Labor Day Weekend at Jordan Lake

Though it’s “technically summer” for a few more weeks, Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer for me. There’s something about the “ber” months — they carry a different feeling. Here in North Carolina, it’ll be hot for awhile longer, but that won’t stop me from pulling out my flannel shirts and combat boots and drinking all the pumpkin coffee. Fall = peak happiness Jen. We had a great summer, but I’m ready for a change of season.

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Alex and Jen’s Totally Serious, 100% Legit Rank of Taylor Swift's Music Videos

I can’t say I planned to drink an entire bottle of red wine and take a 4-hour tour through the time machine of Taylor Swift’s music videos on a Friday night, but hey — that’s exactly what happened! Together with Alex, from 9pm until after 1am (I don’t stay up late often, but for Tswift I do), we crushed 41 (yes 41!!) Taylor Swift music videos, starting with Tim McGraw (2006), ending with I Can See You (2023), and ranked them all! 10 eras, 41 music videos, and a whole lot of commitment later, we’re ready to share our rankings. And, we may have found our newest hobby in the process… lol!

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