Reflections on St. Patrick's Day!

This is Dustin's hat from the absolutely awesome St. Patrick's Day party we attended on Saturday! I don't think either of us had ever been to a St. Patrick's Day party before, so, in order not to be pinched, Dustin dressed as a Leprechaun, complete with a pot of gold (which were the truffles I made wrapped in Gold foil), and I found dark green scrubs. Being that it's 2010, they were "skinny" scrub pants, which I didn't discover until I got them home. I am generous through the leg, so the skinny scrubs made walking and sitting a bit of a trial, but we had such a good time, I eventually forgot about it. There were games at the party, and Rachel put on an amazing spread of 2 kinds of Irish soda bread, 6 different Irish cheeses, 3 different soups, and apple cake. Unbelievable! We played pin the Leprechaun on the other Leprechaun's crotch, while blindfolded. That was hilarious, and I was winning for quite a while, but eventually lost. We played Balloon Booty Basketball! One person had a balloon taped to their booty and the other one threw a balloon in the air and the balloon booty had to bat it into a big box! We lost. Oh, and we had to guess the irish person on our backs, I was Enya and Dustin was Bob Geldof and then Bruce Springsteen. Did you know that these people were Irish? We didn't.

When I think of the best part of the party it was the bookends. When we arrived both George and Rachel gave us HUGE FRIEND HUGS! I don't think I've allowed myself to get too lonely for my friends, but I am realizing that without hugs, I die slowly. That may sound dramatic, but I really need a lot of affection to feel myself, so, my favourite parts of the party were the hugs.

Thank you George and Rachel, Paul and Lochlan for a perfect place to stay and all of the kindnesses you've shown us while we've been here.

Oh, and here's a picture Dustin took with our broken camera, and I really thought it was sweet.

I think it's his Harrison Ford impression! Enjoy!