Ah, St Patrick's Day. The day the entire world claims to be Irish :) Last year, I made my way around town enjoying the festivities (alcohol free, no less!) and snapping photos. This year, I stayed close to home and watched daughter and her friends Irish...

When I was (a little bit) younger, used to be that I'd absolutely LOVE my birthday. I'd have a full on birthday week. All birthday, all the time. Party, party, party. And then I got (a little bit) older, and birthdays started to take on a...