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It's February, which means it's almost Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays. It's such a wonderful time of year to show your friends and family how much you love them.

These are my first week of Love Day nails for 2015.
I was sick last week and planned out some "I don't feel good" nail designs but then felt to crappy to actually do my nails, so I converted them into a Valentine's Day design.

My favorite is the little heart-guy on my thumb, isn't it cute?!

Have a great love-filled weekend everyone!

alypalooza nails

Happy Alypalooza!!!

My birthday was on Wednesday and it's been a great birthday so far!  We had some wonderful friends in town on Monday and Tuesday and tomorrow night The Man and I are going out on a birthday date. I can't wait!

Here are this years Alypalooza nails:

There was so much going on this week that I wasn't able to do my nails before the big day, but it's Alypalooza so I've got plenty of time to celebrate!!

I'm really happy with how these turned out.  The thumb is a slice of cake (funfetti to be precise) and on the rest of the nails is a pink cake with number candles and party bunting! 

Have a great weekend everybody!!
Eat a sweet treat, be a couch potato and celebrate Alypalooza!




p.s. Each "Alypalooza" has a link to a different year's post! Take a trip through birthday nails past by clicking on them all :)!

stufest 2014!

Happy Birthday Daddio!
and a Happy Stufest to all!

By now most of you should know what I'm referring to (just in case you don't you can look here, and here).  These are the days to celebrate the Stupendous Stu Flint! Grab a frosty beverage, find a sunny spot, lay back and do absolutely nothin'!  Doesn't that sound like a fantastic way to spend the day?

Most anyone who knows my dad, knows what a wonderful man he is.  No one could ever compare to the sweet, loving, hilarious and amazing talented man who raised me (sorry Morning Man).

I'll never be as good a lyricist as my dear ol' dad,
but here's a little ditty for the man who made me me:

A wiz in the kitchen
His baked goods are bitchin'
He has comforted me
Ever since I was wee
His stories are the best
To have him I am blessed
He's my dad, that's what I said
We're connected in the head

I love you so so much, and though nothing can beat last years surprise, I hope you know how much you mean to me.

4!

"4 more years! 4 more years!" - The Man this morning wishing me a happy anniversary.

Today is our 4 Year Anniversary!
4!
4 YEARS!
Whoa.

I love him like crazy and I am so happy to have him in my life,
my little Love Bug.

Happy Anniversary Andrew!!

and still going strong!

31 YEARS!

Happy Anniversary to the cutest couple I've even known.

I asked my mom how she and dad are going to celebrate tonight, she told me they're going kickboxing. Now that's a party!

I Love You Mom and Dad, and I can't wait to see you tonight!!!


p.s. thank you for spending your anniversary waiting around the airport for me!

it's not about the nail

My boss sent me this video and I just had to share.

I can't tell you how many times I've complained to The Man about something, anything: work, life, knee pain, hunger, goals, "what it all means," and all I want is a little sympathy, a little "yeah, that sucks," but every time he tries to solve my problems!

It's always the same, ladies just want a little camaraderie, they want to share their problems and in return get some justification that their feelings of frustration or sadness or annoyance are right on point.  Men hear our complaints and want to tell us how to fix our problems or tell us that we're probably over-reacting and with a few adjustments we could just get over it.

It's Not About The Nail from Republic Content on Vimeo.

This video is so funny I got tears in my eyes!!   

The Man and I have had this discussion more times than I can count, and now when I complain he asks me "Do you want me to help or just agree with you?" and for the most part I pick the latter.

quarter century talk

25!!

It doesn't feel any different than 24, but it sure does sound different!

Today is my half birthday, I've been 25 for six months. Back in April I talked about going through the oh so silly yet oh so real and common quarter life crisis, and it's only been heightened since the slew of weddings we've recently been to.

Do you ever think about where you thought you'd be at your age now, when you were younger?

When I was 14 I was sure that I'd be having kids when I was 26, and now that just seems like the most ridiculous timeline I've ever heard. It's funny to think about the expectations and deadlines you set up for yourself when you were younger and had no real life experience. With every t.v. show and movie you see, every "milestone" year seems like it should be a big life changing moment.  Like when I was 8 and watching Clueless over and over again , Cher is supposed to be 16! It made 16 seem so old and mature, like everyone was completely independent. Then I turned 16 and I was still a kid, nothing really changed. 

And now at 25, an age that always sounded so adult, I still feel like a kid, I mean I definitely don't feel like a grown-up yet (for example I still call adults "grown-ups"). I'm not ready for weddings and babies and buying houses, I'm still trying to balance what will make me happy and what will pay my loans off. Some people get there quicker but I feel like for most of us, those deadlines are unrealistic. I'm at the age now where many of my friends are getting married, everyone is telling me, "oh, just you wait a couple years when all your friends are having children, that's the real kicker." We can't even afford the time and money it takes to own a dog, let alone do all that marriage/house buying/baby stuff!!

I feel like everyone goes through these stressful "crisis" periods because we are given so many expectations to live up to. And I know that a lot of them we put on ourselves but it's hard to let go of what 14 year old Aly thought was reasonable and right.

I want to do all those things, but dagnabbit, I'll do them when I'm good and ready!

truth

so so so so so funny
so so so so so true
check it out

going on three

I love you

You love me

It's our Anniversary

Yesterday was The Morning Man's and my Two-Year Anniversary! Some how it feels both much longer than two years, and no time at all, simultaneously.  

I'm so excited to one day take all these future dreams and make them come true with the love of my life.