{"id":29499,"date":"2017-02-07T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ae.com\/?p=29499"},"modified":"2019-04-23T18:53:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T18:53:37","slug":"u-day-with-cali-ally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2017\/02\/07\/u-day-with-cali-ally\/","title":{"rendered":"U-Day with Cali Ally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Forget V-Day. This year is all about U-Day! Make yourself happy &amp; celebrate everything you love about YOU. Read on to learn how Ally Arrigo<span id=\"react-root\"><\/span>, the blogger behind&nbsp; <span id=\"react-root\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/calially_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cali Ally<\/a> spends her \u201cme time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-featured-v-u-day\/aerie\/s-cat\/8150113?cm=sUS-cUSD&amp;icid=aerie_Social_170207_100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3300\" src=\"https:\/\/americaneagleoutfitters.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/aerie1.png\" alt=\"U-Day with Cali Ally \" class=\"wp-image-29500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie1.png 2250w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie1.png?resize=205,300 205w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie1.png?resize=768,1126 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie1.png?resize=1396,2048 1396w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie1.png?resize=1047,1536 1047w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie1.png?resize=344,505 344w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie1.png?resize=1280,1877 1280w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie1.png?resize=584,857 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie1.png?resize=210,308 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Valentine\u2019s Day (which is one of my favorite holidays) is right around the corner! I know, I know\u2026 Valentine\u2019s Day can be a real drag if you\u2019re not taken. But it doesn\u2019t have to be that way!&nbsp; Before I met my fiance, I would go out with my girlfriends for a fun night of dinner and drinks. Now, Hayes and I like to cook for each other in our pajamas, listen to music, and watch movies at home.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-featured-v-u-day\/aerie\/s-cat\/8150113?cm=sUS-cUSD&amp;icid=aerie_Social_170207_100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3300\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/americaneagleoutfitters.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/aerie2.png\" alt=\"U-Day with Cali Ally \" class=\"wp-image-29501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie2.png 3300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie2.png?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie2.png?resize=768,524 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie2.png?resize=2048,1396 2048w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie2.png?resize=1536,1047 1536w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie2.png?resize=741,505 741w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie2.png?resize=1280,873 1280w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie2.png?resize=584,398 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie2.png?resize=210,143 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3300px) 100vw, 3300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As much as I love spending lots of time with Hayes and my girlfriends, I do love some good quiet \u201cme time.\u201d Sometimes I\u2019ll walk around my neighborhood with my headphones in or sit by the bay at the end of a long week reflecting on the last few days. But one of my absolute favorite things to do is take my parents dog Poppy for a walk on the beach.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-featured-v-u-day\/aerie\/s-cat\/8150113?cm=sUS-cUSD&amp;icid=aerie_Social_170207_100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3300\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/americaneagleoutfitters.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/aerie3.png\" alt=\"U-Day with Cali Ally \" class=\"wp-image-29502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie3.png 3300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie3.png?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie3.png?resize=768,524 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie3.png?resize=2048,1396 2048w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie3.png?resize=1536,1047 1536w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie3.png?resize=741,505 741w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie3.png?resize=1280,873 1280w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie3.png?resize=584,398 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie3.png?resize=210,143 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3300px) 100vw, 3300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Newport Beach, my hometown, really dies down during the winter especially on week days which makes it the perfect time to let Poppy run loose. When the tide is low and the waves are small, I\u2019ll throw a tennis ball for her into the water and watch her splash across the sandbar. She is just the cutest! Except when she chases a bird for half a mile down the beach and I have to chase after her. I definitely get my cardio in that way! Spending time in the sun and salty air gives me time to reflect and unwind which is something we all need from time to time.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-featured-v-u-day\/aerie\/s-cat\/8150113?cm=sUS-cUSD&amp;icid=aerie_Social_170207_100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3300\" src=\"https:\/\/americaneagleoutfitters.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/aerie4.png\" alt=\"U-Day with Cali Ally \" class=\"wp-image-29503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie4.png 2250w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie4.png?resize=205,300 205w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie4.png?resize=768,1126 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie4.png?resize=1396,2048 1396w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie4.png?resize=1047,1536 1047w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie4.png?resize=344,505 344w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie4.png?resize=1280,1877 1280w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie4.png?resize=584,857 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aerie4.png?resize=210,308 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>How will you celebrate U-Day? 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