St. Patrick's day!

This past Saturday we went down to the Raleigh St. Patrick's Day parade and festival for the first time in the 3 years I have lived here. St. Patrick's Day always seems to sneak up on me - I guess because it's not a holiday where you have to travel or buy anyone presents. But this year, it fell on a Saturday and the weather was awesome - perfect day for a parade!

This parade was awesome! There were so many people out watching and everyone was excited because of the sunshine and spring weather. This parade obviously lets people in on a first come, first served basis - there were the usual police, firemen and Irish dancers that I expected, then everything from pitbull rescues, lupus awareness, bmx clubs, rickshaws and tae kwon do clubs. It was a pretty interesting group.

After about an hour, we walked down to the festival in Moore Square. I did not realized it would be like a mini state fair, complete with a ridiculous amount of fried things and lemonade and beer. Also, there were WAY too many people there.

We decided to head to Chuck's (my new favorite place to eat downtown!) and eat some delicious burgers before headed back out into the crowds! Everywhere was jammed, and Chuck's had a 30 minute wait but we decided it was worth it. We headed to the Busy Bee to get a drink and cool down while we waited.

Kyla, Maggie and Jacob

Me and Josh - hot and hungry!

I got a sting - such a treat! I like to get one whenever I go to the Hive/Busy Bee:

passionfruit vodka, lime, cilantro, and mint - cold and spicy!

Best St. Patrick's day I've had in a while! It was so warm when we got home we all laid out on the deck and worked on our tans - I spared you pictures of our pale skin that has been covered up all winter!