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FROM THE LIFE
One of our favorite Instagram accounts is
@teresaandben. That’s how we found the
adorable sailing-instructor couple featured
in The Life this month. Their photos ignite
the urge to leave your desk and go sailing.
Congratulations to them on baby Haven—
who, as you’ll see from the photos that
begin on page 54, was about to be born
when we did our photo shoot!OUR FRIENDS