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Jan 28, 2022Liked by Ilana Wiles

Ilana, I think I would jump on a plane for a MommyShorts girls weekend somewhere! You could host them in different places for women to fly to for a make-new-friends girls weekend somewhere new. And those subscribers who live in that city can curate the itinerary!

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I love this idea! Where do you live?

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Jan 29, 2022Liked by Ilana Wiles

I live on the Gold Coast in Australia. An Australian MommyShorts adventure? Or I’d go to NYC again in a flash!

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I’m in Canberra, Australia so we’ve got beaches and the nation’s capital covered 😂

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Adelaide, South Australia 🇦🇺

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Adelaide, South Australia too. Come on down to Australia Ilana!

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This is a great idea! And we could get a huge group rate!

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Jan 29, 2022Liked by Ilana Wiles

I am soooo down for a shorties weekend!

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Wait, is Shorties our official name? I like it. :)

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YES YES YES! 🙏🏻 Miss you so!

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Jan 28, 2022Liked by Ilana Wiles

This is another Lucy ;-) xxx Miss you too!

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🤣🤣🤣

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I love this idea, too!!!

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This would be awesome!

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Same!!

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NYC!!!!!

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If you comment here- tell me what part. Tribeca for me.

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Jan 28, 2022Liked by Ilana Wiles

Tribeca and have we got any British ex-pats?!

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Jan 29, 2022·edited Jan 29, 2022Liked by Ilana Wiles

NYC, Battery Park since 2014, but born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Bayside, Queens

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My parents are in Douglaston!

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Same!

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:) enjoy the snow day!

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Brooklyn!

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Yay, Park Slope, Brooklyn here!

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South Slope/Greenwood Heights

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South Slope here!

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Also Park Slope!

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Brooklyn Cobble Hill

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Boerum Hill - Brooklyn

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Also Brooklyn, Fort Greene/Downtown Brooklyn! Kids go to school on the LES, though.

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I'm also in FG

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Same

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Gowanus, Brooklyn

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Also Brooklyn, Carroll Gardens/Boerum Hill!

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Kew Garden Hills, Queens

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Kew Gardens! Just across Queens Blvd from you!

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Forest Hills, Queens.

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Same! 🙌🏼

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I’m also in Forest Hills! Can I add you on Facebook?

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Just down Austin Street from you, I’m in Kew Gardens!

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Ozone Park

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South Slope/Windsor Terrace

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Upper manhattan/ Washington heights, anyone?

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Upper UWS here!

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UWS

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UWS! I'm 25 and childless but I'n a great babysitter!! :)

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Same !

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UWS too!

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UWS as well!

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Riverdale (Bronx)!

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I’m in Riverdale too

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Also in the Bronx

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UWS

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Hudson Square (between Tribeca and The West Village)

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Columbus circle!

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Queens! (Jackson Heights)

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I'm in Jackson Heights too! (Also is this Natalie, Norah's Mom??!!)

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haha, yep!!

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I’m from Jackson Heights also. Hello neighbor!

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Hi! Also in Jackson Heights :)

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Also Queens, but Kew Gardens!

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Queens!

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Also Queens, but Floral Park

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So I technically don't live in NYC anymore, but we still have a place in Brooklyn (Brooklyn Heights to be specific), and my family is there, so I come in often (more so pre-pandemic). Will comment elsewhere with my regular location.

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Upper East Side, NYC

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Noho/ Village

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Upper East Side

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Upper east side too!

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NYC! UWS after 10 or so years in Chelsea

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Uws!

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Carroll Gardens Bk

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Jan 28, 2022Liked by Ilana Wiles

Wellington, New Zealand 😎 But my ♥️ is in New York!

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I’m in Wellington too!

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Jan 28, 2022Liked by Ilana Wiles

I love how quickly this took off! I hope it’s indicative of interest.

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Thanks for inspiring the thread!

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I know, the comments are moving so quickly!!

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Hi from Montevideo, Uruguay, a small country between Brasil and Argentina.

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Yo soy de Pilar, cerca de Buenos Aires, Argentina. En el 2011 conocí a Ilana cuando vino a grabar un comercial a Buenos Aires, that was cool!

