Erin

Sweeet thank you! We’re a nonprofit volunteer-run conference - but we’re going to try to do some kind of Nostr workshop - in which case, we’ll make sure you’re on the zap list lol and I’ll put your info in the video.

2026-09-03 03:41:34 UTC

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Hey do you mind if I use this song - I’m video dj-ing the Golden Gate Bitcoin Conference happy hour in November. I’m putting together an hour-long Bitcoin-music-video experience and would love to use your song as a part of it/turn it into a video. Will give you credit. Let me know. 🫡

2026-08-29 15:38:03 UTC

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I’m so behind on this, but holy shit this is cool @nprofile…7z7k. I’ve been browsing all morning. Need to get some of my stuff up. ⚡️
#nevent1q…ky40

2026-08-20 22:41:46 UTC

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Tickets are live! https://conf.bayareabitcoiners.com
#nevent1q…yayp

2026-08-17 16:55:56 UTC

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Calling all speakers and sponsors!
We’re getting back to the fundamentals. A Bitcoin-only conference built by @bayareabtc.
If you or someone you know would be a great speaker or sponsor, please reach out.
Tickets launching soon!
conf.bayareabitcoiners.com
#nevent1q…rcc9

2026-08-11 01:41:05 UTC

Starting a holiday collection😂
https://shop.erinemalone.com/collections/holiday-collection
https://blossom.primal.net/559f83503c9f1a55a082f6126efc4fca985bd468ac5c9e2c27a1395169637db6.png

2026-08-10 21:23:16 UTC

Had someone at my meetup last night ask if I was worried about all the “spam” filling the mempool, making it impossible for people to run nodes, and 2 TB not being enough very soon.
I opened the mempool and showed him how empty it was. He had no idea. Told him we’re still roughly a decade away from a 2 TB blockchain at the current pace.
When I started opening Lightning channels in 2021, I was regularly paying 30–60 sats/vB. Today it’s less than 1 sat/vB.
Sometimes it helps to just look at what’s actually happening and verify for yourself.

2026-08-09 21:25:02 UTC

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Woo hoo! I’ll see you there. Tickets should be launching soon. If you or anyone you know is interested in speaking, please reach out. Still have lots of spots.

2026-08-09 21:18:10 UTC

Hosting a meetup today. Too bad nothing has happened in Bitcoin this week to talk about.💀

2026-08-02 14:12:12 UTC

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Follow https://x.com/zherbert?s=11&t=ik35cjZcPlRTrbHDfsTz-w for full timeline breakdowns

2026-07-31 00:42:36 UTC

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And everything he did to Foundation Devices. Karma’s a bitch.

2026-07-30 23:46:43 UTC

It’s a great day for multi-sig ☕️

2026-07-18 04:58:13 UTC

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Ugh I remember this well. Hope it clears soon. 😩

2026-07-12 21:39:25 UTC

New section of the shop: Incognito
Bitcoin style, hidden in plain sight.
Pay in Bitcoin/Lightning. ⚡️
https://shop.erinemalone.com
https://blossom.primal.net/3e5b20b1469d7bc83b885f5e8c669cc8a82b19cb15f2f6ac95afc969bee596c3.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/1aa3376cf60e2e766bdd96ced07a9d15db1aebd103ec2ccdb4ee2c6c268e7b08.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/256d0bd07a6e7ea73f7dd645702a1e230524dc7968bd2e74d0978fc70e25637b.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/e48ffad1e5da04099f7a91aa894536e85780f24ff507c2e9c1f50061c877a1c0.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/df9e88d4de51872adc03bf64977b5700ca59b19570c42e5d23d73e21046e4bdd.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/a08ae5670e1564939e62478f065931907c0d190f48babdb6452894ce4caf41fc.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/e8f67ca3b4b17d0dba290fbd013a38d07eb913265863e53a32831d1cb3c72361.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/c248228f00962ecbfcc12a3d6498627910abc40536725f327aa4ad3563f9fa72.jpg

2026-07-10 19:58:31 UTC

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If you or someone you know would be a great fit as a speaker or sponsor, please reach out. 🤙
You can contact us through the website or send me a DM.

