{"id":11136,"date":"2026-02-01T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=11136"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:00:38","slug":"happy-birthday-to-our-favorite-adventurer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=11136","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Adventurer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Michael just took another trip around the sun \u2014 He is middle-aged now, but that somehow doesn\u2019t match the big-kid energy he brings into our lives every single day.<\/div>\n
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For the past six and a half years, so much of the magic we have experienced on our travel journey is because of him. Michael doesn\u2019t just travel \u2014 he turns every place into a playground, every plan into an adventure, and every ordinary day into a story we\u2019ll be telling for years.<\/div>\n
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He\u2019s the dad who says \u201cwhy not?\u201d when the rest of us are still thinking it through. The one with the wild ideas that keep me on my toes, laughing, occasionally shaking my head, and always grateful. Michael makes our lives an adventure. He is genuinely, joyfully fun \u2014 reminding us all to see the world with curiosity and wonder.<\/div>\n
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