if we try, we can leave this behind:

sara and alexa came over to my house last night and it was so great, just having them here and even the moments we weren't directly talking to each other, it was incredible just to have them here, in the same room. we haven't done something like this since summer and i was ready for it. over the fall and winter, we somehow got caught up in our own lives (all of us. not just one, all.) and we seemed to have fogotten about each other.

our friendships seemed to have melted away at that point.

but last night. maybe it was the birthday thing, or me needing them, or just the fact that it's spring now and renewal time, but we're closer than ever.

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oh, and since i've been lazy:

happy birthday to you. happy birthday to you. happy birthday dear cecelia, whitney, sara, alexa, kate, avery, and papa. happy birthday to you.

i love each and every one

of you very, very much.