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San Juan, Argentina

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También soy de Montevideo! Pero llevo 19 años en 🇺🇸

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My mom is from Ecuador. ❤

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My mom is too <3

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Hola Elisa! Soy Maria Paula de Bogotá, Colombia. It’s nice to see a fellow South American in the community.

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Bay Area, CA

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Bay Area - San Jose, Ca. Interested in a meet up!

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San Jose!

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Sunnyvale

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San Jose!!

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San Jose!

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Former San Josean (born and raised but now we live on the Central Coast near SLO)

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Hey!!! Los Gatos!

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Bay Area - Antioch, CA

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I’m in Brentwood!

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Bay Area - Lafayette

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Hey I am in Moraga!

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I didn't think I'd see another Lafayette.. :-)

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Bay Area (Belmont), CA

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Oakland (we moved here 8 months ago from Connecticut) so I’m still learning the Bay Area.

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Jan 30, 2022·edited Jan 30, 2022

Also newish here (pre Covid)

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We are moving that direction this summer. Any recommendations for great neighbors for three kids where mom can walk to awesome coffee??

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East Bay Area: Berkeley, CA!

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also Berkeley!

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Jan 30, 2022·edited Jan 30, 2022

Piedmont, CA. Right next door.

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I’m a stone’s throw away from Piedmont. Not too far from the Montclair area.

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Marin County is amazing. I lived in Tiburon within a 5 minute walk to a grocery store, Peet’s Coffee and other little shops. Mill Valley was great too, but depending on where you live it can be colder and far from things. Go explore and get a feel for what areas you like.

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Mill Valley in Marin County!

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Danville, San Ramon or Pleasanton

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San Carlos, ca (Bay Area)

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There are a couple locals in another thread in Belmont, Palo Alto and Redwood Shores!

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Bay Area (Redwood Shores), CA

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Redwood City, CA here!

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San Bruno, Ca (Peninsula)

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East Bay! Tri-Valley ❤️

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I’m in San Ramon!

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Dublin, CA! Hi 👋 neighbors!

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Pleasanton, CA!

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I live in Colorado, but my family is spending the summer in the Bay Area, if there are any summer meet-ups I’d love to join!

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Hi Robin, fairly certain you teach both my kids. We’re that one Scottish family at the school!

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Hi Lorna! Thanks for making the connection! Being new in a year with masks and limited parents in the building has been hard for me to feel connected yet, so I especially appreciate this!

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I completely understand. I have one in Angie’s class and one in Rebecca’s who are both “yours” (but extremely low maintenance, thankfully!) I’m in Rebecca’s class every Friday 12-12.30 so feel free to say hi!

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That’s awesome, will do!

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Pacifica

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I'm in South City

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Bay Area! (Walnut Creek ish)!!

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Bay Area- Vacaville

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Santa Cruz!

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Santa Cruz here :)

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Santa Cruz!

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Same here! Aptos, specifically. I grew up here, moved to the DC area for a decade and just moved back to start a family near family, our son is eight months old.

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I live in SF now, but my husband and I are UCSC graduates. ❤️

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South Bay!!

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South Bay as well, near San Jose.

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North East SJ (Berryessa)

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Me too!

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San Jose here too! So now what do we do lol

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Half Moon Bay. Would love join a meet up!

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Any interest in gathering - East Bay peeps?

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Yep!

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Belfast, Northern Ireland

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My favorite city ever.

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Orange County, CA

(more specifically Mission Viejo)

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Finally, some locals! Costa Mesa, CA🤘

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Costa Mesa as well 🙋🏻‍♀️

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Costa Mesa too!

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I’m in Rancho Mission Viejo. Yay! I found it!

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San Juan cap

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I’m in San Clemente

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Laguna Niguel, CA

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Aliso Viejo, CA

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Me too!

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Awesome!

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Placentia, CA, not too far away

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Mission Viejo! Me, too! 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

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I lived in OC for 9 years- Laguna Niguel, Huntington Beach, Lake Forest- and have been back in upstate NY for a decade now. Sooo Miss the beautiful weather and amazing food!

