this was my 2009

I fought really hard.

my niece caroline came into the world

I fell in love with st. barths again

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and I realized that my sister and I may be different and far from each other but we're still sisters

and I thought to myself alone, a lot...

I continued to love the city

... and Caroline grew

and I spent a lot of time on this swing thinking to myself

and came home when the sun came up

....and so I loved the city some more

and then there were these people

 

all over, though the city-- these people emerged who loved me for me and I loved them for them

and they became my family.

  

and there were landmarks and memories and silliness

 

and i taught them things, like ballet

  

and we fought and apologized and cried and laughed

and played dress up and had adventures.... and defied all the odds

and I created things... these things that came from my heart...

and I realized that it is the people in your life that mean the most.

I am so lucky.