Mozzi (due) in May! The Celebration starts today!
January 13, 2011 | Category: I'm a celebrator, I'm a Friend, Uncategorized
When I found out I was pregnant with Gage, you were one of the first people I wanted to tell, instead I waited to tell you probably longer than I should of. I desperately was waiting for you to tell me you were expecting, so I could be like:
“No way! Me too! We’re knocked up at the same time! OMG, this is is going to be so fun!.”
But as the story goes, that never happened. Life had different plans, and that was going to have to be ok.
You selflessly supported me through my pregnancy, literally during birth, and even through the first few crazy postpartum months. A perfect friend.
Sixteen long months later, I get an early morning phone call and a photo attachment in my in box.
Email title: THERE’S SOMETHING THERE RIGHT?
I might have screamed. I emailed you back, and referring you to peeonastick.com. Yes, I was positive, that was a positive test. Even though that second line was a little more faint that I would have liked it to be.
But the test didn’t lie, and you Casey, are having a baby!
This road has not been easy for you, and it’s been excruciating at times for me to watch.
So this is it. A celebration of colossal proportion starts today. I want you to wake up every day and know that you are loved. I want every day for you to be filled with excitement, elements of surprise, and wonder. I want you to know, even when you are feeling your lowest, that there are SO many people that celebrate and value their relationship with you.
The details:
70 friends and family members (and counting).
15 amazing companies (and counting).
Over the next 15 weeks.
To celebrate you. To celebrate Mozzi.
To rejoice in new beginnings.
So today, I celebrate you. By far the best thing that the internet has ever given me. I don’t know what I would do without a friend like you.
I’m on my way over to bring you lunch. I got a little gift for Mozzi, and I got you a pound of bacon. Yep, you’re probably the only friend I can gift raw bacon to.
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Friends, come back here every single Saturday where very generous companies will be gifting Casey (and you) amazing baby products and must have lovelies.
Follow along with the fun on twitter, we will be using hashtag #mozzi.
Are you as excited as I am?
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:09 am
Emily- You are absolutely amazing. I love hearing about your friendship with Casey. It makes me miss my bestie so much since she now lives 2 states away but it brings a smile to my face everytime I can read another story about your friendship.
Congratulations again to Casey and Mozzi and the whole Moosh clan. May will be an exciting month that is for sure!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:10 am
So very awesome
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:12 am
aw, *sniff* I love the two of you
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:17 am
sweet Congrats to the Mama to be
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:19 am
I am so happy to be apart of this. Emily is a brilliant and loving friend. I am so happy to have you both in my life.
I just wish you were friggin’ closer. Gah!
Miss you tons! This is going to be the best 15 weeks EVER, Casey. You’ll see! xoxoxox
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:22 am
Love! Love!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:24 am
I can’t imagine a better friend! Casey, get ready to be SHOWERED with love!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:25 am
I can’t wait!
This is SO perfectly wonderful!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:45 am
P.S. Emily, I always accept raw bacon.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:45 am
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!
I am so excited for the super duper Casey and Mozzi Celebration explosion!!!!
Emily? You rock my face off as a friend. So lovely you are, my dear.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:46 am
YAY!! It’s started!! So excited! This is such a great thing to be doing…love it! So thrilled to be a part of it
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:47 am
Love that picture of you two! Congrats to you, Casey! So happy to be part of this.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:02 am
Oh my gosh! I can’t wait to watch!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:05 am
Emily, You are amazing! So many are blessed to call you a friend! God bless you!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:06 am
so excited for Casey & to be a part as well.
Also, I accept raw bacon also….in case you were wondering.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:07 am
Emily, you are so many kinds of awesome for setting this up. <3
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:08 am
*sigh* I was being so productive and then I slammed into a love wall and now I’m just sitting here with a dumb grin on my face and tears in my eyes…the first time I’ve had happy tears in…a really long time.
Y’all are the best. Especially you Elling.
