sagittariuses are also characteristically optimistic

i have bad days, but they're few and far between. something about sitting in one spot on some "woe is me" shit doesn't really work for me. i prefer to call one or two or three friends, get it all outta my system, and be over it.

last wednesday started as a bad day. there were chest pains from coughing too much. and then everyone in my office decided that that was the best day to be frantic about nothing, and i just don't do frantic, that's not how i work. and i was tired. over it.

miss ross called. she was at some bar. $5 drinks. so i met up with her thinking that'd be a great way to unwind from a stressful day. got to the bar. captain morgan waved hello. and then i got a call, "stephanie, this is your Captain speaking. don't forget you gave up alcohol for Lent." over.it.

so i'm tired, in pain, can't have a drink, and there's a man sitting next to miss ross that just won't stop telling us about how much he loves his girlfriend of five years and her kids. done.

and just like that, with less than three hours left in the day, it got better.

we had two orders of bomb ass chicken wings and loaded potato skins. a deeply discounted bill. and then we crossed the street and took a tour of heaven...















...the m&m's store.

three floors of everything m&m you could possibly need.


nighties and bedding!


towels and bathroom accessories!


bowls and plates and placemats, oh my!


someone please turn this into a t-shirt!


and potties, just in case the excitement has you on the verge of peeing yourself.

a perfect day.

i believe that happiness is a choice. things don't always go your way, but when they do, hold on to those times, they'll get you through the darker days.