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Happy birthday to me!

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I rung in my 41st birthday with a nice, low-key day! While our original plan of having breakfast in Hawaii (where we should have been this week for spring break) didn't pan out, it still was a great day. I was able to keep work at a minimum, spent a lot of quality time hanging with the girls and Scott and ate some delicious food. Really, all that matters is that we are all healthy and happy and together. I wish for this to continue for many many more years to come!  


Birthday breakfast surprise

We taught the girls to play Carcassone
Going on a hike on a trail near our house. Since Cougar Mountain is basically in our backyard, we have lots of trails to choose from. We probably did about 2.5 miles in and back (5 miles total)

Practicing using masks. 

The trail follows Coal Creek so there were lots of bridges crossing the water.
More bridges


Took a while to get her to smile naturally

No cake for dessert but we had strawberries and chocolate! (and sparkly rose!)

This girl looooooves chocolate!



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  1. WApril 21, 2020 at 7:35 AM

    Happy birthday! I'm SUPER sad we didn't get to spend it together in Hawaii. :( Hopefully next year! But I'm glad you still had a fun day.

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