a nontraditional midwest fall

woah woah and woah, how in the world is it already the last week in october?! man, this fall, it's been a quick one! this year my fall wasn't the typical midwestern fall where you spend hours drinking tea, crunching through leaves, or apple picking. which is sad, because i love all of those fall things. but it has been one filled with adventure. over the past two months i have been in 5 states and 3 countries. kind of crazy!! but nonetheless. im still diggin this whole fall thing. and loving how cool plaid is, you know now days you can mix and match different plaids, layer it all together, and be looking cool! im into it. know what else has been inspiring me lately? american made! that is why i love these fun pieces from stormy kromer, and, you can too!  all honeebee readers can get 20% off their purchase using the code: SAVE20HK that way if you have felt like you have missed out from all of the good, traditional midwest things, you can snag a few items and pretend to ride out the rest of the season with these products.


outfit details: shirt// madewell vest// stormy kromer  hat// stormy kromer 

favorite few things

a few of my favorite things, august edition:

- morning lights, or mornings in general. but, lately, weekday mornings go by way too fast! i want to cuddle up on the couch. but no. i suppose that is why weekends are so valuable.

- a pair of sunglasses in a nice sunglasses case,so i dont crush my glasses, i have gone through a million. im still digging leather so its a double win, cute and durable.

- marble slabs. i love them for rolling out pie crust, or using it as a nice cheeseboard. delicious.

what are your favorite things as of lately?

sungalsses case// MEKU c/o sunglasses// raybans

mr and mrs like to walk

as i mentioned several times on this little blog, minnesota is the greatest/worst place to live. the food scene is great. the parks are fun. lake life is pretty much the best. and then comes winter. but that isn't for a while still!!! and not something i even want to start thinking about it. so, because it is summer, every minute possible, i try to spend outdoors in the summer. i eat my meals outside. i cook outdoors. it is great. and i make chad go on a daily walk with me. he used to make fun and only go on walks with me to make me feel better. but... i've turned my lover into a walker! and now even he craves them! there is something special when you can take 30 minutes out of day and just spend time outdoors, and even just spending some quality time with your significant other. in the book the five love languages (by gary chapman), quality time is my number one. soo the whole going on a walk and spending 30 minutes of undivided attention is a dream for me. it is where our best conversations happen, those ones where you get to dreaming and planning for the future, or even to allow us to reflect on what is going on in our lives at the current moment.

our walk latest discussion? where in the world do we go on our next trip. something we are always talking about. we aren't having kids a for a bit still ( i think) so i kind of treat every day as one other opportunity where we get to make memories of just us and do crazy cool things. kind of selfish, but something that we are trying to "get out of our system as much as a possible before we introduce a wee one" .

we were really hoping to get another big trip in for 2015 like a three week road trip, or europe! but after taking a closer look at how much we have spent traveling this year. we feel like it would be a smarter choice to do a few smaller trips, and put those dollars towards student loans (does anyone else feel like these suck the life out of you?!) ya know, be a smart, grown adult. totally is over rated ;) it is what it is. i do have to say, i like adulthood, especially the whole marriage part of it. chad and i have only been married for 2.5 years and we are already at the point where it is hard to make a decision with out the other's input. i can't imagine what it will be like in 35 years! by that point we will have more then similar tastes in watches ;)

outfit details (chad):
shirt// gap jeans// naked and famous hat// baldwin watch// c/o JORD sunglasses// rayban

(heather)
jumpsuit// tj maxx sunglassess// thrifted shoes// saltwaters necklace// tiffany & co bracelets// variety of shops watch// c/o JORD

Ladies Wood Watch

three things

three things:

-chad and i have joined a soccer league to help us keep in shape since we are not gym goers. it has been going pretty well aside from the major bruising on my knee

-it is now august, which means the minnesota state fair is this month!!!! this year the new items include bbq pickle ice cream, italian desert nachos, and maple bacon funnel cake (clearly my sweet tooth shows in this post). i personally am excited for some deep fried candy bars and a turkey leg. maybe some cheese curds too. 

