Ah St. Patrick's Day, the high holy holiday of Irish and non-Irish alike. The only holiday that has evolved to having almost no purpose except to party all day while wearing excessive amounts of green (and an excuse for Irish people to be extra ~extra~ about their heritage). No one does St. Paddy's Day like Dayton, and that's coming from a Chicago girl! So in honor of the recent debauchery festivities, here's the timeline of St. Patrick's day at UD.
March 16
6:00 p.m.- OK snacks. I need snacks for when I wake up, even the Empo will be closed then!
8:00 p.m.- Do I try to go to bed and wake up at 4 a.m. or should I just stay up? Definitely stay up!
10:00 p.m.- Is it too early to get ready?! I'm just so excited!
11:00 p.m.- *starts to doze off* OK, maybe I should set an alarm... Just in case...
March 17
12:00 a.m.- IT'S FINALLY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!! The best holiday of the whole entire year.
3:30 a.m.- *alarm goes off* Wake up from nap I definitely did not take because I'm powering through this!
4:00 a.m.- (OK let's be honest, it's more like 4:27 a.m. everyone took a long time to rally...) Roll through the Ghetto with the squad. Wow, this is so cool. It's like going out on a normal Friday but, like, it's 4 a.m.
5:00 a.m.- OK this is fun and all, but it just kicked in that it's 5 a.m...
*finishes 40 and then some*
6:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.- BLUR
10:30 a.m.- I would sell a kidney for an Empo breakfast sandwich right now. (Realizes that's completely unnecessary and dramatic and just uses Flex.)
10:45 a.m.- *lays in bed post bacon egg and cheese* I will NOT fall asleep. I'm ~actually~ going to my 11:15 a.m. class.
*falls asleep, does not go to 11:15*
12:30 p.m.- *gets woken up by roommate* OK people, let's do this!!!
1:00 p.m.- Join mob on Lowes
1:30 p.m.- Post at least three snap stories scanning down Lowes with a caption about how Dayton's the best place on earth (because it is, duh!)
2:00 p.m.- *ginger parade passes* I don't know if I love them or hate them... OK fine, today is their day. I love them!
3:00 p.m.- Eat so much from DD's (aka the savior of the University of Dayton). How did I spend 18 years of life without knowing the great joy that is the mac-and-cheese wrap with pulled pork?
5:00 p.m.- Tiredness kicks in. Come on, you can do it! Must push through because St. Paddy's Day only comes once a year.
*special 2017 edition*
7:00 p.m.- Cram into a house with 200 people you may or may not know to watch the game. Thank God everyone else looks as gross as I feel right now...
9:00 p.m.- Go to the Deli to get three more cases because we lost.
9:30 p.m.- as late as you can handle- Engage in typical St. Patrick's Day activities. There is a constant battle in my head between hating myself for still being out and loving St. Paddy's Day so much I cannot even consider the thought of going home.
When you finally make it home- *no thoughts because I fall asleep the second my head hits the pillow*
