"At the risk of being emotional (which is a thing we usually avoid), one of the absolute best parts of being a bookshop is getting to be a part of y'all's lives through big and small moments," Blue Cypress Books, New Orleans, La., posted on Facebook Monday. "We help new parents pick out their baby's first board books, and we help those same babies find their freshman English class required reading years later. We get to see people fall in love with reading for the first time, and we get to help people find just the right book to remember why they loved reading in the first place. We watch friend groups grow up and apart and back together, we see kids come here for college, fall in love with NOLA, and stick around. We see first dates, and date #137, and sometimes we even get to be a part of very romantic poetry night proposals.
"We're not crying! You're crying! Okay, we ARE crying but only a little bit because of how overwhelmingly grateful we are to be a part of your lives. Join us in congratulating tonight's lovely newly engaged couple, and thank you to a wonderful part of our BCB community, @chefkevinbelton and @jerseympc for this video!!"