{"id":31820,"date":"2019-12-31T18:48:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T01:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/?p=31820"},"modified":"2019-12-31T18:51:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T01:51:49","slug":"happy-birthday-to-jeff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=31820","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday to Jeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim-20 has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background-dim\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191210_100905_1N1web.jpg);background-position:61% 28.000000000000004%\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>December is a month of many celebrations, including the birth of my oldest brother and oldest friend in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1451\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56945002_10156278204910668_1835709021340827648_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56945002_10156278204910668_1835709021340827648_o.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56945002_10156278204910668_1835709021340827648_o-441x400.jpg 441w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56945002_10156278204910668_1835709021340827648_o-350x317.jpg 350w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56945002_10156278204910668_1835709021340827648_o-768x696.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56945002_10156278204910668_1835709021340827648_o-1536x1393.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56945002_10156278204910668_1835709021340827648_o-640x580.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>Big brother Jeffie and baby Nettie, in Chicago.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve been around the world together, living in Canada and all over the US, and traveling through Europe with the Concordia Orchestra. Through moves, college, grad school, doctoral studies, roadtrips, weddings, babies, quartets, trios, and that &#8220;Duet with Eyeglasses Obligato&#8221; &#8212; and epic theological\/spiritual\/philosophical discussions &#8211; so many adventures we&#8217;ve been through together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1590\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2013-03-23_2045-2560x1590.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2013-03-23_2045-2560x1590.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2013-03-23_2045-644x400.jpg 644w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2013-03-23_2045-350x217.jpg 350w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2013-03-23_2045-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2013-03-23_2045-1536x954.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2013-03-23_2045-2048x1272.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2013-03-23_2045-640x398.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption>Doug (7), Nettie (12), and Jeff (15), playing together in Uncle Dick, Aunt Sally, and cousin Erik&#8217;s  home in Topeka, KS. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"566\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56670193_10156278204760668_8043063913803153408_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56670193_10156278204760668_8043063913803153408_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56670193_10156278204760668_8043063913803153408_n-509x400.jpg 509w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56670193_10156278204760668_8043063913803153408_n-350x275.jpg 350w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56670193_10156278204760668_8043063913803153408_n-640x503.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>I was home from PBI for Christmas, and Jeff was home from NYC.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"570\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56862286_10156278204845668_1569972170602315776_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56862286_10156278204845668_1569972170602315776_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56862286_10156278204845668_1569972170602315776_n-505x400.jpg 505w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56862286_10156278204845668_1569972170602315776_n-350x277.jpg 350w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/56862286_10156278204845668_1569972170602315776_n-640x507.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>Family Road Trip! Taking Jeff to New York for grad school.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"754\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1476182_10152039952985668_2091347318_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1476182_10152039952985668_2091347318_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1476182_10152039952985668_2091347318_n-509x400.jpg 509w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1476182_10152039952985668_2091347318_n-350x275.jpg 350w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1476182_10152039952985668_2091347318_n-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1476182_10152039952985668_2091347318_n-640x503.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>With the 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