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Collected Item: “A Very Covid Birthday”

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A Very Covid Birthday

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photograph

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This year I turned 25, a quarter of a century. I definietly did not expect to celebrate as I did, but nonetheless this birthday in 2020 was one to remember. I through myself a party and luckily my mom and brother came to town to visit. We made dinner, I made my own cake, and we took pictures to celebrate, including some covid satire. I also got news on my 25th birthday that I landed my dream job and would have to move across the country during a pandemic, without many proper goodbyes. Bittersweet, but a birthday I will always cherish.

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#birthday #quarterlife #covidcelebration #arizona #photos #family

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taken by Trevor Carr

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2020-04-13
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