Born in Michigan it is beautiful, lived in GA & KY they are beautiful, now live 5 min. from the sugar sand beaches of the Gulf coast of FL- Clearwater/St Pete it is also gorgeous here (have to admit, especially when everyone in MI is shoveling)! I've traveled all over US and many foreign countries. There has never been a time that I have heard "America, or America the Beautiful or the Star Spangled Banner" and not experienced tears of gratitude. We are so fortunate!!! That being said I do want to make it to Ireland Grace173. Some of my ancestors came from your breathtakingly beautiful country, and I hear her calling!