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FAMILY ROOM

“My mother actually knew my husband before she knew me!” says ( page 16). Barbranda’s husband, Hal, grew up a mile away from her maternal grandparents. He was even best friends with her cousin Sam. “When I moved from Ohio to the D.C. area, Sam insisted I connect with Hal. My mom was thrilled when we got together.” Barbranda and Hal have now been married 22 years. Barbranda says she’s modeled her marriage after her parents’, which was based on mutual

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