2026-07-10 18:36:37 UTC

We’re doing it!
We’re bringing a Bitcoin-only conference to the Bay Area.
Introducing the Golden Gate Bitcoin Conference, a focused two-day event built by Bay Area Bitcoiners.
Nov 6–7, 2026
College of Marin · Kentfield, CA
Get notified when tickets open:
conf.bayareabitcoiners.com
Here’s the promo video I made:
https://blossom.primal.net/7d46d2011c49a937c2c479ee0bff05564e5c61fd27ed493ba6c9b4e4853f8c5b.mp4

2026-07-01 02:36:18 UTC

This is when legends are made. No guac today.

2026-06-29 19:47:31 UTC

Lots of new designs in the shop. Code “NOSTR” gets you 10% off for the next 24 hours. Check 'em out: https://shop.erinemalone.com 🤙
https://blossom.primal.net/b38378a266ed3855bb97946f52694deb749071c12c4db45e2eaaf4ba4b64d65c.png

2026-06-25 22:57:28 UTC

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shop.erinemalone.com

2026-06-25 22:56:55 UTC

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New shop is live and accepting Bitcoin and Lightning payments!
➡️ shop.erinemalone.com
#nevent1q…uq47

2026-06-21 02:19:26 UTC

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I’ll check ‘em out, thanks 🤙

2026-06-21 02:14:56 UTC

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So it’s a Printify plug-in. So between them and Etsy they take about 60%. If I sell enough, I’ll upgrade to Shopify and host on my own so I can accept lightning. If you do want to buy anything with lightning DM and I’ll give you 20% off.

2026-06-21 02:11:19 UTC

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🙏🧡

2026-06-21 01:33:35 UTC

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🙏 🧡

2026-06-21 00:25:30 UTC

I’ve had a bunch of Bitcoin design ideas swirling around in my head for a while, inspired by my love of 80s/90s culture, old tech, arcade graphics, VHS tapes, and retro sci-fi.
I finally started bringing them to life and relaunched my Etsy shop.
MaloneMedia is live with Bitcoin apparel, mugs, posters, and photography prints:
https://malonemedia.etsy.com
Code “NOSTR” gets you 10% off.
https://blossom.primal.net/148a2b258c1f2d1fcf41631bcf186319a93d4ecca353734d9ec53a7fedf1205c.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/b7c4c68e07abe3a0bf90223d34f5040e7f709ebad5e0b5630b2ee8a17c88ec2e.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/89476445982a8fc3e1df9a99e4bba8e0061e0ed3622554971265b004a93d5263.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/98a549b212492320c1f8ef40a14e9d5e6023e321d6458e244de556fa73645b5a.jpg

2026-06-05 19:00:39 UTC

58k gang is heating up 🔥

2026-06-03 21:15:04 UTC

It’s 2026 and Bitcoin is $64,000. What a gift. If you’re looking for your entry point, this is it.

2026-05-31 15:24:53 UTC

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If they haven’t taken the time to understand it by now, they probably never will. Gen Z and Alpha is probably where we need to focus the education.

2026-05-31 15:23:22 UTC

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It felt like I was in a reality tv show 😂. I’m still exhausted.

2026-05-31 15:22:10 UTC

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I’m still exhausted 😂

2026-05-31 14:40:03 UTC

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Normie parties are the worst.

2026-05-31 14:38:26 UTC

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Oh I had to walk away because this was the next thing out of my mouth. 😂

2026-05-31 14:34:51 UTC

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Or are all the smart people already in 🤔😂

2026-05-31 14:29:46 UTC

At a birthday party last night, I met a financial planner that wouldn’t stop asking people how they were “optimizing with AI.” Someone mentioned that I wrote a book on bitcoin and AI.
Her to me: I hate Bitcoin. I wouldn’t recommend it. I own a little bit in fidelity retirement etf. Don’t buy it right now. It’s failing.
Incredible.

