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CELEBRATING LIFE WITH YOU - FROM NORWAY!

i, my name is SJ, and I manage Celebration Magazine's social
media, and send you your weekly newsletters, all the way from
HNorway!
I don't know if you've ever traveled to Norway, but it's a beautiful country
with fantastic scenery and exciting culture.
People love skiing, hiking, sailing, fishing, cruising, and cooking fresh
baked goods. Maybe I'll share some recipes one day with y'all.
Norway has a lot going for itself. However, they cannot bake donuts. It's
something I'm profoundly missing about Texas!
Since the lockdown, the weather has been beautiful. Stavanger, Norway,
is known for rain, so having sunshine every day has been welcomed with
open arms.
I found myself going on more walks and embracing the beauty of where I
live. (See that person on that huge rock doing a headstand? Yup, that's me
exploring what Norway has to offer.) what we do to the next level.
The last 8 weeks have been different for everyone. In times where we've I'm so proud to be a part of this team and I can't wait for the future of
all been distancing physically, we've also been able to stay connected Celebration Magazine. We won't let this be something that fades out.
through technology. Celebration Magazine LIVE is the future, and we can't wait to show
you.
Using technology, we've been able to stay connected with our loved ones,
and even reconnect with old and new friends. If you need help creating a FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM or TWITTER
Seeing all the positive ways people have been connecting online reminds account or have questions about social media, please email me!
me of why I LOVE technology! I would love to help you and answer your questions.
Connecting via technology maybe different for many, but for me, it's a
massive part of my life. sjmid@celebrationmag.com
Firstly, working with Celebration from the other side of the world makes Many of us love to travel, and right now, it's not possible. I'd like
me have much gratitude for modern-day technology, but what many to share with you some photos of Norway so that you can enjoy the
people don't know is that I use it daily to connect with my loved ones. beautiful views from across the pond.
I've been in a long-distance relationship with a Texan for nearly 6 years, so
if I didn't have the technology I don't know what we'd do.
My grandparents also live in Texas, and if you follow Celebration
Magazine on Facebook and love the random articles and funny photos,
you can thank my grandad, as he's an excellent source for my content
creation. He's forever tagging me in his daily finds!
He's my best friend, and because of softwares like ZOOM, Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter. I'm able to connect with him daily.
I spoke about reconnecting with old and new friends, and because of
Celebration Magazine ZOOM events, it's been my reality.
Even though I've never met any of you, I feel like I have. I look forward
to seeing your faces. I love it when you comment on one of our Facebook
posts, or when you SHOUT bingo on ZOOM.
Honestly, my favorite Celebration Magazine LIVE event is our Virtual
Happy Hour. I find myself wishing the hour would go slower when I listen
to your amazing stories and get inspired by all of you.
These ZOOM events make me smile and are honestly my favorite part
of my day, and because It's 9 pm where I am, it means I have to wait my
whole day to enjoy them.
What makes me smile even more than being apart of the team that's
creating these virtual events for you, is the number of people that we are
impacting doing this.
The number of emails we've received saying we are helping you get
through these uncertain times has made me tear up a few times. And that
people actually plan their day around them makes my face light up.
Connecting with everyone online is showing us that we have a duty to take

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