Happy (belated) St. Patrick’s Day!

I was too tired after the party last night to blog. :) It was a fun party, though! Lots of food and drink was consumed by all. I didn’t think that many people would fit in my dining room at once – it’s a good thing I didn’t go out and buy my new dining room furniture yet! I think we ended up with more beer than we started with, despite the number of empty bottles – either more people brought beer than I remembered seeing, or it was multiplying under the table…

Molly was much calmer than I’d expected, probably due to the fact that she went the groomer’s on Saturday. Unfortunately, the little green bows were a little ragged by the party, but still cute. She was very happy when Denis managed to spill all of the juice from the corned beef (which consisted of brown sugar, Guinness, and corned beef, um, juice) all over the oven and the floor. We cleaned up best we could, but Molly spent the rest of the evening licking the floor and the oven door! Despite the fact that most of the alcohol had probably burned off, I’m guessing there was some left, as she was out like a light by 8 pm. I guess a dog named Molly Reilly ought to be able to handle a little Guinness, though.

Just sitting in the living room, surrounded by good friends, with the Irish music playing and sipping my coffee made me all sentimental. I have wonderful friends! Thanks to everyone who came by…this may have to be an annual event in the Reilly household!