Friday Five.

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ONE | CELEBRATING

There’s so much to celebrate! Mr. Heid and I visited Ontario to witness and celebrate our friends’ marriage. The weather there was like a South Carolina autumn, the ceremony was on the lake, and there was so much love present — it. was. beautiful!

Mr. Heid’s birthday is coming up very soon! AND… We found out that we’re going to be aunt and uncle to a baby boy! Eeeeeee!!!!

TWO | WATCHING

Over these past two months, we’ve watched quite a number of things and I’m loving all of these strong female leads!

  • The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina — Season 2 — SO GOOD! If you’ve seen it, this post is truth… I thought it was just me for a while there.

  • Stranger Things — Season 3 — El, Max, Joyce, Robin, and Nancy are all badass and killin’ the game in their own ways.

  • Charmed (the reboot) — Season 1 — Despite my friends and I casting shade when it was announced, I actually found it to be enjoyable! To be clear, it is not the original and it was very unfair for The CW to bill it as a more feminist version of the original because that shit was feminist AF.

  • The Good Place — Season 3 — AHHH! This show is one of my favorites! I’m sad they’re ending it next season, but I’m glad they’re not dragging out a good thing until it becomes bad.

  • Riverdale — Season 3 — The latest season was even more ridiculous, but I can’t stop watching this show. #guiltypleasure

  • Now to finish the final season of Downton Abbey!

I also watched Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. It was neat to see Elizabeth Taylor in a movie (since I never had before), to see Burl Ives in a movie (since I’ve only heard his voice in Christmas movies and music), and just to see Paul Newman *swoon*.

THREE | LISTENING

I like to listen to podcasts while I’m in the shower and getting ready for the day. I jumped into Binge Mode: Harry Potter and LOVED it! I was so sad when it was over because I love Harry Potter. I tried to listen to a few other HP podcasts but didn’t find a good one. My sister recommended Gilmore Guys, where one guy has seen all of Gilmore Girls and the other is watching for the first time ever, and it does not disappoint. These guys crack me up! A few friends of mine also started a podcast called Unlearned — check out their first episode on Spotify now!

FOUR | READING

  • The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware — I really enjoyed this story. It took a few chapters for me to get into it, but once the mysterious death happened I was fully vested and intrigued. Reviews of her other books say they’re all very similar, so I don’t know that I’ll want to read them if they all have the same twist. Does anyone have a differing opinion of her work?

  • Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie — I’m not very far into this one, but I always just assumed the dog’s name was Nana because a child called her that and it stuck — like how we give dogs silly nicknames all the time. I also assumed Nana giving the kids medicine, putting them to bed, and cleaning the house was Disney’s usual way of making things more fantastical for the screen, but no. It was written that this dog was hired as the nanny for the Darling children. Then there’s a line about how mothers visit their children at night and sift through their dreams?! WTF. I want to read more, but it’s like reading the journal of a mad person.

  • The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth Speare — This is my favorite book of all time. I’m definitely no longer the target audience for this one (they’re younger… waaaay younger). The metaphors and foreshadowing are very simple and plain, but despite that and the fact that I know how it ends, I still kept thinking, “Oh no, Kit — he’s the one and you’re running out of time!” So I find it enjoyable every time, and the love stories make my heart melt… but I’m a romantic!

FIVE | FEELING

HOT! Canada’s weather was perfect and it’s nearly October here… where is our fall weather?! Keeping my fingers crossed that the beautiful weather joins us for our wedding day!

We’re so eager and excited that we’re going to be married in less than twenty days — WE’RE SO READY! I haven’t shared a lot of details about the wedding here because I don’t want to spoil it for anyone attending, BUT I will afterward.

What have you guys been up to?

xoxo,

K