Birthday field trip to Paris

Selfie on the Seine

 I ​first​ ​met​ ​Lauren​ ​seven​ ​years​ ​ago​ ​when​ ​we​ ​were​ ​both​ ​pregnant​ ​with​ ​our​ ​second​ ​children.​ ​​ ​I​ ​feel like​ ​it​ ​was​ ​in​ ​the​ ​first​ ​few​ ​conversations​ ​that​ ​she​ ​declared​ ​she​ ​wanted​ ​to​ ​spend​ ​her​ ​35th​ ​birthday alone​ ​in​ ​Paris.​ ​It​ ​didn’t​ ​happen.​ ​
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​In the​ ​spirit​ ​of​ ​her​ ​long-held​ ​desire,​ ​she’s​ ​in​ ​Paris today.​ ​​ ​On​ ​a​ ​beautiful​ ​Saturday​ ​in​ ​her​ ​beloved​ ​city,​ ​surrounded​ ​by​ ​those​ ​who​ ​love​ ​her​ ​most,​ ​she turns​ ​37.​ ​​ ​Happy​ ​birthday,​ ​my​ ​dearest. 
 

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