A Lunch, a Bridge, a Park

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Last week Sophie and I met Tari, Whitney, Lauren, Christine and Connor at Claddagh Irish Pub for lunch in Newport. Sophie tried to eat her mashed potatoes like a grownup, with a fork.

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“Seriously, Mom, do you have to take a picture of me when I’m hanging out with my friends? Not cool.”

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Then we walked across the Newport Southbank Bridge (more commonly known as the Purple People Bridge).

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Sophie immediately fell asleep.

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Then we went to Sawyer Point park.

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Connor, Whitney and Lauren loved sitting on the grass. Sophie, however, sat on my lap, clinging to me every time I moved, terrified a blade would touch her.

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There was a small snack spill, but all three girls ate them anyhow.

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We ended up being out for almost four hours—it was a lovely afternoon.

“The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.” —David Russell