Robin Deutsch Edwards

As we gathered our thoughts to find a meaningful way to help you celebrate this birthday milestone, I realized that I’ve known you for half of your life.

At my age you were parents and professionals. You had been married eight years, survived graduate school and moved to “east of nowhere” North Carolina. Many of your pre-kids memories and stories recounted by friends and family in this blog are intrinsically woven into the fabric of our lives and have become part of the Deutsch Family lexicon. We share a language peppered by those stories and memories created together. A language understood by few and a deeper understanding of the meaning behind the words and physical cues.

I am grateful to have had an ever-changing and ever-deepening relationship with you – one that has evolved from complete dependence, to shared discovery of the world, to friendship.

I am grateful for the deep appreciate for family and community that you gave to me and for the genuine interest that you have in my interests, endeavors and day-to-day life.

I am grateful to have followed your example and become friends with my brother.

I am grateful that you have embraced Dave as part of the family.

I am grateful to have shared half of your life and look forward to adventures yet to come.

This blog is our gift to you on this occasion. We had fun pushing the limits of our technological prowess (or lack thereof) and reaching out to the large network of friends and family. This is a dynamic gift and one that we hope you’ll actively use (after we supply the requisite lessons!).

I love you – Robin