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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

 I hope you are celebrating the day in your own beautiful way- with your family, significant other or your friends.  Today is the day to celebrate LOVE that matters to you most. Flowers, candy, dinner, movies,a vacation- anyway you celebrate today, have fun!

Eric and I will be staying inside today with this Arctic blast hitting the North East, playing board games, watching movies and eating a lot of food. (Heart shaped french toast anyone?!) =D 

I love all of my readers and people who continually support my blog! Thank you!

Love and Kisses!!

How to win my heart

In honor of Valentines Day, I figure I talk about the writing prompt from Momfessionals had posted last week- How to Win my Heart.

Well , the way to win my heart is….

To make me laugh- Tell me a silly joke, talk about Penelope like a real human, and make up a ridiculous story about the people sitting across from us, make a silly face.Laughing is one of the best feelings, especially those belly laughs that seem to go on forever and you cannot catch you breath. I love to laugh and its just fun.

To support me in whatever I am doing- If I tell you I'm going to write a children's book, support that dream of mine. Let me tell you ideas and give me feedback. This is so important, most of the time, the women are always supporting their partners and its so nice to know that your partner will support you just as much as you support them.

To love your family as much as I love mine- My family is everything to me- they are my friends, confidants, and support system. If you can love your family just as much as I love my family, you are got some brownie points.

and finally,

To love me for me-  do not compare me to your ex's or to celebrities, I am me, crazy hair, goofy smile, BIG heart and a whole lot to love. I may be a handful sometimes but most of the the time I will be there for you, cracking jokes and smiling beside you on this crazy thing we call life.

There you have it,  how to win my heart.

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Oh Hey Cupid....

Happy FriYAY! In honor of Valentine's Day( and Galentine's Day) being next week, I decided to share some of my favorite picks from Nordstroms. These gifts are perfect for all the women in your lives. 

 pjs/// blanket//// book

pillow/// water bottle

perfume/// clutch

What is your favorite gift to give to your GALentines and VALentines? 

Ps. I found this perfect Galentine to give to all your BIFFS

Source

 Thank you Leslie Knope for this awesome holiday to celebrate your BIFF!

pps. There are no affialiate links in this post. I really love Nordstroms and you should too!

life gets in the way....

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Hi everyone!

I really had the best intentions to try to post more regularly on here but, you all know that the best laid plans go awry.

The past two weeks have been a world wind I think it would be easiest to use bullet points and go from there:

• I am finally feeling better from being sick THANK GOODNESS! That flu really kicked my butt, the cough which was lingering, has finally made an exit! (Please do not come back!)

• I got to see one of my oldest friends, EP not just once but TWICE in the past two weeks! I enjoy seeing her because she is always filled with new stories and something new going on in her life. We were lucky enough to have a little girls night out at THE OFFICE with our old sewing teacher, MS, which was so much fun! EP and I have known MS for over 10 years (eek! How can that be possible? I just was in high school last year haha) As always with MS we were laughing our butts off and we even got free desert! Its always good to see people from your past who knew you back then and see you know and how much you have grown. Its a refreshing to hear their advice and see what they have to say because they know you so well!

• I went on a (part-time) job hunt on Wednesday since I had the day off ( Lincoln's Birthday) and that was exhausting needless to say. No word yet if anywhere wants to hire me

•  Now we had another crazy snow storm which made Thursday the 13th  very quiet in the office. Only 6 out of the normal 15 came in. It was so peaceful and quiet. Only 5 very brave clients came in which made me very productive at the front desk, making copies and cleaning. I was hoping that Friday was going to be same quietness that I enjoyed today but...

• NOPE FRIDAY was absolutely crazy. MB, my coworker and I were the only two clerks who came in and we both ended up sitting with 12 clients each! The amount of people that kept walking through the door was insane. We did so well though- we work great as a team and we made the best out of the situation. By 4:30, after all the clients were done, MB and I had a stack of paperwork still to finish. Needless to say, I have a to do list a mile long already waiting for me on Tuesday Morning (We have off tomorrow for President's day)

• Friday was Valentine's Day (duh! You already knew this!) and I really didn't know how I was going to feel about it since my recent split with my last suitor. I made my little Valentine's treat bags for everyone in the office and I wore my favorite red outfit and put a big red bow in my hair and put a smile on my face. (I kept thinking to myself, through all the craziness, I am a strong girl who can get through another breakup!) My parents had made plans to go out that night to a local favorite and the day before they got my takeout from my favorite restaurant (Gluten free chicken parm and mashed potatoes) so I had something special to eat. They also let me surprises for me! I was so surprised to see that they got me some Alex and Ani bracelets, a gift card to Redbox AND white chocolate non-parelies from the local chocolate shop. They are the sweetest parents in the world. I was so ravenous when I got home from work, I popped my dinner in the microwave and quickly realized that my favorite show (COPS) had a marathon on. THIS IS THE BEST VALENTINES DAY EVERRR... I thought to myself! HA. I grabbed a Redd's Apple ale and hopped in the shower (yup, I drank beer aka Redd's in the shower, am I a college frat boy?!) I picked out 'special' pjs for the evening- leopard pants and a red sweater - and hopped into bed to watch Valentine's Day (You know that silly cheesy movie with all those A-list stars in it?!) BEST VALENTINES EVERRR!

• OHHHH I almost forgot, I also sent my best girl friends a personalized GALantine and they all loved it! Each one of them is amazing in their own way and I couldn't be happier to have all 4 of them in my life. AM, AB, DK, & EP you are all amazing! LOVE YOU

• Yesterday was a snowy lazy day that was filled with pjs and cops all day!

• Today I was super productive this morning so I don't feel so terrible sitting on my bed, blogging and surfing the internet for the past hour.

My week ahead looks a little crazy, but nothing I cannot conquer. Speaking of conquering things, I have been feeling more and more blessed this week (among the craziness) and I have been prayer more and more which is unusual for me. I have been loving some of my instagram friends posting Sunday scriptures and I usually read them in my bible and mark them if I like them. I know He has plans for me and all of this heartache and craziness is part of it but I am impatient sometimes and I want to know where I will be ending up. I have big dreams but sometimes I am afraid to speak about them because they seem so grandiose. I am so curious to find out what's out there waiting for me. One of the Alex and Ani bracelets, my parents got me for Valentine's Day says "what's for you, wont pass you" and I thought that was so powerful and I just need to trust that this is all part of the plan. I am as always blessed and grateful for this life and I am so excited to see what the future holds?

Any exciting plans coming up this week?!

-the everyday jersey girl