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Here’s something to bring some of your minds back. I never did put up any photos of Lids and my goodbye shindig last October so while I try to get the last of my travel pictures onto a disc I thought I’d put up a few for ye. Plus some random really old ones of what Lids and my Maynooth home looked like after a party and one or two pics from my graduation. Enjoy!

The theme of our party was to wear something from a country we would visit. Not many people got into it but here’s Lids and I Hawaii style.

Daragh and Ollie at least have some leis on. Then again I did give them these!

We didn’t go to Eskimo land but we give Aoife an “A” for adventurous (plus it got well hot in there later so she really stuck with it!)

Here’s my brother Derek biting at Diana’s koala bear, while my other brother is clueless, see where I get it from?!

Dee with her mates Mark and Will. You can somewhat see that Dee’s been bindied in her jungle explorer garb. More on that later.

Barbara, dressed in her American garb, and Orla (aka Burke), who, god save them, lived with Lids and I in Maynooth till June 2005. How’s tricks in Paris Burke?

Theresa and Amanda, moyhos who lived with me in Maynooth 2003/2004. Nevermind the innocent vibe they’re givig off here, these girls ran amuck putting bindis on anyone who didn’t dodge them. That was their Indian theme covered.

Amanda must’ve said something dirty here, that’s Livia on the end. Livia has promised to teach me some Spanish for the time when I tackle South America, if my plans ever come to fruitition that is.

Lids brother Kenny (we did meet some Arabs I guess) with our extraordinary site builder and professional photographer Kevin (dressed as a back-packer, though I don’t think I ever looked that dishevelled, maybe when we were in India, there was a bit of facial growth there)

Watch out bindi Dee, Derek’s gonna lick ya! See, I did get it from somewhere!

Maybe I did look like this as a backpacker when I burnt my leg on that motorbike. One can never look great with a gungy leg!

Austin displays his star to Lids.

My pops with his party hat on.

Ryan Nea, one of my god-children with his camera shy mam Nicky.

My mate Sarah’s birthday last year. She’s in front with Laura Carpenter behind her and Laura Doyle beside me.

Sarah and her fiance Alan, they’re getting married on June 29th next year. The first of four weddings for me!

Myself, Monika and Reiner Manjura from Germany, and Lids, when they came to visit Ireland last year.

My nephew Jordan’s communion, which I missed in March 2006. There’s Shauna, Jordan, Joseph, Christina and my pops at the back in front of St. Kevin’s Kilnamanagh.

The German contingent of nieces and nephews, Nicole, Colin and Fiona, 2005.

My godson Sebastian and I, 2005.

Laura, with her at that time pup, Sid, 2005.

Lids sister Cathy, 2005.

Lids looking lovely in her bridesmaids dress.

And finally from way back in 2004 some pics of my grad and the aftermath at our place in Maynooth.

Hoppy and I on grad day. D’ya remember hobbling onto the stage 3?

Sandra and I outside in our garb.

The proud parentals and I, October 2004.

Kitchen, Moyglare Abbey, Maynooth, October 2004.