I have fond feelings for St. Patrick’s Day because every year, my mom would wake my sister and I up to a truly "green" breakfast! It was so exciting because on a plate would be green scrambled eggs (literally), a slice of ham, green orange juice, and piece of toast cut into a shamrock shape with green jelly on top! It was such an out-of-the-ordinary and exciting breakfast for a kid. My parents would always recite the Dr. Seuss book, "Cat in the Hat" about Sam-I-Am and green eggs and ham as we ate our meal. I loved this tradition so much, that I insisted that she continue this St. Patrick’s Day breakfast as a teenager, and even as an adult!
I actually visited my parents last year over St. Patrick’s Day and asked her if she would make me "THE" breakfast! She thought it was so funny that a grown, married woman would still want her mom to make green eggs and ham for St. Patrick’s Day. It’s funny how something so simple can become so truly special.
Apparently this tradition was not only practiced by my mom for me, but my grandmother had started this tradition in our family for my mom and her siblings. She was the one who was the first to serve the green eggs in our family!
My mom continued this tradition for us, adding the other green food-items. It’s incredible how a fun holiday tradition carries through the generations. I have no doubt that when I have children someday, that they will be enjoying a green breakfast of their own when St. Patty’s Day rolls around!
So, with a tradition so dear to my heart, I thought I’s share a few pics of my own enjoying Leprechaun-food! But I was surprised when I realized I didn’t seem to have any of these St. Patrick’s Day photos! I then asked my mom if she would email me some photos of us enjoying this holiday, and she was flabbergasted when she realized she didn’t have any photos either! We were both amazed that all these years, all these breakfasts, there wasn’t a single photo to prove this tradition ever happened! And what about my Grandma taking pics? Nope! She hadn’t either! We were all shocked.
This is yet another example, of such precious memories; traditions I request to participate in (even as an adult), that we never even snapped a photo of! This is another reason why taking digital photos of special holidays and cherished people are so important. That’s why I decided that though I don’t have children quite yet, and though I am not sure what other green foods I could add to this special ritual, I WILL be the first to begin capturing it all on film and Digital Scrapping it!
Take photos of your family this year celebrating your "green" holidays too! See our St. Patrick’s Day Digital Supplies at the Digital Scrapbooks and More Scrap Shop.
Want to make Shamrock Toast too, but don’t have a cookie cutter!
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"Stamp" the Custom Brush on on a a digital scrap page and print, cut the shape out and place it on top of a piece of bread.
Use a knife and cut
around the Shamrock Custom Brush Page to make your very own Shamrock Toast this holiday too!
Just toast in your oven and then put on green jelly!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy Scrapping to You!
- Jennifer
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