St. Patrick’s Day in Athens, Ohio

Last weekend we went to one of my very favorite places, Athens, Ohio, to celebrate the impending nuptials of my sister and her friend. Not to each other. They just both happen to be getting married in the same time frame so we decided to have one big party rather than several smaller ones. Some highlights of the weekend, excluding the obvious ones like eating at my favorite restaurant and experiencing the same happiness I always feel as I coast down the exit ramp into Athens, include:

• Laughing as my one sister put a fake tattoo on the chest of my other sister’s future mother-in-law
• Having tears run down my face as one of my brother’s friend’s tried to discretely scoot a miniature, plastic penis off the table before the waiter noticed, only to have it land right in front of the waiter
• Dancing at the Pub with fishbowls full of green beer sloshing in our hands
• Creating a tunnel with our hands and making random people dance their way into and out of the bathroom
• Cheering my mom and brother on while they drank Irish Car Bombs to celebrate my mom’s birthday only minutes into the actual day
• Having a pubescent group of boys lie to us about their age and basically stalk us in the hopes of getting to dance with a girl
• My brother winning a bet with his future brother-in-law by getting his mom (the brother-in-law’s) to do a shot of Hot Nuts at Tony’s
• Watching my sister and my other sister’s future sister-in-law do some crazy dance while standing on top of bar stools

I have several pictures of my sister that could embarrass her. Instead, I’ll just post one of myself. The lighting is pretty terrible, but I’m having a good time!