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EXPECTATIONS

Living Up To The Hype

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Dec 10, 2022
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It must have been ninety degrees!

The weather was unusual for that time of year, but we had planned the day for months. Sweat poured down our backs and plastered our hair to our foreheads and necks. Just when we thought standing in line with hundreds of other people might not be worth it, the line inched along just enough so we could feel the cool air of…

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