What a glorious day! It was an absolutely gorgeous morning, 70 and sunny, so we made a family excursion to Prospect Park. We have been making almost daily journeys there for the past several months; Ivy and Miles love riding their bikes and we have a well-established route around the lake, which I have been really enjoying on my new longboard! Today was truly special and I will never forget exactly where on our loop we were the moment Alaina said to me: “They’re about to call it…” and instantly the entire Nethermead erupted in euphoric hoots and joyful hollers. All the networks made the call simultaneously as soon as Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania climbed above the recount threshold and the news that we have all been anticipating for days was known around the park and world within a matter of minutes. It was a deafening collective outpouring of relief and jubilation; a bonding moment of camaraderie and community with a deep and pervasive feeling of pride and hope. To be able to experience that emotional release after four psychologically tortured years, an unbelievably intense campaign under terror of Covid, and four stressful days of election procedures, in the heart of Brooklyn with my family on a beautiful Saturday morning was one of the most uplifting, inspiring and transcendent moments of my life.
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