Three... Two... One...

Just a bit more than a week now before we set out on our next journey to Ireland. A year ago when we were preparing for our departure, we had what we refer to as "The Big Scary List". On that were things like: Pay for Molly's School, Buy Molly a Car, Buy new luggage, etc.

This time it's: Buy Shampoo, Download some TV shows and movies, etc.

Not nearly as daunting a list. But we're still going to be gone for almost 5 weeks!

So what's going to happen in that 5 weeks? Not much, really aside from:

Sept. 13-14 travel to Dublin, rent car
Sept. 14 drive to Belfast, stay with friends
Sept. 15 Go to all day rehearsal with New Irish Arts and sing in choir for that evening's "Ireland in Praise" worship concert
Sept. 16 go to church with friends
Sept. 17 meet with pastor and wife in Ballymena, north of Belfast, drive back to Dublin
Sept. 18-20 various meetings with friends and colleagues
Sept. 21 drive to Laragh (south of Dublin) to set up sound system for conference
Sept. 22 drive to Swords (north of Dublin) to conduct Worship Workshop at Swords Baptist Church
Sept. 23 go to church at New Life Community Church in west Dublin, have lunch and do workshop with band that afternoon
Sept. 24 breathe
Sept 25-27 various meetings with friends and colleagues, scope out potential areas of residence (for when we move)
Sept. 26 take train to Bray (south of Dublin) to meet with 2 new contacts
Sept. 28 drive to Cork
Sept. 29-30 various meetings with friends, colleagues and new contacts in and around Cork
Sept. 30 attend church somewhere
Oct. 1 do Worship Workshop at Grace Fellowship, Cork
Oct. 2 breathe
Oct. 3-4 Travel through Co. Kerry, meeting with several new contacts, ending up in Shannon
Oct. 4 do evening Worship Workshop with Jamzone youth band, Shannon
Oct. 5 do Worship Workshop at Abundant Life Church, Limerick
Oct. 6 do all-day, area-wide Worship Conference hosted by Abundant Life
Oct. 7 die... then breathe... then go to church in Ennis (maybe)
Oct. 8 drive back to Dublin
Oct. 9-12 various meetings with friends and colleagues
Oct. 13 do Worship Workshop at Trinity Church, Dublin
Oct. 14 go to church, prepare for journey back to US
Oct. 15 Fly back to FL

Boring, I know, but there you have it...