{"id":30828,"date":"2026-06-01T11:05:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=30828"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:05:31","slug":"pickleball-birthdays-are-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=30828","title":{"rendered":"Pickleball Birthdays are the BEST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had missed Danae and Jeanette&#8217;s birthday bonanza because <a href=\"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=30810\" >we had Banana Ball tickets<\/a>. Thankfully, our friend Dawn organized a pickleball gathering in their honor and I was able to make that one.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55265756455\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55265756455_9e87eed871_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dawn, pictured below with Danae (left) and Jeanette (right), is the best at getting everyone together to celebrate birthdays. She&#8217;s so thoughtful.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55265589154\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55265589154_cf95940866_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for me, I didn&#8217;t really have enough time get presents but I didn&#8217;t want to show up empty-handed so I bought a bucket of six beers, put a bow on it, and called it my contribution to the celebration.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55265070180\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55265070180_e3f89e9495_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Danae and Jeanette are so fun.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55265070205\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55265070205_85f66e6720_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55264906334\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55264906334_9e6d71b2e5_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55265070165\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55265070165_f772a1a30e_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had a great time celebrating them. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55264451552\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55264451552_f0d83080ab_b.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55264906314\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55264906314_91ea60848b_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55264673981\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55264673981_b9d2d7cfe7_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55265070120\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55265070120_e96cb96667_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Huge thanks to Dawn for bringing everyone together to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55265492228\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55265492228_4aa6ee4464.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"211\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had missed Danae and Jeanette&#8217;s birthday bonanza because we had Banana Ball tickets. Thankfully, our friend Dawn organized a pickleball gathering in their honor and I was able to make that one. Dawn, pictured below with Danae (left) and Jeanette (right), is the best at getting everyone together to celebrate birthdays. She&#8217;s so thoughtful. 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