Especially you.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:13 am
This made me all giggly. You are an incredible friend.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:18 am
Fun!! Casey (and me) is lucky to have a friend like you.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:18 am
You, Emily, are full of amazing. Truly.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:20 am
HOORAY! It’s finally out in the open!
Casey – You are loved.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:20 am
so glad to read this. so glad to take part. LOVE to both of you Casey and Mozzi!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:47 am
SO sweet! Isn’t it wonderful when best friends have blessings? My best friend is also due in May with a little boy. I totally hear you about wishing to be preggo at the same time; we missed each other this time, and we’ll probably tag team since the hubby and I are going to start trying again in April. Congrats to Casey and congrats to you – I can’t wait to be an “aunti”!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:51 am
So so so awesome. Love this.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:52 am
You are such amazing friends and I love that so much. I mean, how awesome is THIS?!?! All of it! And y’all are just precious together in that pic too… so many warm fuzzies!!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 12:02 pm
Your excitement is contagious!
Congrats to all!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 12:10 pm
So so excited to be a part of this. Love to both of you amazing girls!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 12:26 pm
You are both amazing ladies. And everyone should be so lucky to have this kind of friendship.
YAY for the long-awaited baby Mozzi!!!!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 1:10 pm
This is wonderful! What a great friend you are. Can’t wait to check back. : )
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January 13th, 2011 @ 1:26 pm
This is going to be so much fun – to watch and to participate in! Emily and Casey are the best, so lucky to claim them as fellow Hoosiers.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 1:29 pm
I have tears in my eyes. That is what real friendship look like! So excited to keep up with the journey via the INTERWEB!!!
you rock, emily!!! And casey, I don’t know you but I’ll pray for you girl… and little mozzi too.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 1:35 pm
What a blessing to be a blessing! Tears.
You are something special. Both of y’all.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 2:41 pm
Um, Can anyone tell me why I am crying over this? The sheer awesomeness of it, maybe?
I just love all of it.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 3:45 pm
I love the two of you and I’m so! glad that I get to call you both Friend (and be a part of this).
Hooray for The Awesome!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 4:13 pm
Love it! So wonderful…can’t wait for Mozzi’s arrival!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 5:13 pm
That is super sweet
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January 13th, 2011 @ 6:46 pm
Emily, you are an amazing friend!
Such a wonderful expression of love!
Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 7:09 pm
Yeah!!!!!! No more secret. Phew.
Emily… you are just such an awesome friend. Everyone should be so lucky. I’m just thrilled that I get to participate and be a little part of a big celebration!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 7:15 pm
YAY YAY YAY!!! Happy Mozzi-palooza!!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 8:18 pm
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January 13th, 2011 @ 8:23 pm
I am so proud to be a part of this.
Casey & Mozzi, you deserve this. xoxo
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January 13th, 2011 @ 8:49 pm
So cool.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 8:49 pm
Hooray. This is just awesome. Couldn’t happen to better people. Sit back and enjoy the ride.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 9:05 pm
Yay! Congrats Casey
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January 13th, 2011 @ 9:07 pm
YAY! I can’t wait for my date! Love you Casey! (and I love you too Em, for being so awesome!)
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January 13th, 2011 @ 9:50 pm
I’m a reader of Casey’s blog and I LOVE this! What an amazing and inspiring friendship you have.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:39 pm
This is absolutely amazing. You ladies are beautiful, incredible and totally ROCK.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:43 pm
Emily wins BFF of all time!
WIN!!!!!!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10:44 pm
LOVE THIS!!
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:08 pm
Real friends ALWAYS bring the bacon. And best friends ALWAYS accept the bacon without question.
This is my favorite post. EVER.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:12 pm
Real friends also make the bacon for dinner the night it is delivered.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:18 pm
Love it!
So blessed to know you both.
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January 13th, 2011 @ 11:39 pm
Well.
That did it.
Now I’m all sniffy.
You are both love.
–S.S.