2026-05-18 20:30:43 UTC

New guide for White Pocket, Arizona on A Photographer’s Guide to the Galaxy:
https://aphotographersguidetothegalaxy.com/p/white-pocket
https://blossom.primal.net/bc5c1c8be45ac411b2b52935cf0d6d6b8c2fc5ebcccc3115eb634020a11aa412.png

2026-05-15 17:00:21 UTC

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Really just being my own bank. Having full ownership of my funds, being able to route and send payments anywhere in the world instantly, privately, and basically for free. And then just being a part of this global network of noderunners that are all building towards a better system/future. It still feels like magic today.

2026-05-15 16:47:05 UTC

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My Bitcoin origin story 🤙
Thanks for having me @nprofile…9n6c
#nevent1q…dhvv

2026-05-15 14:48:27 UTC

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Lightning really helped everything click for me and solidified my conviction. Sending my first Lightning payment from my node was magical. ⚡️

2026-05-15 11:32:01 UTC

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Thanks for having me 🤙🧡

2026-05-11 20:28:36 UTC

The ideal outcome is people study Bitcoin, hold their own keys, run nodes, support the Bitcoin ecosystem etc.
With that said, I hope STRC becomes a gateway drug to real Bitcoin education.
The next wave of bitcoiners may need a different entry point to finally get it.

2026-05-07 18:09:29 UTC

Pre 2020, I would run into someone maybe once every few weeks where I thought, “Wow, how have they made it this far in life?”
Now it's a daily occurrence.

2026-05-07 14:45:10 UTC

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Maybe we’ll unite and come together under one mission 😂
One can dream…

2026-05-07 02:58:49 UTC

I turned my random thought tonight into an article:
https://www.erinemalone.com/post/what-if-america-loses-the-race-to-the-bitcoin-standard

2026-05-07 01:17:58 UTC

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Is this at Coppola?

2026-05-07 01:11:45 UTC

The TV show For All Mankind is fascinating because it asks one simple question:
What if the U.S. lost the race to the moon?
In that alternate timeline, the Soviet Union gets there first. The U.S. is humiliated. The space race accelerates rapidly.
By 1994, humanity is on Mars.
By 2012, they’re heading to Titan.
Competition changed the timeline.
It makes me wonder if Bitcoin follows the same pattern.
Maybe the U.S. adopting a Bitcoin standard first would be like the moon landing in our timeline. A huge symbolic victory, a burst of momentum, then complacency. The mission fades. The urgency disappears. Eventually, we come back to it, but only after losing decades.
But what if a rival adopts a Bitcoin standard first?
What if the country Americans fear most starts moving away from the dollar, accumulating Bitcoin, mining with stranded energy, settling trade outside the fiat system, and building a parallel sound money future?
The game theory would heat up. Humans move faster when survival is on the line.
The Soviet Union reaching the moon first would have forced America to compete harder, innovate faster, and push humanity further.
Maybe the U.S. needs the same thing with Bitcoin.
We’ll get there eventually, but immediate competition could compress the timeline.
Competition forces everyone to wake up.
The race is no longer to the moon.
The race is to the Bitcoin standard.
The country that figures it out first wins the future.

2026-05-04 22:16:11 UTC

In 2014, I got to make a shot for shot recreation of the beginning of Star Wars: A New Hope for a winery's Halloween party. One of the most fun projects I've been a part of. https://www.erinemalone.com/post/do-or-do-not-there-is-no-try-the-making-of-a-star-wars-short

2026-05-04 18:21:20 UTC

For as complex as Bitcoin is, it really simplifies everything.
Doing a deep dive into Bitcoin means you start to understand the root cause of so many issues in society:
Humans controlling the money supply.
The money printer temptation no one in history has been able to resist.
We’ve built a world of systems. Systems of dysfunctional complexity. Our financial system. Our healthcare system. Our political system. Too many moving parts. Too many acronyms. Too complex to understand, too complex to question.
Bitcoin unlocks the complexity.
It allows you to zoom out, to opt out of the outrage of the day, and focus on the mission.
100 hours can unlock everything.
100 hours can pull back the curtain.

