I'm looking forward to my kids being able to reconnect with their peers, specifically for my eldest, who has felt the pain of separation and distance most deeply this season. I look forward to play dates where I don't have to worry about vaccinated parents, ice cream dates where we can sit in the air conditioning, and movies out in a crowd.
I'm also looking forward to applying the things we learned: to go at a slower pace, to say no a bit more often, to speak up in the face of appalling tragedy and to imagine the world different each day. Having experienced how the world shifted so quickly, I am inspired that it can shift to being more just and more equitable. Maybe the world is more malleable that I thought, and maybe I'm one of the sculptors.
I have so enjoyed getting to see people consistently and watch the boys play sports again. One thing I’ve really missed is live performances !! I am excited to hopefully take my daughter to plays and musicals this year and especially The Nutcracker !! Little things but sweet things 🥰🥰
I am so excited for live theater and performances as well! When things start to really open up again, it's going to be a beautiful time of celebration!
After a long year of staying at home, overwhelmed with adjustments and over-whelming grief, I think I am with the wide majority in wanting a return to normalcy. I want to hug necks, go to concerts or sporting events and travel. I want to fully embrace my role as a soccer/swim/tennis mom. I want my daughter to not have to worry about having a birthday party. I want to be able to see my friends without the anxiety of everyone else’s safety. With all this excitement of moving towards a normalcy, I am not looking forward to visiting gravesites of friends and family that should still be here. I am not looking forward to having to return to work in-person. I am not looking forward to the stress of commuting. I am not going to miss spending afternoons after school hanging out with my daughter.
Angel, you perfectly capture the hard part of the “both” we’re all trying to reconcile. It is so difficult to move on and to grieve and yet many of us are experiencing both simultaneously. To move forward we must not forget to also look back and remember. ❤️
Absolutely love your first letter! Thank you both for providing this beautiful space after the anxiety and sadness of this past year. Looking forward to the next one.
Letter one = beautiful. I miss you, friend. You have a gift and I’m so excited to follow along. You said Trader Joe’s, dancing in the kitchen & posted pictures of Tennessee in the spring. I’m here and you cannot make me leave. I’m so excited!
Letter 1 was a gem! I am so excited to follow along each week. I have been waiting ALL day to take a bath, relax, and read this drop.
As routine life starts to blossom once again I love to hear people say “wow, this feels so normal!” about things I never in a million years could have imagined wouldn’t feel normal. Having dinner with friends, an outdoor burger cook off, friends and family coming to visit Pensacola again, etc. I often wonder how long people will continue to be in such pure awe of something feeling “normal”. I hope for me and for everyone that the “normal” things we may have once taken for granted continue to spark all of the awe and joy that they do right now. It’s magical.
Love you emily!
Ps. If Trader Joe’s secrets are going to be a thing here I will need everyone to petition for one to be built here in Pensacola, fl. TIA
I loved reading your letter today. Such beautiful and encouraging words.
The line from that Larkin poem, "Their greenness is a kind of grief" is now stuck in my soul. I think that's what I feel most as we slowly reemerge into the world. It's so lovely to hug a friend, see my students' faces, and begin to shake off some of the fear of the last year. At the same time, as I enjoy this new life, I feel the losses of the last year all the more deeply. Each time I feel that moment of gratitude for something regained, the grief of what was lost feels new again. This spring finds me rejoicing and weeping in equal parts, and I think this grief is important and healthy and really hard.
Thank you so much for sharing your words and vision with us. I'm so looking forward to hearing more from you. Now, I'm going to have an Irish breakfast tea and almond windmill cookie from Trader Joe's- highly recommend!
Kara, I love this so much...your comment brought tears to my eyes! I know the great loss you experienced last year, and I also know that you are able to seek out the joy of life all around you. I'm also really excited to try an almond windmill cookie now :)
I am here for all of this! I know the great power that comes when women gather and commune. I’m here for the insights, the guidance & always the Trader Joe secrets. 😉
Last weekend, I spent time in downtown Boise late into the night, dancing with my daughter & her friends. We danced, jumped up and down and sang along to every song. It will be a night I will remember for the rest of my life & I want more of them! I want happy people, loud music, the light of the moon and the dancing ... always the dancing.
So excited for this newsletter and excited to cheer you both on Molly + Emily as you do this work to make this world a brighter & more interesting place. Lord knows, we need more of it.
I love that visual of joy and anticipation! How many months we’ve all spent thinking about being together again! So thankful for your love and support, celebrating the goodness of women coming together to make something positive happen!
Delayed response...
I'm looking forward to my kids being able to reconnect with their peers, specifically for my eldest, who has felt the pain of separation and distance most deeply this season. I look forward to play dates where I don't have to worry about vaccinated parents, ice cream dates where we can sit in the air conditioning, and movies out in a crowd.
