...okay, so I'm only a smidget Irish (yep, I'm a "european mutt" as we fondly call our lineage that dates back to the Mayflower days...part Irish, and a LOT of other things mixed in... can you guess what else!?!)... but that didn't stop me from hanging with the REAL Irish in honor of St.Patty's day yesterday.

In fact, it's a true Irish gentlemen (dual citizen) that is partially responsible for me living in Atlanta now... long story short, I was able to move here because he and some others hired me to work with them doing business development. He's got some interesting stories but the funniest one has to be about getting arrested once in Ireland because they thought he was a fraud due to his VERY deep southern drawl...how could an Irish man talk like that!?! LOL.

But that isn't the first time the Irish have had an influence in my life. Growing up with parents that traveled for a living gave me the opportunity to experience some REALLY awesome places starting young... and also enjoy the company of nanny Christina when they were away. My mom spoke to Christina before picking her up from the airport the first time and asked "how will we know it's you?" at which Christina replied "I'll be wearing a red berry." My parents were thouroughly confused at that point and asked her to repeat that ...same thing a "red berry." Everything made sense though when the beautiful Christina showed up wearing a red baret!! Years after she parted ways to return home, she mailed us some photos of her - she had been crowned Miss Ireland!! Soooo cool! She kind of reminds me of Princess Diana in this shot.

I also got some tips on the next place I MUST visit in Ireland... if you've never been you MUST go. I've only been to Dublin and the outlying countryside, but the people there are unbelievably friendly and welcoming and they've got some of the best food I've ever eaten. Oh, and my absolute Favorite pair of jeans are from there. Too bad they don't deliver outside the UK. And last, be sure to stay in a B&B. Quite the experience!




Sláinte!