I worked part of this St. Patrick's weekend, but that doesn't mean I didn't celebrate. On the contrary, I did a little bit of celebrating my Irish roots each day….
Welsh Rarebit with Guinness and Sauteed Vegetables.
Let me tell you, the Guinness really does make a difference and there is nothing like a zippy cheese-beer sauce over veggies and French bread to wrap up a busy day and start a weekend.
I got the sauce recipe on the Food Network.
Saturday, was a different story. After a two-hour workout, I headed off to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa for the Mayor's River O'Green Fest, which one of my clients was a sponsor at. The event turned out to be pretty cool with an amazing river-dying, music and a variety of food and vendors.
I've never seen the Hillsborough River look so great – glowing green – which is an improvement over the norm.
After working seven hours for the event, Nick and I laid pretty low Saturday night.
Chavez at Home is located right down the street, so we walked over and I ordered the Eggs Sardou which included a poached egg over an English muffin, artichoke heart and spinach with hollandaise sauce. For future reference, it is a really good combination.
After brunch Nick and I opted to walk around the neighborhood and work off of a few of the calories we just packed in. It made me realize how beautiful my neighborhood was though, and how much I need to get out more to explore it.
This beautiful park is on my way to work every morning and I never stopped to notice how beautiful it was!
It was no where as good as the statues though. Oh well.
Instead of the bars, we decided it had been too long since we saw a movie and went to check out Oz The Great and Powerful.
Verdict: It was a great prequel and a good movie overall, but it wasn't amazing. I won't say anything more or ruin anything, but I do think it's worth seeing.
It was a relaxing day otherwise, to recover from Saturday, but given everything I squeezed into the weekend… I feel like I celebrated St. Patrick's Day to its fullest.
Hope you had a great St. Patrick's weekend!