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>>> GOOD MORNING, AND HAPPY WEDNESDAY, BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS.
I'M CHRISTINE PULLARA.
I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. HOPEFULLY YOUR DAY IS OFF TO A
GREAT START.
GREAT START. IF FOR SOME REASON, IT IS NOT,
AND YOU NEED A LITTLE EXTRA
MOTIVATION, I'VE GOT IT FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT. PLEASE WELCOME THE QUEEN OF
CARING, THE QUEEN OF
POSITIVITY.
POSITIVITY. NO, THE PURVEYOR OF POSITIVITY.
THE MASTER OF MINDFULNESS.
ALL RIGHT, CARA, I'VE RUN OUT
OF TITLES.
OF TITLES. I TRY TO BE CREATIVE EVERY
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THE PURVEYOR OF POSITIVITY.
I LIKE THAT ONE.
>> THAT IS REALLY GOOD.
IT DOES NOT APPLY TO ME.
BUT I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME
THAT BOOST THAT I NEED THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. I TRY TO BE POSITIVE.
I READ Y'ALL THE GOOD THINGS
HAPPENING ONLINE, IN CASE YOU
FORGOT.
FORGOT.
FORGOT. WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD
STORIES TODAY, AND I'M HAPPY TO
SHARE THEM WITH YOU.
THIS ONE IS ABOUT YARRY
DARIELLA, BESIDES HAVING AN
AWESOME NAME, GOT A KITCHENMAID
MIXER.
MIXER.
MIXER. THIS IS SUCH AN EXPENSIVE GIFT.
I MIGHT WANT TO PUT THIS TO
GOOD USE.
GOOD USE.
GOOD USE. I LOVE TO BAKE.
SO SHE STARTED A BUSINESS WHERE
SHE MAKES CAKES.
SHE STARTED THIS IN MARCH.
SHE HAS MADE 30 CAKES DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. SHE HAS LEARNED HOW TO MAKE A
TRES LECHES CAKE, A RUM RAISIN
CAKE, EVEN A SUGAR FREE CAKE
FOR HER GRANDFATHER WHO HAS
DIABETES.
DIABETES.
DIABETES. HERE'S THE GREAT PART.
SHE'S RAISING MONEY FOR HER TO
GO TO SCHOOL.
SHE SAYS THIS HAS TAUGHT HER TO
BE RESPONSIBLE, BECAUSE SHE'S
TAKING ORDERS.
TAKING ORDERS. IT'S CALLED DARIELLA'S SWEET
CAKES.
CAKES.
CAKES. SHE'S IN CHARLOTTE.
SHE HAS FOUND A WAY TO OPEN UP
HER CREATIVELY DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND PUT NOT ONLY HER
PRESENT TO USE, BECAUSE SHE
SAID IT'S SO EXPENSIVE, I HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
BUT IT'S ALSO LEARNING
IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS ALONG
THE WAY.
THE WAY.
THE WAY. JUST WANT TO APPLAUD HER FOR
BEING ENTREPRENEURIAL AT SUCH A
YOUNG AGE.
YOUNG AGE. >> I KNOW, CARA, ALL OF THESE
PEOPLE WHO LEARNED A DIFFERENT
CHALLENGE DURING THE PANDEMIC.
I LEARNED LESSONS, BUT THEY'RE
BURIED WITHIN MY HEART.
I DIDN'T LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE
GUITAR.
GUITAR.
GUITAR. I
GUITAR. I DIDN'T LEARN HOW TO START
BAKING TRES LECHES.
BUT I LEARNED SOME THINGS, I
THINK.
THINK.
THINK. WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
COME ON, DROP SOME KNOWLEDGE.
>> YOU DID.
I THINK WE JUST LEARN HOW TO
KEEP IT TOGETHER, AND DO THE
BEST WE CAN, AND AS MY MOTHER
SAID WE DO THE BEST WITH WHAT
WE CAN, WHEN WE HAVE IT.
