St. Paddy's Day!Not just for all the people who put on green hats and sparkly shamrocks for a day and call it good, either. My family is actually very Irish-American, and I'm proud of that heritage! I love all aspects of the culture, the food, and the history, and that's why whenever I wake up on St. Patrick's Day, I get a tingling feeling inside of me.
I'm also a good Roman Catholic. Sure, not like the OMG YOU'RE ALL GOIN' TO HELL types, but I do consider myself a decent Catholic. My sister and I attended traditional Irish mass twice while we went on a school-organized trip to Ireland... and everyone else was shopping (for the first time) or seeing some exhibit (for the second time). Yeah, I'm an Irish Catholic junkie. :)
Ireland has always been a big part of me. It represents a great portion of my heritage and family history, which is why I love celebrating it on St. Patrick's Day. Of course, Christmas and Thanksgiving come in a cloooose second and third, but St. Paddy's will forever be the best!