Breaking Up with Villanova Basketball

As time expired and the players turned to shake each other’s hands, I felt like I got punched in the stomach. The tournament was over. The season was over. I was totally and utterly heartbroken.

Walking out in the drizzling rain (so apropos for the moment/my current mood), I asked my friend Emily if she wanted to come over because I didn’t really feel like being alone. A bottle of wine and a few chick flicks later, I realized something.

It was time to break up with Villanova Basketball. 

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Likes & Favorites: Snow Day Vibes

What better way to spend a snow day than blogging? This winter has been absolutely bizarre (70 degree days & then a snow storm??) but I’ll take a lazy day in bed any day of the week. While I haven’t been the most productive on this particular snow day (read: I’m still in my PJ’s), here are some things I’ve been liking & favoriting if you want a relaxing day in.

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Likes & Favorites: Cats win it all!

It’s 9:34 p.m., Monday night–exactly one week after Villanova won the NCAA National Championship. One week ago, I was probably hyperventilating at this point in the game, even though it was only 4 minutes into the first half.

What have I been liked & favorited all week? Villanova EVERYTHING. I’ve been riding this championship high all week long. Hell, I’ll probably ride it for the rest of the year. For one week, I watched replays, read articles and incessantly liked social media posts about everything and anything remotely related to the Cats. Everyone did. That’s what made it so much more fun.

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