1993

Counting candles this looks like 17, and it looks like German chocolate cake, which would have been an abnormal birthday cake choice--brownie nut was normal, back then (now it's carrot).

Despite my laughing smile, this was not a good year in general, was it? It's hard to speak generally, which is what living in the moment is good for. A rushed birthday ritual in a dark decade. But I really loved that dress!