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Monica turned one on May 19.\’c2\~ We celebrated her birthday by going out for pizza – a bad idea. We forgot how long one has to wait in a normal restaurant for food, and when the pizza finally came, it was too spicy for the boys.\’c2\~ A lesson learned – repeated, really.\’c2\~ However, we went home afterwards and had chocolate cake, which Monica like quite well.\par
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The following Sunday my in-laws hosted a joint birthday party for Monica and her Aunt Angela. It seems to be a universally held opinion that a little girl, just turning one, must be in want of dresses. I believe she received 7 of them!\par
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Awwww, how sweet! Happy Birthday, Monica! \par
I liked how you sneaked that P&P reference in there.
Monica looks like she’s not too sure about the cake. There’s fire on that, Mom!