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28 Days of Asking: Day 18

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Brian Hain
Feb 19, 2026
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Today was Lauren’s birthday. The actual day.

We stayed in bed late. Breakfast came to us. No alarms. No agenda. Just coffee and covers and the slow unfolding of a morning with nowhere to be.

Eventually we made our way out. A trail up to the Sonoma Valley Overlook. Beautiful weather. The kind of hike where you stop talking for a while and just walk. The va…

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