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Kris (Krishann)✨

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A love letter💌
what I wore + what I want to remember💫
lcsw | hype mom | Disney adult+💖
I grew up but didn’t outgrow the things little me loved most✨

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Mickey & Me 🖤 by @neverlandadjacent

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Seeing peeks of the upcoming @stoneyclover x @juicycouture collection took me back to a rainy Disney night in November. This was my first Juicy Couture bag. My mom bought it for me at Nordstrom. I loved it from the moment I saw it. I added a couple more Juicy bags to the collection but, approximately 20 years later, this is the only one I still have🥲Lola has claimed it but I’m holding on to it a bit longer🩷Gonna need a new Stoney Clover pouch for *our* bag✨ by @neverlandadjacent

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This was such a fun and special day, even though Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana was closed. And your outfit — loved seeing you reppin for one of your favorite princesses!! But there’s another day that I want to remember; the stores said no photos/videos and I kept my phone in my purse over lunch but, I did take some mental pictures.This past Friday. On Friday we had what felt like a practically perfect day. We went downtown to get more beads — @bylolabead is still going strong. Although you’ve been a little discouraged, you’re still dreaming, still creating and having fun doing it. We went to every store you wanted to go to. We walked through every aisle. Sometimes twice. And I answered every question you asked. Sometimes twice. We found Mickey shaped beads at the last store we went to. We were hot, hungry and it was a little smelly outside. But we were together. You shared hopes and worries and I listened. Nothing was competing for our attention. No one got spicy. Over lunch, and the whole way home, we talked. Later you insisted on giving me a shopping haul — even though I was there. I marveled at your incredible finds and for such great prices!!We ate the rest of our lunch for dinner. At night, we climbed in bed and watched a movie. Dad went to see a movie and brought home red vines. While getting to travel with you at the start of summer break was a gift and Disney with you is one of my favorite things, when we’re back at school, when I am reminiscing or trying to get through, when I’m picturing you in your high school classes, this is the summer memory that will fuel my heart. On Friday, the most magical place on earth wasn’t in another state. Not for me anyway. It was wherever *you* were. It was wherever *we* were💕 by @neverlandadjacent

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One morning, this week, she came into the room requesting a hug. She climbed in the bed beside me and I held her. I held my 13-year-old baby and didn’t let go until she was ready. I wasn’t ready but she was.Lately it feels like I’m waiting for the next time she needs me; I’m learning how to fill the wait.I’m holding on to the parts of myself that I’ve reclaimed and discovered as the frequency and manner I’m needed as a mother has shifted. As we are shifting. As life is shifting🩶🩷 by @neverlandadjacent

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22 days ago

Disney’s Animal Kingdom day💚A comfy outfit for a park that is gigantic yet still felt cozy🌳✨I decided I was done with pictures this day; thankfully I got a few of Chris and Lola before I was done done.😅Turns out I wasn’t feeling so great because of an ear infection. Yuk. But also, I take it personally when my family’s enthusiasm for picture taking wanes. It’s a revisited lesson in expectations and grace…also, think I need to revisit my quest to learn how to take more photos on my own. The posing just doesn’t come natural. My go-to is “first day of school”🙃still, I keep showing up because getting dressed for Disney is so fun and I’ve grown so much since I started documenting outfits and moments in this space💖Perhaps some motivation to do a solo Disneyland day soon✨Anyway, Animal Kingdom was lovely, not to be skipped! And Father’s Day dinner at Boma was fun! Our Disney World friends keep hyping up their beloved DAK and it really is everything✨ by @neverlandadjacent

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EPCOT round✌🏾Figment & Mickey + all the rainbows🌈✨As we were leaving, we spotted a beautiful double rainbow🌈🌈It had a pot of 🧀 at the end✨❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 by @neverlandadjacent

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Disney Springs on Juneteenth🖤I’ve written and deleted this caption a few times. Once I had it, instagram deleted it. There’s not much to document this day, few pictures and a couple purchases. I didn’t even finish my cookie and it was soooo good. Our day started off insanely stressful due to circumstances beyond our control.It got better though. We did too. We recovered and found some magic in unexpected places. Magic I’d like to think we would have missed had everything gone as planned🖤 by @neverlandadjacent

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🎈✨ by @neverlandadjacent

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Didn’t spot any pumpkins so we took the PeopleMover to the royal ball instead🩵 It (the PeopleMover, obviously) was perfect✨Even evenings hurt a little bit in Disney World 😅 though they were still magical✨I’m still thinking of all of the Magic Kingdom queens and princesses, slaying year-round, *even* during the summertime. I don’t know how you do it but I’m glad you do (so long as it’s bringing you joy). And I do love seeing your outfits, favorite things and magical moments here on insta💖👑☀️✨ by @neverlandadjacent

