"There are only two kinds of people in the world: the Irish and those who wish they were". - Irish Saying
I am fairly certain that I googled a few weeks ago what day St. Patrick's Day would fall on. I may have failed to look at the year, but it said Sunday. I swear. I am not sure the reasons that occurred to make me not look at my calendar on my phone or computer - but there was one. I am sure of it.
I made plans to have my mom come over on Sunday for a big Irish feast. This is one of my favorite holidays to cook for. We even invited friends over for the occasion. The whole time they were probably thinking we were just planning for a different day due to conflicts, but no I just had the wrong day. The whole week, I was thinking Saturday was the 16th. I am constantly in my work calendar, so it is amazing that I did not notice. I must have been really tired that week and busy.
Colin had a birthday party on the 16th, which I confirmed on the 17th (thinking it was the 16th). So, we missed this poor girl's birthday. I felt horrible. Then at Colin's game on Saturday morning, I noticed a lot of green and jokes of pinching. I turned to Will and said what is the date today. Low and behold it was the 17th.
Now it is not a big deal not to celebrate it on the actual day. The holiday is celebrated the whole weekend and it is not even so much the holiday specifically, but that we love celebrating our heritage and traditions. I imagine people in Ireland think it is overkill and annoying. I will admit we do have the kids plan and set traps for the leprechaun, but it is a good way for them to use their creativity and strategic thinking.
I made sure we did some things on Saturday, after I discovered my goof. We went ahead with our big feast on Sunday. It turned out to be so much fun and delicious! My mom got to meet some of our new friends and I got to make dinner for her. A lot of the time she comes up to babysit and I realized that I do not cook for her very often. I cannot have my family thinking that my cooking skills are the same as when I was a teenager and early 20's when I had no interest in it.
Hope everyone had a wonderful time celebrating a wonderful culture filled with beautiful traditions.
"A good friend is like a four-leaf clover. Hard to find and lucky to have" Irish Proverb
Cheers to being Irish!
Love, Hugs & Kisses ~ The B Family
I am fairly certain that I googled a few weeks ago what day St. Patrick's Day would fall on. I may have failed to look at the year, but it said Sunday. I swear. I am not sure the reasons that occurred to make me not look at my calendar on my phone or computer - but there was one. I am sure of it.
I made plans to have my mom come over on Sunday for a big Irish feast. This is one of my favorite holidays to cook for. We even invited friends over for the occasion. The whole time they were probably thinking we were just planning for a different day due to conflicts, but no I just had the wrong day. The whole week, I was thinking Saturday was the 16th. I am constantly in my work calendar, so it is amazing that I did not notice. I must have been really tired that week and busy.Colin had a birthday party on the 16th, which I confirmed on the 17th (thinking it was the 16th). So, we missed this poor girl's birthday. I felt horrible. Then at Colin's game on Saturday morning, I noticed a lot of green and jokes of pinching. I turned to Will and said what is the date today. Low and behold it was the 17th.
Now it is not a big deal not to celebrate it on the actual day. The holiday is celebrated the whole weekend and it is not even so much the holiday specifically, but that we love celebrating our heritage and traditions. I imagine people in Ireland think it is overkill and annoying. I will admit we do have the kids plan and set traps for the leprechaun, but it is a good way for them to use their creativity and strategic thinking.
I made sure we did some things on Saturday, after I discovered my goof. We went ahead with our big feast on Sunday. It turned out to be so much fun and delicious! My mom got to meet some of our new friends and I got to make dinner for her. A lot of the time she comes up to babysit and I realized that I do not cook for her very often. I cannot have my family thinking that my cooking skills are the same as when I was a teenager and early 20's when I had no interest in it.
"A good friend is like a four-leaf clover. Hard to find and lucky to have" Irish Proverb
Cheers to being Irish!
Love, Hugs & Kisses ~ The B Family
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