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Posted by Dill Pickle on September 13, 2014July 7, 2016

100 Blessings

17. Girlfriends who are like sisters

A beautiful day of wine tasting, shopping and picnicking in Napa Valley with my three best girls. I am so blessed to know these three amazing women who are strong, intelligent and beautiful inside and out.

09.12.14, Napa Valley

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