With a yawn, Kat stretched before swinging her legs off the bed to stand. After she breezed through her morning routine, and ate breakfast, she spent the morning with Stripes. Today was the first day of what she deemed Operation Envelopes. Also, Dylan and Emma were expecting her for lunch. Last month, she’d presented the envelopes to them, and both seemed excited by the prospect. They were impressed by the envelopes, and Kat had to come clean and tell them Briley had been the driving force behind the decorations. Even though she had spent the last few months getting to know them, today felt different. Probably because it was the beginning of the next year for all of them. Nerves had started the night before after her nightly talk with Dylan and hadn’t let up since. This Saturday was the f

