Happiest 25th Birthday, Thinley! March 19th marks Thinley’s 25th birthday, and I know just how excited he has been for this day. He even bought himself a special birthday outfit because, of course, a milestone like this deserves to be celebrated in style. But the excitement didn’t start today, he actually celebrated his birthday eve on the 18th, taking the day off just so he could kickstart the celebrations early. For past month, he had been eagerly anticipating this moment, often telling me how he wanted to celebrate in a "grand way" (his words, not mine). It was heartwarming to see that childlike joy in him, that pure enthusiasm that not even adulthood has taken away. Birthdays have always been special to him, but this one carried a different weight because it is his first birthday away from home. And while I know he’s been enjoying himself, I also know that no matter how many birthdays pass, there will always be a part of him that longs for the familiar warmth of home. Wh...