Being slightly Irish (two great-grandmas) and a fan of beer, St. Patrick’s Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. I’ve had a lot of fun St. Patrick’s Days. Such as:
3/17/89 - Senior year of high school, three friends and I ditched school after second period, drove into New York City and watched the parade. Then we went into a bar where they ACTUALLY served us. We didn’t get drunk because some of us had to be back at school for play rehearsal (yeah, I had priorities - cut chemistry? Sure. Cut rehearsal? Never.) . But still, we drank in a bar. That was quite the thrill.
3/17/91 - 3/17/93 - I don’t remember much specifically - I was a college student in Boston.
3/17/99 - Inservice/report card day my first year teaching in Kansas City. Someone (mistakenly, it later turned out) told a friend and I that we could leave work as soon as our report cards were turned in. Having finished them the day before, we left at 1pm and headed straight down to the huge outdoor party that is Westport. Flirted my way into getting a lot of free green beers. But after starting so early, home by ten pm and no hangover the next day.
3/17/04 - After a lovely evening at the local Irish pub, Hubby proposes.
And now let’s look at the past two years:
3/17/07: In the process of moving from KC to NJ, we spend a few days at my in-laws. Original plan is to leave the small people there and have one last Hurrah with our friends. But I develop the stomach flu, so wind up spending the evening in my in-laws’ bathroom.
3/17/08: Actually forget that it is St.Patrick’s Day until Hubby calls to report the traffic complications on his way back form NYC. No one in the family is even wearing green. Cannot even have beer with dinner. Decide to reminisce about former coolness on blog.
14 responses so far ↓
Becky // March 17, 2008 at 4:08 pm
I’m not even cool enough to have green beer today.
AndreAnna // March 17, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Oh, Beer. How I miss thee.
LifeAsIKnowIt // March 17, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I forgot it was st. patrick’s day too.
We had brocolli for dinner…that’s green!
Jenny, Bloggess // March 17, 2008 at 7:40 pm
No beer here and I’m not wearing green.
No one even cares enough to pinch me.
*sigh*
Someone pinch me for God’s sake.
my minivan is faster than yours // March 17, 2008 at 7:52 pm
You are HUH-LARIOUS! I dressed my Irish Jew kids up in green today and thought about getting corned beef for dinner, since it caters to both their Jewish AND Irish hertitage. However, it is now 6:00 and the spaghetti is boiling in the pot (sigh).
anglophilefootballfanatic // March 17, 2008 at 8:24 pm
You crack me up. It’s okay you can’t have green beer. I didn’t either. I thought a margarita should count, too.
And, you’ve totally mad up my mind. I’m opting to post my 3/17/98 story.
Reiza // March 17, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I just read through the comments and OMG, I’m not the only one with Irish Jewish kids who donned green today? AHHHH.
My mother’s father was Irish as was my father’s mother. Dh’s father has some Irish, but he has a bit of everything.
Aside from wearing green (the kids and me. dh refused), we didn’t do anything “Irish.” Actually, we went to Purim play rehearsal at the synagogue. lol
Pardon me while I sigh. NYC St. Patrick’s Day was much more exciting. At least it looked that way on the news. I was never crazy enough to brave the traffic and find out for myself.
mkate // March 17, 2008 at 10:13 pm
wow! i knew that you had recently moved back from KC but I didn’t realize that was just last year!!!
Well Happy St. Patrick’s Day! At least you used to be cool. That must count for something!
Another cool fact, beer can help increase milk supply so you’ll have two excuses to drink next year (hmm.. I’m not helping, am I?) ok… taking my cool facts and heading back to my own blog…
mkate // March 17, 2008 at 10:16 pm
BTW— I have walking in the NYC St. Paddy’s day period a few times. Isn’t that cool? If I told you who I walked with, I would lose all of my cool points!!
I also had the opportunity to shake then-Mayor Giuliani’s hand (he was walking in the same basic area as I was) and I refused to shake it on principle. I don’t recall the principle but I am sure it was a good one.
LunaNik // March 18, 2008 at 10:30 am
Yep, a classic case of aging + children + responsibility + forgetfullness = a lot less fun on St Patty’s day.
Btw, there is a NJ bloggers conference coming up really soon in Princeton. By really soon I mean like April 7th or something like that. I just heard about it yesterday.
jerseygirl89 // March 18, 2008 at 11:46 am
Becky - At least you’re cool enough to want it, right?
AndreAnna - I know - and I hadn’t even had any in a while before this.
Life - Your children eat broccoli? I am so impressed - who cares if you forgot St.Patrick’s Day?
Jenny - *pinch*
Minivan - Well, you could always have corned beef for another holiday and tell them it’s for St.Pat’s too.
AFF - I can’t wait to read that one.
Reiza - I think NYC is one of those things you have to do when you’re young, before you realize the dangers and the annoyances.
Mkate - Yay for you - being in the parade and snubbing Rudy. I love it.
LunaNik - There is? Are you going?
Jennifer // March 18, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Amazing how times change! I miss the fun of St. Patty’s Day!
Leslie // March 18, 2008 at 11:28 pm
I had forgotten it was St. Patrick’s Day, too!
Our biggest sorority party of the year was our Green Beer party on St. Patrick’s Day. I just like to tell myself I got all my partying out then. That’s what I tell myself…
canadianflake // March 19, 2008 at 6:32 am
roflmaooooooooo…toooooooo funny
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