Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

St. Patrick is believed to have driven the snakes from Ireland. Once a pagan himself, St. Patrick is one of Christianity's most widely known figures.

The modern secular holiday is based on the original Christian saint's feast day also thought to be the date of the saint's death. In 1737, Irish immigrants to the United States began observing the holiday publicly in Boston and held the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City in 1766.

Today, the tradition continues with people from all walks and heritages by wearing green, eating Irish food, and attending parades. St. Patrick's Day is bursting with folklore; from the shamrock to the leprechaun and to pinching those that are not wearing green.

--The History of St. Patrick's Day

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Are you wearing green?

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So...I left Sunday for a trip to San Antonio with Keri. We were planning on staying there until Wednesday but due to unforeseen events, we were forced to spend an extra night somewhere south of Austin. Here are a few highlights from our trip:

• Daylight Donuts - "When do they open, I wonder?"


• Wal-Mart/Home Depot Street


• Igloo


• "Either that or I peed my pants and haven't realized it yet." "Do we need to check?"


• "You're a Jorge" "Hey"


• Where are you headed? Heaven / Hell


• "Cows!!!" "Mooooooo..."


• Quail Farm


• "Cheap as Sin"


• Emu


• Micro surgical Vasectomy Reversal


• Woman Hollering Creek - "Aaaahhhh!!!"


• Mexican Restaurant


• Payless (Discount) Liquor


• Wrong Way


• Zangs


• Buda


• Bat Cave Loop


• parked on Travis


• St. Mary's Street


• molested by an ostrich


• getting lost


• lying to grandmother about getting lost - "Well, the wait at the restaurant was really long..."


• Texas Roadhouse


• Bill Miller's BBQ


• St. Elmo


• Blond Lighting


• Memory Lane


• Kickapoo Road


• 38 Watch for Ice on Bridge Signs (give or take a few)

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There was also a really killer store in the Rivercenter Mall called Papaya that was selling all of its clearance items for half off the clearance price. I was able to get three skirts, three tops, and a blazer/jacket thing for about twenty dollars. Yay!!!

But really, I'm just glad to be home. I missed my cats like death...or not.