A Toast to Julia Marie O'Brien

The toast that Mike had planned to make later in the day to his dear grandmother "Julie" was moved up in scheduling, to first thing in the morning on St. Pat's Day, around 6:30am. After brewing up a pot of good strong coffee and being joined in the kitchen by his elder son Evan, Mike decided the moment was right to pay tribute to the departed matriarch. He and his son filled their mugs (green in color of course) with java and tipped in a little splash of spirits. Ideally, this should have been some Jameson's, but some Warre's Warrior Special Reserve Port would have to do -- and added a nice raisin-y flavor to the concoction to boot. So it was that they raised their mugs, clinked them together and toasted, "To Julia Marie O'Brien, wherever you are. Happy St. Patrick's Day."