Sweet Sixteen!

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    Today is my birthday! I'm 16! I don't feel sixteen, however. I still feel like I'm supposed to be having American Girl Doll birthday parties! (Seriously, every birthday party I had for a while was themed a different American Girl Doll.)

   My dad and I drove to the DMV this morning to get the restrictions on my license lifted. Yay! This evening, my mom and I are planning on going shopping and having dinner together. I can't wait! 😊

    In the past, I've had some interesting birthdays. I was sick on the day of my third birthday party. For my eleventh and thirteenth birthdays, we moved to new houses. On the weekend of my twelfth birthday, we adopted my two little brothers! On my fifteenth birthday, my little brother tested positive for COVID-19. This birthday has been great! Nobody's sick, we aren't moving, and I've been able to spend it with my favorite people: my family! 

    FYI, today's also my dad's birthday, but he's not quite sixteen. 😉

With His Love, 

Alyssa 


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