-we found the most amazing tex-mex restaurant when we were in colorado last weekend, and i can’t stop thinking about their brunch chicken and waffle tacos.

now let me get back to the kitchen so i can somehow recreate those amazing tacos.

outfit details: skirt// madewell shirt// h&m headscarf// thrifted shoes// saltwaters

time!

a few weeks back, chad and i decided to take a spontaneous trip to costa rica. we found a crazy deal on tickets and off we went (snippits of our trip can be found on instagram @heathermariebee & @ckirsebom, post coming soon!). you see, these past few months we have had very little time for one another, or much of anything. i started a new job last january, where i had very little time to do anything but work. it was work, sleep, repeat, for a good two months. and then the busy work season ended, and my life was given back to me. all of that time spent working now could be used for fun again! like grocery shopping and cooking ;) 

while i worked the long, draining hours. i often would spend some time on pinterest to give my brain a little break. to me it is one of those actives that doesn't really require a whole lot of effort/brain power and is still is entertaining. during that time, i would dream of what the next season's fashion would look like and what summer looks i wanted (while living on a budget). like most, i have been really working on cultivating my style these past few years and trying not to "buy just to buy". i have found that neutrals speak to me, you can dress them up or down and never look under dressed. in this exploration period, this handy dandy watch appeared from jord and i have become quite obsessed.

on top of the trying to be stylish with less "stuff",  i have been pretty into gender neutral clothing items. it may be becasue this whole marriage thing has taught me that i can steal the misters clothing and still look cute, well, at least i think so ;). i have even rubbed off on chad and there are a few watches that are "ours" now.  lucky for me this new watch doesn't fit him ;)





outfit details:
top// banana republic bottom// american eagle  shoes// banana republic sunglasses// thrifted necklace//gifted watch// jord purse// coach

Ladies Wood Watch

the new deal, the overalls

life lately... and the things that have been on my mind 

- i am loving the fact that overalls are now seen as a fashion statement and that my husband actually thinks that they are CUTE! once saturday rolls around all i can think about wearing are overalls. maybe it is because i wear business professional attire everyday now at work, i want the most casual, comfy, not business like clothing to wear all weekend long. not to mention overalls basically feel like sweat pants, but cuter. well, to me at least. 

-i now come home from work way past dinner but still want to cook something, so i have really turned into a late night baker.  i just need to do something besides sitting at a desk. so i bake! last week i was on a the search for the best banana bread and i tried three different recipes, and none of them were the world's best banana bread. i will have to try again soon. 

- i read jcrew catalogs like they are books and have not gotten rid of any since december. i always look back on them, and every time i get a new one i think okay i could probably get rid of december, january, february, and march now... but i don't want to. and i just keep re-reading them over and over again. maybe it is because they looks so nice and warm and put together, and i don't really feel that way lately because i am working way too many hours to actually feel like i have style. jcrew catalog, you are a cheap therapy. 

- today my sister rosie and i went to get manicures. and it made me miss my grandmother and our monthly manicures we used to get.

-my dad no longer lives in minnesota! he  found out two weeks ago that he got a job transfer that he had put in several years ago and he toke it. i never actually thought my parents would be leaving this state before i would be. this weekend we packed up the house and moved the majority of my parents things into storage. it is a very strange thing to walk around your childhood home with all of the furniture gone.

- spring is here and i no longer have to wear wool socks to keep warm... and i have busted out some new spring kicks. it feels really good. i went on a shoe shopping binge this winter (what else is there to do in the cold months of winter besides shop) lucky for me, i haven't broken in any of my new kicks and now i have 8 (yeah, 8, don't judge me) pairs of beautiful shoes that are screaming wear me wear me. 

- we are house hunting! (yes we want to move out of state, and now we are looking for a house... more as an investment property) we are taking a stab at home ownership. it is going pretty well and we have been quite the team looking for places. chads the main guy pursuing this whole thing, he spends hours looking on the computer and is constantly sending me links. it's pretty fun. chad sends me loads of links and tells me all of the ones that have epic garages, you know, the thing that totally makes you want to buy a house is the garage right?! to chad, it is. and then he looks at the kitchen to make sure that his wife will be happy. we did find one dreamy, perfect house and  put an offer in on it, but it didnt work out, and that is okay. there are plenty of houses in the sea and we will find that perfect one soon.

