Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!!!!

Top 'O the Mornin' to 'ya!!!  :D 
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, I /really/ can't write in an Irish accent, no matter how hard I try.  :P  But, I AM Irish, so I have a reason to celebrate!!!!!  xD  :) 

Saint Patrick's Day was originally a holiday made to celebrate the works of Saint Patrick of Ireland.  It was an annual feasting day, but eventually it became a world-wide holiday celebrating Irish culture.  :) 
I have ancestors on my Mom's side of the family from Ireland. 
But on Saint Patrick's Day, everyone is Irish!!!!!  :D  So celebrate with me!!!!!!

I got this off Google and WikiAnswers:
You know you're Irish when:
You're incredibly short, therefore you will never play professional basketball.
You're favorite color is green.
You're favorite food is potatoes.
You have found a four leaf clover at least once in your lifetime.
You can fake an Irish accent pretty well.
You've been to an Irish restaurant and liked at least one item off the menu.
You /think/ you sing well.
You don't know the words to a song, but you sing anyway.
You think Saint Patrick's Day is THE biggest holiday of the year.
You have family members named Mary, Catherine, or Eileen.  Or better yet, Mary Cathrine Eileen. 
You wear green at least once a week.
You wear green on Saint Patrick's Day.

:D  LOL!  A LOT of those from the web included major drinking/beer/pub jokes, some of which I did not get.  XD  Oh well.  Those were the good ones.  :) 

For good luck today, I'll give you a four leaf clover!!!!!  :D 

Hehe, Good Luck!!!!!!  :D 

Oh, and look at this:  You caught a Leprechaun!!!!  :)  Good for you!!!!!  :D

Okay, now y'all get a Blarney Stone!!!!!  :D 

The Blarney Stone is a "magical" stone in Ireland.  Legend says that if you kiss the Blarney Stone, you get "eloquence and the skill of flattery".  People come from all over the world to visit the Blarney Castle and kiss the Blarney stone.  (No, it doesn't really look like the one I gave you.  It's actually in a castle wall.  This is a virtual gift. ;P)

So, have a Lucky day!!!!!!  :D  I'll be decked out in green for P.E. and be enjoying it with my VIF's.  Very Irish Friends.  :)  Hope I gave y'all a wee bit of a lesson in Irish folklore.  ;) 

Who could have St. Patty's Day without Celtic Women?!?   They are my FAVORITE group of the day!!!!!!  :P

Those are my FAVORITE songs by Celtic Women!!  Closely followed by You'll be in my Heart, I Believe in Miracles, and the Lullaby song that I don't know the name of.  ;) 

In honor of Saint Patrick's Day, I'm going to start writing a story that was inspired by the first song: Isle of Hope and Tears.  I just got a book from the bookstore all about Irish Immigrants.  :)  It'll be a good history lesson.  I might post the story once I get it going, but I got a sudden inspiration for a few other stories this morning too.  ;) 

May the Luck O' the Irish be with 'ya on this fine spring mornin'!!!!  ;) 

Love ya!  
Jedi~Chick <3

P.S. If you Google: The Lakehouse, Leia, Amaranthine, Satine.....all your blogs pop up.  ;)  It's kinda cool!  LOL!

Days 13 and 14

I'm baaaaacccckkkkk!!!!!!  *cue creepy music*  LOL, Just kidding.  ;)  But seriously, the Wi-Fi is back and so am I!!!  :D  Yay!!  :D  I promise to work really hard and not lose it again.  ;)

So.  Days 13 and 14.  ;)

Day 13: Post an excerpt of something you've written.  If you haven't written anything, post a picture of something you are passionate about. 

Okay, I'll do both.  :)  Picture first. 

Percy Jackson and Star Wars.......that sums up the I'm-Obsessed-With-This-Week thing.  ;)  So yeah, I'm passionate about it.  :D  Also,

No, that is not a Violin, it is a Viola.  Viola is the best instrument in the world.  ;)  :D  I'm also passionate about that.  :)  (so ha, mom!!)

