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Read the given summary of events, and write a longer story which covers everything described in the summary. The story you write should be longer than the summary you read, but should not repeat itself. The story should be made up of sentences which form a cohesive and logical sequence of events, and should be long enough to fill two or more paragraphs. Do not omit any details which were given by the summary. Make the story such that the summary is an accurate characterization of the paragraphs you write. Adding extra details in your story which are not mentioned in the summary is okay as long as they don't contradict anything in the summary.
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Waking up on 48th birthday morning hungover sent me on a path of discovery. I decided to go on the wagon and give up alcohol for 30 days.
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Waking up on my 48th birthday morning with the usual hangover inspired the last hangover for the next 30 days. I woke realizing I needed a change, a new direction in life. Going sober for 30 days seemed like an easy undertaking, at least at first. Let the journey begin! Day 1 was inspiring, I visualized my future self as a sober successful and highly functioning human. Big announcements were made to all of my friends and family about this new undertaking, the new sober me. Day 2 - 5, this is easy being sober and slightly more functional. Motivation to work out kicked in around Day 6, which lasted until about Day 9. Day 10 - 15, I yearned for this new and improved sleep I was promised so early on in my quest for sobriety and it finally came. The deepest soundest sleep I have had in years, it felt amazing to wake up so tired because you slept so hard - I got this! Day 16 - 20, still sleeping and I guess I am a better functioning human. Still hate my job and only slightly more motivation to work out. Day 21, an invite to join friends at a bar - gulp! Could the new sober day me complete this test successfully? Yes, I did it! I went to a bar and woke up the next day feeling great - no hangover to plague me. Day 22 - 26, sleep is great, sleep is good but what about the higher functioning me? Have all of the years of almost daily drinking dulled my ability to be a higher functioning successful person? I only have 4 more days to figure this out, maybe it all clicks on day 30? The final 4 days were spent recapping this journey until it arrived, the big 3-0. I woke up that morning feeling nothing new or different, I am still the same me.

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I was included in helping with the preparations and was able to suggest ideas to make the event even more special. We worked on this for several days and finally decided on a romantic dinner on the beach with musicians being done at sunset.
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After working very hard we were able to pre-order the dinner. We used several different tactics/questions to figure out what to order for the couple, without them knowing anything. It was fun picking out the food. We talked to the concierge about having musicians come also. We talked with them and discussed the type of music we were hoping to have as well. We went to a bakery. Had them prepare a special dessert. It was personalized with their names. We had stopped at a florist. We obtained flowers to put on the table. We did this prior to the couple's arrival time. Everything was in place and went smoothly. We watched for a few minutes in the beginning. We saw that she was extremely surprised and happy, which was the goal. We were also to take several pictures from where we were hiding.

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My sister-in-law passed away in late May. She was scheduled to attend a concert with myself and my siblings in early July. It was a tragic time but my family pulled through and bonded the best we could.
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My sister-in-law was a very special person to me and an important part of our lives. She had some health issues in her adult life. She was diagnosed with diabetes when she was in her 40's. She had surgery on her neck a few months before she passed away. She was scheduled to have knee replacement surgery before she passed away. She was having a normal day on the day she passed away. She had a meeting with someone from her church that morning. She went outside to show her friend her garden and then her friend left. She was in her garden when she suddenly had a massive aneurysm. We had video footage from security cameras to show us exactly what happened. She put her hands to her head and then she dropped to 1 knee. She braced herself temporarily before falling to the ground completely. My brother found her a few minutes later and called an ambulance. She was basically on life support from that time until she passed away about 8 hours later. It has been 5 months since it happened and it still seems so surreal. I miss her smile and I miss her laugh. She had the best laugh! It will be difficult when our family gets together for the holidays this year but we will pull together and honor her in the best way possible.