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It’s MONDAY.

Hope you all enjoyed the weekend a great deal.

As many of you know, I am part Irish, as it seems to be the case with 78% of all of North America’s population. Despite not making me all that special, it still allows me to look forward to St. Patrick’s Day. It is a few days away and that is good. However, did you all really think that I would wait until March 17 before celebrating? SURELY YOU JEST. We already kicked it off over the past weekend, using the Shannon Irish Show as an excuse to meet up with family and sink a few bottles down.

Shannon is a rural community about 25-30 minutes out of Quebec City which is home to a surprisingly high concentration of Irish folk. My family sprouts quite a bit from down there. Trust me, if there is someone who speaks English around those parts, there is a very high chance that I’m related to them in some form. Which is why I never dated Shannon women. Ew.

My sister became a full-fledged member of the community recently by buying a home over there. Kind of a “return to your roots” thing. She mentioned about getting the family together to see the Shannon Irish Show (and celebrating its 40th anniversary, I may add) to see some traditional folk dancing and step dancing, as well as to listen to lots of music. Well, the family did come out and we did go to the show and we did end up at my sisters to have a drink or eight. Much fun was had by all.

It’s funny because my mom and aunts always sing songs around the table and inevitably end up crying. Yes, it’s funny.

So to all of you looking forward to putting on your green and partying this weekend, all I have to say is that I have already started. IN YOUR FACE!

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