Reasons To Be Cheerful

Loughc · 10-03-2023 8:31pm

Booked my first sun holiday since 2019!!

Posy · 10-03-2023 9:19pm

Woohoo! 😁

TRS30 · 11-03-2023 7:14am

Nice, we still haven’t booked any holidays 😬

DvB · 13-03-2023 9:14am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120342496#Comment_120342496

Nice one, what part of Wexford you heading to? 😉

Loughc · 16-03-2023 2:39pm

Another looooong weekend on the horizon!!! Up St Patrick!

Posy · 16-03-2023 6:43pm

Yippeeeeeee! 🥳 ☘️☘️☘️

Although I keep getting mixed up and thinking I'm off Monday too. 😂

Loughc · 16-03-2023 8:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120367294#Comment_120367294

That’s why to avoid confusion I booked Monday off to be sure!

Posy · 16-03-2023 8:08pm

The girl I work with already had booked it off, so no such luck for me!

Autosport · 17-03-2023 11:20am

The long weekend 🍀😊

pigtail33 · 17-03-2023 11:37am

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I'm the same. I just associate Bank Holiday weekends with having the Monday off. And I'm never organised enough to be first to request it as a holiday day.

Jude13 · 20-03-2023 6:11am

I now kind of own a home! (Mortgaged). We meet our tenant at the weekend who is there until June 2024. Planning where we want the Christmas tree for 2024 now.

DvB · 20-03-2023 6:13am

Congrats jude.

BK5 · 20-03-2023 6:25am

Congratulations Jude, a big step in anyone's life. Very best wishes.

CheerLouth · 20-03-2023 9:30am

Congrats Jude, wishing you many happy years in it

Jude13 · 20-03-2023 11:23am

Cheer's all, I came to the region in 2009 after being laid off, the plan was for 6 months, 14 years of rent later I have bought. I will likely/sadly be here for the next 10 years so it made sense.

DvB · 20-03-2023 11:32am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120378731#Comment_120378731

Came very close to heading out to that part of the world in 2010 after being made redundant in the crash and having little hope of steady work for the foreseeable, it was only the discovery that we had twins on the way kept us here to be honest. Know a few still out there too having moved out around the same time, and theres another few who struggled through a year or 2 out there before coming home. Fair play for making a real go of it.

Jude13 · 20-03-2023 11:53am

Cheers, we have a similar story, though took a different path (also never any point in me doing the know your elves as most of my answers match yours). When I left my eldest was just about to turn 1, didn't have the $ to wait to leave until after the first birthday. I have further specialized whilst here and my skills are not in demand in Ireland, though a move back to Europe is always a possibility and is the plan in the next 10 years.

CheerLouth · 03-04-2023 12:45pm

Booked a night away next week in Gallimh for the family. Little surprise for them all - can't wait now 😀

DvB · 15-04-2023 8:31am

Smashing morning out there today, have a great weekend everybody!!

Autosport · 15-04-2023 9:47pm

Car passed the NCT 🙌🙌🥳🥳🥳

Posy · 15-04-2023 9:50pm

Yaaay 🥳

tscul32 · 16-04-2023 11:46am

Always good news

DvB · 26-04-2023 3:37pm

Just noticed with us reaching Rudolph day no.4 for 2023 we are officially a third of the way through the year now. Just 8 months to go!! & in reality just a little over 6 to the start of the build up!!

Loughc · 27-04-2023 7:42pm

I have tomorrow booked off work so I’m now starting a 4 day weekend!

DvB · 27-04-2023 7:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120529358#Comment_120529358

Nice! Enjoy.

Aisling(",) · 28-04-2023 9:49am

I got tickets to Hamilton!Now to wait 18 months till the show gets to town.

DvB · 26-05-2023 3:27pm

It's Friday, got paid and the weather is to be decent. 3 out of 3 ain't bad.

Have a great weekend y'all.

Loughc · 26-05-2023 7:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120643771#Comment_120643771

You too pal. I got new factor 50 suncream and it’s brilliant it really shows the parts you miss 😬😬😬

DvB · 06-06-2023 7:32am

What a fab bank holiday weekend, hope everyone was able to get out & make the most of the lovely weather. Think its to end for the coming weekend but still a couple of days to enjoy.

BK5 · 08-06-2023 6:34am

Going to my first pup quiz since pre covid this evening with a couple of friends, can't wait 👍️

DvB · 08-06-2023 6:54am

So 200 days to the big day, and tomorrow we're into the 100's... that seemed to come around reasonably quickly.

