{"id":9569,"date":"2025-03-09T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=9569"},"modified":"2025-02-26T16:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T16:35:09","slug":"happy-75th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=9569","title":{"rendered":"Happy 75th Birthday!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last weekend, I traveled to Atlanta to celebrate my mom&#8217;s 75th birthday<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> brothers, Seth and Sam, made the trip, and my aunt Gale and cousin Perel <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">joined in the festivities as well<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> It<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> was a rare and <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">special<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> gathering, filled with laughter, stories, and plenty of love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9571\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1226\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5594.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5594-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5594-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5594-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5594-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5594-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5594-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1226px) 100vw, 1226px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9572\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8458.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1226\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8458.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8458-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8458-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8458-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8458-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8458-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8458-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1226px) 100vw, 1226px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We also caught up with my brother Brian and sister Emily, making the reunion even more complete<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. We<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> spent quality time together, sharing meals at fantastic restaurants around the city and reminiscing about old times.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9569 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=9573'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0001.jpg 690w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0001-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0001-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0001-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9573'>\n\t\t\t\tUncle Brian!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=9576'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1226\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5578.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5578-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5578-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5578-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5578-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5578-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5578-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1226px) 100vw, 1226px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=9577'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5586.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5586.jpg 690w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5586-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5586-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5586-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=9574'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1226\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2064.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2064.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2064-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2064-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2064-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2064-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2064-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2064-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1226px) 100vw, 1226px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9574'>\n\t\t\t\tMore family time.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=9578'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1226\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8758.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8758.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8758-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8758-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8758-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8758-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8758-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8758-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1226px) 100vw, 1226px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My mom loves musicals, so we took her to see <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. People<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> who appreciate theater enjoyed it<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. My<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> brothers tolerated it<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Lucky<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for them, we had some good beers before the show to loosen them up. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It was a quick trip but jam-packed and full of fun<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. I<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> am glad we were able to all be together to celebrate<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Happy<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> birthday, mom!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, I traveled to Atlanta to celebrate my mom&#8217;s 75th birthday.\u00a0\u00a0My brothers, Seth and Sam, made the trip, and my aunt Gale and cousin Perel joined in the festivities as well. It was a rare and special gathering, filled with laughter, stories, and plenty of love. We also caught up with my brother Brian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[165,15],"class_list":["post-9569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-united-states","tag-atlanta","tag-worldschooling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9579,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9569\/revisions\/9579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}