Happy (Almost) Valentine's Day to Us!

This is the time of year where everyone gets cabin fever. The February blues, if you will. We've had our little crush on the snow, what with the sledding and skiing and spontaneous snowball fights, but now we're writing love letters to spring break and t-shirt weather. We've had enough of staying inside, and the snow has turned all crusty and dirty and lost its glittery shine.

Which is why the Barn dorm parents decided it was time to take things into our own hands. So we organized a break-out of study hours as a surprise for the girls. We gave ourselves a girls' night out at the movies. It wasn't required, of course--but anyone who needed a little uplifting was welcome to come along to bond over a new movie full of good dating advice: "He's Just Not That Into You." The general theme was: if you want to know how a guy feels about you: ignore everything he says and pay attention to his actions! Good advice, I'd say.

It was a good movie--we laughed, we cried, we cheered, we groaned, and we clapped. And, on the bus ride home, you could just feel the good energy on the bus. Yes, we had to come back and finish homework. But we were heartened. And uplifted.

And, then (speaking of judging men by their actions)...after we came home and settled in for the night, there was a knock on the front door of the dorm. And who do you think it was, after in-dorm time? The White Farm Boys--also out for a little V-Day pick me up (albeit a little early). Turns out that they spent the night making AMAZING chocolate covered strawberries for all the girls on campus (including dorm parents--thanks, guys!!!). They were SOOOO good. To be honest, the Barn girls were just a touch suspicious. It was all just too good to be true.

But it WAS true. We were again heartened. And uplifted.

Take that, February.

(Come to think of it, maybe this is WHY Valentine's Day is mid-February. What better reason to create a holiday filled with chocolate, than to break up the February blues?)






(Special thanks to the White Farm boys--and to Tom, since we suspect his culinary talents and thoughtfulness may have had something to do with tonight's treat. YAY White Farm!!)