It's March, and March is for slicing. Anyone is welcome to join us through Two Writing Teachers, slicing, sharing, and commenting on other slices!
UPDATE: I'd already written this post when I got a text from Julia that she is JOINING THE CHALLENGE for the last couple of weeks!! (WHAT?!?!?) This will be my slice tomorrow, but for any of you who want to wish her happy birthday personally, she's HERE! In this community!! https://juliameehan12.wordpress.com/
Welcome to Julia, and happy birthday to her!
My post for Julia when she turned 17.
My post for Julia when she turned 20.
And when she turned 22 in 2020.
And last year when she turned 25.
I had fun writing this post because it is an annual tribute to my second daughter who has a birthday in March, and it's...today!!! For those of you with children around this age, you might relate to the fact that 26 is a tricky age for some adult children because it is the arbitrary age when children have to leave their parents' healthcare plan. Off you go, Julia! On to the land of COBRA and higher deductibles!
Reading through my past posts of previous March 19's, there are so many memories. Slice of Life has provided a documentation of over a decade of Julia's birthdays.
Deciding on college? Documented.
Making the decision to transfer? Documented.
Celebrating 21 with bracketology and a tequila drink? Got it.
And 22 at the start of the Pandemic. Got that, too.
Today Julia is 26.
As I looked through the pictures of the two of us over the last year, it was fun to remember the surprise meet-up at a UConn basketball game, her introduction to Solid Core, some great pickleball matches, boat navigation, cheffing it up with salmon bowls, and moving her into an apartment in Boston.
It's been a tense year with 87 (yes, 87!) completed essays for medical school applications, intense waiting games, and last minute shopping sprees for interview outfits.
And it's been another year of loving her and being grateful every single day for having this woman in my life.