shamrock shakes in march

besides these babies coming only for a limited time once a year, the shamrock shake has a special place in my heart. once upon a time, way back when my mom picked little michael up from headstart/pre-school, while my brother was in kindergarten and sister was in 2nd grade and got out of school at a later time. she picked me up from school one day and she had a shamrock shake for the two of us to share. it was the first time i remember ever having a shake, let alone a shamrock shake.

the following year when march came around i told my mother mcdonalds had the green colored shakes again. i remember us rolling through the drive-tru and getting one for her and i to share. it was a short lived annual tradition for that was the last year we did it. but i'll always remember and cherish two years, where it was just her and me for a couple of hours everyday before my siblings came home from school.

and of course i was more than willing to share a my shamrock shake with her earlier tonight.