-with all of this house hunting, it gets me really excited for that next big stage in life..... not babies, not puppies... but the next stage of life of being a chicken mama! as soon as we sign the dotted lines we are going to get five little chicks that will lay fresh farm eggs everyday. 

what have you been up to lately?

outfit details: overalls/ hollister shirt//madewell shoes// nordstrom glasses// firmoo 

a fast on sweets

so for some odd reason i decided to give up sweets for 21 days. it may have sprouted from my resolutions for 2014. but either way. it hasn't been fun. do i feel better? yes. do i miss chocolate on a regular basis? yes. do i plan what i am going to be baking up as soon as my fast is done? yes. all of a sudden, flavored yogurt (which i usually don't eat, due to artificial sweeteners/i usually make my own) taste like a chocolate bar!!

another good/bad thing i have been doing is every time i crave something sweet, i read about how bad sugar is for you... ha!it the natural researcher inside me. one article i read stated that sugar is as addictive as cocaine (so that is why i am having with drawls....)

finally though i feel that i have control over my body. it is weird how sugar affects you so much.i hope that i can continue to balance this whole sweets thing even after my little fast. even if the only yummy food that sounds good is desert ;) any healthier desert options for this lady??!!

outfit details:

jacket// thrifted
pants// american eagle
scarf// aerie
boots// frye
bag// madewell

things that make me say yay/ 07

Things that make me say yay...

the smell of pine
stove-popped popcorn
a clean house
vacuuming
pretty lamps
layers, and lots of scarfs
husband's hoodies and socks
jcrew catalogs
the thought that i got a new job and start today  (eeeks!)
new shoes
calendars in january
watching seasons of the french chef (as always)

what makes you say yay?

winter in minnesota

three things you must have in minnesota in the winter

1. flannel

2. leather

3. wool

that is all. 

outfit details: shirt// old navy skirt// madewell shoes// frye bag// madewell

holiday wish list

fa la la la la la la la

tis the season for shopping, and making those holiday wish lists.

i am trying to keep it simple this year with not a whole lot on my list and trying to be more practical. for instance, chad and i requested
a chest freezer as a gift from my in laws. also on my list is a few lamps, cutting boards, and dish towels (am i getting
old or what... ) but... with trying to be balanced and practical, it is fun to make a list of things that you are dreaming of...
and that you really don't need but still hope that santa will bring you, ha!

what is on your holiday wish list?

my black friday

outfit// leggings c/o pink blush  boots// ebay socks// chad's closet  sweater//pink blush hat// c/o crochet this for me glasses// c/o firmoo

it is now officially the day.. where holiday sweaters and christmas trees are fully welcome! hello christmas season! last year chad and i started a tradition of doing non-traditional black friday shopping. instead of waiting in long lines and dealing with the craziness of the holiday shoppers, we sleep in, drink lots of coffee,  do some online shopping and  my favorite part... go christmas tree shopping.  it is a much less chaotic way to start the holiday season if you ask me... and great news! pink blush (where my sweater and leggings are from) are having a major sale on their clothing items (40%! off + free shipping!) now you don't have to wait in line to get your sister that cute scarf or sweater that she is wanting... you can do it from home! just like what i am doing, christmas shopping while staring at my christmas tree. winning.

pink blush is giveaway several fun prizes on IG today as well.. go to my instagram//heathermariebee to enter and see all the rules!

happy first day of the holiday season!!! 

WINTER NEEDS FEATURING LISA + GIVEAWAY

tis the season for coziness! sweaters and slippers! wool socks!

my dear friend lisa has put together her winter "want, need, read, dream" list... complete with a giveaway for $20 to starbucks. just in time for that crazy black friday shopping that will be happening this weekend. lucky for her she lives in the desert and gets to stay nice and warm all of the time this winter! despite wherever you are... winter is still a time to get cozy, especially this holiday season. 

what are you dreaming of this holiday season? i know i could use some coffee ;)

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things that make me say yay/ 06

well, i have returned back from the beautiful, warm country of mexico, back to the frozen tundra where snow and chilly temperatures instantly greeted me. surprise! when i left for mexico, the temps were still fairly warm (30s-40s). little did i know that it would full on transform to winter while i was away. in a way it is nice to be greeted with a new season, because as the weather has changed, so has the next season of my life, being an official graduate! i have several of fun snippets to share from my past two trips (life in the range road trip and puebla mexico) but to keep it nice and simple today, here is what makes me say yay.

cups of hot cocoa on 10 degree days
warm wool sweaters
paired with a nice scarf
wearing my favorite pair of frye boots everyday for a week
hot lemon water
tissues when you have an awful stuffy nose
my cute little sister's blog
planning meals for thanksgiving
pomegranates! now that they are back in season.
wool hats. especially when you have a bad hair day or two

what makes you say yay?

