St. Patty’s me lassy!

Posted by Ms. Babble

March 6, 2007

The Chicago South Side Irish Parade (commonly known simply as “southside”) is five days away! It’s a relatively new tradition for me as I’ve only attended the last 4 years, maybe? Nothing is ever certain with this event since the memories are slowly killed at the end of the day by tubs of alcohol. But the beauty of it’s simplicity is what attracts people every year I think; wear green and drink beer. period.

The days itineray is as follows:

Put on 12 layers of clothes.
Pack a backpack with beer.
Arrive at bar around 8am.
Try our damndest to be first in line.
Wait in line while drinking the cold away.
Bar opens at 11am.
Pay insanely huge cover charge.
Pay for insanely expensive buckets of beer.
Drink.
Drink more.
Wait in line for bathroom while drinking.
Realize that the parade is over and you don’t remember seeing any of it.
Stumble into the street.
Try not to get run over by cops on horses.
Eat a hotdog.
Eat another hotdog.
Find the designated driver.
Wake up in bed the next day with beads around your neck, green fingernails, and hotdog breath.

Also, why do I feel like I have to rationalize the reason I go to this thing every year? Meaning… I’m not Irish. But I still jig to the Irish songs and drink the Irish beer (well, sorta) and wear the green like any good irishwoman would do.

I am 25% Welsh. Does that count?

Sidenote: The day after the 2006 soutside I was flying back to Iraq after my 2 weeks of ‘leave’. You can only imagine that party, eh?? It was a hum-dinger to say the least. How can I possibly top it this year?

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