Today is St. Patrick's Day, one of my favorite holidays of the year! I love holidays that allow you to dress goofy and get away with it in the spirit of the day. St. Patty's gives me a reason to wear everything green...and I mean everything. I normally would go all out by spraying my hair with green hair spray, but the last time I did that it didn't wash out and my hair was green for a week.
This year, I found some green stick on facial hair! I was so excited when I found this. I got home and tried it out, but the glue that was used was no good, so I didn't get to wear my green facial hair. It's unfortunate, but I found ways to make my green experience great! Shamrock necklaces, green beer goggles, shamrock earrings, green dress, green beads, green shoes, and you can't forget the green beer!
This is what I looked like last year. Pretty great, I know. My friends and I even had name tags that said, "Hello, my name is" and we all put in Irish names. For instance, mine said, "Hello, my name is Finnigan O'Mally".
This year, we celebrated St. Patty's on Saturday evening because it fell on a Monday. People, such as myself, need to work early Tuesday morning and can't risk the chances of a hangover. However, I will join my friends out at the bars this evening for a drink or two, just to celebrate the actual day.
I read on Wikipedia that if St. Patty's falls during a day of Holy Week, the the holiday is celebrated the Saturday before. That is the case this year. Even in Ireland, they celebrated on Saturday because St. Patty's is during Holy Week. The last time this happened was 1940, but won't happen again until 2160.
So, enjoy the day! Drink a beer, or two, or three. Make it green. Make it great!
This picture happens to be from the small town of New London, Wisconsin. This town is where my father and his brother and sisters grew up, and also where my grandmother currently resides, and has for 60 years. This picture is posted on the main St. Patrick's Day page of Wikipedia. Coincidence? I think not. Wisconsin is just that awesome!
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