reading
Planning
3 week honeymoon – road trip to Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota, camping weekends for summer/fall, soft sunroom renovation
Watching
backyard birding (gold finch, Baltimore orioles, northern flicker, rose breasted grosbeak, white crowed sparrow), solar eclipse (April 8, 2024)
Cooking
halal cart hala style chicken, orecchiette in creamed corn with wilted tomatoes and arugula, gochujang shredded beef bowls (Dinner Tonight), ginger and peanut butter ground turkey stir-fry (DT), stuffed shells, one-pan coconut-lime chicken and rice (DT), chopped cheese sandwich (BL), Greek chicken souvlaki (BL)
Eating
Mary Mick wedding cake, Pica’s Mexican Taqueria (Jackson, WY)
Drinking
Toledo beer tour post marriage ceremony at city hall (Maumee Bay, Earnest Brew Works, Quenched and Tempered), Bierhaus Maisschäler (Lincoln, NE), Grand Teton Brewing (Victor, ID), Snake River Brewing (Jackson, WY), Yellowstone Beer Co (West Yellowstone, MT), Meadowlark Brewing (Billings, MT), Mt. Rushmore Brewing Company (Custer, SD)
Creating
an intentional an authentic courthouse marriage ceremony, practicing authentic make up looks for bridal events, flower pressing bridal shower florals, courthouse wedding bouquet and Grand Teton bouquet
Housing
flooded crawl space = dehumidifier, ongoing paint removal on the exterior, bird sanctuary (tube finch feeder, peanut acorn shaped feeder, oriole feeder, hummingbird feeder), creating garden beds and planting seeds around patio
Going
Lucas County courthouse to pick up our marriage license then the Municipal Court for our marriage ceremony performed by Judge Joshua W. Lanzinger
Traveling
to Lincoln, NE to meet our 3 week old niece, 3 week road trip and honeymoon (Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota), Traverse City for a bachelorette party
Loving
serendipitous shopping day of for courthouse lipstick and perfume, cute notes from work after our marriage announcement, obviously my husband
Dreaming
beautiful wedding photos in Grand Teton, an equal part busy and relaxing honeymoon out west
Feeling
very sentimental and sobbing while trying to write vows to Kyle, excited to reach the milestone of 10 years, grateful to have a healthy newborn niece
Listening
exclusively Taylor Swift while running * outside *, The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift – Track 3 My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys, Track 19 The Albatross, Track 21 How Did It End?
Celebrating
10 year (!!!) dating anniversary transforming into marriage
Learning
world geography with the Seterra app, Vietnam War
Buying
wedding make up: Urban Decay setting spray, NYX plumping primer serum, Natasha Denona Hy-Glam Concealer, Clinique black honey almost lipstick, Clinique Happy perfume, SKIMS shapewear, wedding veil from Etsy, 2 pairs of Chacos for honeymoon, Kyle’s tie the night before our courthouse wedding, intimates from Victoria’s Secret, Solomon hiking boots, NEMO pillow and sleeping pad, vintage Grand Teton postcards
Bohdi
Stink, Bubba, Boba, Boba Tea, Boba Fett, Stink Bug, Boogie, Boogie Board
mantra
“Grace costs you nothing” – Abby Jimenez, Part of Your World
Until next time, Meryn
MERYN MADE 
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