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Same old face, brand new ridiculous jumpsuit situation. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwlQ3aJC0D/?igshid=1w0jk4sbeodpf

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Quarantine poison ivy face. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Cqu5IJc-f/?igshid=166eh2du8k0jt

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I don’t know what I’d do without this ding-a-ling. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-r8oWppeQn/?igshid=1v996c2dqerc5

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Basically just the best picture that’s ever been taken. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-dJaFPpGni/?igshid=15ephluobszja

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I remember a summer night in Chicago in my early twenties, looking up at the sky and feeling like I saw the entire world through a film, like Saran wrap. Having moments of clarity, clinging to them, longing to make them stay, never lasting for more than a moment. Thinking this is how it would always be.

My life today is real. More than real. So clear. I never realized how hard i would have to fight for this and how worth it it would be. Forty is real. Forty is clarity. Forty is gratitude. For the battles I’ve fought. For the freedom ive fought for. For wisdom. For love of myself. For love of womanhood. For my strength. For relationships that are real and intentional. For things I deserve. I am grateful. For me I am grateful.

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“Five more minutes.”

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He’s my life partner, you guys. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7D3o9vJIVF/?igshid=wy4pkfcig7if

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Living our best lives. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6n4xmWJZUi/?igshid=140ae4cv2ojqa

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Merry Christmas from our very expressive family. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6gNxzcp8Yu/?igshid=1wly2puxccxvf

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Hello from this baby Christmas angel! The apron I made for her four years ago finally fits! https://www.instagram.com/p/B6b2iBjpiH8/?igshid=1mkvez0xteio1

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It’s different. But it’s just as good.

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The thing that makes me saddest is how unsafe love feels to me. Let this pass.

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We live in a world where magic is everywhere. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6S1le6pRcc/?igshid=17f7n4fjbgtql

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Fall for someone who makes you feel safe even when things don’t go the way they were supposed to.