Happy Birthday, Susa Belle. I remember the day you came into my life. It was at my Aunt Millie's house. It was my birthday party. My birthday party and my cousin, Mike's. Mike is a girl, but they shortened her name.
We had a great cake and played games. Everyone stood around us as we opened our gifts. That's when I met you.
My momma handed me this beautiful package and I tore all the paper off by myself. It was a baby blue box with little writing on it and flowers all over. It said "Madame Alexander".( but I couldn't read then.) I took off the lid and pulled back the paper. And there you were! I couldn't believe you were mine. It made me smile and smile. I loved you right away.
Guess you wouldn't remember all the times we played together, but I do. I took you on wagon rides, and we had tea parties, you even got to go to my friend's house and play with her. There were more times than I can count that we spent the night together. I remember this because you weren't a "sit on a shelf" kind of friend. You were a "let's get busy having fun" kind of friend.
Your buttons are missing on the back of your dress and your hat has a hunk out of it. You lost your shoes while we were on the run one day and your ribbon belt is long since gone. Your hair needed combing a long time ago when I didn't care about mine either. We just had fun being together and that's why today, your first-day-out-of -the -box birthday is so special to me. I'm so glad my momma and daddy gave you to me.
So, Happy 54th Birthday, Susa Belle! We've lived a lot of life together and boy have we had fun!
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