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EMILIA

I've had a thought.

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This morning I was hit with the realization that Hope is just a little more than a week away from turning one and I don't even know how to comprehend that information. How has a year passed already? How is she so big? How do parents handle this kind of thing?

It's been amazing watching her grow, but 😭

Well, hey, Dunhaven. For those that don't know me, I'm Kiera and if you tune into WRAV during the morning, I am one half of the team that graces your commutes/time spent getting read/breakfasts/etc.

So, this past year, the radio station has done a bunch of giveaways for trips and all that. As we finish planning out our year, I wanted to see if the community as a whole had any additional suggestions on games or giveaways or prizes we might give out that you'd be interested in. Concert tickets? Shows in DC? Just more trips around the country or world? Trivia stuff? What's your fancy?

Obviously I can't promise any of this will actually happen as I am but one voice in a team of several and really don't have a lot of weight to pull around. However, suggestions can be made and I'm happy to be the one to do it.

#dollypartonchallenge 😏😂

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I enjoy Christmas as much as the next person, but I am so here for getting back to playing mind-numbing pop music again, rather than only mind-numbing holiday music. I could feel my sanity slipping and there's no telling what would have happened if I had to listen to "All I Want For Christmas Is You" or "Santa Baby" one more time.

Though, I'm not sure if Hope will be able to fall asleep without me singing "Frosty the Snowman" ever again as it was always in my head around nap time and bedtime, so... this could be a problem.

I [...] Well, this is unexpected. I am typically an incredibly unlucky person. I have bought multiple "1 in 2 wins!" scratch lotto tickets and lost on every single one, in the past. I spilled coffee on myself just this morning. I walked into a wall-- no, that was my own fault.

I did not anticipate winning a trip to Cancun. Are we all sure this isn't a scam? A rich prince offering up a vacation simply so he can drain my bank account (the joke is on you, prince), or to kidnap me? I promise you no one will pay (Mica can't afford doordash, let alone ransom).

Halloween is just around the corner, and then we shoot straight into stereotypical holiday season, so I want to impart a few PSA's for everyone's general consideration.

This Halloween, please remember that blue pumpkin pails are an indication that the child in front of you is on the Autism Spectrum! They may not interact with you like the average trick or treater, and parents may have a certain request of you per sensory or dietary needs! Please do your best to be accommodating so that these kiddos can enjoy the holiday as much as every other child in the neighborhood!

It's a little early for this next one, but bear with me. I want to give plenty of time for people to think about it.

This Christmas, if you are a family that celebrates with Santa, please think about gifting some of your smaller items from Santa and "big gifts" from parents/grandparents/relatives. Perfect Santa gifts are your items like socks, pajamas, blankets, and maybe a book or two.

But why shouldn't Santa give the television or the newest gaming system or that expensive doll?

Children will most likely rave at school about their new toys and gifts from Santa. For the children whose families cannot afford expensive gifts, or who are not with their family at all this Christmas, this can be a difficult thing to reconcile. Help keep the magic alive for every child. Santa shouldn't play favorites, and the more people we can get on board with this, the better Christmas may be for the children who have less.

Food for thought from this foster grad and social worker.

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Hi, everyone! Another post so soon? Thanks to Naomi's brilliant idea, I'm going to put together a resource accessible to anyone dealing with the Dreams that essentially just lists who is being dreamed of and any other pertinent details you might think need to be included for others to identify that they're at least sharing dreams about the world even if they don't know the name. For example, it might look like:

Leia Organa-Solo - From Alderaan, daughter of Breha and Bail Organa
Han Solo - Made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs, from Corellia

Just leave a note here, anonymously or not, letting me know the name of who you are dreaming about and anything else you want to mention. If you want YOUR name attached to it, as well, for shared dreamers to more easily get in touch with you, let me know. Otherwise, I'll attach your Anon ID so that others can filter you anonymously!

This is totally optional, but I hope you'll consider doing it, at least anonymously!

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Not to wax nostalgic or anything like that, but it was two years ago this week that you all were graced with the Malone twins joining your citizenry. A lot has happened in two years. Like, a lot. But Dunhaven looks good on us.

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A few months ago I posted a lovey-dovey video that one of my classmates put together for our psych class with a bunch of married couples talking about when they knew they were in love with their partner. She did another one, this time just for fun, with some other footage from when she did the interviews and she sent it my way because my grandparents are in it (57 years). This time they talk about first kisses, which is all very sweet and can be seen here.

Like last time, I feel like I need to open up the stage for some further warm fuzzies and possible amusing stories to be spread around. So tell me about a first kiss, Dunhaven at large. It could be with your current partner or maybe your very first kiss, if yours wasn't with your current partner. I'm so over packing right now and just want to hear some stories. 🥰

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NIALL

Max is planning on proposing to Danielle. I'm not sure if I was supposed to tell you that, but I'm also not sure if people should actually think you don't just automatically know everything I know?

THEO, ARIA, LYLA, RHYS, KIERA

I need someone to talk me through something that's been on my mind since before this latest round of memories even became a thing. I need to know if I'm just being impulsive, or if it's a bad idea, because it really doesn't feel like a rash, or bad idea. It feels right. But I also know that I'm still in a weird place mentally so I could just really use a second opinion before I do something that isn't received well.

And that was all very vague and probably ominous, I realize. Basically, I want to ask Danielle to marry me. I just know that, whatever obstacles we still need to get through, it's easier when I'm getting through them with her. I don't want to wait until everything's perfect because nothing will ever be perfect. That's not life. I want to do this messy, imperfect, unpredictable life by her side.

So yeah. There it is. What do you think?

I have never regretted working at this radio station before, but hearing that people are planning and scheduling their vacations that I could only bestow on others and never be able to enjoy myself is causing great distress in my wanderlust heart.

PS: I'm a couple days late on this, but happy one year anniversary of getting cheese fries for the first time with the woman that I didn't know at the time was the love of my life.

NIALL

Hi. I need to talk to you about something. I've been avoiding it since you got back from Ireland so I'm being a grown up and talking to you about it here, instead of in person. Baby steps.

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EMILIA

I don't think I'm going to be here too late tonight, even with the rehearsal and all that, but don't wait for me for dinner or anything, just in case. I'm trying to make sure our parents don't drive Niall too crazy, which is easier said than done sometimes. There are just too many parents over here.

There's something I need to