Invitation to My Next Chapter

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Across
  1. 1. party day
  2. 4. culling
  3. 5. flowering tree
  4. 12. holding a book and glass of wine
  5. 14. party time
  6. 17. ranch girls
  7. 19. let me know if you can make it by Oct. 31
  8. 20. lots of money for little yield
  9. 21. the best person to spend time with
  10. 22. favorite four-legged friends
  11. 25. Myra did the work
Down
  1. 2. get together without the game
  2. 3. 40 years in the making
  3. 6. favorite organizational scheme
  4. 7. good luck
  5. 8. beef tenderloin medallions and shrimp & grits
  6. 9. study of the old folks
  7. 10. spans water
  8. 11. coming up with a scheme
  9. 13. special people fortunate to be related to
  10. 15. see the world
  11. 16. Medicare-eligible
  12. 18. all y'all
  13. 23. Republican
  14. 24. funny people