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|October 07, 2023
Make a big deal about your birthday, no matter how old you are. It's a chance to chase new experiences with loved ones
You would think that, being embedded deep in the bowels of middle age, I would have lost interest in celebrating my birthday. And you would be quite wrong.
The truth is that no matter how old I get, I still become ridiculously excited when my birthday starts looming on the horizon. Months in advance I start pestering my husband to make plans. I usually have a destination in mind but the rest is up to him. The brief is: Surprise Me! (To his credit, he always does.)
This story is from the October 07, 2023 edition of Brunch.
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