2026-05-04 14:23:03 UTC

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🤙

2026-05-04 14:22:07 UTC

GM ☕️
May the fourth be with you.
https://blossom.primal.net/62335faf39fdf5172a21e90cefc9205d2a49a1e637f6653faf6bfdf00608cbaa.gif

2026-04-20 20:19:59 UTC

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2 years ago, Halving bar crawl on 4/20. Such a great day.
#nevent1q…en3u

2026-04-18 19:39:54 UTC

Being a Bitcoiner is calling bullshit on the entire system.

2026-04-15 02:15:52 UTC

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Full song please. This is a jam.

2026-04-15 00:03:28 UTC

A marathon for humanity is already in progress. Some are still asking, “Why are you running?” “What race is this?”
Saylor is on mile 24.

2026-04-13 23:10:02 UTC

Absolutely insane. Why aren’t there more people panic buying bitcoin?! Is it because they don’t understand the 21 million?
7,600 bitcoin bought by Saylor in ONE day. He bought 14,000 bitcoin last week.
Only 450 are mined each day…
https://blossom.primal.net/74da7240f43891ab0f4844c01925751c7bb949de51b730400d069a8133399691.jpg

2026-04-10 02:09:05 UTC

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I bought two.

2026-04-10 02:08:34 UTC

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Yes

2026-04-09 20:50:44 UTC

Ice cream cones bought directly from my Bitcoin Lightning node:
zero fees
1.6 seconds
final settlement
zero fees to the merchant
Merchant set up their Bitcoin payments with Square and are keeping 100% of their Bitcoin. The auto-enabling feature can’t come soon enough. This is the future.
@nprofile…0xe5
https://blossom.primal.net/ac66812fa6a50b4daf1d9c2ac622d58afb06039a82a1bd73177f9d6891af3c85.jpg

2026-04-09 01:42:53 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/fba8de1dea2425356a40e0a1000150a2aef787c17707e5a371a803763e23a188.gif

2026-04-08 18:49:02 UTC

At an end the Petrodollar system is.
https://blossom.primal.net/a9342f00c2481810ab718ffad0cbe5e179ad8010831c464c83808fb1ca7442eb.gif

2026-04-02 15:39:53 UTC

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Sent! 🧡

2026-04-02 15:00:06 UTC

A really good day to buy bitcoin.
A really good day to learn about bitcoin.
Sending free pdfs today to anyone that wants one.
https://amzn.to/4m2Amcs

2026-03-31 19:52:05 UTC

There’s never been a more important time for Bitcoin meetups.
We need real-world community, education, and signal more than ever.
If your city doesn’t have one, start one. 🤝

2026-03-30 20:50:18 UTC

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Yeah I looked under that option. Nada. 😔

2026-03-30 19:23:44 UTC

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They were updated. I even dug into their POS systems and no merchant had any ability to enable Bitcoin. The Square marketing said they would be auto enabled today. They changed their marketing to a slower roll out AFTER the fact - after people started complaining that no one accepted it.

2026-03-30 18:15:28 UTC

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Talking about the auto-enabled…

2026-03-30 17:49:02 UTC

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Yeah terrible marketing and corrections after the fact. I have 0 faith in them right now.

2026-03-30 17:48:01 UTC

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Yes. None of them had the ability to select it as an option. I even dug into their POS on the merchant side. Even one of our local businesses that is run by a bitcoiner has been trying to enable it for months, but he can’t get a hold of their rep to fix the issues. He still doesn’t have an enabled.

2026-03-30 17:44:11 UTC

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Yeah I’ve struck out everywhere.

2026-03-30 17:16:37 UTC

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According to one of their devs on X today, it’s now only being rolled out to certain businesses. 🤦‍♀️

2026-03-30 17:00:00 UTC

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No business had the ability to select it as an option.

2026-03-30 16:53:00 UTC

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That’s how it was marketed…

2026-03-30 16:46:36 UTC

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0 businesses I’ve been to have it enabled. What a shit show.
#nevent1q…ypwk

2026-03-30 16:21:53 UTC

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Literally no one has it enabled. What a shit show.

