This past weekend we did what very few people get to do. We got to spend the day on the Chicago River while it was dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. In case you are not aware of how big a party St. Patrick's Day is in Chicago you need to understand that at one time Irish immigrants were the most populous group in the city. That has changed quite a bit in the last few decades but the city is still full of people of Irish decent and we take this holiday seriously. It's a day that people who aren't even Irish can pretend to be and have a great time with their fellow Chicagoans. Since Kevin is 1/8th Irish and Colette is a smidge we go all out and spend most of the day enjoying all the various festivities this city has to offer. We've been to the official parade made famous in The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford, we went to the last "real" South Side Irish parade before they had to cancel it for a couple years because it was getting out of hand, we've...
Life aboard a boat in Chicago.