Shenanigans!

Who doesn’t love a holiday that is built around wearing green and drinking beer?

I proved my love for St. Patty’s Day by donning my green hat and gloves to go to an Irish bar at 11am with the intention of seeing a parade at 1pm. Let’s just say it was a great day and I am a wee bit tired this Monday morning.
Jeremy missed out on this fabulous day because he is in California soaking up the sunshine…and rubbing it in when he calls me! So, I decided to have some fun of my own…without the ball and chain. Ha ha!

Christen, Jacob (also known as Jaykob--because it looks cool), and I met up just before 11am to walk to Anna Liffey’s (the coolest bar in New Haven) for some St. Patty’s Day shenanigans. (Shout out to the O.G. Team Shenanigans!) We sat down to a traditional Irish breakfast complete with eggs and all different kinds of pudding. Pudding is actually sausage. I tried a bit of everything in order to get into the spirit of things. Well, we had to eat something to get a table so the three of us shared the meal while drinking mini Bloody Mary’s. Our waitress did not like us very much because we worked the system, but we left her a really good tip! Everything was pretty good, even the blood pudding…until I realized that actual blood is in the blood pudding. Then I felt a bit sick and in need of a larger Bloody Mary. Thank goodness those aren’t made with blood.
We stayed at the bar for a while and then decided it was time to venture onto the parade route. It was SO cold and windy outside that we decided to head back to the bar until the parade actually made it down to the end of the route where we were. We talked with 2 cops that told us it would take a while for the parade to reach the end and that it would be going on for two hours. Basically, we never made it back onto the street to watch the parade. The parade instead was brought inside the tent where we were stationed. Really, this worked out to our advantage. I even got a picture taken with the bagpipers.

We stayed in the tent and watched a couple of really awesome bands that played Irish tunes. It was one of the best days in New Haven to date (Jeremy you really missed out!). After many hours of listening to music and drinking Irish beers, we decided we needed some food and headed to Mezcal. It is the only decent Mexican food place in town. My camarones were muy delicioso!!! What a better way to end an Irish themed day than with Mexican food.

After eating, it was time to call it a day/night. I was tucked away/passed out by 9pm. Here are some more pictures that sum up the day….