HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!
For the first time in our lives, Samma and I attended Southie's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Boston yesterday! Yes, for 30 years I have lived in Massachusetts (with the exception of those 4-5 years spent in Maryland) and I never went to the world-famous celebration. And it IS world-famous, because just yesterday we met a couple of guys from Germany who came over here to see the Dropkick Murphys, the Celtics, and the parade, in that order!
With a husband who's 75% Irish and myself weighing in at at least 50%, it's pretty hard to avoid a weekend-long celebration between our two families.
Sam's school had their St. Paddy's Day celebration on Friday, so we had to be sure we sent her in something green. Represent!
We had our annual boiled dinner with my immediate family Saturday evening -- Guinness was had, smoked shoulder was devoured, and the Irish bread had raisins in it so I didn't eat it (blegh).
Sunday morning brought us to the parade, and despite being cold and windy, it was a pretty good time. We found a spot right at the beginning of the route, and we were lucky enough to be on the sunny side of the street... at least until the sun ducked behind the buildings, which was pretty much when we decided to call it quits.
After the parade we went back to my in-laws house for more partying with the extended family. We were also working with a 20-minute napped Samma, so staying until 5pm was a decent task.
It was a decent weekend, but I've come to realize exactly how old I'm getting -- there's no way I could have fathomed going out Sunday night, let alone Saturday... do "real" adults have St Paddy's Day house parties? I think we need to get on this...
