Sheila and I woke up this morning after tying one on with Dervla and Anne-Marie last night until one a.m. (only to realize while walking home that Ireland was changing time on the 31st and that it was actually 2 a.m. !?!) to two really excited kids ready to head on the hunt for their Easter baskets.
The Easter Bunny back home has a tradition of sending the kids on a little scavenger hunt where they find clues in eggs that lead them from one egg to the next and, ultimately, to their basket. The tradition, apparently occurs here as well, but the clues were much more difficult. Maggie, for instance, got a clue about an egg sitting next to similar items that come from all over the world, particularly France, Italy, Spain, Argentina and Australia.*
Anne Marie told Sheila about a noon-mass at Guardian Angels so we met them there after some good French Toast and chocolate.
This was my first experience at an Irish Catholic Mass and my eyes were opened.
WIDE.
Get this. The priest dropped the F-bomb.**
Seriously.
Here's the quote: "We're going to over our Baptismal promises. Some people believe. Some people don't believe. And there's something in-between. If you're somewhere in-between, you'd better go talk to somebody because you need help. If you're a believer, you'd better get the fek out there and start living a good Christian life."
My bold.
Then he went on to tell us that there were three good Western's on this afternoon that we should catch on television including High Noon, with John Wayne and Natalie Wood.
And that's how he tied it all together by saying that Natalie Wood is dead and that she didn't find Jesus but that Jesus found her.
Wow.
It was impressive.
Dervla then picked us up and we headed to Deer Park where they were having this little festival for kids that had an Alice-in-Wonderland theme and included several rides, face painting, crafts and an egg hunt.
Johnny and Pierce did the pugil stick fight.
It was cute and free but it was cold so we didn't stay long.
The big hit of the day, however, aside from priests cussing, was getting to see The Voice live at the Helix in Dublin.
It was really fun to see how live television works and the kids loved it. We hung around for a bit after the show to meet a few of our favorite contestants.
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| John: Future judge? |
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| This is Andy. He was awesome but got kicked off tonight. We bought him a pint after the show. Seriously. Would this happen at home? |
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| This is John Gaughan. He rocks. |
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| This is Shannon Murphy. She's my favorite. She's like an Irish Carrie Underwood. I hope she wins. |
*The egg was planted near our stash of wine.
**I'm working on an entire post devoted to the Irish and the F-Bomb. It'll be a long one.
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