Learning to be a Wife

This is what the past week looked like.

A perfectly runny egg on crispy sourdough is the ultimate breakfast combo.

This flavor is a vacation in a can.

Age is just a number when there's a lake to jump into and an inner children to wake up.

Channeling major 'Where’s Waldo?' energy trying to spot this heron.

Taking the holiday name a bit too literally this Labor Day.

Boating until the daylight runs out.

Somehow even cuter post-groom.

Of course I had to cash in on a free birthday coffee while I was downtown.

Sunset cruise.

Office selfie.

I tolerate working lunches exclusively for the catering.

Every sunset has a piece of my heart.

My dinner routine swings between extremes: some weeks I cook every single night, and others I let a Qdoba family meal carry us through.

After DNF’ing three books in a row, I finally surrendered... and now I completely get the hype around this book.

The days are getting shorter.

Still very much on my tofu, sweet potato, and cottage cheese kick.

My absolute least favorite time of year is when the lake starts losing its summer warmth.

Volunteered at my local library’s book sale and put together this little sign.

Pretty happy with my book haul, especially this coffee table find...

And a few devotionals I'm excited to dig into.

The kind of sunset that makes you stop and watch the ripples.

My beautiful mom turned 70 on Saturday and we celebrated this milestone with hibachi and lots of laughs.

The prettiest Lychee martini.

All the deliciousness that comes with dinner and a show.

Selfie with my little loves.

It wouldn’t be a complete birthday celebration without bringing out the gong to serenade my mom.

Caught this sweet little candid of B tucking my martini flower into my mom’s hair.

You know it was a good meal when B was completely passed out on the way to my parents’ house.

Let them eat cake!

The prettiest (and most delicious) bottle of rosé we picked up at Total Wine.

Being an aunt is the best.

We remember.

We will never forget.

I even took Tuesday off, and somehow the holiday weekend still flew by.

If you don't laugh you'll cry.

For more life lately:

Week 37 of 2019

Week 37 of 2020

Week 37 of 2021

Week 37 of 2022 Part One and Part Two

Week 37 of 2023

Week 37 of 2024

Week 37 of 2025

This is what the past week looked like.

Honestly, elite hyperfixation meal.

Burrata + tomatoes is one of those combinations that somehow feels like a full meal even though it’s basically two ingredients in a bowl.

After owning three houses, it finally happened… we had to replace the furnace and air conditioner, and I’ve never felt more like an adult.

My sweet cousin left me her whipped feta dip with my aunt’s homemade pita chips, and I feasted on them all week long.

Long overdue game night with our neighbors.

Creamsicle skies.

This was a good read.

Favorite quotes:

"Your grief, joy, anger, disgust, or fear does not define you, but it is a clue to what's going on inside you - and this is where the beauty happens."

"Process is part of what it means to be human... The process of blooming is as valuable as the flower it produces."

"Emotions add texture to our lives. They are the feedback to our interactions."

"People who are aware of and know how to attend to their feelings are truly awake. They have learned to be compassionate with themselves even in difficult experiences so they aren't overwhelmed or cut off from their emotions."

"It takes as long as it takes. It's okay to be unfinished. It's absolutely normal to be imperfect. It doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong."

Chicken sausage cooked on a sheet pan with peppers and onions is one of the most underrated meals.

Feeling so lucky that we had a working air conditioner just in time for this heat wave.

Whipped up a ginger miso salmon stir-fry, and it was seriously so delicious.

La Croix Pineapple Coconut is my new favorite flavor.

Pop of pink.

Why do I genuinely enjoy eating my sweet potato and tofu straight out of the cottage cheese container?

We had a wild couple of days of severe storms - limbs down everywhere and even a loose boat floating around the lake (thankfully, not ours!).

A much needed date night out.

And bonus: we picked up our last few months’ bottles of wine and cashed in on an overdue birthday dessert.

Even snuck in a late-night boat ride.

Last summer Friday with my mom and family friend.

A sweet ending to a fun day.

We ride at dawn... errr, sunset!

Pretty stoked to see a perfect score (and then it went downhill from there).

G made a favorite of ours.

After a reading rut, I gobbled this up and loved her utter transparency.

Favorite quotes:

"We are all bound to create patterns we can barely break. And the bad people around us bring their patterns, too, which we fold into because we're more comfortable with the pain we know than the threat of the unknown."

"We're taught that everything has a beginning, a middle, and an end. But there's no end to grief? Grief just changes colors."

"We help people by radical, thoughtful honesty."

An impromptu sweet potato and egg bowl that seriously hit the spot.

Old man Manny.

Maybe my expectations were just too high, but I could not get into F1.

It did, however, spark a very important debate about Brad Pitt being “one of the best actors,” which I strongly disagreed on.

Sushi + fries is such an unexpectedly perfect combination.

The perfect Labor Day weekend: floating, boating, and swimming.

Grilling season, made even better with the sweetest corn my darling neighbor brought over.

My snug bug.

Hopped on the Chat trend, and it’s pretty accurate (minus the marketing part - I don’t actually do marketing for work, but I do help marketing for my library board!).