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Irvine, CA

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We lived in Irvine for over 14 years before moving to AZ. I miss the food!!

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Ladera Ranch here!!

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Yay! Rossmoor, CA

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Hooray! I live in the city of Orange

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I live in Anaheim Hills!

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I’m in Orange too!

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Me too!

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Des Moines, IA

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Jan 29, 2022Liked by Ilana Wiles

So excited to see you all on here! I live in Urbandale if any of you want to meet for a coffee or a drink I always enjoy meeting new people (no MLM or sales of any kind 😂. After I wrote that I felt like it sounded like I was trying to sell something).

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Also Urbandale, didn’t expect many from Iowa

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West Des Moines!

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Same!

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I was wondering if I’d end up the first… that was a long way to scroll to find all of you! I’m in Ankeny.

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Right I didn’t know if I would find any other Iowa folks

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I’m originally from Dubuque Iowa! Live in Saint Paul, Minnesota now.

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We moved here from savage, MN last year but live in Ames now

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I moved from savage last year too! I'm in West Bloomington now

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Just moved to Des Moines from Iowa City!!

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We are in Ames!

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Des Moines, IA! (Altoona)

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Hi Everyone! With Ilana's permission I made the FB group "Shorties of DSM" I've never made a group before so I am not 100% I did it correctly, but if you are interested in meeting up or just having a local group to chat please join! Ilana said the only rule was if we meet up we have to send her a picture :)

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I searched for the group and don't see it. Is it set to hidden?

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Unfortunately I couldn't figure out how to make the FB group work 😅

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I made a Facebook group for us. It should be searchable (but private.) Here's the direct link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/900095691367303

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Bettendorf, Iowa! Lived in Ankeny too!

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Accra, Ghana

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Ete sen! I did a study abroad in Accra!

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Rome, Italy

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Nashville, TN! (Well, technically Madison but it's juuuuust north and east of Nashville proper.)

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Hi! Born and raised in Nashville, but now I live on the UWS of Manhattan. Love that there are Nashville peeps :)

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Nashville TN also!

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I’ll also claim Nashville, but technically Murfreesboro! 20 miles east of Nash.

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I’m in Franklin, TN!

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My brother is in Franklin!

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Nashville area here as well (Mt. Juliet).

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Jan 29, 2022·edited Jan 29, 2022

Nashville proper, also!

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Nashville, TN 12 South area

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Love that area!!!

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Nashville area! (Spring Hill!)

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I am in Spring Hill too!

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Nashville here too!

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Middle Tennessee! I’m in Franklin.

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I would go to Nashville!!!

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Salem, MA

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Hingham, MA!

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Hey south shore neighbor! I’m in Duxbury.

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Duxbury also!

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South Shore too!

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I'm nearby in Lynnfield.

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I’m right next door in N. Reading

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I’m in Reading and work in Salem!

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Woburn/Peabody!

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Dedham, MA here

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Jan 29, 2022·edited Jan 29, 2022

Salem, MA as well 🙂

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Marblehead, MA!

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Wellesley, MA

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I’m 20 mins from you! Closer if I’m at work :) just next door!

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Originally from Malden, MA, now in Southern NH. I work in Tewksbury!

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Chelmsford, MA and work in Boston

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I live in western Mass out near Springfield.

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I'm in CT but I'm closer to Springfield than Hartford.

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Same! We are in Chicopee!

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Springfield, MA neighbor here also!

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Chicopee

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Lexington, MA!

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Seattle, WA

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Edmonds!

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I live in Edmonds too!

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I’m about 40 min out of Seattle in Monroe!

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I live in Duvall!!

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University Place/Tacoma!

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West Seattle!

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Shoreline here!

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Seattle here too!! WooHooo mommyshortsSeattle!

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Seattle (Wedgwood)

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Everett!

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Bothell!!

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I grew up in Bothell! ...live Upstate NY now though

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I’ve got lots of family in NY and NJ. Funny :)

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Seattle too. I live in the Fremont neighborhood.

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Seattle :)

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Bellingham, WA (close enough to Seattle!)

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Seattle!

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Seattle!

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Seattle! (Arboretum)

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Seattle, WA

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Seattle! (Magnolia)

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Vero Beach, FL

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I’m in Melbourne, FL!

