Tarah (Nolan) Templin, married on January 16, 2010, is 22 years old today! Born 7.28.88 at 9:04 pm by C-Section at St. Mary's Hospital in Apple Valley, CA. Daughter of Ruth & Vincent. Tarah is 1/4 Lakota Sioux Indian, with an important North Dakota-based family that traces back to Major James McLaughlin and Sitting Bull. On my side and dad's side, she is Irish. Tarah is taller than me by a few inches, and much smarter. Her command of the English language in poetry and prose is formidable, and her incisive instinct for irony is unmatched; her sense of humor is brilliant. Tarah has attended Pitzer College in Claremont and is currently living at the Salton Sea. She is just as at home painting or singing opera (she excels at both) as she is cooking gourmet meals, camping out on a remote river trip, or wrapping herself stylishly in trendy fashions. What I value most in Tarah, however, is her kind heart and generosity. Tomorrow, we are going to Laguna Beach to celebrate her birthday, with no ice cream cake but definitely a long walk and stories of past birthdays spent at Sea World and a salad for dinner. Tarah just adopted a new puppy, and is a devoted animal lover, formerly serving as a junior volunteer at the Living Desert Zoo and also volunteering for the local animal shelter. She is an amazing person and I'm floored and honored to be her mother. I love you, Tarah! xxoo....from Mom
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