Well, now she's done it!
Gone and turned old. Over-the-hill. Ancient. Almost ready to launch out into the world and begin her life as a real adult.
Almost.
She's always been a little older than her age. Not sure if that's due to the fact that she is the fourth child in a series of very intelligent children - and a remarkably observant person - but having a milestone birthday like this one is almost anticlimactic; she was often mistaken for a college student when she was back in high school, so what is the big deal now? Probably not as much as someone who turned that age during high school, when so many kids try to prove how [im]mature they are. But it's still a milestone age. And she handled it quite well.
On Friday night, we went up to GVSU for the opening of the Shakespeare Festival, and watched "The Tempest". It was a fantastic show.
On Saturday, we shared a birthday cake over Skype with James and Tabea and Grandma and Grandpa Green. The Greens are touring Germany and are hanging out with J&T this week, and will be around for the wedding on Wednesday.
Later that day, we had a little birthday dinner with take-out from a local (and favorite) sushi place and played some card games.
It was a good birthday.
And then she went back to school on Sunday afternoon and got back to the business of completing her education.
Gone and turned old. Over-the-hill. Ancient. Almost ready to launch out into the world and begin her life as a real adult.
Almost.
She's always been a little older than her age. Not sure if that's due to the fact that she is the fourth child in a series of very intelligent children - and a remarkably observant person - but having a milestone birthday like this one is almost anticlimactic; she was often mistaken for a college student when she was back in high school, so what is the big deal now? Probably not as much as someone who turned that age during high school, when so many kids try to prove how [im]mature they are. But it's still a milestone age. And she handled it quite well.
On Friday night, we went up to GVSU for the opening of the Shakespeare Festival, and watched "The Tempest". It was a fantastic show.
On Saturday, we shared a birthday cake over Skype with James and Tabea and Grandma and Grandpa Green. The Greens are touring Germany and are hanging out with J&T this week, and will be around for the wedding on Wednesday.
Later that day, we had a little birthday dinner with take-out from a local (and favorite) sushi place and played some card games.
It was a good birthday.
And then she went back to school on Sunday afternoon and got back to the business of completing her education.
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| Chatting with Deb during Cards |
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| Blowing Out Candles on the Shared Cake! |
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| Sharing Cake Over Skype! |
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Looks like a great party!
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