Hello again friends...we have a fresh new feature for you. Meet Lesley of Ireland Ever After!
Hello! My name is Lesley Hager, well actually, it’s Lesley Concannon, now. I haven’t quite gotten used to the new last name since I married the love of my life in September 2010. I’ve created my blog, Ireland Ever After, because it reflects my new life.
You see, my husband, Barry, is from Derry, Ireland…a good, whopping 3 or 4,000 miles away from me here in Charleston, West Virginia. We met nearly three years ago despite the fact that we are on two different continents, and no, it wasn’t an online meeting either, it was a chance meeting in person, fate, if you will. So, Barry and I, unfortunately, haven’t gotten to have a normal courtship. Nope, no dinner or movie dates here.
Our courtship consisted of Skype calls, emails, texts and bi-monthly international visits—either I would go to Ireland or he would come here to visit. We knew right away that we were going to be together forever, as corny as it sounds. In fact, it was such a powerful bond between us, it inspired me to write a book, Coincidence, which is loosely based on our relationship. It was published in November of 2010. However, being together forever is easy to want, it’s not so easy to do because in order for us to be together, one of us was going to have to move to a different country. Since Barry has his own business in Ireland, it made more sense for me to move there, which I am doing. And, this is where my blog, Ireland Ever After, comes in.
I’ve created the blog to detail my experience (and by experience I mean anxietiesJ) with moving to a new country…the preparation of doing so (moving myself along with my two cats and away from the place I’ve lived my whole life) and then once I get there (hopefully within the next month) the blog will focus on adjusting to life in a new country, not only a new life but a new MARRIED life, which I hear is different ;0).
Go show Lesley some blog love and say hello!
Hello! My name is Lesley Hager, well actually, it’s Lesley Concannon, now. I haven’t quite gotten used to the new last name since I married the love of my life in September 2010. I’ve created my blog, Ireland Ever After, because it reflects my new life.
Our courtship consisted of Skype calls, emails, texts and bi-monthly international visits—either I would go to Ireland or he would come here to visit. We knew right away that we were going to be together forever, as corny as it sounds. In fact, it was such a powerful bond between us, it inspired me to write a book, Coincidence, which is loosely based on our relationship. It was published in November of 2010. However, being together forever is easy to want, it’s not so easy to do because in order for us to be together, one of us was going to have to move to a different country. Since Barry has his own business in Ireland, it made more sense for me to move there, which I am doing. And, this is where my blog, Ireland Ever After, comes in.
Go show Lesley some blog love and say hello!
Comments
I am corney too then....together forever is w.o.n.d.e.r.f.u.l.
See you around!
Congrats on being featured! I'm heading over to you blog now!
I love her blog and am definitely going to have to check out her book--it's more fun to read books when you know a bit of the behind the scenes stuff :)
@CityGirlChic, KT, posidanielle, Alida, DebbieM--Thank you! Hope you enjoy!!
Kristy
Maegan :)