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The Beginnings of the Birthday Celebration

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Yesterday was my birthday, hooray!  For those who know me, which is pretty much everyone who reads this blog, I do love celebrating my birthday.  I've now entered my last year of my 20's.  The fine age of 29. Strange, yes, but so far so good.  Every year I start my celebration off with Talena.  We were born 12 days apart, so we have made a tradition of going out for dinner on the midpoint day between our days of birth.  This year we went back to our roots of our hometown and had dinner at Applebee's there.  We then took a little walk/drive down memory lane.

I forgot to take a picture at dinner, but here is Talena with her leftovers. 
One of the main attractions for our memory lane tour
was the famous Dick's Market.  Hundreds of hours of my
teenage-hood was spent here bagging and checking groceries.
We have heard rumors that Dick's is closing.  Is this true!?  
The treasures of Dick's Market, fresh donuts from the bakery.  Yum.
Our next stop was a little walk up the trail behind the house I grew up in.  (My parents don't live there anymore.)  It brought back such fond memories of my childhood.  Apparently I had a rustic childhood, since a lot of my time was spent playing games in the foothills behind my home.  I think this is where my love for hiking started.

The trail.
Talena sometimes has an angelic halo.
The birthday girls!  (Sort of)
Our destination, the water tank.  

The beautiful land of Centerville.
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  1. UnknownApril 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM

    looks like a fantastic celebration...and I hope Dick's is not closing...where will I get my delicious buttermilk doughnuts?!

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  2. MicheleApril 12, 2012 at 3:28 PM

    Those donuts look so good! Fun times in C-Ville. The horse trail! Glad it's still there and looks the same :)

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  3. grammawoodApril 16, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    How fun to celebrate your birthday with a friend walking down Memory Lane! It reminds me of my own childhood, especially exploring the foothills above Foothill Dr. There are mostly houses there now, but back in the day we could even ride horses on the horse trails, just $1/hr.

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