St. Patricks Day Party

Step Dancers at the party

My husband C. is a member of the Knights of Columbus. The council sponsored a great St. Patrick's Day Party at our church Saturday night. What a great time for everyone who attended.

Upon arrival, we were awed by the beautiful decorations. There were white table cloths with green shamrocks and helium filled green and yellow balloons everywhere. Green pots with gold pieces were centered on each table. The bar had ample wine of every type, beer, including green beer and sodas. A colorful table centered in the dining room was laden with appetizers.

A bagpiper and drummer piped everyone into the party room, and continued to play as they walked around the room. When the party was over the pipers piped us out and on our way as well.

About 7 Pm a bountiful buffet opened with braised beef, flounder topped with shrimp and cream sauce. There were green beans, mashed and/or boiled potatoes along with glazed carrots. For desert, we sampled an assortment of Irish cakes as well as chocolate cheese cake. The Nashville Irish Step Dancers entertained us during dinner. The girls ranged in age from 14-40 yrs of age.

At 8PM the band began to play and the lively crowd started to dance the night away. The band played mostly rock-n-roll with a few slow dances thrown in now and then.

I must not forget to mention the silent auction. The purpose of the evening event was to raise money for charity. At the auction, there was everything from a large stained glass window left over from a recent church renovation to a light colored fur coat. There was Rieslings champagne along with other alcoholic beverages up for the bid. Seaside and lakeside trips were very popular. I bid on a beautiful knitted scarf that had been crafted with a combination of ribbon and yarn. Luckily, I won the bid for the scarf and C. won his bid for a grocery gift certificate.

Of course we wore green. People were certainly dressed for the occasion. One of our friends wore his dark green plaid Kilt with all of it's ornamentation. I must say he looked quite dashing. Some had on hats and necklaces that lit up or flashed intermittently.

We are already looking forward to going again to the party next year.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Grace