Maimeó and Pops rolled into Kathleen this weekend to visit their Grandson, the one and only Desmond. You know, that little boy who hogs up much of nagoh.com. Yes, that one. Anyway, getting ready for their arrival is not a difficult task, they have a few simple requirements. Have plenty of Tetley’s tea in stock. Have a hot steady pot brewing at all times. It does not matter that it is 110 degrees outside. If you do not have tea, they will move on to another house that has. Another requirement is cable tv. Give my dad the remote control and more than 4 channels to flip through and he is in Heaven. I think Tivo blew his mind a little bit, because at one point he handed the remote back to me to fast forward, this is something I have never witnessed! Has the student become the master? I almost didn’t know what to do. We watched a Deadliest Catch marathon, we both agreed, we could never do that job, and he is a hardcore fisherman.

This was my dads first time meeting Desmond. This was very exciting for me. I have been waiting almost 5 months for that moment today, and to see him walk in the door and go straight for Desmond is something I will never forget. Desmond just loved him, he was quite all morning until his Pops showed up. They hit it off really well. Desmond put on quite a show, as always.

If you know me outside of work, you know that if I am not in my work uniform, I am in my “other” uniform. My Irish uniform. I pretty much always have some sort of Irish t-shirt on at all times. I have one for everyday of the week. Well after mom unloaded her bags she brought back from Ireland, it would seem Desmond now has an Irish outfit for the next 5 years of his life. They are incredible outfits. If you do not know already, Desmond is Irish for “Man from Munster” which is a province of Limerick where I lived and grew up. Munster recently won the Rugby European Championship, which is a BIG DEAL. So as you can see we are sporting our Munster shirts. I am jealous of some of the shirts he got from my Uncle Paul, with his name embroidered into the shirt. Very slick!

Desmond is still working on this, but do you notice anything about this picture? I did not notice it until I posted it. I find it interesting and amusing. There are now three Hogan Men, welcome to the club little buddy.