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I'm in the Orlando area.

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Jan 29, 2022Liked by Ilana Wiles

This is a super cool idea! Love seeing people from literally everywhere!

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Tempe, Arizona (suburb of Phoenix)

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I haven't made my way down the list, but I'm in Mesa, AZ (way East lol)

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Scottsdale, AZ

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Goodyear/Litchfield area- west suburbs of Phoenix

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My address is Queen Creek, but my cross streets are on the Gilbert/Queen Creek border.

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Tucson, AZ here! Technically Oro Valley

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Mesa, AZ (Near Gilbert/Chandler) ---I'd be up for an outdoor brunch/meet-up :)

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Suburb just south of Minneapolis/St. Paul- Rosemount, MN!

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Wayzata, Mn!

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South Minneapolis!

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South Minneapolis (Windom)!

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I’m in Tangletown!

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I'm in Windom too! :D

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Downtown Mpls

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Mendota Heights and work in Rosemount.

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I’m Mendota heights/wsp too!

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Minnetrista! But let’s be honest, Mound.

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Omg, I had cousins who lived in Mound while I was in college at the U! I spent many a weekend there when I was homesick.

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Minnetonka, MN!

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Chanhassen, MN!

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I'm in Eden Prairie!

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Victoria, MN

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Prior Lake, MN

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I’m also from Prior Lake!

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We just moved from savage!

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Minneapolis/St Paul, northern suburb - Andover, MN

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Andover, MN too!

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I’m in Ramsey, but that’s almost Andover…

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I'm Blaine!

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Yay- way to represent MN! I'm in a northern suburb too! :)

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I'm in Ham Lake!

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Burnsville, MN!

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Edina! But I grew up in Prior Lake!

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I’m in Saint Paul! Como park!

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Saint Paul, MN (near St. Thomas)

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Roseville, MN! So fun to see so many in the Twin Cities!

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Grew up on Roseville, now in Shoreview!

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Minneapolis, MN!!

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Hi Jenna!

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I work in Roseville!

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East metro - Stillwater/Bayport, MN!

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I live in Woodbury MN!!!

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Me too!

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I grew up in Stillwater! :)

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Burnsville, MN!

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Jan 28, 2022·edited Jan 28, 2022

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Victoria, BC, Canada (so kinda close to Vancouver)

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Just a ferry ride

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I'm close too! Port Coquitlam, BC

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Me too! Mount Pleasant

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Maple Ridge BC 🍁

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Toronto, Ontario 🇨🇦

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Smithers!

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Chilliwack BC - so an hour outside

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I’m in Vancouver too! West End.

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I'm close! I'm in Abbotsford. :)

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Rochester, NY

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I’m in Buffalo!

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I’m in Rochester too!

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Buffalo, NY here!

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I’m east of Rochester in a little town called Phelps. My husband commutes to Rochester for work.

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Same here! Fairport...

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I’m in Rochester, NY too ☺️

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I’m a little outside Binghamton!

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I went to SUNY Binghamton!

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Class of ‘96 here! CIW resident. Legend has it Billy Baldwin lived in our dorm when he was there. It was all the rage at the time. Ha.

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Me too! 96-98 and then transferred to SUNY Brockport. Have you ever watched The Rewrite with High Grant and Marisa Tomei? Centers around BU!

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No! I’ll have to check it out. I graduated in 96!

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North suburbs of Chicago!

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Southwest suburbs!

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I’m on the SW side too! Evergreen Park

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Tinley Park!

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Orland Park!

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I'm in the city of Chicago!

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Also in Chicago!

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Chicago!

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Western suburbs of Chicago, St. Charles!

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My Husband works in Elgin! We live in Huntley.

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South Elgin here!

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Yorkville!

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Elgin IL, took awhile to find some Chicago suburbs on this thread

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Rockford IL! Not too far from you all!

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Northwest Suburbs! (Hoffman estates ~ the north side by palatine/Inverness).

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I’m in Mt. Prospect!

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North suburbs of Chicago too

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Feb 4, 2022·edited Feb 4, 2022

Oak Park, but work in Evanston. Once met Ilana at Drybar during her Chicago stop on her book tour!

