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3catwoman3

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Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:49 PM Apr 24

I'm officially 3/4 of a century old! [View all]

Last edited Sat Apr 25, 2026, 02:11 AM - Edit history (1)

The card from my husband contained the following message -

"A milestone birthday requires a milestone gift. Love you with all my heart." And a link to a site that plans tours all across the globe, with instructions to "Pick one."

So, sometime in the next year, we will be going to Ireland, which I have long wanted to do. He said he was pretty sure that was what I would pick. We both have Irish heritage in our family trees, and I'm going to see if I can discover any distant relatives who might be living there.

We've traveled a fair bit, both together and before we met, but neither of us have been to Ireland. We met in Japan, when we were both in the Air Force, me as a nurse practitioner, him as a pilot.

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4 months behind you CanonRay Apr 24 #1
💐💐💐 blm Apr 24 #2
🥳 Happy Birthday and what a wonderful gift you both have wanted and can enjoy together..a great love story Deuxcents Apr 24 #3
Happy Birthday! LuckyCharms Apr 24 #4
Happy Birthday! SheltieLover Apr 24 #5
Happy birthday! Wicked Blue Apr 24 #6
That is beautiful. It can happen! OAITW r.2.0 Apr 24 #7
Happy birthday 🎈 and what a wonderful gift. Polly Hennessey Apr 24 #8
Happy Birthday, 3catwoman3! MIButterfly Apr 25 #9
Many happy returns of the day! alwaysinasnit Apr 25 #10
Happy Birthday. A milestone indeed. niyad Apr 25 #11
What a nice gift. It'll be fun. Figarosmom Apr 25 #12
Happy birthday 🎊 oasis Apr 25 #13
Happy Birthday Emile Apr 25 #14
Happy birthday! Marthe48 Apr 25 #15
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Happy birthday! Grim Chieftain Apr 25 #17
You're 4 months older than me! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 25 #18
Belated happy Birthday malaise Apr 26 #19
Happy Birthday! mnhtnbb Apr 26 #20
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