2026-03-30 15:49:08 UTC

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My first stop today did not have it enabled. 🤦‍♀️

2026-03-30 15:05:00 UTC

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On west coast, waiting for things to open. Soon…

2026-03-30 14:02:14 UTC

Square auto-enables Bitcoin lightning payments today.🔥
I’m going around to all my local merchants that have a Square POS. Has anyone tried it yet?

2026-03-15 20:44:02 UTC

Every sat saved is a small act of rebellion. A vote against a system that debases your money, steals your time, and funds the perpetual war machine.

2026-03-11 13:56:08 UTC

GM ☕️ Just buy the bitcoin. Stop giving Saylor your dollars to buy the bitcoin.

2026-03-10 14:09:02 UTC

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I got one of those today too 😂

2026-03-10 14:06:47 UTC

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https://aphotographersguidetothegalaxy.com

2026-03-10 14:05:55 UTC

GM ☕️
I launched a new project: A Photographer’s Guide to the Galaxy. 
One location per post, fully scouted. Honest ratings, real access notes, best light, what gear actually matters, and where to stay and eat.
No fluff, no sponsored content. Just signal.
First guide is free: Crowley Lake Columns.
Second guide just went live: Yosemite Valley.
https://blossom.primal.net/fdc99f6ccb9208b80ba9dc6ded18a3b556df7f2e80fbd1053148adbe02cefb36.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/9c335de8181d3e51186406f98cdb24447bcca86dacc245a762bbdbb136ab1a44.png
https://blossom.primal.net/029207304dd776249037ea53879e74697b1b25b8743f020b81411d284dcccc20.jpg

2026-03-09 15:23:37 UTC

1 million left…
It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on.

2026-02-05 16:15:17 UTC

Things are breaking. @nprofile…w85c
Historically a good time to buy though.
https://blossom.primal.net/0a98cf238ba9f55704bca36cd560398c1f684590884771952ce0a4f4865b8aaa.png

2026-02-05 16:02:34 UTC

GM ☕️
No guac today.

2026-01-12 02:18:59 UTC

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https://www.erinemalone.com/post/chasing-fall-in-the-eastern-sierras

2026-01-12 02:18:22 UTC

We spent October and early November chasing fall across the Eastern Sierras.
Yosemite, Mono County, June Lake, Mammoth Lakes.
Long drives, golden light, vibrant colors, and the last warm days before winter moved in.
Photos + 4k drone film here:
https://www.erinemalone.com/post/chasing-fall-in-the-eastern-sierras
https://blossom.primal.net/6a8f6230cdc162cd606e40ab9e0fd54116ff11cdfa6f64557d919e39459f6a82.jpg

2026-01-07 15:38:41 UTC

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Love this 🧡🧡🧡
#nevent1q…87r8

2025-12-29 20:17:55 UTC

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Big Sur is nice. No where near as epic as Yosemite. Have fun! 🤙

2025-12-29 19:16:24 UTC

Yosemite: A Love Story
Ending the year with a little film I made in the greatest place on earth.
Filmed across multiple November visits in 2024 and 2025, this film brings together nearly 10,000 still images captured inside Yosemite National Park.
When the world slows, and the year lets go.
November. The final breath.
http://erinemalone.com
https://blossom.primal.net/18b34f739c48da98560c234cde2cedd26f2ba9454f898a54b7d419dd24a149ff.mp4

2025-12-14 12:52:52 UTC

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🙏

2025-12-14 12:51:47 UTC

GM ☕️
In one year, health insurance premiums have tripled for most people. Groceries have doubled. Buying a home moved even further out of reach.
And yet, people don’t seem to care that there’s a solution. They don’t question the fundamental system they grew up with. Living in the Matrix mentally feels safer. Questioning it feels scary.
“But Bitcoin is too volatile.” Sir, what is the dollar?

2025-11-25 23:25:55 UTC

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Amazing!!!! Thanks so much. Glad you and your parents loved it 🧡