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My little niece was finally born at dawn on Sunday. She is just as beautiful as can be! Her parents are so proud and I am so proud of them. It was an honor and a thrill to be involved in the birth and I was really excited to write about it, but now that the baby's here, I feel like the story belongs a little less to me. It was definitely a life-expanding experience, and I'm sure this expansion will come out in my writing over time.
It's funny to set about my own small life now. This city seems less and less like home, and the my routine feels outwardly imposed, like when you take an exit off a highway and you realize fairly quickly it's not going where you want to go, but there are a series of turns and secondary highways you need to navigate before you get back on your way. Sometimes while you're finding your way back to the main road, you happen on the perfect little spot that you would never have found without the detour. Maybe it's ice cream or a super-clean bathroom or a new perspective on an old landmark.