1 month ago
Outside
We are going outside today to garden. It's a beautiful day. Cold, cloudy and breezy, but beautiful. I love to be out side with the plants. My husband could spend a whole day out there working on our plants. My husband once blogged that gardening is very therapeutic for me, which it is. The other night he also said that we needed more "together" time. During the warmer days, this is never a problem. Our goal, to do a little more together, gardening is going to be our vehicle for this goal.
Last Night
Last night at the party I realized that it's St. Patties day and Lucy was no where to be found. Usually she whipped up a traditional Irish Meal and her family would get together. I thought about that last night. She was more then likely out with her new boyfriend.
Happy St. Patricks Day Lucy.
Last night Luap called and he was already drunk. He and his wife called from the bar they were at. It was only 6:30 pm. We ate at Mot and Coles house. They had a nice little set up. Each couple brought drinks and food. We took over Pom martini ingredients, stuff to make chocolate covered strawberries and Chocolate Mint and Chip martinis. The Crosses brought stuff to make green beer, green Jello shots and cookies. Yummy. They all got tipsy, I on the other hand am amazed at the amount I can drink with out getting buzzed. The Crosses were there too. It was a lot of fun. It's interesting to see how other couples act in their own environment.
Home from work. I was able to get out of that one confrence in Palm Springs and now I'm off to a St. Patties Party with my husband. Funny... I was such a history buff in college. There is more to this day... It's so "Americanized".
History Channel
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by people of all backgrounds in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated in other locations far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore, and Russia. In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick's Day has traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in 1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use St. Patrick's Day as an opportunity to drive tourism and showcase Ireland to the rest of the world. Last year, close to one million people took part in Ireland 's St. Patrick's Festival in Dublin, a multi-day celebration featuring parades, concerts, outdoor theater productions, and fireworks shows.
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling. He died on March 17th.
This is from the backside of our local state univerity.
The road leading away from our county animal shelter.
The mountains as we drive home.
It's cold...
...so what do we do.... go out and play in it. We went out today... cabin fever... and walked around. First we went to a shopping plaza, then our local state university and then to the county animal shelter. Why ... because we felt like it. Plus I was able to take a few pictures while we
were on our adventure..in the rain, hail and sleet. 
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