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Tuesday, March 18

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Marcy (left), Emma (Cookie to us) and I have been friends for many years and have rarely missed a year of celebrating our February birthdays. However, we don’t always celebrate in February. Our sweet waitress agreed to take our picture.

Marcy and I became friends in high school and Cookie was added to our group when we all had young children. Our friend Joanne was part of our group since high school, but she sadly passed away from cancer about a dozen years ago.

When we began celebrating our birthdays, we had young children and took turns hosting the meal. In recent years, we altered between going to someone’s house and meeting in a restaurant. Since Marcy’s husband Mark passed away last year and we are now in our 80s’ a restaurant meal with just the three of us seemed like the best way to celebrate.

I love Olive Garden’s salad and bread sticks.

Cookie getting cheese on her lasagna.

We decided that three old friends cannot have a birthday party without dessert.

Oh, how our conversations have changed through the years: pregnancies, babies, raising children, teenagers, children’s weddings, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, old age, and health issues.

Oh, what a sweet time we had!