St. Paddy's Day is almost HERE!

 This is SUCH a great little short film about the history of St. Patrick.  I've been reading about the history of St. Patrick and his involvement with Ireland, and the video's actually pretty accurate.  He's becoming one of my great inspirations, besides just a great holiday!

 

I posted this last year about ideas for St. Paddy's Day, but added #7 - WOW!  God has done so many cool things in the past year.  I'm so excited to celebrate with everyone!

If you need help getting in the spirit, you could... 

1) Watch a video of The Chieftains, a very traditional Irish band, a bunch of times

2) Do what I've been doing and listen to Irish music on iTunes Radio. Click on "Radio" on the left, then click on "Folk" and you'll find several Irish stations. Or find the song "On the Rocky Road to Dublin" by The Dubliners on Pandora. 

3) Head downtown to Armory Park on Tuesday at 11 AM, watch the St. Paddy's Day parade and hit up the Festival...eat some corned beef, cabbage, and green potatoes. 

4) Head to one of the following locations and enjoy my favorite pint - a Guinness 

(The Auld Dubliner, Frog & Firken, Zachary's, or other places mentioned in this article) 

5) Watch "The Quiet Man" with John Wayne or one of Sean Connery's first movies - "Darby O'Gill and the Little People", which I used watch often as a kid

6) Research St. Patrick, Ireland, and the history of St. Patrick's Day! (Notice on the Wikipedia page that the Chicago River is dyed green every year. Seriously, St. Paddy's Day is a BIG DEAL back home)

7) Head to my house for festivities - have an awesome time!  Call for directions