Sunday, June 7, 2026

Officially 16!

Yes, I am a few days late, but I thought it would be worth it to do an official birthday post. Emily celebrated her actual 16th birthday in Minnesota with a nice day of browsing in local stores, a sushi dinner, and a lovely chocolate cake. Sounds perfect to me.

This coming week, she has onboarding for her volunteer position with the hospital. Once that is complete, I assume that she can start picking up shifts. Other than that, she plans to read, work on her typing, maybe do some SAT prep, and do some shopping at the Mall of America (of course!). During the first half of July, she will spend two weeks at the French camp she attended last summer, which I think she is looking forward to. Summer seems to be slipping by very quickly this year, so hopefully she will make the most of it!