old?

A few more o' dem numberz:
Eighteen days until I leave Ireland.  EIGHTEEN.  That's only two more weekends.  Only two more youth group meetings.  Three more phone calls home.  (Possibly two.)  This is seriously blowing my mind.  I don't think I've really grasped it.  At all.

So.... yeah.  I've nothing else really to say about that at the moment.  But... wow.

Some photos to brighten your day.

So, my absolutely incredible Christmas gift from my parents this year was an absolutely incredible camera.  Seriously.  It's incredible.  (Funny story:  Two instruction manuals were included in the package... one in French and one in Spanish.  Epic fail.)  As you can expect, I've been playing with it for days now and figuring it all out... It takes gorgeous photographs.  So, here are a few to brighten your day (hopefully) and give you a clearer view of what my little corner of Ireland looks like.

From the beach at sunset... It's not always like this, but when it is, it's definitely worth the cold to go out walking in it!

Seagulls at some place Nina took me today... I don't know what it's called, all I know is you can put in boats and go crabfishing there.  (This is also using the pinhole setting, for you more artsy-photography-types that might be interested)

The sunset tonight.  Absolutely breathtaking.  The clouds were amazing.  Seriously, believe it or not, this picture does not do it justice

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Apparently, my family claims I don't send home/upload enough pictures of myself.  So here we go. 

I just really liked this one  :)  Again, on pinhole setting.

All right, I really hope those pictures load right... Enjoy, everyone!  Happy New Year... I'll be back home soon!