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Pet Portrait Artist | Molly Anderson

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2 months ago

Posted On: August 26th 2026, 05:36 pm

Aren’t we blessed to be able to love on sweet gentle souls? Happy National Dog Day!! 🐾❤️ Thank you to everyone who has given me the opportunity to get to know their pups by either drawing or painting them. Give your babies some extra love today!! 🥰#nationaldogday #art #pet #dog

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2 months ago

cuddlewithmocha

Thank you Happy National Dog Day to your fur babies too 🤎 loads of love from Mocha and family 🤗

Island savage 🐻
#longhair #menslook #shredded #bearded #menshairstyle

Closing out the series with a little more about my journey, from playing in the Olympics to getting married, and navigating one of the hardest losses of my life while playing overseas.⁠
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So much of life happens beyond the court, and I’m grateful for the people and experiences that have shaped who I am today ❤️⁠
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Athlete lifestyle. Road to Olympian. Pro volleyball. Women in sports.

Jamani Tukapige Kura Mpanzu Apewe Jihan..!!

I usually don’t get emotional on here but today is going to be a little bit different…

When I got the call to be part of the Texas Tailgaters and Bananaball I uprooted my whole life and got down to Savannah Georgia in a matter of days. I had no idea what to expect or how I was going to fit in being as I was a late addition to the team. The first couple weeks came with a lot of self judgement and sacredness that I wasn’t going to mesh with the culture that had been created here already. But boy I could not have been more wrong.

As the season went on these guys (and girl) showed me more love and support than I could have ever imagined. From allowing me to be myself to treating me like I’ve been there since day 1 it felt like as the season went we just kept getting closer and closer. Every single person on this team has helped me become a better player, and more importantly a better person and I appreciate every single person on this team more than they know.

My life has been far from perfect with my parents divorcing at a young age, to my mom passing away when I was 12 and my dad passing away when I was 20. It always felt like something bad was going to happen to me or everyone around me. But this team has showed me otherwise. No matter how hard the season got or how many injuries we had, there was always some fight left in the tank. It didn’t matter what the situation was there was no complaining, just doing. That stuck with me. This team showed me that no matter how low you are you always have a chance as long as you fight.

This team fought hard all year and I could not have been more proud of this group of teammates. I can confidently say I have met some of the greatest people and met some of my greatest friends on this team and I don’t take a single one of them for granted. It has been a surreal experience playing with the Texas Tailgaters and I couldn’t imagine a better ending than winning the whole thing.

Thank you for not only bringing me in and making me feel like family, but thank you for saving me from my own thoughts and showing me what it is to truly fight if you believe in something.

Gater up damnit👑🐊

Pet Portrait Artist | Molly Anderson

@artbymolls

cuddlewithmocha

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