make someone's day.

I hate February more than any other month. reasons being:

1. we live in The Arctic  Provo, Utah.
2. it's still snowing. like could it please just stop after January. I'm sick of all this.
3. it's in the middle of Term 3, which has always been my worst term. this one being especially horrible because I got all my nice electives last semester. now all my classes are either extremely boring, pointless, or extremely challenging. 
4. I swear some idiot teacher decided to make February "give all your students extra homework that is impossible and make them start crying" month.
5. my least favorite holiday, Valentine's Day. the last 2 ones, when I was in Junior High, pretty much sucked. but in high school, it's different. so many "couples" everywhere. I have never seen so many students kissing in my life. and I never noticed that at my school until February. and no I don't have a boyfriend so quit asking.

it seems that every February, it's these same 5 things that bug me the most. some more than others. it really depends on the year, or how old I am. this year, 3 and 4 have been the worst. I know, I'm a freshman. please do not say "oh, it's nothing" or "just wait until next year" or "quit being a baby." 

you were all freshmen at one time or another. so shut up.

number 5 actually wasn't too bad. I stopped liking the person I'd liked forever a few weeks prior to the 14th, so I wasn't involved in tons of drama. I just like to flirt with everyone and be really good friends with them. even though I prefer some to others. it was actually a good day. the cheerleaders sold carnations and you could choose the color, write a message, leaving your name is not required, they don't even see it, and they delivered them in class. 

i got these 2 wonderful flowers, and neither person left a name. gosh, I hate mysteries! but then again I'm too scared to leave mine, too. yellow means friendship and purple means crush. anyways, on my purple one, I got a cute little poem that went like this: 

"Roses are red, violets are blue, you dress really cute, and I think you coooo."

 on my yellow one, it said, "Miriam! Never lose that smile! It brightens others' days!" 

so both of these were so sweet. I like being coooo. and the yellow one made me so happy. I've gotten a few compliments on my smile before, and some people have said that they love how I'm always happy. Interesting because I don't think of myself as one of those girls who is happy all the time. but I try. 

I did get a flower for one of my really good friends and yes I did leave my name because it wasn't supposed to be a big deal. his reaction was priceless. he told me that I was really sweet, and that I made his day.

I made someone's day. big accomplishment there.

so because I'm not the most pleasant person to be around in February (or anytime, just ask my parents), I have decided to smile more because some mystery guy (that might not be a mystery because I have a pretty good idea of who it is) said my smile brightens others days. I will try to be a more positive, upbeat person and not complain as much. and when someone says "you made my day!" it really does make my day. and I guess it makes me a happier person. so, I invite all of you non-existent blog readers (who even reads this anymore?) to just go and make someone's day. try to make it a daily goal. it doesn't have to be huge: small compliments, saying hi, or even just a simple smile can go a long way. and though it may seem like it isn't a big deal, it really does mean something to people, even if they don't express it. and the best thing is that it will make you a happier person. I've learned this in the past week, since I've made it a personal goal. 

so just go ahead.

make someone's day.

on a somewhat related note, this made my day. my friends Brooke and Madi spent all afternoon watching this video over and over again, and we watched other videos from this YouTube channel as well.