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A Perfect 23rd Birthday

On Monday the nation Celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, but I celebrated my 23rd birthday. I loved that my husband had the day off from work! I still can't believe I am 23.  I know that's not old by any means, but when I realized that I was 20 years older than the toddlers I coach at Learn-to-Skate, I knew I wasn't a kid anymore! I was spoiled on Monday. It made me feel so special when I walked out to go to the car and saw a pathway shoveled for me from the sidewalk to my car door.  It's the small things that matter :) Marshall and I decided to celebrate by going to Chena Hot Springs, which is about 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks. We got out there by 11 am and enjoyed the hot springs until 1:30.  I was so glad it was a warm day (about 10 degrees Fahrenheit), because we had to walk outside in our swim suits and bare feet to get to the rock pool...but the reward of wading into the hot water was so worth it! If you look closely, you can see white ha