BK5 · 08-06-2023 9:03am

Yes, flew in. The new bank holiday in early February is a gift.

DvB · 08-06-2023 9:33am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120689248#Comment_120689248

Its a great addition & perfectly timed.

Mad how we're yet to reach half way into the year and we only have 2 more bank holidays before Christmas (August & October) 😲

Posy · 08-06-2023 5:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120689248#Comment_120689248

Looooove that new BH! It's the light at the end of the tunnel that is January.

So, in the first 6 months of the year we now have 5 bank holidays and the second 6, we have 2? (not counting christmas/new year) We need another holiday... maybe September? 😁

DvB · 09-06-2023 6:27am

Officially into the 100's...! Just 199 days to go, Monday, 2 weeks is the half way point at 26 weeks! With the day before the middle Rudolph day of the year.

Crest of the hill in sight

BK5 · 09-06-2023 7:01am

Day 199, another milestone reached in our little world.

We won the quiz last, prize was 12 free drinks the next time we do the quiz 😅

Considering pints were €6.20 in the pub last night so from a monetary point of view it's nothing to be sniffed at.

DvB · 09-06-2023 7:32am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120693244#Comment_120693244

Always felt with quizzes it wasnt about the prizes, its the satisfaction of winning! So well done!

CheerLouth · 21-06-2023 1:52pm

Managed to convince Mr. CL that we should extend our holiday in France next week! Realised that we were only going to end up with 6 actual holiday days which would be grand, except the ferries are so long that it felt like a short amount of time compared to the travel time. Plus we've had a bit of a tough time of late & I knew I wouldn't have been ready to come home after so short a time so managed to get another few days out of him! Will make sure to plan it better next year though!

DvB · 18-01-2024 1:45pm

Having a browse through old threads over lunch & saw this one had slipped off the radar. It had been started back in 2015 & ran up to June of last year so would be a shame to let it die off...

So any reasons to be cheerful at the moment? Anything to look forward to in 2024?

Loughc · 18-01-2024 1:48pm

I still have a week of paternity leave next week so no work for me so I’m cheerful for that!

Loughc · 18-01-2024 1:49pm

January over half way done and a very noticeable change in the brightness in the evenings all cheerful things as well. And our Feb Bank holiday is in Monday 2 weeks

DvB · 18-01-2024 1:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121634230#Comment_121634230

This day 2 weeks is February in fact!

Looking forward to that bank holiday weekend too.

We're heading out on Saturday also, this weekend is my two kids birthday (cant believe I'll have 2 teenagers in the house) and we asked them what they'd like to do, both agreed that they'd like to go out for dinner, so we're heading out early for pre dinner drinks (mocktails for the kids) and then across the road to our favourite Thai restaurant for dinner. Looking forward to that also!

Posy · 18-01-2024 2:23pm

They're 13, at least let them have wine! 😂

BK5 · 19-01-2024 6:29am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121634455#Comment_121634455

Shots, shots, shots! 😂

DvB · 19-01-2024 8:27am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121634455#Comment_121634455

Had been slowly building the young lad up with a view to getting him hardy, got to the stage he was on the whiskey, but the hangovers were killing him for school so he's on the wagon now.

His choice!

Posy · 19-01-2024 8:30am

There was actually a little bit of brightness seeping in when I left my house this morning. 😁

DvB · 19-01-2024 8:43am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121637551#Comment_121637551

Noticed it yesterday myself as I wasn't leaving the house at 6.20am for a change. Definitely starting to see a little more light in the evenings too.

Andrew93 · 19-01-2024 9:07am

Have my first summer holiday planned this year since 2019. Saving for a house and covid put them on the long finger.

Moved into my first home Dec 22nd and got a new job starting early February.

Lots to be cheerful for on my end!

Loughc · 19-01-2024 9:22am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121637667#Comment_121637667

Congrats Andrew all happening now!! 😀

A cup of te · 19-01-2024 10:13am

Congrats, Andrew :) that's an exciting time. Sometimes you just have to make the changes. I'm hoping to have my own home for the first time ever by the summer/autumn at latest. Late 30s here so it's a long time coming. That's my big thing for this year. I had hoped to replace my 16 year old car this year but something (my bank account) tells me we're gonna have to stick together for another year or two given the expense of the house ;-)

Other than that I booked 2 nights in Waterford in December for Winterval. No summer hols booked but I usually do a few day trips to Tramore and looking forward to those long summer days on the beach.

Reasons To Be Cheerful

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