I'm also looking forward to applying the things we learned: to go at a slower pace, to say no a bit more often, to speak up in the face of appalling tragedy and to imagine the world different each day. Having experienced how the world shifted so quickly, I am inspired that it can shift to being more just and more equitable. Maybe the world is more malleable that I thought, and maybe I'm one of the sculptors.
Oh this is beautiful!!!
So enjoyed this post .
I have so enjoyed getting to see people consistently and watch the boys play sports again. One thing I’ve really missed is live performances !! I am excited to hopefully take my daughter to plays and musicals this year and especially The Nutcracker !! Little things but sweet things 🥰🥰
I am so excited for live theater and performances as well! When things start to really open up again, it's going to be a beautiful time of celebration!
After a long year of staying at home, overwhelmed with adjustments and over-whelming grief, I think I am with the wide majority in wanting a return to normalcy. I want to hug necks, go to concerts or sporting events and travel. I want to fully embrace my role as a soccer/swim/tennis mom. I want my daughter to not have to worry about having a birthday party. I want to be able to see my friends without the anxiety of everyone else’s safety. With all this excitement of moving towards a normalcy, I am not looking forward to visiting gravesites of friends and family that should still be here. I am not looking forward to having to return to work in-person. I am not looking forward to the stress of commuting. I am not going to miss spending afternoons after school hanging out with my daughter.
Angel, you perfectly capture the hard part of the “both” we’re all trying to reconcile. It is so difficult to move on and to grieve and yet many of us are experiencing both simultaneously. To move forward we must not forget to also look back and remember. ❤️
I'm excited to be able to travel again after so long.....especially to Tennessee to see Molly and Mark and our three youngest grandsons!
So thankful for an adventurous Mom! Love you!
Looking forward to following ❤️
SO happy you are here! 💕
Absolutely love your first letter! Thank you both for providing this beautiful space after the anxiety and sadness of this past year. Looking forward to the next one.
My favorite early reader! ;) Thank you, friend!
Letter one = beautiful. I miss you, friend. You have a gift and I’m so excited to follow along. You said Trader Joe’s, dancing in the kitchen & posted pictures of Tennessee in the spring. I’m here and you cannot make me leave. I’m so excited!
I can hear your voice reading me this comment, Taylor! Thank you for the love and support!! 💗💗
Letter 1 was a gem! I am so excited to follow along each week. I have been waiting ALL day to take a bath, relax, and read this drop.
As routine life starts to blossom once again I love to hear people say “wow, this feels so normal!” about things I never in a million years could have imagined wouldn’t feel normal. Having dinner with friends, an outdoor burger cook off, friends and family coming to visit Pensacola again, etc. I often wonder how long people will continue to be in such pure awe of something feeling “normal”. I hope for me and for everyone that the “normal” things we may have once taken for granted continue to spark all of the awe and joy that they do right now. It’s magical.
Love you emily!
Ps. If Trader Joe’s secrets are going to be a thing here I will need everyone to petition for one to be built here in Pensacola, fl. TIA
Love you too, Kel! Visiting y'all (and maybe eating grouper nugs) are on my list of what I'm most looking forward to this summer! <3
I loved reading your letter today. Such beautiful and encouraging words.
The line from that Larkin poem, "Their greenness is a kind of grief" is now stuck in my soul. I think that's what I feel most as we slowly reemerge into the world. It's so lovely to hug a friend, see my students' faces, and begin to shake off some of the fear of the last year. At the same time, as I enjoy this new life, I feel the losses of the last year all the more deeply. Each time I feel that moment of gratitude for something regained, the grief of what was lost feels new again. This spring finds me rejoicing and weeping in equal parts, and I think this grief is important and healthy and really hard.
Thank you so much for sharing your words and vision with us. I'm so looking forward to hearing more from you. Now, I'm going to have an Irish breakfast tea and almond windmill cookie from Trader Joe's- highly recommend!
Kara, I love this so much...your comment brought tears to my eyes! I know the great loss you experienced last year, and I also know that you are able to seek out the joy of life all around you. I'm also really excited to try an almond windmill cookie now :)
Love you, friend <3
You state it so well. That difficult place between grief and jubilation. Thank you so much for reading along; it’s exciting to know what’s in store.
I am here for all of this! I know the great power that comes when women gather and commune. I’m here for the insights, the guidance & always the Trader Joe secrets. 😉
Last weekend, I spent time in downtown Boise late into the night, dancing with my daughter & her friends. We danced, jumped up and down and sang along to every song. It will be a night I will remember for the rest of my life & I want more of them! I want happy people, loud music, the light of the moon and the dancing ... always the dancing.
So excited for this newsletter and excited to cheer you both on Molly + Emily as you do this work to make this world a brighter & more interesting place. Lord knows, we need more of it.
Already a fan,
Ginny
I love that visual of joy and anticipation! How many months we’ve all spent thinking about being together again! So thankful for your love and support, celebrating the goodness of women coming together to make something positive happen!
I’ve been so excited for this newsletter. Thank you, Molly and Emily!
We are so grateful for your excitement and we feel it too! Thank you for reading along! 💕