This year I finally got to St. Patty's Day at grandma's! It's been years since I've been able to go home for the high holy day and I've been waiting for it to fall on a Sunday for a few years, since that's a good day for me to party. It was a really long day for me, but it was so much fun and totally worth it!
I had to work Saturday night, as usual, so it started with a 12-hour shift then a 3-hour drive. I then stopped at my parents' house to say hi, take a shower, then headed to my best friend's baby's baptism. It was Cayla's big day and she was so good and quiet, even. After mass I chased Bella (her big sister) around the church for a little while so the parents had a chance to chat with family and friends without much worry for her. They then were planning to go to brunch, but I went home to take a quick snooze instead.
Too soon it was time to go to grandma's. I had a few surprises to reveal when we got there. My two little nieces had no idea I was coming in for this and I got to surprise them. I even had birthday presents for both of them! After being attacked at the door by Fifi, I also surprised Sam. They loved their birthday presents!
Then it was time for chilling out and eating. Grandma was worried that we wouldn't have enough desserts, so of course everyone brought desserts and she had too many desserts! But the corned beef was amazing as always. It was great to have a chance to hang out with my family for a change. Even one of my cousins' best friend showed up and it turns out that he is a bagpiper with the Cleveland Fire Department Pipe and Drum Corps. So we had our very own bagpipe entertainment!
Overall, it was a great time and I'm so glad I had a chance to go this year.
I had to work Saturday night, as usual, so it started with a 12-hour shift then a 3-hour drive. I then stopped at my parents' house to say hi, take a shower, then headed to my best friend's baby's baptism. It was Cayla's big day and she was so good and quiet, even. After mass I chased Bella (her big sister) around the church for a little while so the parents had a chance to chat with family and friends without much worry for her. They then were planning to go to brunch, but I went home to take a quick snooze instead.
Too soon it was time to go to grandma's. I had a few surprises to reveal when we got there. My two little nieces had no idea I was coming in for this and I got to surprise them. I even had birthday presents for both of them! After being attacked at the door by Fifi, I also surprised Sam. They loved their birthday presents!
Then it was time for chilling out and eating. Grandma was worried that we wouldn't have enough desserts, so of course everyone brought desserts and she had too many desserts! But the corned beef was amazing as always. It was great to have a chance to hang out with my family for a change. Even one of my cousins' best friend showed up and it turns out that he is a bagpiper with the Cleveland Fire Department Pipe and Drum Corps. So we had our very own bagpipe entertainment!
Overall, it was a great time and I'm so glad I had a chance to go this year.
2 comments:
Your Grandma knows how to party! I love her. :)
She really does know how to throw a party!
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