Dear Family,
Birthdays at Hillsdale College are quite fantastic. Though initially apprehensive about turning 19 without all of you around, I have to say that Hillsdale is making it pretty incredible.
To begin with, my friends have been great about saying "Happy Birthday!" I think the constant reminders I keep putting out there might help. Oh well. I still feel loved. Additionally, my RAs put a lovely "Happy Birthday" sign on my door. It's pretty hard to miss.
The gifts from back home are really great too, thank you! I must say though, you know me too well. It was probably a good idea to include the instructions forbidding me to open the package early. It does, however, still irk me that you anticipated such a move. Just so you know, I followed the instructions to a "t". Shaking packages, weight them, and trying to develop x-ray vision does not really count, does it?
The crowning achievement of my birthday, though, is my once again being mistaken as younger than I actually am. At my birthday dinner, it took us quite a while to convince the waitress that I was, in fact, in college. Nearly every other freshman is shocked when they hear I'm turning 19. I think there is a rumor going around that I am, in fact, a very smart 12-year-old. I'm not really sure if I prefer reality.
I'm off to bask in my birthday glory. I love you, miss you, and extremely grateful for your gifts!
All my love,
Leah
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