to all of you:

I am so blessed to have such an amazing group of people reading my blog. After a busy weekend I was finally able to read the remarks on my post a few days back about my struggles with weight and I was so blown away by the love and support that you guys shared. This is the best part about blogging: the sense of community. I've always had the tendency to be a little bit of a loner but as I get older, I'm reminded every day that life is a series of moments: some wonderful and some hurt to go through. Happy moments or sad, I'm learning that being surrounded by kind and encouraging people is important. We grow together. We cry together, we laugh together, we celebrate the occasional beauty of cliché little phrases, we do life together and life is good. I couldn't be more proud. You're all incredibly sweet and I wish that I could give you all a huge hug. (If you're ever in the Philadelphia/New York area, watch out, because I just might...)

xo, e.m.