*twenty-six*

yep, it is true.

i'm *that*number*

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nothing planned for today.

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Tomas took off work so that I wouldn't be alone.

my *bitt* has school 'til late,

my parents are working,

all my teacher-friends have parent-teacher conferences today, all day,

so nobody would be able to come out.

i had planned it to be

just me & the *binos*,

but

now the *boyf*'s here to keep me company.

how sweet.

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below is my simple 26th birthday collage:

it's made up life's simple *materialistic* pleasures

that would make these first few days of 26
special.

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in my collage, i have:

:::

belted skirt look, straightened hair, a birthday bouquet, heart-shaped sunglasses, confetti, dainty heels, birthday *cupcakes*, balloons, bubble gum, sparkly eyeshadow,

& floral Doc Martens.

[that last one's a bit unrealistic, but it's my birthday, and realism wouldn't be appropriate]

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simple birthday things

that i'm going to treat like a *birthday*scavenger*hunt*

easy breezy.

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i want to add one more thing to mix, though.

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true birthday happiness, i believe, comes from

the unexpected.

from the silly,

the nonsensical as you

enter a new year of *you*.

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that is why

in addition to

trying to come up with

the birthday things above,

i'm going to take a

birthday photograph

with

a finger mustache!

supposedly,

everyone's doing it.

i don't fully understand why

everyone's doing it, but...it is

unexpected [enough],

silly,

nonsensical.

it meets all the criteria.

it has to be done.

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okay, muttonchops...

i'm off to enjoy the first day of my 26th year best i can

with the boyf and

my two early birthday presents from the universe,

that arrived back in June.
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love you readers deeply.

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have a happy Tues.