It's going to be a fabulous wee,
but it's also a little bit bittersweet.
Not a little bit a lot bitterswt
because I've decided that this y
last week hosting Atlanta company and
it was not a decision that came easy.
It's been such an incredible
journey that began 14 years ago.
I don't know if you guys
were watching back then.
Caroline was only 11 months old when I
started here and in August she turns 15.
You watched me while I was
pregnant with Catherine,
and you celebrated her birth with me.
And she's right over there,
almost as tall as me.
She's 12.
You have been through so much jy
and even through pain and loss
that you weren't even aware of.
But most importantly,
you've always been my friend.
And I honestly, I feel it everywhere I go.
Your kind words, your encourage,
your enthusiasm for the show,
for me, for Cara, for Trent,
for what we've tried to create ,
it really has meant.
World to me.
And I don't know,
I just started to feel this way in January.
I don't know if it was God or my gut or
the Mel Robbins podcast that I loved,
but the past few months have
just been getting a push,
a nudge and urge to move forwar.
Some of my close friends are li,
what are you doing next?
The ones that I told and I said,
I don't know,
I don't know what the future holds yet,
but I know that after 30 years
in this business that I'm not
done connecting with you.
But I know this.
I want time,
the proper space to share the i,
and the ways that we can support
each other through this beautifl
thing that we call life in the t
few years have taught me especiy
that we do have so much to talk about
and we're actually more alike tn
we are different. I'm not movin.
I'll still be your neighbor.
I'll still be your friend.
You're still going to see me at
events and at the grocery store.
And yes,
I'm going to try to be better with my reels.
On IGI know I've been getting
so much slack from them.
All right, it's a CD Palara.
I know I probably should change that name.
So come find me there.
Let's talk For the time being.
Just please know.
Most importantly, I am humble.
I'm grateful,
I'm honored,
and I'm so proud to have been
able to do this,
what I'd love with the people that I love.
It's been a real blessing.
And this is going to be a really
long week because they told me
that we're going to be doing
stuff like this all week long.
So while I'm so grateful,
I need to invest in waterproof mascara and
oh gosh, OK, let me say somethio
you can take a breath. Yes, I was going
to say that. I'm so excited to
support you and taking over the helm,
and I'm always here for you and you're
always going to be my sister and that's
never going to change, So you kw
that. I told her.
I said I've watched so many housewife
shows and I feel like people always try
to break down like women's friendships,
but this is like a genuine friendship
and nothing will ever break us .
But I want to say something I Id
what you were going to say last night.
Because, you know,
you had sent it to the show andt
was just so beautifully written.
And I had also written somethinr
you that just like poured out oe
because I have so much to say to you.
But I will say something that yu
said in there was that you know
you've been through a lot and the and
you you all that watch every da.
You don't know it.
You don't know how you put on a happy
face and you smile and you comet
here and you do your job so perfectly
every day And that and that's that is
a lot to do every I mean think t
you at home your life every dayd
you go through ups and downs buu
would never know it because you really.
Give us all your energy and your love
and your bright light every mor.
So thank you so much for doing t
for a long time and it's definiy
going to be such a void in my
like personally I'm selfishly,
I'm just, I can't.
I just, I can't even,
I can't even really put it into words.
So anyway I love you very much d
thank you for all that you are,
all that you are OK now it's just so.
Before we go to break,
long time friends of the show
wanted to share.
There's so many memories coming
in of people who wanted to
share them with all of you,
so we'll be airing these throughout the week.
Let's take a look at one from
our resident gardening guru,
the handsome Danny Watson.
We all know that you will be great no matter
where you go because that's who you are.
I have thoroughly enjoyed beingn
the show doing the garden segme,
whether it's the front door makr
at your house or spring segment.
You know, in the studio I have had a blast.
One of my favorite moments thouh
is one time you guys asked me to
do something out-of-the-box and
we did a summer cocktail segmen,
but that time I didn't know
anything about mixing drinks.
I just knew I placed an order
and somebody brought me one.
So I did a little bit of researh
and I had all these concoctions
and you tried them and you're l,
Oh my God, these are the best e.
I'm like,
this is probably the worst thing
she's ever drank in her life.
But you made it fun like you als
do and made it a breeze.
I just want to say thank you so much.
We are going to miss you and we
wish you all the best.