{"id":865,"date":"2008-10-19T15:32:15","date_gmt":"2008-10-19T15:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/10\/16_birthdays.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:44:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:44:46","slug":"16_birthdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/10\/16_birthdays.shtml","title":{"rendered":"16 Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday was Maria’s birthday. I’ve been part of 16 birthdays with her, hence the title. I’m a little late, but she was out of town so it’s all good. \ud83d\ude00 this is what I wrote in her card.<\/em>
\nAfter 16 birthdays together, I had to stop and think about what I wanted to you to know that I hadn’t already said.
\nI want you to know that you still thrill and excite me. Your smile and laugh still brighten my world like the sun bursting through the clouds after a long rainy day. That just your touch makes the world right again when everything is all wrong.
\nYou are still the one, the girl of my dreams and I’d be lost without you.
\nHappy Birthday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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