March Weather Madness

When March comes around in Chicago, for some reason everyone thinks that winter is over and there will be no more cold and snowy days. Of course, everyone is always wrong. But usually there is a small bout of 60 degree days that convince everyone otherwise. "See! It's warming up already! Spring is here! There should be no more snow! Winter should be over!" We are always disappointed.

I don't understand why this happens. We should know better by now. Instead, my facebook newsfeed is bogged down with status updates like "Winter: GO DIE". A bit harsh, no? Let's all just calm down a little and remember that we live in Chicago, where the truly warm weather will not start until May at the earliest. Another blizzard like the one in my photo might be a bit of a stretch, but I wouldn't be surprised if a small snow shower is still in store.

Nevertheless, I did go shopping at Forever 21 this weekend and cannot WAIT to wear my new spring and summer clothing :)

Domer Lovin'

Tuesday night is definitely my favorite week-night. After I get home from work, I can plop down on the couch and do nothing but watch hours of entertaining TV. Glee, Raising Hope, Teen Mom, My Life as Liz. It's glorious. (I realize that makes me sound extremely lazy, I promise I'm not. I actually just signed up for a Spring Body Bootcamp! More details to come later). Anyway, can you imagine my excitement when during a commercial break, I see Notre Dame featured in an Adidas commercial?!?! Two of my biggest passions mixed together? Awesome!! Plus, it's pretty nice to be in a commercial with Katy Perry and D. Rose! Check out the extended version below. And be on the lookout during commercial breaks :)

Love is in the Air

Happy Valentine's Day!

Being the super girly girl that I am, I LOVE Valentine's Day. I am definitely not one of those "It's just a dumb Hallmark Holiday" kind of gals. Soo maybe it is a commercial holiday, but how many people actually DO celebrate love every day? And what's so wrong about buying a card and telling somebody you love them? I would be happy celebrating Valentine's Day in any form; simple versus elaborate, staying in together and making dinner versus a surprise bouquet of flowers and teddy bear at work. Of course it helps if you have a special someone to snuggle up with at night, but if not, get together with girl friends or family!! There are plenty of people in the world who need to hear those three special words.

CUTENESS

This cover of Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros melts my heart

Beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Christmas is almost here! I LOVE the Holidays and this time of year always makes me happy. I have two great roommates, a beautiful tree, and a cozy apartment in Chicago. I also get a long break from work, so I'll be heading back to the burbs soon to spend time with family and friends. Nothing more I could ask for!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Run your City

The following article combines two of my loves: running and advertising. Kudos to Wieden+Kennedy for creating an awesome Nike campaign in London. In order to get people excited about running, they turned London into a game board. Players can check in by going to one of four phone boxes that have been placed in each zip code, dialing a number and entering their specific ID, and then following the directions they receive. To motivate people to join the movement, Wieden+Kennedy turned it into a competition, plotting boys vs. girls mileage on a grid each day. The video clip below shows what the online grid is like.



Here is the article for more information. I hope they do this in the U.S. one day!
http://www.fastcompany.com/1698729/nike-turns-london-into-a-game-board-people-running?partner=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company+Headlines%29

Boys: take note

My roommate, Leah, got me hooked on the MTV show, Teen Mom. The show tells the story of 4 different girls who got pregnant as teens and are now dealing with the hardships of raising a baby. One of my favorite girls is Catelynn. She and her boyfriend Tyler decided to give their baby, Carly, up for adoption so that Carly would have a better life and so that they could finish high school, go to College, and get the education and jobs necessary to properly raise a family together in the future. They have matured a lot since having the baby and are great role models not only for teens who also made the decision to give their child up for adoption, but for teens in general who are struggling with a hard family life at home, or relationship issues. On their way to visit Carly for the first time since they gave her to her adoptive parents, Brandon and Theresa, Catelynn and Tyler share their feelings in the car. This is where the boys need to pay attention. What he says about Catelynn after she gave birth made me and Leah tear up a bit. Or maybe it was the champagne, but regardless, it's really sweet.

You can watch the clip here:

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