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Western suburbs…Hinsdale.

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Shawnee,KS (a suburb of Kansas City)

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Overland Park here!

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Lenexa!

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Manhattan, Kansas! Go Chiefs!

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Dodge City!

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Charlotte NC

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A couple hours away in Asheville!

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I'm near Charlotte, NC :)

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Right outside Raleigh, NC…Wake Forest

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Me too!

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I'm in Raleigh NC

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Raleigh, NC here!

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Charlotte NC here as well!

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Woot! I found y’all!!! I live in Mount Holly, NC. Which is in Gaston County right outside of Charlotte. Right by the airport 😉✈️

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Rockville MD!

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I’m in Alexandria, VA- my parents are in Bethesda though.

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Alexandria, VA too!

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Silver Spring, MD (but used to live in Rockville)

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I'm in Silver Spring too

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Germantown, MD!!

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I'm in Germantown too!

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I'm on the eastern shore of Maryland, this is the closest thread I've seen so far! I spent two summers working at Camp Sonshine around the corner from Rockville though!

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Rockville MD here too!

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I’m close by in Frederick!

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I’m in Frederick :)

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!! I didn’t think I’d find any other people from Frederick!

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I’m in Hagerstown!! I saw another Rockville thread too!!

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I grew up in walkersville 😊

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We almost bought a house out there! We love Walkersville 😍

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Hi Libby!

I’m in Ellicott City, MD.

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I’m in Crofton!!

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Columbia, MD!

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Not too far in Annapolis.

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Baltimore, MD! Yay Marylanders

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East Lansing MI here!

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Ann Arbor!

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I’m also in Ann Arbor :)

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I have been scrolling and scrolling to see if anyone else was in Ann Arbor! Super excited to see other A2 people here!

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That was a long way to scroll to get to Michigan. Living large in Jackson, MI!

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I’m in Jackson, too!

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I'm officially a little more south, but Jackson is closest to me as well! 👋

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30 miles north of Detroit

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I'm about 15 minutes north of Detroit.

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I love just north of New Baltimore

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Yay finally found the Michigan folks! I live in Brighton, MI, but work in East Lansing, and often play in Ann Arbor!

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I'm in Grand Rapids!

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Byron Center!

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Lots of us in the Mid-Michigan area here. How fun!

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Saginaw here, I love the East Lansing area :)

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Portland, MI, so not far at all

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Chelsea, not too far!

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South haven!

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Kalamazoo!

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Detroit/Ann Arbor here! I live in Waterford, but work in A2 so most of my time is spent there.

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Hudsonville, MI. Love seeing some Midwest shorties

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Byron Center!

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I'm also in Byron Center!

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I’m just north of Holland MI in West Olive.

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New Hampshire!

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I’m in the Keene area!

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Love that! Whenever we visit homes, that’s where we stay, with my aunt! I graduated from Keene State, and my husband and I were married at Stonewall Farm!

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Seabrook

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I’m in southern NH

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Same! Madbury

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Hampstead!

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I’m in Concord!

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Nottingham 🙋🏼‍♀️ Formerly Long Island and Queens

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Same! I’m in Portsmouth.

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We live in maine but have a membership to the music hall! It’s only about an hour from us 😊

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I’m from NH, but now live in NC. Where in NH do you live? I’m from the Upper Valley area!

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I just moved to Exeter from Kansas!

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Utrecht, the Netherlands!

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I would love to visit some day! All my great grandparents immigrated from the Netherlands!

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Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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Rotterdam!

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Haarlem, the Netherlands

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My auntie lives in Haarlem. I loved it when I went to stay, such a lovely place.

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Heerlen, the Netherlands

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Lelystad, The Netherlands

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Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands!

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Alphen aan den Rijn here as well! I was scrolling and thought that I would never find my hometown. Well I was wrong😅

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What a coincidence!

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Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Almere, Netherlands

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Pittsburgh, Pa

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Pittsburgh too! Oakmont more specifically

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My mil lives there!

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My daughter goes to Pitt but we are near Allentown on the other side of the state.