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January 14th, 2011 @ 12:31 am
What an amazing friendship you two have. And what an amazing celebration you have put together for her. Hugs to you both. xoxo
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January 14th, 2011 @ 1:04 am
[...] lovely DesignHERmomma is the mastermind behind this 15 week celebration! Thank you, Emily. You are an amazing friend! « Previous [...]
January 14th, 2011 @ 4:35 am
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by sam {temptingmama}, Casey-moosh in indy., Emily Elling, Heather, North American Bear and others. North American Bear said: @designhermomma What a fun way to celebrate #mozzi and her mama! Congrats, @mooshinindy !! [http://bit.ly/glmekO] [...]
January 14th, 2011 @ 8:34 am
Just wanted to say…this is awesome!
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January 14th, 2011 @ 9:53 am
LOVE THIS! I don’t know of a stranger’s pregnancy that I’ve been more excited for. Love her, love you. AWESOME!
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January 14th, 2011 @ 10:42 am
How amazing are you!?!
That really is the sweetest thing. I only know Casey through her brilliant writings on the internet, but it’s clear that she shares her love with those around her very freely and knows what’s important to her. How wonderful to see this kind of celebration for the little one on the way!
*sniff*
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January 14th, 2011 @ 1:29 pm
Beautiful! And amazing. Can’t wait to read what the next 15 weeks hold.
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January 14th, 2011 @ 6:41 pm
So exciting! Casey is a lucky girl to have a friend like you.
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January 15th, 2011 @ 10:54 am
Oh Emily! there aren’t words to describe what an awesome friend you are, I can’t think of anyone who deserves it more than Casey. I am so excited to watch this all unfold over the next couple of months!!!!!!
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January 15th, 2011 @ 11:35 am
You are the kind of friend we all wish we had.
Kudos, lady!!!!
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January 16th, 2011 @ 1:44 am
I heart things so madly. Wow.
Amazing.
Love you both. <3
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January 16th, 2011 @ 9:21 pm
Oh my gracious, you were right. Colossal and so worth the wait. It’s a beautiful thing to see and read love for friends.
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January 18th, 2011 @ 11:37 am
[...] week, when Emily unveiled her amazingly awesome plan of awesomeness I told Casey to be showered and have her legs shaved for me today. I found out yesterday that the [...]
January 20th, 2011 @ 11:42 pm
Hooray for good friends!
I’ll be stopping in every Saturday, for sure.
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January 22nd, 2011 @ 9:30 am
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January 29th, 2011 @ 12:20 pm
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January 30th, 2011 @ 7:15 pm
what an incredibly lovely thing to do! it was so nice meeting both of you at blissdom.
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February 6th, 2011 @ 4:44 pm
I LOVE ZUTANO. Their site seems to be down right now but I know that I love their playdresses and funky leggings for Ivy!
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February 6th, 2011 @ 4:45 pm
Oops how did I do that ? That was supposed to be on the Zutano post. Oh yikes.
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February 9th, 2011 @ 6:32 pm
Emily, this is so sweet. What a wonderful way to celebrate a special friend!
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February 25th, 2011 @ 7:00 pm
[...] way! And wonderful people have been taking care of me all along. From my friends here locally, to the friends and family all over who have played along in the Mozzi celebration that Emily organized…I am good, I am thankful, I am [...]
March 12th, 2011 @ 8:46 am
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April 25th, 2011 @ 8:10 am
[...] the past few months, Emily has been hosting a fabulous virtual baby shower for Casey and lucky commenters. She also [...]
August 23rd, 2011 @ 3:34 pm
[...] created a 15-week celebration for Casey and Mozzi (the current name of Casey's bundle of joy) during which nearly 100 friends and family members [...]
September 9th, 2011 @ 9:37 am
[...] She was the first to find out about my second baby. [...]
December 14th, 2011 @ 6:02 am
Oh my gosh! Especially you Elling. So so so awesome.
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