For St. Patrick's Day - start here!

Since my birthday is on St. Patrick's day, I am somewhat of an authority on celebrations for the great day! For all those who don't know, St. Patrick's day celebrations always start one week prior and end one week after. That is 2 solid weeks of celebrating! That said, Simon and I headed up to Fells Point yesterday to start off the holiday. First we thought we'd go to Inner Harbor, but then Simon said there were more bars in Fells Point, so that's where we went. Our first stop was the Cat's Eye Pub. That was our only stop as well. Baltimore has the friendliest people on the planet. Sitting down on a couple of stools at the bar, we didn't know a soul. At the end of the night, we knew everyone! The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick with their green jackets, green carnations and Irish flags were everywhere. They raise money for the Little Sisters of the Poor. We met Mike, who just had to be related to Wille Nelson - they look so much alike. We met the Elvis impersonator who sang a few verses for us. We met Craig and his brother Brian who did the Irish jig - a few times. We met Robin who was so nice. My favorite tho, was Robert who gave me an Irish blessing and said that being born on St. Patricks Day was special. I would have a happy, long, properous life - what more could I want? I must say that I have been lots of places but none is more special than Baltimore. The people there are great! I love those guys! By the way, March 17th is also MacGregor's birthday. He will be one year old! Watch for his picture soon.