For anyone who is reading this post and believes that Unicorns are fictional, you're wrong. My friends, you are very wrong. Because unicorns exist and they are awesome. You are probably asking how unicorns exist because they don't (shun the non believer). But I am encouraging you to work with me here and use that imagination of yours. Unicorns exist because you are a unicorn, you are unique and amazing. 

So how did you become a unicorn you ask?? (because you are probably thinking I've been a human for all of my life) Well here comes the punch line, you are a unicorn for following your dreams, for having faith that everything will work out, for staying up past the crack of dawn and pulling all nighters for school, for eating that pint of ice cream and then not going to the gym. 

Unicorns don't back down, unicorns don't say no to what they want in life. 

Getting what you want out of life is not easy at all. But when you put in all the sweat and tears and hard work and sleepless nights your dreams start to come true. Life starts to look a little different (maybe because you are sleep deprived and slightly delusional...but that's irrelevant) when you put in the effort and the time magical things start to happen. 

So I technically haven't answered why you are a unicorn so you're maybe kinda sorta wondering still why you are an awesome unicorn that has a horn that sparkles, and that burps cotton candy (because how cool would that be?) 

There a lot of people in life who give up when something gets too hard, they quit and they don't push for what they want. They settle and say good enough is good enough (and for certain things sometimes it is). However when it comes to classes and jobs and your hopes and dreams good enough is usually settling. And unicorns don't settle we fight for the things we want. We don't back down because something looks too hard or impossible. We soar through what we thought was impossible, and we prove to ourselves that we can do anything that we put our minds to. 

Welcome to the unicorn club where all things are possible and you burp cotton candy (we've been waiting for you!) 

Keep Calm and Carry On 

xoxo 

Melissa 

It's the day after the super bowl (or the day after the Seahawks were at the super bowl and the Broncos just showed up to be there) and if you ask me this day should be a national holiday.I have eaten way too much food, yelled way too much at the tv, and had way too much fun doing all the socializing and cooking and not a lot of studying and homework *whoops*! That's what this morning is for, honestly that's what this whole day is for. Class and tons of homework. (Thanks to the snow week I got little to no work done, but I had tons of fun playing in the snow and procrasinating!) But,  I've already made a list of things that need to get done and I've already prioritized my tasks.

I can't believe that this week is the first week of February, wasn't it just January 1st?? I am really excited for valentines day. I am not doing anything extravagent, we decided to watch the new House of Cards Season (released on valentines day), and eat copious amounts of Chinese food. *HALLAH*

It's Monday so you know what this means? The top 5 things I have been loving this week. (get ready because this week is kinda sorta awesome.)

1. Valentines Day E-cards: So, I was on twitter and came across these silly, fun Valentines Day E-cards. They seem to put a smile on almost anyone's face and they are also so ridiculous that you can't help but laugh. Here are some of my favorites::

I think I have gone a little overboard but I honestly can't help it! *whoops* 

2. This song has been stuck in my head for ages this weekend and I can't help but smile and dance when I hear this song. It's "Happy" by Pharrell Williams and it is quite fabulous. 

Give it a listen it really builds up and his voice is also beautiful and amazing. 

3. This quote is on one of my pinterest boards and I have been referring back to it for most of the week. I am finding myself getting stressed out about school, life and my future. However, I am realizing that I just need to relax and do the best I can and everything will come into place. 

4. This past weekend I found this gem of a pizza place. They only have them in Chicago (Where I am from) and I recently found out that Georgia is the only other state that has Nancy's Pizza in the US...AND it tastes and looks just like the Nancy's in Chicago. I am not exaggerating when I tell you this is the best pizza you will ever eat, (I am not kidding you). If you are in the Atlanta area you should totally go check them out! You will NOT be disappointed. 

5. So it's no secret that I love the band Bastille. My boyfriend found this awesome remix of one of their songs and it's been on repeat, plug in some headphones and give this a listen....it's pretty awesome! 

That's it for this week folks! Hope you are having a phenomenal Monday!

Keep Calm and Carry On
xoxo
Melissa

Welcome to the 21st century where girls are single for longer periods of time, they are searching for the right one left and right. Grocery stores, gyms, airports, coffee shops (Starbucks), and many other places. I want to start off this post by saying yes, I am in a relationship, and yes he is wonderful and amazing but he has not always been in my life, I haven't been in a relationship since I was born- I have too been single. I have had the lonely nights with Ben and Jerry's, the midnight ranting sessions with my friends, I've been the girl on the I don't need a man train. But what I want to say is something that might take you by surprise, being single is what made me the person I am today in my relationship and as my own person outside of the relationship. Being single is the thing that helped me become a better person. 

There came a point in my life where being single was not a definer of my life (in fact when I met David I wasn't expecting to find my best friend and boyfriend). I basically said to myself that I was a work in progress that I was going to change my life for me. To some my life may have been really boring, I focused more on school than going out and partying, I focused more on what I wanted out of life and what I liked about life instead of letting another person influence my wants and hobbies. I finally said to myself that I was going to embrace being me. 

This wasn't easy, but prior to me being a girl in a relationship romping around taking cute selfies and eating copious amounts of pizza I was figuring out who I was, who I wanted to be and where I wanted to go. (I know this must sound cheesy, silly and probably very cliche).  I would sit around thinking about where I wanted to go in life. I made list after list and I sat around some nights with not a single phone call, not a single text from a guy and I never felt lonely or like I was missing a part of me. There came a point during this whole process where I felt whole as a person, I had (and still have) amazing friends, I could go to a restaurant and eat by myself and read a book, I figured out I really don't like music that yells at me, I do in fact prefer the finer things in life and it's okay because I never rarely pay full price anyways. There was a point where I had complete acceptance that my life was exactly where it was meant to be. That everything was coming into place and when the guy who was meant to be in my life appeared then all would be golden and it would still be magical and we would sit in a room together doing nothing and it wouldn't be awkward. 

And I finally found the guy that makes me  have butterflies, even after 7 months (which in the grand scheme of things is not long at all), he accents all of my best features and shows me how to be an even better person. He also knows how to make me laugh in almost any circumstance. 

However, I know so many girls who are so focused on finding mister right, having a valentine (because they must have a date for this one day out of the year regardless of if they even really like them), they are keeping themselves in relationships that they aren't even 100% in because they'd rather have that person then have no one at all. 

So here comes the punch line of this whole post. If you are single, and if you feel like you are miserable and you feel like you aren't complete with out a guy. I challenge you to try new things for you, STOP thinking about mister right and where you will meet him because if you keep looking you may look right over the perfect person for you. So, go try new things for you, do things you wanted to do in a relationship because you can do them and because you want to do them for you. Try learning something new or trying a new hobby. I know that it seems like there is no mister right for you (trust me I know). But there is...because odds are you are fabulous and you just need to find someone that is just as fabulous. But in the meantime learn how to embrace the life you are currently living, learn how to love you because that is honestly the most important part of any relationship. Before you can have a relationship with another person you have to have a relationship with yourself. 

Keep Calm and Carry On 

xoxo 

Melissa