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Pittsburgh, too! Just North of the city

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Pittsburgh, too! I’m in Fox Chapel.

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Pittsburgh, too!

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Pittsburgh, Pa too!!! In Lawrenceville

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Pittsburgh! Specifically, Squirrel Hill about 1.5 miles from the bridge that just collapsed 🤦‍♀️

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Also Squirrel Hill!

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Pittsburgh, PA too!

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Born and raised but now live in Harrisburg

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Same!! Born and raised in Pittsburgh, but have called Harrisburg home for the last 10years.

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I work in Harrisburg! (Well Middletown)

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I work in Middletown too! By the target and live about 5 minutes from there

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I’m in Uniontown so like 45 minutes south!

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I’m in Beaver, about 45 min from Pittsburgh

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Dallas, TX (suburbs-actually Denton)

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Flower Mound, TX here. Just moved from Chicago I’m April!

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Fort Worth, TX here!

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Frisco, TX, woohoo, several others in this area too

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Frisco TX 🚂

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Dallas

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McKinney, TX here!

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I’m in Plano - happy to see fellow North Texans on here!!

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Lewisville, TX. Hello!

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Hi! Yay!

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Sachse, TX (East of Plano)

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My second home! My best friend live in Forney. I was planning on moving there from Australia in July 2020 before the big C hit.

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Grapevine! ❤️

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Houston, Tx area here. Edit: I'm North East.

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I'm way up on the north side, outside all the loops

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Houston here as well! Specifically Clear Lake on the SE side. (Whyyy is Houston so big, argh.)

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my in-laws live in Clear Lake!

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Houston (Katy area)

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NW Houston, Tx

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College Station, TX

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I’m in Fort Worth/Keller!

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Me too! Fort Worth/Haslet

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Hello! Southwest FW / Benbrook here!

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Perth, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Atlanta, GA

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Marietta, GA.

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Marietta as well!

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Marietta here, too!! There are a few of us!

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Buford, GA

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Lots more of us in Atlanta than I expected! NE Suburbs here.

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Suwanee, GA

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Decatur, GA

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I’m in Senoia. About 40 minutes south of ATL

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Alpharetta, GA (also a burb)

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Atlanta, too.

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Roswell, Ga (burbs)

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I'm in Brookhaven! :)

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Atlanta! (Druid Hills, near Decatur!)

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I’m in North Druid Hills, also near Decatur!

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Dacula, GA (Gwinnett Co.)

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Atlanta!

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Columbus, GA

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I'm in Savannah!

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I’m in Savannah too

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Atlanta here, too!

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south of Boston, MA

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Me too, like real souuuuth, Norton

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I’m originally from Norton but up in NH now :)

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Oh no way! Small world!

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Boston, MA (back Bay)

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Newton, MA

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Also Newton, MA

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I am in Metrowest MA - near Framingham!

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Walpole, MA but I work in Boston

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I’m in Walpole too!

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South Shore MA - Marshfield

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Ditto! Scituate

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Love Scituate- we lived there for 7 years!

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Duxbury!

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Boston! (Roslindale)

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I’m in Roslindale too!

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Plymouth, MA

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Cambridge, MA

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Hanson, MA

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Coincidentally enough, on my way to Hanson right now! Few in-laws there

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My sister lives in Pembroke and I used to work in Brockton!

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Jan 29, 2022·edited Jan 29, 2022

Just south of BOS too

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Martha's Vineyard

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My parents live on MV- I consider that home!

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I am in Vineyard Haven year-round. These are the bleak days but I remind myself of all the positives. I am a teacher here, the schools are great for my two kids. My husband is a carpenter.

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My favorite place! I live outside Chicago…husband is from Boston…I am from NY.

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My parents are in Vineyard Haven too. They love it, but agree that the winter is rough!

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I am on Greenwood Ave. Us winter folks need to stick together. I summered here as a kid my parents just moved here year-round from Vermont.

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South of France anyone? 🇫🇷 I'm between Aix and Marseille

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I m in the south of France too! In the hautes alpes.

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Must be cold up there 😁

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Saint Augustine, Florida

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I grew up in St. Augustine! One of my favorite places to visit now!