outfit details: hat// target shoes// born from nordstrom shirt// madewell pants// american eagle purse// fossil

whoo-hoo!

last weekend my sisters were in town. it was great. we went to the apple orchard (photos to come soon, i hope, along with 231 other posts that i want to share), celebrated my sisters recent engagement, and....celebrated me finishing up graduate school! all around a big whoo-hoo weekend. lots of family time, and lets to celebrate. 

however. once they left, i realized something.

i have felt off beat for several months now and i realize now that  the reason why i have been in a funk and feeling so off lately is... because they aren't around.  my yin to my yang, the cream to my coffee. the sweetness.  i no longer have my best friends to call at any instant and say, hey, let's go to the mall, want to get your nails done? want to go walk around the lake? it is so sad. yes, i do have that great husband of mine. but, there is nothing that compares to girl time, especially when that girl time is with sisters. it is not the same. so i am coping okay over here, you know being the only one left in this great state of minnesota. well, the great state of minnesota that is only kind of great because the sisters are no longer here. and winter is coming soon. and that is all around kind of depressing. but let's not get ahead of our selves yet...

because chad and i are leaving on our super duper fun road trip tuesday evening. we're venturing out west! and sleeping in the back of chad's truck! (read more here)

but we are pretty ecstatic about it. it is one of those trips were we are living on the edge, not planning a whole lot, and hoping that is all works out. i mean, we're young enough right? it is no fun to plan out every last detail. so we are not. we are packing some tupperware bins for clothes and food and hitting the road. i cannot wait. this trip is the first trip of me basically being a fully graduated master degree student. yes, those two years spent working and reading a million different papers and research studies and venting on this little space, has almost come to an end. all of those long days and early mornings, filled with coffee and tears, is done. i am hoping that it is going to "hit me" soon. i still feel slightly crazy like most graduate students do. but, the other day chad say, hey you seem like your normal self again, and i thought, i do! i finally feel sane! finally! it is paying off. and we get to kick out the feeling of freedom with a cross country camping and hiking adventure. i would say that is a great way to celebrate.

not to drastically change the subject but, i recently was sent these new specs from firmoo and am slightly obsessed. they are going to be great on our trip because we will be spending lots of time in the car and in that time in the car i will be reading lots of fun books, not related to school. with cute glasses. so even if i have not showered in a few days.. i got the glasses to cover those eyes and help me feel cute. go check out their site because right now you can get your first pair free! yes! free! just pay for shipping. :)

back to what i was saying about our trip...if you are wanting to follow along on our adventure our west, we will be posting some photos and tweets  @heathermariebee & @ckirsebom, #LifeInTheRange (we are taking chad's ford ranger truck, aka, the truck/newly created camper)

wish us luck! 

outfit details: shirt// target skirt// madwell  shoes// nordstrom glasses c/ o // firmoo 

get aways are a good thing for the soul

oooooh hi fall. you are more beautiful then ever. this past weekend chad and i snuck away up to the family cabin, which is three  and a half hours from the cities, a half an hour from good ol canada.  so when we made our way up there we were greated with  a beautiful sea of colors. the colors are just starting to change down here, so it was amazing to get a preview of what is to come! the best part of the weekend was that the temps were warm and even in the 80s. let me tell you folks who are not from minnesota, this is a very rare thing that northern minnesota is in the 80s, at the end of september! it was great. we got to see the beautiful lake by boat, in t-shirts, shine it's fall colors.

i am trying to be more active, so i did a couple runs down some dirt roads while we were up there. it is funny what getting away does to you. we were only three and a half hours away from home, but it felt like we were in another state. i can't lie, but i have been stressed these past few weeks trying to finish up my schooling (let's be honest, i have been pretty stressed working and attending school these past two years, but it is getting to the end, soon, i will no longer be a graduate student, nor be a stressed lady!! granted, some of my best baking as happened as i am a stress baker, but i am sure that i will still love to bake, despite not being stressed ;) ha!)

two days away, it was great for the soul. now back to the grind. only a few things to check off that to-do list that was pretty big a few weeks ago... now, it is looking real good. have a happy thursday!

jeans// paige shoes// minnetonka moccasins shirt// target hat// scarf// crochet this