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the moon.

Img_6675This is where I wait for the bus everyday. Last night, as I was standing here, I saw the most beautiful full orange moon. And I thought to myself, "wow."

This morning I woke up to an email from Mom that read:

Just finished a walk around the block … I noticed the moon was large and very bright, and I
thought, this is the very same moon that is shining down on Elise
tonight and every night, even though we are 3000 plus miles apart.

I told Paul about the moon and about how Mom emailed about it and as I was telling him, I started crying. "I’m sorry, I don’t know why I am crying" I said.

"It’s okay, you miss your mom," he said.

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24 responses to “the moon.”

  1. stacey fike Avatar
    stacey fike

    awww! you made me cry!

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  2. linda woods Avatar
    linda woods

    Awe!
    That street where you wait for the bus is really cool and I bet it looks even better beneath a big orange moon. Thanks for sharing it 🙂

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  3. Gemma Avatar
    Gemma

    It’s really weird how when you’re far away from those that you love that these things happen. My Mum lives in Spain and I’m in England and it happens all the time. I always have a little weep too.

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  4. Leah Avatar
    Leah

    you made me cry too, missing my mom.

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  5. Natalie Avatar
    Natalie

    Don’t you love moments like that? Super cute story.

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  6. mR Avatar
    mR

    funny how things like this happen.
    beautiful moment.
    i miss my mom too.

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  7. Dee Avatar
    Dee

    You are the sweetest.. sometimes you gotta cry. I remember when my son moved across the country 3000 miles away to San Diego…
    sometimes I was sad but then so so happy that he was chasing his dreams. I wonder if he ever looked at the moon and missed us ?? nahh… i dont think boys think that way – do you???

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  8. melanie Avatar
    melanie

    i saw the moon that night- my taxi driver was talking about how pretty it was

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  9. carrie Avatar
    carrie

    i love that story. so cool.

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  10. amy lapi Avatar
    amy lapi

    awww 😦
    i miss my mom so much. i’m surprising her for a visit soon, though 🙂 🙂

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  11. marta Avatar
    marta

    super sweet. and completely normal. what a lovely email. i love that you say, ‘i don’t know why i am crying.’ i do that all the time and then after a big bawl fest, i wipe my red cheeks and watery eyes and say, ‘it doesn’t look like i’ve been crying, does it?!’

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  12. vee Avatar
    vee

    awww…that is so sweet!! nothing like your mother, hang in there 🙂

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  13. Stephanie Howell Avatar
    Stephanie Howell

    hey sweets-
    i have moved all over this country since i married into the military.
    and you NEVER stop missing your mama. even when you become a mama.

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  14. Creole Wisdom Avatar
    Creole Wisdom

    What a sweet and beautiful e-mail, it would make me cry to. YOU are so brave to be so far away!!!

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  15. miss moxie Avatar
    miss moxie

    ahhh! way to make me cry too jerk! haha.

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  16. mary Avatar
    mary

    loved your post – read it this morning and realized how fortunate I was that my daughter was only 30 (not 3,000) miles away. And found this lovely ee cummings (#78 from 95 poems): “…as not imagined secrecies comprise/goldenly huge whole the upfloating moon.” You inspired me to update the poem on my blog. Thank you. And I hope my daughter reads this…and misses me too!

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  17. robbie Avatar
    robbie

    very cool

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  18. Caroline Ikeji Avatar
    Caroline Ikeji

    awwww 🙂

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  19. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    Awww, Elise…that made me feel really sad for you. I hope that it gets easier for you.

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  20. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    The moon has been exceptionally lovely these last few nights. I always notice it and say, “la bella luna” it means the lovely/pretty moon. I got that line from Moonstruck.
    I’m sorry you are sad though. I think it’s cool you both noticed it though. 🙂

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  21. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    The moon has been exceptionally lovely these last few nights. I always notice it and say, “la bella luna” it means the lovely/pretty moon. I got that line from Moonstruck.
    I’m sorry you are sad though. I think it’s cool you both noticed it though. 🙂

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  22. Kla Avatar
    Kla

    and she misses you =)

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  23. Lisa Avatar
    Lisa

    i only live 2 hours away from my mom and i still cry every once in a while. and every single time, for a long time, i would cry the whole way back home after visiting her.

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  24. Delaney Avatar
    Delaney

    I’m about 5 years late leaving a comment here, but came across this in your favorite posts. I live almost 5,000 miles from my mom – she’s in Vancouver and I’m in London. Every time I see the moon, I think about everyone at home… it always makes me feel better and more homesick all at once! x

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