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We interrupt your regularly scheduled GTL Thursday to bring you...CINCO DE MAYO!

Even though I have to google it every year in order to remember what it is exactly that I am celebrating, this happens to be one of my favorite holidays ever!

For your convenience, I've already googled it today and am here to provide you with what you need to know as you gulp Margaritas, crunch on golden tortilla chips and yell, "Viva Mexico" somewhat loudly and inappropriately.

From the ever reliable, and always accurate Wikipedia:

(1) Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a Mexican civic holiday held on May 5 that commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.

How awesome is that name? General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin? Yup. He's in the wolfpack.



(2) While Cinco de Mayo sees limited significance in Mexico itself, the date is observed nationwide mostly in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.

And most importantly,

(3) Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day, the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.

How are you celebrating the fifth of May?

I'm an aardvark, fierce and free

I'm pretty sure this doesn't require any introduction at all. But in case you were wondering, its my theme song today.



What's your favorite Sesame Street song? And more importantly, if you could recruit one Jim Henson character into your wolfpack, who would it be and why?

Good day, Sunshine

Some much needed random cheer

on a very cold Boston Blue Monday.

(1) Home-made Bolognese sauce
(via jennystefinshobick.tumblr)

(2) a little romance
(via theindiehippie.tumblr)

(3) blueberry jam
(via whatkateate)

(4) louboutin dreams

(5) it is almost Groundhog Day,

which means it is almost spring,

which means we'll be at the beach before you know it.

(via marieclaireroman.tumblr)

(6) boys in seersucker

(via bippityboppityboo.tumblr)

(7) reading the same book(s) over and over
(via southseas.tumblr)

(8) laying with your food

(via cayennekisses.tumblr)

(9) Gossip Girl, which is back tonight.

"In the end, love makes everything better." ~Blair Waldorf

(10) And of course, spending time with your wolfpack.

If you can't seem to shake the effects of Blue Monday, then check out this website . I stumbled across it when I reading one of my favorite blogs,
Smart Pretty and Awkward ,
which always brings a smile to face.
Always.