St. Paddy’s Day

I never thought I could have such fun on St. Patrick’s Day. I would have stayed out all day, had it not been that I had to work for a few hours today, I have to work tomorrow, and my brother’s family is in town. It all started at 8 am, when Tim and I joined a couple of friends at Four Peaks. We enjoyed some Oatmeal Stouts, which were delicious and smooth and almost too easy to drink, as well as an Irish Car Bomb, which was also surprisingly easy to drink and tasty. We all left around 11:30 and I headed off to work while Tim continued on with our friends. They went to a couple of other bars while I was at work—lucky them! Three of us were reunited in the afternoon, and we went to one more bar before Tim and I headed home and our friend went home to pick up his wife for further partying. I think part of the reason I enjoyed going out today for St. Patrick’s Day is that no one was going crazy or having accidents and incidents in the bars or on the street, and the general atmosphere was very happy. I’m guessing that as the night progresses and people get more intoxicated, things will change so I’m glad I was out during the day and had such a good time. I’m thinking that next year Tim and I should make sure we make ourselves fully available for this celebration of all things Irish—who cares that I don’t have a drop of Irish blood in me!?!