On Friday, Eoghan had picked up a couple of yummy, juicy steaks so some marinade was called for:

Mix the finely chopped garlic, chilli and rosemary with a little olive oil and some soy sauce. Rub some salt and pepper into the steak (after giving it it a few goes with the tenderiser – very therapeutic!), pop it in a sandwhich bag with the mix then put it in the fridge and wait with a glass of wine until you’re ready for it. Yum!

Saturday I met up with two old college friends. Helen Alice (left) lives in Singapore now, so we only get to see her a few times a year. Obviously there’s Facebook and gChat, but it just isn’t the same. Etaoin and I had stories to tell that simply can’t be told through instant messaging. We met up at around 2.30pm for lunch.

We were still out at 12.30am, drinking cocktails in Spy. Yup, a lot of gossip. Isn’t it great though, not seeing someone for ages and being able to instantly fall back into old, comfortable ways?

Sunday, was spent hanging out with this little guy:

And this adorable six month old cutie:

Aren’t her eyes amazing? More pics of her on the way!

I then took my sis, Kelly, to CSI The Experience at The Ambassador, which was good, cheesy, forensic fun. And we cracked the case, whoop!

How was your weekend?

Now that Ethan has got a bit more independence, he is free to crawl pretty much wherever he likes. He keeps coming back to this window though, which is funny, because it’s my favourite too.

Look to your far left, and you see Croke Park, Hogan Stand-side. If you’re lucky, there might be the tinny hum of a sound check, the buzz of a concert or the roar of a match. In the distance, there is Howth bay, smack in the middle are the Poolbeg towers (get on the DART for a great view of them), then lots and lots of cranes, around the Spencer Dock area.

But I think Ethan’s interests lie closer – the cars, the people, the pets, and the general comings and goings of the street below fascinate him. Who needs electronic light-y uppy musical cubes when you have the city to entertain you?