Friday Five.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KEIKO | Guys, it’s my puppy-doge’s 5th birthday today! She leaves things in our house alone, but she is a beast when it comes to toys. She can chew through a “tough” toy (haha ha ha ha hahaha) in less than a day and a simple one in two minutes flat. Needless to say, her bin-o-toys is full of carcasses, unwound chew ropes, and bone nubs. So for her birthday, we’re clearing out her basket and filling it with ten brand new toys! Hopefully, it’ll take her at least some time to get into them all.

GALENTINE’S DAY | I celebrated my first Galentine’s Day this year! I got my local ladies together for brunch this past Sunday and it was so nice to chill and catch up. I think I’ll try to make it a tradition. Also, if you’re from Greenville, enjoy these hilarious local pickup lines from GVLToday readers.

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EAT YOUR VEGGIES | I spotted the perfect bunch of asparagus at Harris Teeter the other day — Mr. Heid and I like the really thin ones — so I looked up a simple recipe on Pinterest, made plans, and scooped them up. So I’ve been eating this for lunch all week and it. is. divine. So healthy, so clean, so tasty. You gotta like peas though… I also made mine on HT’s harvest grain bread. YUM!

NOT READING, BUT MIGHT | We still haven’t finished Infinity Train because we binged The Witcher and Locke & Key! I’ve never read either of them, but the trailers and descriptions looked promising and they did not disappoint. I’m ready for their second seasons! Also, I’m loving one of the characters’ names — Bode (pronounced Bo-dee) — how cool does that sound?

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HEY, SC — YOUR CRAZY IS SHOWING! | I don’t know about the weather where you are, but here in South Carolina we had 70-degrees and sunny, flash flood and tornado warnings, super cold with a day of snow, and rainy in mid-60s days all in one week. Thankfully that was last week, and this week has been a little more chill. But my allergies are going haywire.

How’d your week stack up?

xoxo,
K

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Friday Five.

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It started off snowing today and then quickly turned into icy rain. So I’ll be over here staying inside and wearing these slippers. And in case you’re wondering, they’re just as comfy as they look!

ONE | LIFE LATELY

A lot of time has passed between my last October post and my Thanksgiving post, and from there to now. So to catch you up — I GOT MARRIED! My ceremony was outdoors, it rained hard, it was freezing, and it was the BEST. DAY. EVER! We lucked out with a last-minute tent rental and we had rehearsed a rain plan the night before, so making changes was less stressful than I thought it would be. We had the best bridal party, friends, family, and vendors to make sure that everything still went beautifully. *UGH* tearing up just thinking about it — I digress! More posts on the wedding coming later!

My team and I completed a big renovation project at my day job — something I’ve been working on and toward since my first day four years ago — and everyone’s still talking about it! #proud I also went to a pottery class for the first time since college!

We bought rugs for our house, got a new couch, celebrated two baby showers, lost a family pet, and celebrated Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year, and went on our honeymoon (more on that later, too!).

We also celebrated our soon-to-be-here nephew!

Phew! Now you’re all caught up!

TWO | MARRIED BLISS

People keep asking me, “How’s married life?” To which I keep responding, “Great! Not much has changed.” Mr. Heid and I have lived together for years at this point. We adopted a dog together, moved back to South Carolina together, and bought a house together. We pared down our things so that we didn’t keep double of everything years ago. Not much has changed with our daily lives and I’m very happy about that.

But there are a few really exciting perks to marriage — hearing each other’s vows, saying them in front of our nearest and dearest, and knowing that I have someone to spend the rest of my life with; truly becoming part of each other’s family (though we’re both fortunate that both sides have been so welcoming and loving from the beginning); having a really big party with friends and family; and, of course, continuing our crazy adventure!

THREE | READING

Over the Christmas holiday, I read Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol for the first time ever and loved it! I figured I would since I like most of the adaptations of it, but you never know!

Here’s my favorite passage from the book:

“There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say,' returned the nephew. 'Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that—as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!”

Beautiful.

I also picked up A Series of Unfortunate Events again. I started it when I was a kid, but never finished it because I found it to be tedious. In the books, Snicket constantly defines words and gives explanatory scenarios that I already understood/understand. I think perhaps his style would have been more helpful if I was even younger than I was at the time. So now I’m skimming through those parts and reading the actual story, and it’s morbidly cute. I’m on book six now, and I honestly don’t know how it ends.

FOUR | WATCHING

Since the wedding, Mr. Heid and I have binge watched season three of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, season three of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and season one of Infinity Train. These are vastly different shows, but each one is high-quality TV in my book. We also finished both seasons of Gravity Falls (SO GOOD). When we finish this second season of Infinity Train, we’ll probably watch the final season of The Man in the High Castle. And I’m still slowly plugging my way through Downton Abbey. Mr. Heid doesn’t watch it, so I only watch it when he’s busy or not around (otherwise we’re watching things we’re both interested in), but I also don’t always choose TV during those moments so… BUT I’m finally watching the final season.

FIVE | COMING UP

You guys know I won’t promise to post regularly on here, but I do have some ideas to share on the blog throughout the spring — baby shower gifting (I think three showers in a row makes me a pro now, wouldn’t you agree?), wedding planning tips, and a few travel posts to name a few!

Until then, I hope you have a great weekend! I’m personally praying for snow or warm weather, nothing in between.

xoxo,

K

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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