Drunk in Ireland

Dear Jen and Tom,
Before our honeymoon my fiancé surprised me with a long weekend in Ireland. I am about a third Irish, but have never been. We were actually considering going for our honeymoon, but decided somewhere warm and on a beach would be a bit more romantic. I was so excited to go to a real Irish Pub! As soon as we got settled in at the Inn we headed over to a local Pub the girl at the desk suggested. It was only about a block away so we headed out. When we arrived, it was a very interesting crowd. Everyone was very nice, and VERY DRUNK! I couldn’t believe it. One drunk guy was hitting on me, but to my fiancé. He kept telling him how lucky he was, etc, etc. What I thought was going to be a romantic night out turned into a comedy skit of local Irish men. It was actually pretty funny and no one was offensive, but we were naive Americans in a roaring Irish Pub. We spent the remainder of the weekend in our suite and in the Inn’s garden. I'm not complaining though! Next time we’ll have to stick with the touristier route!

Best Wishes,
Fallon, Boston, MA

Teen-age Debungle in Italy

Dear Jen and Tom,
I decided to have a destination wedding in Italy. It is my second wedding, and John and I have 3 kids between the two of us. We only invited our close friends and family since we both are older and come from small families. His oldest child is 16 so we decided to allow her best friend, who is very close with our family to come along. The two of the girls went on a shopping excursion, only a few blocks from us, so they could feel like adults. Well there is a reason 16 year-olds are not adults yet. They were “just talking” to two, gorgeous Italian boys, and somehow misplaced their wallets and passports. I was furious, and terrified. I was scared that they were going to be kept in captivity or something barbaric of the sort until we could prove who they were. Luckily it was only a very big headache later before my hubby got everything settled and the girls were allowed to come home with us, all on the same plane. We did have to push the flights back, but that is nothing compared to what I had going on in my head!

Lots of Love,
Cynthia from Nevada