Love!! What is it Good For?? Absolutely Something

So when I realized that South America had opposite seasons than the States, I was ecstatic for 2 very important reasons:

1) I would get to celebrate my 21st birthday twice
2) I would get to skip Valentine´s Day, aka ¨Hey pathetic, lonely single person! You don´t have a significant other to spend the day with?? That´s so sad! So what is it about you that makes people want to stay far away from you? What´s your love repellant? Here, have a chocolate my boyfriend gave me (He´s so sweet by the way, we´re totally going to get married! We met last March at a softball game...), it will totally make you feel better!" Day.

Two weeks before I left for Chile, I brought up these two very exciting prospects to my mom, and she turns to me and goes,¨"Hon, they have opposite seasons, not opposite months. That´s not how it works in the world."

Damnit.

It wouldn´t have even mattered anyway what months I spent in Chile because there is so much PDA here that every day IS Valentine´s Day. So, with that being said, Happy early Valentine´s Day, everyone. And if you´re single, make chocolate and cheap champagne your boyfriend or girlfriend for the day - it totally worked for me last year.

And to end on a deep note, there's nothing more important than loving yourself. There´s something to be said about finally believing in yourself, as well as coming to the conclusion that you are kind of a big deal. It´s a beautiful feeling. In fact, I`ve tested this hypothesis "Jenn Lerner is really cool" quite a number of times, and it´s been proven so much that it`s literally now scientific law. So this year, I'm toasting to self-love. And yes, I understand that you can take this stream of thought straight to the gutters, yuh pervs.