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Apr 22·edited Apr 22Liked by C. Elyse, Marinarena

Beautiful. Thank you. Italy is on my bucket list. I've traveled to Mexico (of course), Honduras, Costa Rica, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, South Africa, France, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, and Turkey. But I've never been to Italy. This gorgeous collaboration makes me want to buy a sundress and drive down the Amalfi Coast.

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All credit goes to Marinarena, and I agree this was a great choice. With re: travel bucket lists, i looked at my own recently, and was shocked when I realized that there are only a couple of stops that I hadn’t made yet. And because of that, I’m revising! The Amalfi Coast is pretty

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So, right now I'm in a season of expanding my family by getting married in a couple months. I am very excited but my grief is starting to resurface because my mothers will not be there. My fiancée's mother has also passed, and so I grieve for his loss as well. The grief has pushed me to go back to working on my personal essays. I think its going to serve as a way to get through this space of family change I'm in.

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Yes, I can imagine that this is a bittersweet season for you - and without appearing positively toxic, that is very exciting. Congratulations, and know that both of your Mothers will be with you in spirit!

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Apr 24Liked by C. Elyse, Marinarena

I'm an Atticus Locke fan and had no idea about her younger sibling. Appreciate the information.

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Apr 22Liked by C. Elyse, Marinarena

I'm pleased to learn a bit more about the Locke sisters, who also converted Attica Locke's project into a stunning Netflix miniseries called "From Scratch" with Zoey Saldana. It's beautiful, romantic and heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing, Marinarena and C. Elyse...

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