Thursday Press #156: 💍 we tied the knot!
[31 OCT 2024] Lifestyle Edition Vol. 029
I hope you can forgive me for missing last month’s Lifestyle Edition because today is a very special spooky fun volume of this (mostly) monthly recap.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN boo!!!
I would looooove to make this whole email spooktacularly themed —
Maybe bring in my own rendition of the “a haunted house but” trend, or tell you the scariest Pinterest mistakes to avoid, or remind you that ghosting is never a good idea.
But I have something even MORE exciting to share with you today…
I’m freaking married!!!!
That’s right, I’m a whole ass WIFE.
The government is involved in our relationship now. (And the Georgia gov’t to boot… but that’s a story for another day)
The last two weeks I turned on my OOO to have the dreamiest elopement & honeymoon.
Despite a few last-minute changed plans, running behind (as usual), and the mild concern of being two queer women in MAGA territory, Caroline and I had the perfect fall adventure!
I am positive the stories from this trip will wiggle their way into an issue of the Thursday Press soon, so for now, let me just thank you for all your love & support 🫶
Turns out a honeymoon and a 7+ hour drive make for plenty of reading time. Here are just a few of the books I enjoyed this month:
Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
The Ride of Her Life by Jennifer Dugan
The Ride of Her Life is a sapphic romance about an aspiring event planner who inherits her estranged aunt’s horse farm…
..which I read during our honeymoon stay at a cabin with literal horses right outside…
Talk about a dream come true!!!
HEARTSTOPPER HEARTSTOPPER. Any time a new season of Heartstopper comes out, you know it’s gotta make it in the recap. Season 3 came out at the beginning of the month and we marathoned it in a weekend.
We’ve also been watching Yellowjackets as it finally came to Netflix, and would highly recommend!
I have been listening to every fall-themed playlist under the sun, but here are some of the top picks:
This lounge set (top + pants) from Target!!! One of the softest things I’ve ever put on my body, thin enough that it’s suitable for warmer weather, and so so cute.
Related but not necessarily — this sports bra from Target! I’ve been wearing it more as just another lounge top, but again — so soft, comfy, and supportive.
I always love @katiesteckly’s content, but I’ve especially been loving her filming tips!
This one about her b-roll formula is such a helpful reminder!
‘Tis the season of the best coffee drinks, so this is a hard one to choose.
Other than a classic at-home Nespresso + pumpkin spice syrup + oat milk, I’ve been really digging a pumpkin chai!
Whether it’s a Starbucks iced pumpkin cream chai, iced chai with pumpkin syrup from my local coffee shop, or this at-home version I tried for the first time yesterday with Tazo chai latte & International Delight pumpkin pie spice cold foam, it’s literally fall in a cup.
This is so silly goofy are you kidding me?!
Did ya miss it?! I’m MARRIED!
October has always been my favorite month and now I have yet another reason to love it.
My evening will be full of marathoning the classic Halloween movies I haven’t seen yet this season while we carve pumpkins for the first time in years.
Oh, and hopefully handing out candy to the handful of trick-or-treaters we get each year.
Happy Halloween!
Sarah