Goodbye fresh vegetables...Hello chick flicks!

I honestly think that at the moment I submitted in my last blog that I was thankful Fiona moved out b/c of the space issues, was the exact moment that an 18 year old Cork girl living in Centrepoint Apartments (about 30 minutes walk from everything - no joke) got a call from Corrib Village letting her know that space was available to her in apartment 109!!

On Friday I went to a pals house for a lovely little girls dinner night filled with risotto, wine and a game called Ligretto (very fun). However, the while the wine effect most of the girls by making them sleepy, my consumption had a reverse effect - and I decided to join my roommates out at the pub (a swankier one this time called BAZAAR) and then to a dance club called the Living Room(so fun! We stayed until it closed!). This was when Judith informed me that we had a new roomie that just moved in that night! However the only thing else Judith knew was that she had a TV with her, as well as a ton of stuff!!

So the next morning I finally managed to meet our new roomie named Christine. Originally from Manchester, she has been living in Cork for about 9 years now. She still has a bit of an English accent to her and seems very laid-back and chill. Here are some other cool qualities about her:
- she can understand a bit of Irish Gaelic!
- she has a DVD player (which is perfect for my movie class - I was not looking forward to watching Psycho by myself in the library....eeeh!)
- she likes to watch chick flicks like New York Minute, and How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days (great for lazy sundays!)
- she has loads of good music - and wants to share!

So in celebration of obtaining a new roommate (and to drink away the sorrows of our lost food storage) Julia, Judith, Christine, and I all went out again - first to a bar called Richardsons and then of course to our new favorite dance spot, The Living Room - again, we stayed until it closed! Overall it was a great night and Christine was a lot of fun. She even showed us that if you ask for blackcurrent with your beer, it pretty much tastes just like juice. Just what Ireland needs: beer with a taste suitable to go along with your breakfast cereal!

So not much else has been going on since the excitement of a new roommate. On Saturday morning I visited the street market and got a lot of lovely yummy fresh fruits, vegetables, and cheeses! Sunday I did two amazing things: 1) homework (aka watched movies for my film class) 2) I cooked! I made tacos for Judith, Juila, and I - and it was actually pretty good!! And the other amazing thing is that I want to do it again!

So peeps: send me your best American recipes so I can cook for everyone! Try to keep it fairly simple (as I have little to work with as you have seen), and inexpensive is always good too!

I look forward to some great recipes!

Until next time!
xoxoxoxo