It’s been one year since my “before” photo. Today was the 2008 St. Patrick’s parade and I forgot to have a picture taken for comparison ;p.

I’m not sure it would have mattered though since we were in different costumes (dresses) and my dress is too large so it doesn’t really show my figure. I enjoyed the parade, though. It was 30 minutes of skipping and dancing through crazy Irish (and wannabe Irish) folks. This was followed by a Siamsa (an Irish word for fun/entertainment) where we performed 4 dances. We also performed yesterday for a very receptive audience at a retirement home, after I’d spent a half day snowboarding My legs are very tired and grateful for the rest tomorrow before we perform 3 times on St. Patrick’s day. I know i’ve mentioned it before, but Irish dancing is the funnest and best form of exercise I’ve found for me.