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EPCOT (a week ago) — on this day Lola set out to make me a content creator. She’s got plans for me. She filmed short videos, told me how to pose and insisted that I smile. She even took a few selfies with me and posed for some photos of her own🤳🏾It was a sweet start to our trip, a slow day. We smelled all the fragrances and tried on our faves, rode a ride and did a little snacking and shopping. We laughed and melted and reminisced. We created another memory for our collections— pieces of it being documented here on instagram and the best parts tethered to our memories and our hearts💖It has been a week since and we’ve already been revisiting this day. As a mother I always saw myself as a keeper and protector of magic but when I look at these photos I can see Lola — the moments her eyes rolled and when they lit up. I am a keeper of magic, a protector of magic and a maker of magic✨A creator of magic✨A creator✨(we did it, Lola!) by @neverlandadjacent

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Smiling because: 1. I can’t believe I get to eat this popcorn again. I went to WDW for the first time in my 40s. If you told me we’d be back again (and then one mo gain) I wouldn’t have believed you. It’s so hot and humid it hurts a little to take pictures; I feel gross and whimsical and I love this place so much. Disneyland is home and it feels like home but Disney World will always have a piece of my heart. It is where I first felt the most free, where little me and big me delighted in the magic alongside my favorite people one who chose me and two would didn’t initially but have as they’ve grown✨ 2. Lola told me to. This teen is always telling me to smile with teeth. She’s at a stage where she doesn’t; she’s become a little critical of that beautiful smile of hers. Maybe in cheering on her mama, she’ll find her toothy grin again. Yesterday we talked about how I didn’t smile for a long time. I have stains on my teeth that are because of antibiotics from my mom was pregnant. I was teased and asked about them most of my life. When I was in high school my dentist tried to cover them and it didn’t work. In my big age, I became self conscious again. An unofficial pep talk from my cuzzies + seeing the look on my daughters faces when they saw me cheesing changed everything🧀✨3. By the grace of God, I’m still standing (been laid out, regularly). Had to crawl a little but I made it. I’ve survived all the hardest days. Faith, family (including friends that feel like family), therapy and pixie dust (Wellbutrin and actual pixie dust) have done wonders for my life. So has learning to disappoint people and letting them be wrong about me (!!!). I don’t know if ima survive this heat though…4. I don’t hide anymore. I used to shrink and hide and cover different parts of me. And sometimes I slip back into that. But mostly I just show up as I am now; I’m grateful for the times I saw myself through my husband’s eyes and my daughters’ eyes and my mommy’s (even the way my dog looks at me🥹). Today I’m grateful that I see me. I see the flaws and the scars and the unhealed parts but I also see the daughter of a King; she’s healing. Always❤️‍🩹5. I’m Black! Blackity Black🖤 by @neverlandadjacent

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✨Intermission✨I *love* a good pile. Disney necklaces aren’t the only thing l’m stacking😅A pile with purpose is even better🧳✈️💖 @stoneyclover pouches always come through💕Travel Duffy was a gift from @shopsanfransokyo; he came with some encouraging words my heart needed. Duffy also needed to be paired with pilot Mickey (from @shopsanfransokyo; you were right Kimi). I love them and hope to bring them along for more adventures♥️This pile represents many things, not just my love for pouches. It is also a reminder of how life can change, how I can change. Our family hasn’t prioritized travel. After a traumatic experience at the end of a trip, I was just fine staying close to home. But also, we prioritized other things — a house, the never ending list of projects and time kept passing. And the responsibilities kept growing. Sometimes I look back and wish that there were more adventures sprinkled throughout their childhoods. Jalayla is 21. Lola is 13. Sometimes Jalayla won’t be able to come. She’s got school and work and a journey that’s all hers. Sometimes we are gonna miss her. Sometimes something crazy will happen when we are far away from home and I will struggle to readjust and ask why I put is through this when we could have stayed home. Last night, I just wanted my mom. Sometimes I look back and I realize that living, being together, that was *the* adventure. It IS the adventure. Sometimes we’ll all climb in bed and all watch funny videos (this is my favorite). Chris might take out his phone and replay everyday moments and scroll through old photos. And yes, it’s true! We’ve been adventuring all along✨I think I need one of those “you are my greatest adventure” signs or something…I used to try really hard to give them the things I longed for as a child. But time taught me that’s not what they really needed. They have taught me it’s not what they needed. They’re still teaching me. Another thing, my piles used to be all about them — but they’re more about me now. Maybe this is my side quest (the teens have taught me this; hope I’m using it right)?! by @neverlandadjacent

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