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I went to a bachelorette weekend in Newport in July and had so much fun with a wonderful group of women. We wine-tasted, napped, and danced. And I got to test (and then cross) my nearly-two-years-postpartum drinking limit. Whoops! All was well, though. I thought on the drive home about how I felt I'd learned something important from each other member of the wedding party, and how glad I am to know them now.
Anyway, I also made dinner for us all on our first night – this risotto and this garlic bread, which everyone requested the recipe for. Plus gluten-free sugar cookies for dessert – what a delicious recipe that was!
Sort of a last hurrah though – I've been doing keto for almost a week now. A few other random things: I ordered new blue-light filtering glasses [affiliate link] after my old pair broke (read my review here – those pictures were taken on the very hardest day of Miles's sleep regression, btw. We started sleep training that week!). The new pair is very cute in sort of a dorky way.
I'm back at work after two weeks off to hang with my son while daycare was closed; it was SO FUN! I had been a little wary – maternity leave was kind of a lot, but this was (obviously) a very different experience that I think we all loved, and included some travel too down to see Kristie's family in Virginia. (Miles saw a ton of cows, bonded with his cousin, and experienced his first trampoline park. He was also a champ on the plane!)
My birthday is coming up! I'm trying to decide how I want to celebrate turning 32. I'm considering a day of thrifting, a day of crafting, or a little trip to go whale-watching. (I'm leaning toward the whales...but this month is so busy, we'll have to see if Kristie and I can sneak away to the Cape for a night or two in October.)
A new wedding video is up, and I'm shooting another tomorrow – and next weekend too! Also hoping to go for a hike with Miles on Sunday morning – this is my favorite time of year for hiking (and everything.)
Links for your Friday
"A friend who’d recently became a mother looked at my son playing on the floor by our feet one day, her new daughter nestled in her arms. 'Does it get easier?' she asked me, and I thought for a minute. 'No,' I said, smiling, 'but it gets so much more fun.'" (PS – I wrote that essay!)
Serena Williams unretouched on the cover of Harper's Bazaar
I like this opinion piece about how Americans are legally compelled to use cars
Finland's heavy metal knitting championship
The best time to go to national parks
The hat Miles has on in that pic and has basically been wearing non-stop all summer [affiliate link]
Very much into this Twitter thread
Why Billie Eilish wears baggy clothes
I'm renting this dress for a wedding late this month [affiliate link]
