Don't mess with our Irish weekend!
The 2016 festivities continued with a Friday night sleepover at a new location: Nestle Inn!
This beautiful bed and breakfast is just a stone's throw from Mass Ave!
Ashley showed up after picking up our race packets and checked us in to Room 5!
It had a modern look with traditional furniture: including this four poster queen sized bed!
It was a wonderful place to base our weekend!
Ashley added many festive touches to the room: clover candle, green goldfish, and Fancy Pants wine!
She even had Irish Spring in the bathroom!
Emily showed up after work, we found free parking on the street, and settled into our room.
Then we walked the one block to Nine Irish Brothers!
The Irish pub was decked out in green and served as a perfect spot for taking in a pint!
We chose Snakebites and kept them flowing!
The Guinness promotional girls were there so we got some SWAG: including personalized glasses!
Emily ordered the Irish pizza. It was corned beef on flatbread with four different kinds of cheese.
The pizza was served with a horseradish thousand island!
Ashley kept to the classics with fish and chips!
After we moved to the bar, our evening only improved!
We went a few rounds in a guessing game for shots of poitin!
The band, Reilly, was playing after 9 PM.
They were pretty good, but we wished for more Irish!
Of course, the best way to make any music more Irish is to dance!
The pints went down easy and the music kept our celtic hearts thumping!
We had the best time drinking and enjoying the atmosphere!
We turned in at Nestle Inn after some Irish foolishness!
Unfortunately, we still were not able to watch a movie! Maybe next year!
Next morning, we had breakfast at Nestle Inn and took some Irish coffees downtown!
We parked in our classic spot and got to the start line in plenty of time!
The weather was quite cold: less than 50 degrees, and it was spitting rain!
It was probably the worst weather we've had for this event, but it couldn't keep us down!
Our Irish eyes were still smiling as we finished the four mile trek in an hour!
Next year, we should have Ashley bring her fitbit!
Once again, Reilly was playing at Shamrockin' the Circle!
They didn't have much going on in the Columbia Club and it was pretty cold to hang around outside.
We ended up just taking in the sights for a bit and then heading out.
We didn't even have any green beer!
On the way back to the car, we spotted the Indy photo op!
It was great to get a pic with the historic circle behind!
This time of year is always special for us, and this year was no different!
We could feel the Irish blood of our ancestors helping us feel connected to our past!
We felt the warmth of our ancestors, had the good fortune of having a pint for them, and enjoyed St. Patrick's Day to the fullest!
Slainte!
