My daughter’s birthday is tomorrow.  Yippee!  She will be one year old.  At first, we were not going to have a party.  After all, it is not as if she will remember anything.  However, everyone (family and friends) kept saying that we should.  They said it was a very big milestone that should be celebrated.

Then, there was the issue of my family in NC missing out on yet another family event here in TX.  My husband’s family would be present, but my family would not.  Bummer!

Then something unexpected happened.  Anyone who reads my blog knows that we went to NC last week for my grandmother’s funeral.  Although the occasion was not the most desired, my family turned our grief into something positive.  We celebrated my grandmother’s life and her “home going”.  And, since we were all assembled together for the entire week, we decided to also celebrate another part of the life cycle.  We had a birthday party for my daughter.  My grandmother, who talked of my daughter often, would have loved it and been proud.

So, now that we are back in TX, part II of my daughter’s birthday party will begin.  Our friends and family here will join us to celebrate her first birthday next week.

It turns out that her parties are excellent ways for our family and friends (who are like family) to come together and enjoy each other’s company.  Additionally, even though she will not remember her celebrations, she will have MANY photos to laugh at later.  I hope she will have as much fun looking at the photos as we had taking them.

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