WE ARE ALL TRYING.
SO IT'S OKAY, APPROXIMATE IF
YOU DIDN'T PICK UP A NEW SKILL
DURING QUARANTINE.
DURING QUARANTINE. BUT LOTS OF PEOPLE PUTTING
THEIR BAKING SKILLS TO WORK.
THIS NEXT STORY IS FOR LOVE ALL
OVER THE PLACE.
IT'S ABOUT FLORENCE AND FRED.
FLORENCE AND FRED WERE EACH
OTHER'S FIRST LOVES.
YOU MIGHT SAY PUPPY LOVE,
PERHAPS.
PERHAPS.
PERHAPS. THEY WERE YOUNG TEENAGERS.
THEY MET NEARLY 70 YEARS AGO.
AND THEY STARTED THIS SWEET
FRIENDSHIP.
FRIENDSHIP. THEY WERE BOYFRIEND AND
GIRLFRIEND, AND HE LIVED ON THE
SAME STREET AS HER, AND HE
WOULD FLICKER HIS LIGHTS AS A
GOOD NIGHT TO HER.
THIS STRUCK A CORD TO ME,
BECAUSE MY GRANDPARENTS DID THE
SAME THING.
SAME THING. THEY LIVED ACROSS THE STREET
FROM EACH OTHER, AND I REMEMBER
MY GRANDMOTHER SAYING MY PAP
WOULD FLASH THE LIGHT AS A GOOD
NIGHT TO HER.
SO SWEET.
SO SWEET.
SO SWEET. I JUST LOVE IT, SO OLD TIMEY,
AND SWEET.
AND SWEET. SO TIME WENT ON, WHEN HE WAS
18, THERE'S THREE YEARS OF AGE
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. SHE WAS 15.
HE MOVED AWAY.
THEY EVENTUALLY GOT MARRIED TO
OTHER PEOPLE.
OTHER PEOPLE. SHE HAD FIVE CHILDREN.
HE HAD TWO CHILDREN.
THEY LIVED HAPPY LIVES WITH
THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS.
THEN IN THE LAST TWO YEARS,
THEY HAVE BOTH FOUND THEMSELVES
WIDOWED.
WIDOWED.
WIDOWED. SO FLORENCE THOUGHT SHE WOULD
REACH OUT TO FRED, BECAUSE SHE
LOST HER HUSBAND EARLIER THAN
FRED LOST HIS WIFE.
SHE CALLED, AND SHE SAID I JUST
WANTED HIM TO KNOW THAT THINGS
WERE GOING TO BE OKAY.
THEY STARTED TALKING A FEW
TIMES A WEEK, THEN IT BECAME A
FEW TIMES A DAY.
THEN THEY NEVER GOT OFF THE
PHONE WITH EACH OTHER.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THIS IS
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. IN
GOING. IN AUGUST, THEY GOT MARRIED.
SO SWEET, AND MADE THEIR LOVE
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL. JUST A SUPER SWEET LOVE STORY
OF COMING FULL CIRCLE.
WE ARE SO HAPPY FOR THEM FOR
THEIR FIRST NEXT CHAPTER IN
THEIR LOVE STORY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS FRED AND
FLORENCE.
FLORENCE.
FLORENCE. >> OH, MY GOODNESS, CARA, I
HAVE CHILLS.
HAVE CHILLS. THAT IS THE SWEETEST LOVE
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. I
STORY. I JUST LOVE THAT.
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE LOVE STORY.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE, WE LIKE
TO SPREAD THE LOVE, WHETHER
IT'S ROMANTIC LOVE FRIENDSHIP.
PLEASE REACH OUT TO US WITH
CARE.
CARE.
CARE. WE'D LOVE IT TO SHARE IT.
EACH AND EVERY DAY, WE DO.
TWEET US USING THAT HASHTAG,
IT'S ALL GOOD.
I LOVE YOU,