DeVincent Days: St. Patrick's Day BUST!

I am kind of nuts for all the holidays. They give me an excuse to go overboard and just enjoy. St.Patrick's Day isn't just another day it is indeed a HOLIDAY here for me.

I usually go all out with the attire and flare. Green shoes, St.Paddy's day socks, a cute shirt to represent, beads, stickers, tattoos, head bands with bouncy shamrocks. Oh yeah, I'm that gal! and PROUD of it! =)

I truly am dedicated to the day. See, even my very pregnant self brought my 11 month old to a bar! I would have gone out this year too! Who cares if I have 2 babies and am pregnant with baby #3 its St.Patrick's Day!! But, I didn't. The mommy side of me took over and I just hunkered in at home. I know, boring........

I swear my reasoning was good. St.Patrick's Day was on a Saturday! Wait, what?!?! That is the perfect day for Paddy's celebrations, right??? Well, before I was preggers YUP! I sure did know a year in advance where I was going and who I was going with! I had a babysitter, I even had the flare ready to go for all! In fact the first thing I said when we found out we were having Baby D #3 was "OMG I am out for St.Patrick's Day!! (the second thing was I am out for Vicki and Marc's wedding-but that's another story)"

The truth is knowing it was on a Saturday: who wasn't going to go out? I didn't want to be on the roads with my little ones, or bring them into bars that crowded. I know I sound like a fogey, but when you start out early during the week only the true fans are out, and its crowded enough that you make new friends, but that you can still move around (and bring babies with you, if need be).

No biggie, I figured I would make the best of the day. Maybe treat myself to a McShamrock (I guess its a green shake??) but I didn't. Well for dessert I would have mint chip ice cream to celebrate the day, but I didn't! I did dress myself in a green t-shirt and the kids in their Kiss me I'm Irish shirts, but I didn't even take pics. I was going to do a craft with them, but didn't. I was a true FAIL to the day. Jase tried to get me out. He would do or take me wherever I wanted, but I was cool at home doing nothing, it was so gloomy and chilly and we were all home relaxing, why leave? I know!! SO NOT LIKE ME!!!

I let myself and these cuties down:

Although, in my defense we did do things to celebrate leading up to the day; and they really don't know they missed anything so.... I guess that's OK?

The weekend was not a total bust though. Bet you did NOT know that my Dad's birthday (who is 100% Sicilian by the way) is on St.Patrick's Day. YUP, and he turned 60 this year! So the next day we were off to my grandmothers to celebrate his special day =)