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WOMAN OVERFLOWS IN EXCITEMENT AFTER SEEING FIREFLIES FOR THE FIRST TIME

WITH VID

By Celeste Olivares

Check out this magical moment as a young woman finally ticks a major item off her bucket list, leaving her overwhelmed with emotion.

Ashlyn Whitaker made her lifelong wish come true after she witnessed fireflies in action with her own eyes.

In the touching video, Ashlyn is seen coming out of a house and into a backyard, barely able to contain her excitement. Having spent years imagining what the moment would be like, she admits to the camera with a laugh: “I’ve built this up to be so much in my mind!”

However, the real life experience did not disappoint. As soon as the tiny bugs began to light up in the sky, Ashlyn began jumping for joy. The moment became even more special when one of her friends gently caught a firefly to show her up close, prompting a tearful Ashlyn to exclaim: “I’m so happy!”

Ashlyn said: “Seeing a real life firefly has been on my bucket list my entire life!”

“I had romanticized the moment so many times in my head, and it did not disappoint. Next up, seeing orcas!”

A viewer said: “I forgot what joy there was in something as simple as chasing fireflies. Ty for the reminder of joy today.”

Another said: “This is the level of whimsy I needed today. Thank you!"

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Transcript
00:00Okay, you have to send this to me.
00:02Okay, look over there, right there by the fire pit.
00:04Wait, I can't see it.
00:05You'll see it. Okay.
00:07This is like...
00:09I've built this up to be so much in my mind.
00:13You see it? I see it! Oh my gosh!
00:16You wanna hold it? You wanna hold it?
00:18Yes! I do!
00:22Oh, it's like Ray from The Princess and the Frog.
00:26There's two? She said there's six.
00:31Oh my god, again! That was so cool!
00:36That's what it... There's another one.
00:38That's what it looks like? That's kind of ugly.
00:41Yeah.
00:41It'll land in your hand.
00:42It'll land in your hand. See?
00:45Just like kind of softly.
00:47Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! This is so cool, you guys!
00:51It's like Kinkerbell.
00:53Oh! I'm so happy!
00:56There's one right there, too.
00:58Look at it!
01:00Look at it!
01:00You got both hands over it.
01:02You won't hurt it, because it's really little.
01:04Oh! I think I heard it!
01:06I think I did.
01:08Oh, hello! Hi!
01:11Don't fly in my mouth.
01:13Is it lighting up?
01:14Not yet. I might have actually squished it.
01:17Oh, there's more.
01:20Okay. I might have squished it.
01:22I'm so sorry!
01:23I know.
01:24You did it.
01:24They like it around the board.

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