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Lexington, KY 💙💙💙

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Lexington, KY here too! Also, hi Amy!!!!! 😉😀

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Hey lady!!

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Elizabethtown, KY

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I have a friend in Elizabethtown. I’m in southeastern Kentucky, a little town called Viper

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I’m in Louisville , Ky

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Also in Lexington, KY!

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My best friend is in Lexington. I’m about 2 hours away in southeastern KY

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Palatka, FL 😊

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I love Palatka - we always used to visit the Azalea gardens. I grew up in Gainesville, but in So FL now.

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I grew up in Gainesville too…small world. In Ohio now

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We still get up there pretty often & have a place in the Ichetucknee. It was a great place to grow up!

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My husband works in Palatka....we live in Saint Augustine :-)

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That is crazy! I was sure no one would comment on mine! We of course love St. Augustine!

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London, UK

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I’m just outside London, in Hertfordshire 💕💕

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I’m in Stevenage

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Yes!!! American expat living in London!

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Me too!

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We are just outside London in Kent - originally Aussies then via Texas USA ! ❤

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SW London, Kingston Upon Thames 😁

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I’m SW as well, in Tooting!

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I used to work in Tooting, I'm near Heathrow

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I grew up in Kingston, now about half an hour away 😊

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Just on the edge, In Essex, but work in London.

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I’m not far from London. 20 mins by train to Kings Cross

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Me too!

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Hello from Brazil 🇧🇷

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Me too! Brasília!

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I am from Brasília too!

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I'm from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil!

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Porto Alegre 🇧🇷

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Porto Alegre as well!

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Denver, Colorado. (Highlands Ranch)

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Denver (park hill)

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Denver too! Central Park.

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Denver as well! (Park Hill)

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I’m in Denver too!

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Denver, Hilltop

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Denver (Littleton/Ken Caryl)

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Hi Denver friends! I’m in North Cap Hill!

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Colorado Springs

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Manila, Philippines!

Before pandemic, we regularly visited relatives in the US and “home-base” would be Silver Spring, MD :)

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Yay Laguna, Philippines 😅😻

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Manila here too. 😊

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I’m from Manila too! But currently based in Singapore. Can’t wait to go “home” again! :)

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And I can’t wait to visit Singapore again naman! 😄 hope you will be able to travel back again home soon ☺️

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Thank you! Cheers to our future travels! 🎉

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Long Island, NY

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I’m on Long Island too. Nassau county!

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Me too!

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Me too! I’m in Bellmore

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I’m in Massapequa!

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I’m in Massapequa too!

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Levittown!

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LI’er here too!

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Long Island NY here too. Baldwin Harbor

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Naples, Florida

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Palm Beach, FL

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West Palm here in the south end!

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Jupiter, FL 👋🏻

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Amelia Island, FL

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I’ve always wanted to go and we finally drove through on our way to Savannah a while back. It’s so pretty. 💕

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My son and I spent a weekend in Amelia Island this past summer. We had sooo much fun!

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I’m so close! St. Marys, Ga!

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Fort Myers, Florida

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Where? I used to live in San Carlos Park a long time ago. Have you always lived there? I actually graduated from Cypress Lake HS and went to FL SW College when it was still Edison.

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I grew up in Cape Coral and lived in Ft. Myers as an adult. Went to Edison CC, as well. Graduated from Bishop Verot!

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Boca Eaton, FL

I know it’s in the the other coast but only saw you and 2 peeps from Jacksonville. I guess a Florida meet up could be in Orlando - then it’s kind of in between for everyone. :)

By the way, I used to live in Ft. Myers/Bonita Beach.

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I'm in Frostproof, a teeny tiny town in rural Polk County, about an hour south of Orlando. Bok Tower Gardens might be a nice place for a centralized meet-up, it's nearish Orlando...

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I have never heard of Frostproof but love the name. :) And I love a nice botanical garden - makes my photographer heart happy.

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I’m in Boca!!

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Deerfield Beach. Hey neighbor! 👋🏻

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Hi! I lived in Pompano for a bit. 👋🏻

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I'm in Miami

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I’m also in Miami, FL

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I’m in Miami, as well!

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Miami!

