Birdie,

Do not think for a second this comes as a surprise. It was one of the things you asked for. Not without a little resistance on my end. I don't favor things that depreciate with time or lack an ounce of meaning. I was going to wait until we hit the pavement back in Boston but it was a perfect reminder which you've forgotten. I'm here to remind you one way after the other that your dumb ass is like an extension of me, vice versa, and the examples of what happiness is supposed to look like. It isn't a constant but it is present. Becoming what is worth fighting for. Blahzay blahzay blah. Don't forget you're aging next year and I won't have to remind you of it again.

- slade