This is the day we have all been waiting for, praise the lord that it is Friday. I don't know about you but I have been *totally* counting down the days until this glorious day! It's a blustery cold Friday with a touch of can't I just stay in bed? It was a struggle bus to get out of bed this morning to get some stuff done (no worries though, technically I just moved to the couch....with a fuzzy blanket so my life's not too shabby). Until I have to leave the sofa (but that's not happening for a while...I hope)

Anyways, I don't know if you know this but apparently Valentines day is next Friday.....(I mean how can you avoid all of the jewelry commercials, chocolate stands, and cards). To me this is a wonderful holiday but not for the cards, the candy and the over priced meals. You see Valentines day is for more than just lovers. I mean honestly the amount of poor single people on Valentines day going all scrooge on Valentines day don't know how good they actually have it. *don't roll your eyes at me single people* (your poor attitude for this post isn't doing you any good). 

So, sure it's wonderful to have a person to cuddle with on valentines day and have them take you out for some outrageously overpriced meal with most likely over cooked food (because they're cooking it at super speed pace). But there is so much more to this day than just having a cuddle person or a person to say oh hey you're cute will you be with me today so I don't have to be alone and feel pathetic because all of these other "happy" couples are out doing cute things with themselves. (can you tell I don't like the whole TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER AND BUY ME ALL THE THINGS idea of valentines day??) So now you're probably wondering why I like Valentines day so much after that lovely kind of pessimistic explanation of how I see "normal" valentines day. Well hold your seats kiddos because you're about to find out! 

Valentines day to me is about so much more than gifts and flowers and chocolates it's about spending time with the people that I love and care about (significant other or not I have many people in my life that I love and care for). I feel like your friends can be your valentines because they too are a significant part of your life and you love them and you care for them. Okay, let's get something clear though it is nice to get chocolate and flowers because I am a girl and those things make me have all the happy feels. But there is so much more to this day than the above. It's about showing your love for someone or showing them you care (and that is shown in various different ways by different people and different relationships). Last year my best friend sent me an alarm clock because I wasn't waking up on time, my bestie Rachael and I are getting best friend bracelets, my mom and I usually exchange cards and a gift (usually chocolate...yum), last year I spent the day with Netflix and a nice meal that I got for myself because I loved me and I deserved it. Valentines day is about showing the people you love and that you care for that you love them and care for them.

I am not going to lie I have a whole little thing planned out for my bear this valentines day, but they are all things that he loves and things that show that I know him and that he is important to me. For Valentines day night we are not going out, we are not spending a ton of money we are sitting down in our lounge clothes and watching the new House of Cards season while eating Chinese food. It's what we wanted to do and it makes it so that we don't have to have the stress of reservations, crazy over priced meals and feeling stressed out that one of us is doing Valentines day wrong. Plus I really like yoga pants and a sweatshirts and that's exactly what I am going to wear.

Valentines day should be a stress free holiday while you spend time with the people you love and care about. So if you're single and on the I am all alone train and no one is with me train, realize that you have people that you love and care about and go spend time with them, because sitting around moping that you're single is not doing you any good. Or if you'd rather sit at home then spoil yourself because you love you.

What do you have planned for Valentines Day??

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