2.5.25 // Scout's 9th Birthday

You're 9 years old today, Scout!
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When did that happen?
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How have we danced close to spending a decade together?
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How have we snuggled, played, smiled, and road-tripped our way through 9 YEARS?!
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Many states, multiple countries, national parks, rivers, oceans, sticks, and stuffies, scuba diving for rocks at the bottom of the lake, helping your mom through some rocky landscapes peppering our shared life.
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How have we ridden the ebbs and flows of life that pushed and pulled us so far from ourselves and so close to our truth but kept us tighter than glue?
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My goodness, Scout, life wouldn't be as bright without your golden spirit.
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Here's to many more years of dog hair tumbleweeds on the hardwood, waking up with you smooshed against me in the middle of the night, and more memories for this golden little life we've built.