What are your two favorite things to wear?
I don’t really have a favorite dress or pair of jeans, but I can say that I absolutely love wearing some yogas or leggings with a crop crewneck sweatshirt. I’m such a comfy type of girl, I’m not one to wear heels or dress up unless absolutely necessary.
It’s the second to last day of November, which means the end of the year is upon us. It also means it’s now officially Christmas, so don’t mind me obsessing over lights and other cute decorations for the rest of the winter season LOL. As we come to a close on 2024, I can’t help but feel so grateful and emotional looking back at this incredible year!
This year was all about our wedding, which makes sense considering my husband proposed a year and four days ago. In March, I went dress shopping with my mom and close friends and I was lucky enough to find my wedding dress! Not only was it the first dress I tried on, but it was also on clearance for $90! I remember I had a night out with a couple of my high school besties that night too, and it was just such a great time!
In July, me and those same two friends went to Minneapolis to see Qveen Herby live in concert! This was one of my dream concerts and I got to see her with my best friends on the day before my birthday!!! Then on my birthday we all went shopping at the Mall of America and just had so much fun! That experience also offered opportunities for me to reflect and grow, and I am so thankful to have these memories.
At the end of September, my now husband and I flew down to Florida to start our wedding trip!! We were able to spend a few days in Pensacola Beach just chilling with my family and then we had his family and our friends trickle in before the actual wedding day. I’m honestly so glad we had a pre-vacation prior to our wedding- highly recommend this! Then at sunset on 10/2/2024, we said our “I do’s” and celebrated our marriage with all of our closest loved ones. We celebrated with a nice dinner afterwards and enjoyed a fun night!
After the wedding we went over to Orlando and enjoyed Harry Potter World before we left in a hurry due to hurricane Milton, and honestly we were so happy to come home and just be with our fur babies in our own bed. We had our Til Death Do Us Party a couple weeks after we got back, and since then we’ve just been enjoying the quiet after all the busyness.
We were invited to our friends’ home yesterday for Thanksgiving, and we enjoyed a delicious meal with them and their kids- this was honestly my favorite Thanksgiving so far! I never enjoyed the holiday as a kid because I don’t like any of the classic Thanksgiving food, but honestly this year I tried the ham my friend made and it was good! She did a great job and I was happy to see other side options rather than the stuffing and green bean casserole I usually avoid.
I know I only listed a few core events of this year, but these few events have made 2024 one of, if not the best year of my life. I also knew it would be, mainly because we were getting married, but it’s still so great that I had so much time with great friends and family this year. My heart and soul are just feeling so full, and I’m excited to see what the rest of the year brings.
There’s still a whole month left of memories to make, and now that it’s Christmastime, it’s the most wonderful time of the year!!🎄♥️✨
I’d say one of the hardest decisions I had to make was when I sought out help for my mental health and decided to take medication for my anxiety. I had been completely against medication for most of my life (I was 20 at the time, so this is about nine years ago), so starting it felt like I was going against my entire belief system. However, I definitely needed the assistance, as my panic attacks were so frequent that there was no way I ever would have calmed down enough to be able to rationally work on healing. I am blessed to say that after years of trying different medications and seeing different health care providers, and continuously going to therapy to this day, I have been off of medication for a couple years now.
I am glad that I was able to step out of my comfort zone and get help for myself, and I am grateful that my (now) husband was there for me through the entire journey. I am also happy that I was able to see a new perspective on these medications, because if I ever need them again in my life, I won’t be so hesitant or afraid, as I know myself and I know I have great support around me.
Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays?
My family and I have a special recipe for poppyseed bread which is popular around the holidays. I’m actually planning to make some after work today for our Thanksgiving that we’re having with some friends tomorrow! I’ll also be making some for my work potluck in a few weeks and this will be the first time bringing it in to my current job, so hopefully they like it!
If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time?
I’d like to say that I’d actually work on my book and podcast that I keep saying I’m going to work on! Considering I do have time now and don’t do it, that doesn’t look promising LOL.
In reality though I have been itching to be more creative and actually follow the dreams in my head, so maybe this is a good sign for me to take another social media break and focus on my creative projects.
Name your top three pet peeves.
Who are your current most favorite people?
My husband is my favorite person, so naturally he is number one. It’s going to be too hard to choose two other people out of my family/friends so the last two have to be people I don’t actually know LOL.
I’d say Mel Robbins is definitely one of my faves; I love listening to her podcast and I truly feel like she has helped me with so much in life. Lastly I’ll name Amy Noonan (A.K.A Qveen Herby) as her music has completely changed my life and seeing her live was one of those shows I will never forget.
What are your favorite animals?
I absolutely love cats- although I may be biased considering I have three of them LOL! I also really love goats, especially the mini ones!
Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why?
My first instinct is always beach. I love how I feel when I’m near the ocean, just listening to the waves and planting my feet in the sand. The mountains are also insanely beautiful and I would love a weekend away in a cabin in the mountains, but the warm beach is always calling my name.
My husband and I recently got married on the beach in Florida, and we actually got our photos back this week- so this is the perfect post to share a couple on! I’ve never shared pictures of myself or us on this blog before- and I’ve been blogging for over five years- but I am so happy with how gorgeous our wedding day was and these pictures really encapsulate the love.
I’ve felt a shift with the winter weather, or it could just be my PMS starting. Just feeling like I need rest, so I’m listening to my body. I have found myself stuck in a social media hole again though, just scrolling and posting all of our wedding photos LOL! but tbh think it’s time to take another social media break here soon.
finding light in the dark 