"We are flying as fast as we can..."

Howdy Friends and Family! These two days run together because we left Nebraska on Tuesday morning, the USA on Tuesday night and landed Wednesday morning. This year we promised ourselves that we wouldn't make the mistake we made last year. We would go to bed the night before. Of course, that didn't happen. We were so excited and of course hadn’t even thought of packing yet. We packed and

stayed up and left for grand Island at 330 in the morning! A quick stop at McDonald's for breakfast and we left for another once in a lifetime opportunity! Grand Island to Dallas and then off to Chicago. Our plane out of Grand Island was delayed. So once we got up in the air the pilot said we have reached our cruising altitude and we are flying as fast as we can to make sure you make your connection.
Dallas to Chicago was uneventful. After a 4 hour layover in Chicago we border out plane to Dublin. Thinking of Dave’s legs in the seats, I tried to be helpful and got us exit row seats which were great but for some reason sitting by that door was so cold! We both had on summer type of clothes so when the plane landed, we were ever so happy to get off. After making our way through Customs, we met our missionary hosts Blake and Katy Edgmon. We went out and did a little exploring including eating at Gourmet Burger

Kitchen. Dave’s lunch was humongous. So big that he ended up eating it with a fork! It included a burger, egg, lettuce, mushroom, tomatoes, onions, and cheese. Quite delicious though!
Blake and Katy took us all around the area and stopped at the fist Assembly of God church in Ireland. We stopped at a coffee shop with some very unique furniture and ordered some lattes. Back home and a spaghetti supper and relaxation—and early to bed at 8 p.m. From our very tired, yet very excited picture window to yours, have a great day!