Vicki Gunvalson hasn't been having the best of years. After her mother passed away last month, the Real Housewives of Orange County star has been trying to live her day-to-day life while mourning one of the most important women of her life.

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In a new Instagram post she shared this past week, Gunvalson can be seen sitting on a beach in her native Orange County. She captioned the pic with, "It's good, from time to time, to take time to reflect on your life. Yesterday would have been my dad's 85th birthday & at the end of this beautiful day I'm comforted knowing for the first time in 17 years my mom spent it with him. Happy birthday Dad, I love and miss you mom! #togetherinheaven"

Meanwhile, it looks as though all the women of Orange County - which includes Gunvalson, Heather Dubrow, Shannon Beador, Lizzie Rovsek and Tamra Judge - will be back for the show's next season. There's also a rumor that two new ladies plus one more familiar face might be coming back to the show.

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According to Life & Style Magazine back in January, there's speculation that Meghan King Edmonds and Kate Chadwick Hamilton will be joining the show. Megan's husband is Jim Edmonds, who is a former MLB player and current Fox Sports announcer. Kate's husband is MLB player Josh Hamilton.

What's more, former RHOC housewife Jeana Keough is rumored to be making a comeback on the show as well. She even dropped a major hint on her Twitter account a few weeks ago when she wrote, "Thinking about doing a little work on the OC Housewives this season, what do you think?"

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