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Traci Giles

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I’m not sure how to caption this post and I’ve been avoiding it. My dad is in heaven. He’s with Jesus, and I’m happy for him for crossing his finish line, but I’m heartbroken. A few weeks have passed but still it feels like he’s going to call me any minute to ask why my phone’s location was in the city today ? Was it work or fun and who did I see and did I take the train or have traffic? Dad, I miss you so much already. I hope you feel loved next Saturday—we plan to celebrate everything you were and are to all of us. This photo was taken last April in the Swiss Alps, and I’m so thankful he got to see this with his own eyes and I’m so glad I got to be there with him. I love you, dad. by @tracigiles

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Feeling all the things this morning, and I can’t even put words to the jumble of emotions and thoughts after yesterday. My baby girl is a high school graduate and I’m so proud of her. Graduation was an endurance sport navigating the parking, heat, hydration, road side pizza while waiting for the senior bus parade (should have packed a picnic but I didn’t understand that part!) watching my baby walk into her next chapter . . . All that to say, I wasn’t prepared and I’m still not but she’s ready and confident and excited. And I love watching her grow. Too many feelings to write and figure out but I know I am thankful. And very very proud. by @tracigiles

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Today is my birthday and while I do not feel like I am 50 years old, the clock doesn’t lie. Today I am thankful for so many things, and I can’t let this day go by without saying that I have had an amazing FIRST 50 years. I have been surrounded my whole life by family, friends, friends who have become family and family who are my best friends. I have seen so much of this gorgeous world. I have witnessed so much beauty, love, heartache and healing, grace and passion! My life has been incredibly rich and full so far. Thank you to everyone who helped me celebrate this weekend (oh I felt so so so loved) and thank you for all the happy wishes today. Thank you, God, for this life and for blessing me with all “my people”. . . Now. What shall I do next? taken in Grand Canyon National Park by @tracigiles

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This past Saturday we celebrated my dad’s life. It was a day filled with tributes, stories, tears, laughter and love. My dad was honored beautifully. He was so great, and I will miss him for the rest of my life. Hearing all the kind words about him makes me feel so proud and grateful that so many people were privileged to know him deeply and benefitted from his counsel, teaching and friendship. I cannot believe how many came on Saturday, we felt wrapped in love. My heart will be broken for a long long time. I feel like the earth has shifted and all the maps are wrong. But Saturday felt like the beginning of a long healing process. Thank you to everyone who came to help us honor him and to everyone who has reached out. Thank you isn’t big enough. by @tracigiles

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A waiter picked up the uneaten (and totally inedible) deserts from our table. The man behind us was wearing a Crocodile Dundee leather hat which he reached up to adjust with a dramatic flourish of both hands at the exact moment the waiter turned, catching the underside of the plate with one hand which caused the hideous dessert to fly into air. Dundee was oblivious while the waiter scrambled to catch the dessert back onto the plate (kind like flipping a pancake). The world was chaos for half a second but then the waiter caught the dessert with a plop, took a pause, nodded to herself and went about her way. My mom and I were the only two in the whole place who had a view of this cartoon-like madness and we dissolved. I love a good laugh with my mom. Happy Mother’s Day, mom! taken in Zürich, Switzerland by @tracigiles

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Visiting Meg in NYC yesterday, and it was a perfect Spring day. She’s almost done with her first year of college and will be home soon. I miss her but I love to see her thriving as a city gal. by @tracigiles

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Joyeux anniversaire maman et papa! En fête à Paris cette année, Je te souhaite beaucoup d’autres. by @tracigiles

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Bucket List 🪣 : spend Christmas at Gull Lake with my family. ✔️This one will be a core memory. by @tracigiles

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Just a casual day at the Uffizi Gallery cafe with the Palazzo Vecchio behind me and my fam bam around me. Two seconds later I was served an Aperol Spritz so the day is complete. ❤️ My good sunnies broke yesterday so I am stuck with my emergency Amazon-moment-of-weakness-influencer-purchased cheapies but even this fact can’t chill my vibe. by @tracigiles

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I’m not a big Tic Tok user besides making cute videos and beaming them over to my IG.

TikTok, I see it, I got it. taken in Montclair, New Jersey by @tracigiles

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18 is a big birthday. Meg told me this morning that it’s not a big deal, it’s just another number, but she was just trying to prevent my waterworks before school. I was up until 1:30 am looking through old photos and feeling so blessed and thankful for this beautiful woman who is my beautiful child and has given me so much meaning and joy. She’s been a light, has given us laughter and adventure. She’s been through some rough stuff and she’s grown stronger. She’s learned how to hurt, how to love, how to heal, how to learn. Her heart flows out from her hands to her artwork, and you can see what she feels in what she creates. She is all heart and soul, and she is my heart and soul. I am the luckiest mom in all the world, and I got the perfect one for me. I pray today that you feel as special as you are, and that God’s blessing will be on you and that His Spirit will guide you through this coming year with all the changes, choices and big decisions that will come. Remember that He is your fortress and protector, savior and home, and know how loved you are. Happy Birthday Baby girl. I’m about to flood my stories with all the photos. Let the oversharing/TMI commence. taken in Gull lake on June lake loop by @tracigiles

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