Why March Is Made Of Win

The month of March happens to be one of my favorites. It always fills me with happiness and warm fuzzies. To celebrate the first day of this joyous month, I have decided to give you dear readers five reasons to love this month as much as I do.

1. February (and winter) is over
Let's just accept it: February is disgusting. It's cold, you're sick of winter, and you have to suffer through Single Awareness Day. The whole month is depressing and spent wishing it wasn't, and though it may help to bring out your inner emotional and bitter poet, it doesn't do much else.

2. Spring is fast approaching
There is absolutely nothing better than Spring Fever. Everybody gets all giddy and twitterpated, the sun is shining, birds are chirping, snowman guts are melting, and life is just great. We look forward to thunderstorms instead of blizzards and flowers instead of icicles. We praise that fabulous little groundhog that saw its shadow that fateful day on February 2.

3. St. Patrick's Day
"It's the closest the Irish will ever get to the Fourth of July" -Michael Scott, The Office. Now this is a great holiday. Full of little bearded Irish men, pots o' gold, rainbows, and all sorts of paraphernalia saying "Kiss Me, I'm Irish." (Which, by the way, everyone seems to wear regardless of their Irish ancestry. What the heck, right?)

3a. Pi Day
March 14th. The holiday for nerds and goofballs. Also, a great excuse to eat pie.

3b. National Pancake Day
March 1st. Go to IHOP, and you get pancakes for free. Ohhh yeah...I'm all over that.

4. THE FESTIVAL OF COLORS
This day alone makes March awesome. I count down for this day like I count down for Christmas. I literally cannot express my immense love and excitement for this particular event. Watch the video to see the awesomeness. (Skip to about 0:10)





5. March Madness
Ahh, the excitement of the NCAA. Everyone is filling out brackets and caught up in the basketball fever. This year is especially awesome because my fabulous school, Brigham Young University, has a good shot at going far. We are currently ranked #3 in the nation, and we have the nation's leading scorer, Jimmer Fredette, on the team. Oh yeah. (For those who haven't read it, feel free to read my 'Ode to Jimmer' post by clicking here.) Basketball is SO fun to watch, and the rivalries of March Madness are awesome.