{"id":11867,"date":"2026-04-23T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=11867"},"modified":"2026-03-21T10:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:38:53","slug":"retro-hannahs-xv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2026\/retro-hannahs-xv.html","title":{"rendered":"Retro: Hannah&#8217;s XV"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->\n\n\n<p>Ten years ago today, I had the privilege of escorting Hannah into her big celebration &#8211; her <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2016\/hannahs-15th-birthday-party-is-today.html\">15th<\/a> birthday party!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you may know, the 15th for girls in Mexico is a <em>big deal<\/em>. 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