Exactly one year ago, at this very moment, I received that email, along with a notification of a message from @andrea_arcore .My debut set Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat! had been chosen, I had become an official SG, I was PINK. And there I was, standing in the room, my mouth open, unable to utter a word, with my husband looking at me, confused. Then I screamed, even though it was late in the evening in Italy, and I couldn't believe it. I opened the email, incredulous, feeling like I was in a dream. I even pinched myself to make sure I was awake, but yes, I was, and it was all real.
I started crying for happiness, my husband laughed with me. I went on like this for minutes, until I recovered a little and started calling my parents and my closest friends to tell them. They were all so happy for me, they said, “I knew you would make it, and here you are, now an official SG,” and I cried and laughed. I was so happy. A few days later, I saw my set appear as “Set of the Day” on the front page, and I cried again. (Yes, I'm emotional, can you tell?). It was so beautiful.
And now here I am, a year later, with three more sets published and one on the way, remembering that moment with immense joy. My teenage dream has been a reality for 365 days, and I couldn't be more grateful to this community, to the girls who are part of it, to the members who nominated me so many times during “love a hopeful week” and made this a reality, and to those who run the site for giving me so much love right from the start, accepting me for who I am and making me feel appreciated every day, for choosing me.
Thank you, once again, to everyone, and above all, a huge thank you again to @andrea_arcore for believing in me from the beginning and shooting this wonderful set, which I am very fond of for many reasons.
A huge thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
XOXO
Truly yours, Stella 💕
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