QotD: Happy St. Patrick's Day!? Robbbiedobbbie doesn't do that anymore.
How are you celebrating St. Patrick's Day?
First of all, the Irish I am isn't the green kind, if it matters to you. It would surely matter to the long-dead relatives who donated their DNA to me, so I'm honoring that. But the BIG reason is: I used to "celebrate" holidays quite freely. The last (final) time I "celebrated" St. Patrick's Day I was with a man who believed that no beer should go undrunk, any day, much less St. Patrick's Day. HIS Irish DNA was the green kind, and that year we went to all of the bars in Atlantic City that we could find hosting St. Patrick's Day parties, beginning at 11:00am on the day. We partied until close to 3:00am the next day and I was sick for three days afterwards. I sang sitting on top of a piano in one bar ("My Wild Irish Rose") and while playing the piano in another ("When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"). But in my memory, the real highlight was my throwing up while hanging out his car window. Later I nearly killed myself trying not to fall out of my bed, what with the room spinning and all.
So today, I'm going to finish watching the BBC show DUMPED (apt, I think) and then enjoy sobriety. It really is a wonderful thing. For me.
But for you who are celebrating: have fun, enjoy yourselves, and if you find that you need to vomit while riding in a car, be sure to open the window first!
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I have always celebrated St. Patrick's Day sober. I imagine I always will. Corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots are on the menu for tonight. I will cook it and enjoy it all alone as Jordan is in Florida with his grandparents and Chris is in New York City for work. They don't care for the traditional meal anyway--and they complain about the smell. So, even though I'm alone---I will enjoy it as I don't have to listen to complaints about one of my favorite meals.
Chris did say that since he's never experienced St. Patty's day at a traditional Irish pub, he will pop into one tonight for a beer or two. He will also ask if they have O'Connell and Flynn's whiskey. If they do, he will have a shot of that and toast his ancestors as he recently found out that his great-grandfather was the son of the O'Connell part of the whiskey founders.
whiskey founders. Hey that's really exciting!
I'll toast to you later!
...Oh, no I won't. I'm a sober celebrator, too. :-) My mom used to dye our cereal milk green and stuff, which was kind of fun. Maybe later (after work) I'll post some Celtic music!
Celtic music!Oh, I'd love to hear some -- if you post it and I don't show up will you send me it "shared" so I know? I'm all over the place today and don't want to miss that!
Oh, I'm stone-cold sober, too, but then... I've never been drunk on St. Patrick's Day and doubt I ever will be. (Not being able to drink and all...)
I only know that my great great grandpa was an O'Mahoney, and my great great grandma was a Murphy. That made my great grandma a Mahoney when they dropped the "O" in the US of A.
Happy St. Pat's to you too. No celebrating here today. Just work....hey but that's ok too !!!
Being a kid is tough -- they can be very cruel.
In 4th grade I wore an orange dress and a green "Kiss Me I'm Irish" button. No one talked to me and I was sent home with a note from the teacher because "little girls shouldn't wear pins like that."
My Mom's side of the family harbored TREMENDOUS animosity toward all things "British" -- including the Irish (their view, not mine). My Dad's family was Scottish/Irish and Swedish, and detested the papist greens. So St.Patrick's Day was always something of an anti-holiday at my house.