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A long day filled with emotional downs and ups.

And, as an aside, you know the besties in your life who you really click with? Who really get you? Who even though you haven't seen them for five years, it's like you only saw them yesterday? When after you say good-bye your cheeks hurt from laughing? When lunch stretches to four hours because there is so much to say? When you have about a million private jokes? When you are on the same page about everything?  Well, that is these three. I love them like sisters.

We used to be one more. Our friend Janet was the same - only funnier - and today we came together to say good-bye. This morning I woke up so excited to see my girls and remembered there was one less of us and it was heartbreaking. So, there was a beautiful service in a church in Danvers, Mass, a graveside visit and then we tore ourselves away from Janet's sweet husband of 60 years, Russy, and took ourselves over to the Danversport Yacht Club.  See above  :)

Our beautiful friend, Janet. We love you and we will never forget you.