Celebrating Our Second Wedding Anniversary in OBX, NC

August sipped away like a bottle of wine (Welch’s Sparkling Red Grape Juice for me)… and so did our second wedding anniversary. To celebrate two years married, Alex and I took an extended weekend road trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina where we rented a cozy, newly renovated beach house and spent time exploring the many beautiful places along the scenic North Carolina Highway 12 and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. We spent our mornings with the rising sun, logged many miles on our feet, visited the remote Ocracoke Island by ferry, stumbled upon a couple cute coffee and ice cream shops, opened our wedding box, and r&r’d our weekend away. It was the best of times!

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Weekly Recap: Raleigh Farmer's Market, Labor Day Shopping, and Happy Third Trimester to Me!

When I found out I was pregnant in late-March, I remember thinking to myself, “Oh this is going to take forever.” Six months later and it’s turning out to be the exact opposite — time is FLYING by. Last weekend, I officially entered the third trimester of my pregnancy — the third trimester (!!). It’s a crazy feeling to be in the home stretch. I’m overwhelmed, but overwhelmed in the best way. We’re so close to meeting our baby girl!

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September 2025 Goals

Let’s talk about something I’ve not been good at following through on in 2025: creating, sharing, and executing monthly goals. In my defense (here I go again haha), things have been a little chaotic in my life since finding out my husband and I were expecting in late-March, and though I wish I could’ve kept up good routines all year long, I’ve humbly learned that so much of pregnancy is survival mode, and that’s okay too. Couple that with some major work stuff going on, and yeah, I’ve been way off my game. But today I’m feeling inspired — and determined — to build better habits and finish the year in a more intentional manner, so let’s take a look at what I want to accomplish in September.

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