{"id":20757,"date":"2021-01-05T19:38:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T17:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/05\/year-12-has-begun\/"},"modified":"2021-01-05T19:38:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T17:38:36","slug":"year-12-has-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.net\/index.php\/2021\/01\/05\/year-12-has-begun\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 12 Has Begun!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To my sidekick,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7542.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20738\" \/><figcaption>You dominated that 10k at 10 years old.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7541.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20739\" \/><figcaption>6a lap swim during the summer couldn\u2019t keep you down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To my dominator of crossing cultures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7540.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20740\" \/><figcaption>Portuguese school immersion couldn\u2019t hold you down!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To my little bug<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7535.jpg?w=401\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20741\" \/><figcaption>(I couldn\u2019t resist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7534.jpg?w=604\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20742\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And my wild chatter-box<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7538.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20743\" \/><figcaption>How you\u2019ve found such contagious joy in life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7537.jpg?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20744\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To my deep investor <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_0208.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20745\" \/><figcaption>I want to be like you when I grow up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_1297.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20746\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To my delighter in life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7539.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20747\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_3509.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20748\" \/><figcaption>Keep finding reasons to be amazed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_2102.jpg?w=576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20749\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To my encourager of the small<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7543.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20750\" \/><figcaption>Always keep looking down for a hand to hold.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_3144.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20751\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To My reader, my discoverer, my delighted learner <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_6960.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20752\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7423.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20753\" \/><figcaption>Keep getting lost in the next adventure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_6969.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20754\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf89Happiest of birthdays, my Rachael!\ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May year twelve bring you just as much love, delight and sheer life as ever before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love you to pieces, Rachael. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7554.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20756\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I\u2019m so honored to get to be your Mommy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/img_7533.jpg?w=604\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20755\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if the time has flown way too fast! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To my sidekick, To my dominator of crossing cultures To my little bug And my wild chatter-box To my deep investor To my delighter in life To my encourager of the small To My reader, my discoverer, my delighted learner \ud83c\udf89Happiest of birthdays, my Rachael!\ud83c\udf89 May year 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