Hi, Danielle! I'm so glad I stumbled upon your essay tonight. Your story is beautiful, and I could draw many parallels to my own. My husband, a creative director for an ad agency in NYC, and I lived the child-free city life from 2014-2020. We stayed in the same tiny apartment in Sunnyside, Queens, our entire time there, and we also spent many weekends bee-bopping around Greenpoint and Williamsburg during those carefree years. I gave birth to our first daughter in April 2020 in Manhattan, and in December of that same year, we moved back down south to be closer to family. We settled in Asheville, North Carolina, the land of the sky, and our family quickly grew to four. We always loved escaping the city via the Metro-North, NJ, and LIRR trains. It was our love for nature, hiking, and camping that drew us to this beautiful and special place nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains. I wrote a little bit about my COVID and postpartum experience recently and would love for you to have a read: https://katrinadonhamwrites.substack.com/p/wherever-the-wind-takes-me. Thanks! 🙏🏼
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. So many connections! I love Asheville and the Blue Ridge mountains! One of our favorite photos of my older son is him after a hike there, it’s printed large and hangs right on our living room main wall 🧡🧡 I will definitely check out your piece, thanks so much for sharing! Xx
I love the thought that before we were building neighbors, we probably passed each other Clinton Hill sidewalks countless times! Ocean Pkwy already misses you 💖
Best one yet. Love love love this. -cousin Shira
Thank you so much, Shira!! 🧡🧡🧡
Hi, Danielle! I'm so glad I stumbled upon your essay tonight. Your story is beautiful, and I could draw many parallels to my own. My husband, a creative director for an ad agency in NYC, and I lived the child-free city life from 2014-2020. We stayed in the same tiny apartment in Sunnyside, Queens, our entire time there, and we also spent many weekends bee-bopping around Greenpoint and Williamsburg during those carefree years. I gave birth to our first daughter in April 2020 in Manhattan, and in December of that same year, we moved back down south to be closer to family. We settled in Asheville, North Carolina, the land of the sky, and our family quickly grew to four. We always loved escaping the city via the Metro-North, NJ, and LIRR trains. It was our love for nature, hiking, and camping that drew us to this beautiful and special place nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains. I wrote a little bit about my COVID and postpartum experience recently and would love for you to have a read: https://katrinadonhamwrites.substack.com/p/wherever-the-wind-takes-me. Thanks! 🙏🏼
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. So many connections! I love Asheville and the Blue Ridge mountains! One of our favorite photos of my older son is him after a hike there, it’s printed large and hangs right on our living room main wall 🧡🧡 I will definitely check out your piece, thanks so much for sharing! Xx
So happy for you four! Can't wait to come visit you back in the place where we all grew up... before the city. <3
Thank you, Cyn! And YES! I’m stoked to host LI girls beach days this summer!
I love the thought that before we were building neighbors, we probably passed each other Clinton Hill sidewalks countless times! Ocean Pkwy already misses you 💖
I love that too!! I’ll def come back and take a neighborhood stroll with you when it’s not arctic winter outside!! 🧡🧡
Crying!!!
Love you 🧡🧡
🥲❤️🤗wonderful❤️
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