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I've been meaning to post this all week! and I've been meaning to write this ode for far longer. My best friend-and-cousin Lydia got married last weekend. She is one of the few people I know who has that rare and precious gift of truly listening; she is patient, loyal, practical, and gracious. I am tremendously thankful [and extremely happy] for her!
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There is an art to watching kraft dinner on the stove, and my brother has mastered it.
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And a portrait of my sister. She is hilarious, and we are twins.
p.s. I'll have some animation up again soon, and that's a promise!