Five years ago Rob and I tied the knot on a perfect spring day in Roanoke. Earlier this week I told someone our fifth anniversary was coming up and it sounded so strange coming out of my mouth—five years married? It has absolutely flown by in what feels like the blink of an eye some days. And yet, most mornings I wake up and see him and feel so grateful that at the still-so-young age of 30, we’ve been able to spend a whole third of our lives together so far. I can’t imagine anything better.

I thought it’d be fun to share some of the songs we played at our ceremony and reception, as well as a reading or two that we chose. Picking out these details was my favorite.

“Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you live, I will live. Your people shall be my people. Wherever you die, I will die and be buried beside you. We shall be together forever and our love will be the gift of our lives.”

— Ruth 1:16-17

“May your mornings bring joy and your evenings bring peace.
May your troubles grow few as your blessings increase.
May your hands be forever clasped in friendship
And your hearts joined forever in love.”

— Irish Wedding Blessing

And, of course, it wouldn’t be our anniversary if I didn’t share our wedding video again now would it?

I really can’t stand it when my nails get longer than my fingertips. I’ll even cut them myself before getting a manicure to make sure I don’t walk out of there with nails too long.

It doesn’t matter how delicious it might be, I don’t buy anything advertised as “guilt free” or “reduced guilt” (I’m looking at you, Trader Joe’s guacamole). I’ve been working really hard lately to remove emotional weight from food and I think that is just a really damaging way to think about it. (My only exception is sometimes La Croix, which I will buy every now and again. They don’t say they’re “guilt free” but they do use the word “innocent” to further explain that their water doesn’t have any sweetener in it.)

I’m a 9 on the Enneagram. I’m just starting to learn more about these personality types but I have found it so interesting so far, especially in the context of relationships.

I would choose a ham and cheese croissant over a chocolate one 9 times out of 10.

I very rarely listen to new music or look for it—I wouldn’t mind discovering a few new favorite bands but at the same time I just love listening to Death Cab pretty much non-stop.

I’ve been re-reading the Harry Potter series for the first time in years and I forgot how much I love it. When I was in grad school I wrote a couple papers on the books and haven’t picked them back up since then.

I’m really not much of a shopper but there is something about the start of a new season that does make me feel a little more “spend-y” than usual. Here are a few of the things I have my eye on this season:

• I love a jumpsuit and this one looks light and comfortable.

• I pretty much live in my Dansko clogs (these ones) but would love a sandal version—my friend Kristan has these ones and I love them. They’re definitely next on my list.

• Who doesn’t need a nice tote bag? I’m a fan of this light pink for some reason lately.

• Is anyone else feeling this paper bag waist trend? I haven’t tried it yet but I love the look.

• I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about this curling wand and I’ve been thinking it might be time for me to upgrade from my drugstore curling iron.

• More light pink springiness—I’m a sucker for a neutral mani in the spring.

• I just bought a pair of wedges that look a lot like these ones and I really like them.

• I got this as an impulse purchase at Target the other day and I can’t stop using it—it seriously feels amazing.

• Love the look of this romper—like fancy adult pajamas. I’m here for that.

Do you ever shop specifically for a new season?

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