(originally posted Feb 8, 2025) 5h, 21m That’s how much time is left in the flight according to the interactive globe map on the back of the seat in front of me. Kyle is in and out of sleep next to me. Either that, or he’s still in a NyQuil drugged state, but either way I’m grateful he’s resting. We had a little “sick” scare a couple days ago when he woke up feeling gross with a low-grade fever, but (thankfully) had the option to push our flight back a day thanks to a snow s

(originally written Dec 29, 2024) What a blessing it is to have been a part of something that makes saying goodbye so hard. I’m writing this now on the mattress on the floor of our bedroom—the only place to sit in our house now that is a slight upgrade from sitting on the floor itself. I’m fighting off just a hint of a cold that’s been threatening over the last week. A mild headache which was no doubt exacerbated by the many many tears shed last night in the arms of friends w

(originally written November 20, 2024) In short, it was our wedding hashtag. We got married in November of 2020, and while that (obviously) came with it’s fair share of…challenges…one of the real blessings was time. When I (Cat) was 15 years old and making the cringiest Pinterest wedding board of all time—I did not consider one highly crucial element to DIY weddings: time. Adults with jobs just don’t have the amount of time to plan a wedding that my idealizing 15 y/o self bel