Made it, Hair Gel Notwithstanding

So, here we are!! The whole trip was relatively smooth and painless, in spite of some scary turbulence between La Crosse and Chicago, wherein Dennis baptized the man in front of him with ginger ale. We slept very little and ate very much on the planes and in the airports; by the time our five hours in Dublin airport were over, I was pretty much ready to toss in the whole deal and go home (having slept about an hour in the last 36), but when we landed in Edinburgh, my excitement and energy came surging back. This place is AMAZING! The house, the grounds -- wow! We took some pictures, but we're both just too wiped out to add much more tonight. Gloria (G-L-O-R-I-A!), the resident director, made sure we stayed awake until 9:00 pm (a surefire cure for the jet lag apparently being to exhaust yourself beyond all reason), and since it's 9:09 and we have permission to sleep, we're gonna!!

Watch this space in the next few days for some pictures and more stories -- I've got to sign off so I can wake up Dennis and get him to bed. :)

Gin