Like all of Autumn's birthdays we held the party at our house (just another reason why this house will be so hard to part with one day).
I have determined one thing about birthday party planning. It's like labor. You (or at least I) forget how much work it is until you start doing it again. Then it all comes back to you, a little too late.


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Dear Hollyn, I had just turned 17 years old the first time we met. I took a road trip with my boyfriend to meet his new niece. I remember ...