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A date with the moon 🌕 after feeling lonely was healing.Sometimes the universe reminds us that even when no one is sitti...
07/07/2026

A date with the moon 🌕 after feeling lonely was healing.

Sometimes the universe reminds us that even when no one is sitting beside us, beauty still shows up anyway.

❤️➡️💔➡️❤️‍🩹

SummerOfWendy Day 21

06/07/2026

There are summers you remember because of where you went.

Then there are summers you remember because of who you became. ☀️🇮🇹

Yesterday was one of those days.

In one afternoon I found myself saying yes to drinks at the lido, lunch on Isola Pescatori, then aperitivo with friends, and to conversations I never could have planned. Andrea and I even made a promise over limoncello that no matter where life takes us, we’ll keep meeting in Italy every summer. 🥂🍋

The older I get, the more I realize life isn’t about collecting places—it’s about collecting people.

Some days are effortless. Some days remind you to stay aware and trust your instincts. Yesterday ended with a moment that genuinely scared me, but it didn’t erase the beauty of everything that came before it. It simply reminded me that gratitude and wisdom can exist on the same day.

So here’s to staying open to new adventures… even in 95° Italian heat. 😂

Because every time I’ve said “yes” this summer, life has introduced me to another beautiful place, another meaningful conversation, or another friend I never saw coming.

SummerOfWendy Day 27 ✨

05/07/2026

POV: Celebrating America’s 250th birthday… from Italy. 🇺🇸🇮🇹✨

From cowboy boots and fireworks to gin & tonics and Lake Maggiore, yesterday was the perfect reminder that life doesn’t have to fit neatly into one box.

I spent time with my American friends & ended the evening with my Italian friends. Both warm, inviting, caring, and genuinely happy to see me.

I’ve said “yes” to being open to new things this summer & I keep getting beautiful gifts of friendship and community from people from all over the world whose paths have crossed mine here in Italy.

It reminded me of the beauty in the diversity of the USA. A country shaped by generations of people who arrived here voluntarily and those who were brought here by force.

You may not feel like you belong where you were born, but know with 100% certainty that YOU belong somewhere on this Earth, and there are people waiting to meet you.

So today’s lesson: say yes to community & friendship, always. 💋

Happy 250th birthday, America. ❤️🤍💙

SummerOfWendy Day 26

05/07/2026

POV: Celebrating America’s 250th birthday… from Italy. 🇺🇸🇮🇹✨

The passport says Italy.

The playlist says Texas.

They say you can take the girl out of Texas…

…but don’t expect Beyoncé to stay behind. 🤠🎶

Happy 250th birthday, America. ❤️🤍💙

Day 26

USA250

☀️ Summer of Wendy | Day 26Today I’m cutting the tag off.I bought this top after Preston was born in 2012 from Charlotte...
04/07/2026

☀️ Summer of Wendy | Day 26

Today I’m cutting the tag off.

I bought this top after Preston was born in 2012 from Charlotte Russe for $1.99. (Yes… I just aged myself. 😂)

Back then I had a lot of baby weight, but in my mind I was going to bounce right back into my 25-year-old body and eventually wear it.

Instead…

This little top traveled with me.

Different states.
Different countries.
Different houses.
Different seasons of my life.

Fourteen years later, the tag is still on.

Not because I forgot about it.

Because somewhere along the way I convinced myself I needed the “perfect body” before I deserved to wear it.

Today, in Italy, on July 4, 2026…

I’m cutting the tag off.

Not because my body is perfect.

Because I’ve finally stopped waiting for permission to enjoy my life.

I’m wearing the top because I want to.

And that’s enough.

So here’s today’s Summer of Wendy reminder:

Stop saving the dress.
Stop saving the shoes.
Stop saving the perfume.
Stop saving the swimsuit.
Stop waiting for the perfect body, the perfect relationship, the perfect vacation, or the perfect moment.

Wear it.

Love yourself in it.

Take the photos.

Post them. Or don’t.

But take them anyway.

One day, your future self will thank you for capturing a version of you that was happy, alive, and choosing herself.

Cut the tag. Wear the life.

💛

04/07/2026

Dios Bendiga is esa Latina Hermosa 🙏🏾
💛💛💙❤️

Summer of Wendy Day 25

02/07/2026

POV: Your friend asks what you’re actually doing to become smarter, richer & hotter… 💅🏾✨

📚 Smarter? I’m reading The Big Leap.
💻 Richer? I’m finally opening my Shopify store! (More on that soon… 👀) If you’ve been around for a while, you know I’m constantly designing my own t-shirts. Soon, you’ll actually be able to wear them too.
🥵 Hotter? Well… when you tell your friend who flew all the way from Japan that you want a “hot girl summer,” she takes you up approximately 7 million death stairs. 🤣😅

Cue Andrea…

Was it worth it?

Absolutely. 💜

Because at the top was this breathtaking view of Lago Maggiore… and even more importantly, beautiful companionship.

Sometimes the glow-up isn’t just what you build.
It’s who you build it with. 💋

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