Tapas for 2

So recently Ireland has caught on to the Groupon craze, there are several different companies out there doing the mass buying deals.  GrabOne is one such company and recently were recruiting people who were passionate about deals and liked to write, and they'd let you in on the free stuff.  So I of course answered the call, and was rewarded with that day's deal, Tapas for Two at Amicus, with wine and Affogato's for dessert.  Only thing I had to do was take pictures and write up a short review.  Sounded pretty easy to me and hey, who doesn't like free stuff?

I've been to Amicus a few times, but I believe the tapas menu is new, well, I have no idea, but I don't remember there being tapas before...the deal was for an antipasti platter, which was filled with different meats, olives, hummus, crostini, salads, chicken liver pate, and loads of bread.  It also came with 2 glasses of house wine and we asked if we could have something else and they said no problem, so we had Cokes instead.  And for dessert was an Affogato, which is vanilla ice cream with an espresso.  I was a bit dubious that a platter full of appetizers would satisfy us for dinner, but by the time the last bit of ice cream slipped down our throats, we were definitely sated.  Overall, not bad, that would normally set you back 36 euro, the GrabOne deal was for 17 euro, so nearly a 50% saving. But I must admit, I would never pay 36 euro for that, and I might be tempted for 17, but still probably wouldn't do it again. But we definitely enjoyed the night out and the food.

And now for what you all came for, an update on Avery Kate, who happens to now be 4 months old.  She has made some developmental progress, which brings joy to the doctor in me, since it seems like that's all we learned in Pediatrics, at what stage should they be doing such and such.  She can now roll from her front to her back and nearly from her back to her front. And she can push up with her arms when she's on her stomach. She started laughing a couple weeks ago, she'd giggle and smile before, but now we can get her laughing.  She's now starting to reach and bat her toys and puts everything she can grab in her mouth.  She's doing her best impression of a vampire since her two top incisors have decided to come in over the weekend, which is why she's producing copious amounts of slobber. She loves being outdoors and being held facing out so that she can see what's going on.  So that's about it for now!

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Tales of Travels: Trivia Friday

Here's a quick post, I guest posted for my friend's new travel blog, check it out. This is to tide you rabid readers over until I can get a post of my own up! Go on and have a guess, for getting it right you could have the privilege of the Trivia Friday title and could get to do next Friday's post! Proof of your intellectual superiority, who could ask for anything more?

Tales of Travels: Trivia Friday: "A big thank you for the guest post this week for our Trivia Friday! She sent in to me the clues as follows: 1. It has a colorful and varied..."

What's more American....

Just in time for the 4th of July, Avery Kate is now an American citizen.  We travelled up to Dublin last week and got it all done, the appointment was surprisingly fast, maybe 15-20 minutes and it was all over, dual-citizenship obtained. Now we just need to get her Irish passport.

For the Fourth we went to the Peters' house for a BBQ. We also played a bit of baseball this weekend so all things American.  I provided a cake for the BBQ and also had the stuff for S'mores, however, we are in Ireland so of course the day ended with rain and we did not get to do the S'mores. Next time...

Whipped cream frosting topped with strawberries and blueberries

Red, white, and blue!

Mmmm, cake...

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