HAPPY St. Patrick's Day!!!

Now that I'm part of a proud Irish family, I have (GET) to adopt the traditions of this "sacred" day. The Hillary family would NEVER let a St. Patrick's Day go by without a belly-filling meal of corned beef and cabbage. Even though we're hundreds of miles away from the gang, we still celebrated in full force. Phil made the feast in the crockpot, and it was stewing all afternoon. I made the Hollandaise sauce (in attempts to mirror his mom's famous recipe), and we stuffed our bellies on corned beef, cabbage, carrots, and rutabaga. Our little baby girl needs to be trained early, and today was a good start for her. :) The only bummer was the our feast "had" to be eaten in our bedroom. The living room and dining area are completely "under construction" as we finish the painting project (see below). That didn't alter the taste. It only forced us to walk a little bit further for seconds. Happy St. Patty's Day!!!