09/13/2026
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด!! โ๏ธ๐๐โฃ
Today is one of those days that holds a little bit of everything ๐คโฃ
Yesterday was my amazing mother in lawโs birthday๐โฃ
Today Iโm heading off to celebrate a dear friend whoโs expecting her first baby โ a sweet little Boy due to arrive in October๐ผ๐โฃ
Andโฆtoday is also my ๐ฟ๐๐โ๐จ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฎ. โฃ
Life, love, birthdays, beginnings, and memories all wrapped into one weekend. โฃ
And Iโll be honestโฆmy dadโs age hit me a little harder than I expected. โฃ
My Grandma Gaffney died from cancer at 76, so seeing my dad reach this age brings up some feelings.
But dadโฆhe just ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐โฃ
Heโs still out there landscaping, cutting grass, sharpening skatesโฆalways working, always moving, always finding something to do. And today more than anything, Iโm grateful. โฃ
Grateful heโs here. Grateful for the time we have. Grateful for the opportunity to make up for lost time. โฃ
Birthdays feel a little different for me now. They arenโt just about getting older, theyโre reminders that weโre still here. And what a beautiful gift that is. โฃ
So today, Iโm celebrating new life, celebrating people who have been here for so many years, and holding tight to the people I love. Because time is precious. โฃ
Tell them you love them. Show up. Take the pictures (which I always forget๐ซฃ) and make the memories. โฃ
๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ข๐ธ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ!โฃ
Hereโs to many more birthdays, baby snuggles, family gatherings, hockey rinks, morning coffee and memories still waiting to be made. Now Iโm off to drink another coffee before I head out to the Baby Shower๐โ๏ธโฃ
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ!๐ฅฐ
