This is so beautiful Emily, I really enjoyed reading this! I've been the oldest friend in the group and both the youngest friend in the group, and it's always such a different feeling, but this is such a lovely perspective on it❤️
"Look for the cracks: the wrinkles that show some age, the stretch marks that show some growth." "And those deep cracks telling me I am strong enough to hold you and whatever you carry today."
"A reminder that, like time, the surface on which we skate is always changing, never a guarantee."
These nuggets are priceless. I love love these analogies of ice and life and friends and freedom!
This is so beautiful Emily, I really enjoyed reading this! I've been the oldest friend in the group and both the youngest friend in the group, and it's always such a different feeling, but this is such a lovely perspective on it❤️
Thank you so much for reading, Maddy! I'm so glad it resonated.
So many nuggets of wisdom here 🥹🤍
Thank you Jordan!!!
You get to test the ice ahead of us 😭❤️
Love this one!!
Thank you Katie! You're the friend in the essay who turned 29, of course :)
"Look for the cracks: the wrinkles that show some age, the stretch marks that show some growth." "And those deep cracks telling me I am strong enough to hold you and whatever you carry today."
"A reminder that, like time, the surface on which we skate is always changing, never a guarantee."
These nuggets are priceless. I love love these analogies of ice and life and friends and freedom!
Oh my goodness. How thrilling!
You write so beautifully, Emily! Skating on wild ice definitely sounds a little scary, but how exhilarating! You made it easy to imagine:)