HOLDEN FAM 2.0 | ADVENTURE AWAITS

HOLDEN FAM 2.0 | UPDATE 08
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WEDNESDAY
"Breathe" Darla thought to herself as she opened a white and pink box. With her hands shaking, she unwrapped the test and carefully read the instruction pamphlet. After following the instructions, she put the test on the bathroom counter and washed her hands. "It's going to be negative and everything is going to be fine" she whispered to herself aloud as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Gosh, this felt like the longest three minutes of her life. Her cell phone timer went off— beep, beep, beep! Darla grabbed the test, sat down, and looked at the digital screen. Not Pregnant the test read. Darla was so overwhelmed with emotions. She felt torn seeing the result. Part of her felt relieved, yet she felt a feeling of disappointment too. Though she knew it wasn't Wade's wish to have a baby right now, she felt ready. "Maybe someday" she thought as she hid the test under tissues in the bathroom trash bin.
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Darla marched down the stairs to find Wade eating breakfast in the kitchen. After eating, he kissed her goodbye before trotting out the door to head off to work. Darla collected the dishes and loaded the dishwasher and started to clean around the house. She disinfected the kitchen and bathroom surfaces, vacuumed the floors, and did the laundry. She was trying to do anything and everything to distract herself from the negative pregnancy test result earlier that morning.
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Nothing seemed to keep her distracted, so she turned to the internet. She found a few blogs other women wrote about their fertility and family planning journeys. Reading other's thoughts made her put things into perspective and made her feel a little better about her situation. Here she was, disappointed she didn't get pregnant, but she had no reason to feel such a way. She wasn't even trying to get pregnant! She realized the root of her problem— her partner and her wanted different things. It's a sad truth that she had to acknowledge and accept.
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Feeling lost with what to do and how to feel, Darla threw herself into her work. She put on another yard sale for Fruit N' Fizz. She managed to sell all of her inventory! Now that she's sold out, she'll have to go back to drawing board to come up with a new flavor.
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While Darla was selling her fizzy juice she got a call from a representative of World United. The representative thanked her for the sizable gifts Wade and her so graciously donated throughout the past year and extended an invitation to an event later that evening. Darla accepted the invitation and was told she could bring up to 6 guests. After Wade got home from work the two got dressed to impress and headed to Goth Gardens for a dinner before the event.
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At Goth Gardens, the couple had a nice dinner. They ordered their meals; Wade got the rack of lamb and paired it with a glass of soft shadow avornalino while Darla got the herb-crusted salmon with a glass of riverblossom cranerlet nuala. They enjoyed their meals and gossiped about Serenity and Neal, who were two of their guests coming later that night. Who knew hooking them up on Summerfest would have turned out so well?! Now they're an official couple!
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The Holdens ended their night at Heart & Soul, which is an annual event put on by World United to highlight diversity. They met up with their guests, Miguel and Elena Santos and Serenity Lehman and Neal Johnston, and had a ball dancing and catching up with one another.
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THURSDAY
The next day Darla woke up in a better mood. She can't change matters she cannot control, and for now she just wants to focus on her relatively new role as a wife. Maybe she'll revisit motherhood next year. She spent her morning channeling her energy on her own body and mind by practicing a yoga routine. She really pushed herself and she finally perfected her balance enough to achieve a handstand.
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Later that evening after Wade got home from work, the two headed out to Brindleton Bay. Darla read about an autumn festival taking place at Maureen's Café. First they strolled into the pumpkin patch to pick out two pumpkins to carve at the carving station.
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After picking their pumpkins, they moseyed over to the carving station. As Wade started to carve his pumpkin, Darla found a new furry friend! Maureen's Café was home to a family of wild rabbits. When Darla approached the rabbit, it immediately turned on its back and exposed its belly. Aww! Darla pet the rabbit and named it Cinnamon. She played with Cinnamon until it was her turn to use to carving station.
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Once they finished carving pumpkins, they followed the faint sound of a woman singing to find Rhi Russo performing live. Rhi Russo is a local star famous for her street performances in the Art District in San Myshuno. Everyone crowded around her to watch her perform a few spooky hits: "Hit and Run", "Reaper's Black Puddle" and "Snakes".
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When the Holdens arrived home from a wonderful time in Brindleton Bay, they sat down to watch the season premier of "Odder Things"...what a great way to celebrate the start of spooky season!
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That's all for now! :)

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