An Excerpt of something I've written......Well, okay!  ;) 

This is the Luke/Mara story I mentioned in the last post.  :)  I LOVE writing it!  It's really fun.  Totally AU, half because I don't know everything that goes on in the EU and half because I don't like what goes on in the EU.  ;)  Enjoy!!!  :D 

Luke walked into his apartment on Yavin 4, smiling about the progress of his day, but sighing in exhaustion.  He smiled brighter as he stood in the doorway of his kitchen, watching his beautiful wife Mara playing with the baby in the Family room while Ben was playing with his toys on the couch.  Luke stepped into the room and winked at Ben, who immediately wanted to get up and give his dad a hug.  Luke silently walked up to Mara and put his hands over her eyes.  “Guess who?” he said playfully, and Mara grabbed his wrists, and twisted them not-so-gently. “I knew you were there Farmboy, I felt you when you were leaving work.” She said laughing.  Luke grinned and rubbed his wrists.  He kissed Mara’s cheek and helped her up from the floor.  She picked up baby Padmè, and handed her to Luke, who kissed the baby’s soft head.  “Hello Padmè!” he said grinning at the baby girl.  Ben popped up from the couch and latched himself onto Luke’s leg, begging for attention.  “Hello there Ben, I didn’t forget about you!” he said and hugged his son.  Ben smiled and ran into the kitchen.  “Dad, Dad!!” he yelled, “Come here!!  Mom let me keep Jumpy in this bucket!” he cried, dragging his dad into the kitchen.  Luke laughed as Mara frowned at the bucket near the back door.  “Ben, you promised it would go back outside before bed.” She said, and Luke laughed again.  “Don’t worry Mara, he knows that Jumpy has a home outside, not in the apartment.  Right Ben?” Luke said lifting an eyebrow at his son.  Little 5 year old Ben nodded.  “Yup Daddy!  I’ll put Jumpy back now.  I promise.” He said crossing his heart and running with the bucket outside.  Luke smiled and looked down at the baby girl in his arms.  Padmè was named after Luke’s mother, just as Han and Leia’s son Anakin was named after his and Leia’s father.  Luke smiled down at the baby….she had little golden fuzz on her head, and bright green eyes just like Mara’s.  Ben shared his dad’s blue eyes, but had Mara’s hair.  Padmè was the other way around.  He rocked the baby in his arms, lulling her to sleep.  Padmè was only a year old, and she was pretty tiny.  Mara leaned against the kitchen counter, smiling warmly at Luke.  Luke, Grand Jedi Master, Founder of the New Jedi Order, was standing at home, rocking a baby.  Mara giggled.  She picked up Ben, and carried him upstairs to his bedroom.  Luke heard Ben ask Mara about their upcoming trip to Coruscant.  “Mama, when will we get to see Aunt Leia and Uncle Han again?” he asked.  “Soon honey, we leave in two days if you’re daddy’s ready by then….”  Luke smiled again.  He shifted the sleeping baby onto his shoulder and walked upstairs to put the baby to bed.

That was only chapter one.  I have five chapters now.  :)  Someday if I ever get a Fanfic account, I'll post it there.  ;)  I'm going to put it on Lakehouse.  :)

Okay, Day 14!

Day 14: Are you late all the time?

Yes, but I really shouldn't be.  Well, I should say not ALL the time, because I make it to classes and lessons on time and sometimes early, but never late.  Schoolwork, getting up in the morning, those are late.  :)

Today is my Grandpa's Birthday!!!!!!  :D  Happy Birthday Grandpa!!!!!!!!!  :D 

Oh yeah, last night was our family dinner party, and it was SO fun!!  :D  Chibi*Chick and Nutmeg and I were CRAZY.  Chibi must have put extra sugar in the cake, because we were sent outside to get our energy out.  It was really fun.  Then Chibi jumped out in the dark at me and scared the living daylights out of me.  I was so mad at her.  :P  Chibi*Chick and I are planning a one day summer camp, *Amaranthine will like:*  Camp Half-Blood.  :)  We're going to have all kinds of events and games that happen in Percy Jackson.  ;)  I'm inviting my few friends who like it, and we'll spend the day playing and hanging out PJatO style.  ;)  SO FUN!  We're already coming up with great ideas. 

I watched Johnny Tremain for the 8th time last night, and I still LOVE that movie!!!!  :D  I fell half asleep during the battle scenes, which I'm still not sure how I did.  *rolls eyes*  Then I couldn't get BACK to sleep, so I wrote for an hour instead.  :P

Okay, sorry for being gone for a while, I'm going to check Lakehouse now. :)

Love,
Jedi~Chick <3

February Challenge: Day 20

A Hobby of Mine:

Uhh, Blogging?  :P  LOL!

Okay,
Dance,
Viola,
Reading,
Writing,
Sewing/Gardening/Cooking
Taking care of Chickens.....does that count?

Yeah.  I think I've said all these before though.  ;)

God Bless and May the Force Be With You,
Jedi~Chick <3