[personal profile] leia131
It is so weird to me that St. Patrick's Day is such a non-holiday for so many people. It has always been a really big deal in my family (mostly because of my mother) but also in school and life in general.

-When I was little, I used to take milk to school for lunch (in a Beauty and the Beast thermos that 1. matched my sweet BatB lunchbox and 2. leaked like a motherfucker) and every year on St. Patrick's Day my mother would sneakily dye my milk green, and then tell me the leprechauns had done it.

-We made leprechaun traps every year in school, and on St.Partick's Day morning our classrooms would be festooned with little green footprints (that looked suspiciously like fingerprints) and harmless pranks. And those damn leprechauns somehow managed to always get the bait (Rollos) out of the traps without getting caught. I think I believed in leprechanuns until like, high school.

-There is always ALWAYS corned beef and cabbage and soda bread, and no one in my family is ever not wearing green (I used to even have little shamrock decals for my nails). I always try to watch The Luck of the Irish on Disney (made a lot easier by my DVR) and I did manage to make it through one of the Leprechaun movies once (The second one? Maybe? It gave me nightmares regardless) because I am committed to this holiday.


Basically, St. Patrick's Day is a BIG DEAL and I don't know why everyone else doesn't think so.

Date: 2015-03-17 03:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amyofaquitaine.livejournal.com
All of that is so awesome. I especially love the leprechaun traps. I was always gung-ho about St Patrick's Day because my grandfather always insisted we were Irish on his side...but since last year, I've done his side of the family tree AND I AM SCOTTISH WITHOUT A HINT OF A IRISH. I feel ~lied to lol. But I'm still wearing green today! My special green hockey jersey with shamrocks!

Happy St Patrick's Day!!!

Date: 2015-03-19 01:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leia131.livejournal.com
Thank you! Scottish is... almost Irish? Maybe someone lived in Ireland?

And I have a Red Sox hat with shamrocks on it! But I didn't wear it yesterday because I had to go to work, lol.

Date: 2015-03-18 01:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pleasant-valley.livejournal.com
Happy St. Patrick's Day! :)
I love that you have so many lovely and fun memories of St. Patrick's Day.

Date: 2015-03-19 01:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leia131.livejournal.com
Thank you!

I love your green icon.

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