Wearin' O' the Green

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This freckle faced Irish girl never does too much to celebrate, at least not with the bar crowd. I definitely can not do my heritage proud in that respect. Bars annoy me, and I can not hold my liquor, although I have built up my tolerance to a glass again! The last two St. Pat's I did go out for a drink with Lisa, mmmm Irish coffee. Not bailey's. We're talking a shot of whiskey and a cup of coffee! Although I have nothing against Bailey's. :) You can keep the green beer. I can not stand the taste of it. Beer that is, green or otherwise.

So I wore my green, and even remembered the shamrock necklace. The kids and I did a few "jigs", read a leprechaun story, and they even created some pretty cool leprechaun "traps." We played a few shamrock games that we've learned, and had a pretty good day. I tend to keep any holiday pretty low key. I've learned that lesson the hard way. The kids just get too wound up to enjoy anything and I end up getting extremely irritated. Better just to stay low key and enjoy each other.

I put in my favorite move "The Quiet Man" (now there's an oxymoron for you) and snuggled up on the couch. I think I slept through as much as I watched. Oh well. I know how it goes. If you haven't seen it, you should. John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, and it's shot in Ireland. It's a love story about a feisty Irish gal, and a quiet, strong, Irish born American man. Good times, and for me, good music. I know all of the traditional songs in the movie, because when I was in grade school I belonged to a singing group that performed on St. Pat's. We would travel to area schools and give concerts. So I know more traditional Irish songs by heart that you would ever imagine. Just one of the (many) little oddities that make up "me".

I would love to tell you that I had corned beef and cabbage for dinner, but my mother's corned beef casserole cured me of coming withing 10 feet of anything resembling it EVER again! Ish. I'm told real corned beef is much better, and I do like cabbage, so maybe one day I will be brave. Canned corn beef..... *gag*

Whether you're Irish or not, I hope you enjoyed the day, and I share with you my favorite Irish Proverb.

~May you have warm words on a cold evening,
A full moon on a dark night,
And a smooth road all the way to your door.