I'm officially 3/4 of a century old!
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The card from my husband contained the following message -
"A milestone birthday requires a milestone gift. Love you with all my heart." And a link to a site that plans tours all across the globe, with instructions to "Pick one."
So, sometime in the next year, we will be going to Ireland, which I have long wanted to do. He said he was pretty sure that was what I would pick. We both have Irish heritage in our family trees, and I'm going to see if I can discover any distant relatives who might be living there.
We've traveled a fair bit, both together and before we met, but neither of us have been to Ireland. We met in Japan, when we were both in the Air Force, me as a nurse practitioner, him as a pilot.
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Wow! What a great gift! 
I wish you a wonderful day and many happy returns!
What a lovely and thoughtful gift from your husband. I hope you have a wonderful time in Ireland and of course, we want a full report when you get back!
All the best,
MIButterfly
What a sweet present!
You have a wonderful year coming up. Enjoy each and every day.
HAVE A BLAST!
What a fabulous present!
I turned 75 last month. Gave myself a trip last October to Scotland for two weeks, where I'd never been. It was wonderful.
At the end of May I'm splurging on an entire week at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. My late husband and I used to go to it for the better part of a week, staying in a carriage house on one of the estates in the historic district. I'm treating myself to a fancy hotel.
I figured making it to 75 was worth two trips. It is getting more difficult physically for me to travel and my energy for it is not the same it once was
So, go and have a wonderful trip to Ireland!
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