Written and sent through the actual mail by one of our nieces, this little piece captures our house and the chaos and quiet of our annual family vacation together perfectly.
“Standing at the edge of the dock at my aunt and uncle’s house, I gaze at the glistening water. The waves gently lap at the support beams, making a soft splashing sound. Little white moons of jellyfish bob along in the water close to the dock and I turn around to walk back to the house. Smooth and well-worn, the dock creaks and groans as
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My husband and I have known David and Aeriel for over ten years. We first met at church and bonded over our mutual love of surfing and have been friends ever since.
Dave and Aeriel are kind, generous, reliable, hard-working, sincere, thoughtful, passionate, dedicated, and active friends and people. It’s apparent
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One of my favorite things about David is his ability to problem solve. The other, is his insatiable curiosity and desire to learn new things. In our twelve years together he’s learned to surf, brushed off his sailing skills, learned Korean, perfected a few dishes and so many more. I’m always in awe of the way he
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“L was broken up with today,” K told me on the phone. L is sixteen, a smart and savvy high school senior. We’d watched over the summer as she’d fallen in love for the first time and when her boyfriend moved back to his hometown with his family, we waited for the inevitable even as she swore they were
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve known how to juggle. I’ve also known how to spin pie plates and walk tight rope and balance while riding a unicycle. My parents—who met in clown college—were in theater. And when were little, they decided that it was pointless to have a family if you weren’t going to
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Today was a gift. I wish I could say it in a way that felt less… sentimental. But the truth is with the temperature at 72 degrees and small gentle waves (with the water so warm that you could brave a quick dip in just your wetsuit) it felt like such a gift to be able to commune with friends (safely) and share some
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We’ve been incredibly lucky during the pandemic to pod up with two of our closest friends at our house near the beach. While keeping our circle tight has been hard (who hasn’t had to give something up during this time?) we’ve been so lucky to be able to spend a lot of time together in nature. We are so
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This week I’m thinking about holidays! Holidays bring up a lot of emotions and I’m wondering how you’re feeling during this time? There’s something about the changing of leaves, the drop in temperature, the putting away of swimsuits and short and sun hats and the pulling out of thick sweaters, that
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