It’s strange how my mind works.  I couldn’t finish this blog and move on, I couldn’t bare to write about the last days of my trip.  They were great BTW.  It put to much of an ending to it and I didn’t want it to end.  It was the trip of a lifetime or at least my life so far and  it changed me.  Made me more me.  Evolved me.  Stretched me.  I can’t thank my family enough for the wonderful 40th birthday gift. 

I am going to have to do a lot more thanking for my 41st birthday too.  I am going back to Europe on Friday, May 28th, but I’m not going solo this time.  I am taking my12 year old daughter, Ilee. 

I have a strange way of getting things to happen for me, if I think about them enough I can often make it happen.  Maybe its luck, positive thinking or just the heavy duty prayer regiment my Mom has been on for years on my behalf.  Keep up the good work Mom, much appreciated.  Things seem to always work out, (I am knock on wood…no reason to jinks it) 

This impending new adventure has spurred me to complete my old one.  There may be some overlapping in my writing for these trips, but I will note this.  I truly apologize to my readers to not ending my story last time, it just wasn’t completed in my mind.  This may end up being a never ending travel blog, only completing one when another trip is planned.

Ilee and I are flying to London for 2 nites, then Chunneling (Channel Train) to Paris for 7 nites in my wonderful apartment, then flying to Dublin, Ireland for 2 nites and then back to London for the last 3 nites, totaling 2 weeks.  Taking Ilee to Ireland was manditory….for those of you out there not in the know.  Ilee’s given name is “Ireland Louise Wagner”  Her brother Callum “Cal” couldn’t pronounce “Ireland” at 2 years old and it came out “Ilee”.  It stuck, she’s Ilee now.  I think it’s cool.  Yes, we gave our kids weird names.  In the future they will either hate us for it or love us.  I’m hoping for the latter.  Wagner is just to common of a last name not to pair it with something interesting.  Ryan is mostly Irish with a sprinkling of German and Mexican and Germany and Mexico just didn’t suit a little blonde girl. 

I am so looking forward to going through immigration into Ireland with my Ireland.  She told me she’s already embarrassed.  What can I say….I did it on purpose just for this moment.  Fun for Mom.  Hey I could have named you Guinness.

I have already warned her that Mama & Guinness are good friends.  And I will be visiting this lover of mine in Dublin, first thing.  Yes, it’s strange how my mind works…

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