Tradition

There are very few traditions I follow with any sort of regularity... Birthdays are big, as are Mother's Day, Father's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas(when finances allow.) One of these that I have followed most of my life is the feast of St. Patrick. The traditional dinner of Corned Beef, cabbage, and red potatoes. I don't remember the first time I had this meal, and I don't remember how many of these I have cooked. I do know that there have been some years when I could not prepare this meal due to whatever difficulties I was facing at the time. I also know that this is definitely a tradition I would like to pass on to my kids, so that they will have something that they can call a family tradition. As I can't remember much of my life, I feel that this is something that we did often, during my childhood, but I cannot say for certain. I have the feeling that we did, and this is probably a well reasoned assumption, but an assumption nonetheless. I just feel as though this is something that I can do to give my kids fond memories of their family heritage, rather than blank spots in their memories...

Sorry, I was rambling. Too much coffee, and the yellow onions carried me away... I can't wait to sink my teeth into that juicy meat tomorrow. As always, I love you Dad! Hope your feast goes well.