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I am also in Miami! Miami Shores to be exact.

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We just moved from that area. I'm in Aventura now.

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I’m in Aventura too.

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I’m in Pembroke Pines - Broward

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I’m in Miami too!

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Finally I see my city! Miami born and raised here 🙃🙂

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Weston, Fl!

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I rarely ever go to Miami, except to the airport - traffic is always so crazy. :) But I've been wanting to try the Brightline and head to Winwood Walls.

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Traffic is terrible. I love Wynnwood

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That's supposed to be Boca Raton, FL. :)

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I’m in Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville, FL here too!

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Jacksonville, FL too.

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Im just south of JAX in Saint Augustine!

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Port Orange, FL (Daytona beach area)

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Thanks for replying. I didn’t expect anyone else from red/ultra conservative Naples.

I come to Miami occasionally when Covid isn’t so crazy. Love a reason to go to Orlando too!

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Very few Floridians in the thread it seems. I saw one Tampa, as well.

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I’m in Wellington (West Palm Beach)

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I'm in Lake Worth

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I'm in West Palm

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I grew up in Lake Worth! I now live in St. Cloud/Orlando

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I’m about an hour from Tampa in New Port Richey

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If any of you lovely Florida ladies want to connect on IG - I’m @susi.snaps 💕

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I'm in the Orlando area.

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Miami Beach , Fl

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Ballina, Australia 😊

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Halifax, too! Definitely didn’t think I’d see another Haligonian here!

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Bridgewater NS - grew up in Hali

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Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦 for me too! ❤️

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Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Me too! Technically Ooltewah ❤️

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Bristol, UK

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I'm in Somerset!

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North Shropshire, you're the closest so far

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You’re the closest to me so far. In in Wrexham, North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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20mins away, im Ellesmere!

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Midlands, UK

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Wayne, PA (or any Philly suburb)

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Finally found my PA peeps. I’m in Pottsville, PA

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No way!! I'm moving to Harrisburg in a few weeks and will be commuting to Pottsville once/week

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I'm in Harrisburg!

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Yes! It took a bit didn’t it! I’m not far from you!

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I didn’t think I’d find anyone at all even remotely close lol

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Jan 29, 2022·edited Jan 29, 2022

Philly burbs too! Media (DELCO). I work in Center city Philly.

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I'm in Secane, PA in Delco, not far from Media!

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Grew up in delco. Prospect Park. Now we’re in Mullica Hill NJ but still in delco all the time!

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Allentown, PA (considering it a Philly ‘burb)

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I’m in Schnecksville 😁😁

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Oh my!! You are so close. I’m actually in South Whitehall. I’m a mom of 3 as well. And 42. Any PA/NJ peeps - my IG is rlsmith1313 if you wanna connect.

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I’m in Schnecksville too!!

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Allentown/Macungie!

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We’re in Quakertown!

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I'm in Northampton, PA. But anything from the Lehigh Valley to Philly counts as local in my mind!

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Same!

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Downingtown, PA (Chester county 💌)

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Fellow D-Town resident here!

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I’m near Reading Pa which is near all these! Went to Immaculata U for undergrad and worked in Wayne. Hello

To you all!

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Bucks county, PA over here! (filing under Philly suburb)

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Bucks County, PA (Yardley)

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Doylestown, Pa!

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Bucks County too ☺️

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Bucks County too- Richboro

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Kennett Square (I commute to Philly and all the Philly burbs each week). So fun to see all the places on these comments

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There are a few of us from Downingtown here too - just down the road! Longwood meet-up?

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I'm relocating to Harrisburg soon and will be an easy train ride from Philly!

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I live in Harrisburg. Is this a new venture for you, or a move “home”?

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I work in Wayne. Live in Secane.

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East Frisia, Germany.

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I have friends who live near there.

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I‘m close - Hamburg

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Apex, NC...outside of Raleigh!!

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Raleigh 👋🏻

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Elon!

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My husbands work headquarters is in Apex! We love to coming down for a visit!

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Milwaukee, WI. Would love a Midwest meet up!

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I’m in Rockford, IL. Not too far from you!

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Kenosha! Close enough!

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Me too!!!

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