still not legal

it's rather frustrating that I finally found the time to get back out to the garda station, after getting lost because there are two industrial estates right next to each other and I couldn't quite remember where I went last time, and the stupid place was closed for the afternoon. this wouldn't be such a big deal if it weren't for the fact that I only have one more week before I become an illegal alien. hopefully I'll be able to do that tomorrow after archaeology. we (tara and I) also found a new shopping center which is fairly nearby, and which will definitely have to be inspected in case they have any decent raincoats/winter jackets.
on a lighter note, I got to talk to all kinds of people yesterday. it was mom and kevin's birthdays yesterday, so once I got a calling card, which only works once in a blue moon, it seems, I was able to call arlington heights and lake forest. I talked to mom before she was heading out to the garden, and it was good to talk since I didn't get a chance to call home this weekend. then I called southern california, where I didn't get to talk to the birthday boy, but I talked to his papa and older brothers. logan is turning into a stunning conversationalist, in which he is able to use just the word "yep." joshua was much chattier, and I hear that he's going to be taking up the violin! very impressive. then, when I was waiting for the bus to come home from gaelic football, I called katie out in carraroe, and got to talk to both her and noel, even though I had a hard time understanding either of them because each time a car passed I wasn't able to hear them. but I'm going to see them this weekend, one way or another.