I've decided this is one of the greatest things it the world. I remember all through Elementary School getting so excited when my class started to do St. Patrick's Day crafts (I got really good at drawing shamrocks) and reading books about Ireland and potatoes (everyone knows that Ireland and potatoes are infallibly connected) because the fact that St. Patrick's day was coming also meant another day was coming...my birthday! I've decided that having this day as my birthday is great because of three things:
#1 - It's a holiday in Spring - a wonderful time for a holiday in the first place.
#2 - This holiday hasn't been commercially taken over, so it's not overrun by traditions and decorations.
#3 - It's a holiday, so the date sticks in people's minds, and they only have to add one more detail of association (that it's my birthday) in order to remember me on that day.
So, in one week and five days, I wish you all a Happy St. Patty's Day, and a Happy My Birthday.
