Happy New Year everyone! I have not posted in a while because after my last post it was time for finals and then it was Christmas break and I could not force myself to do anything academic, even adding a new blog post. Even now I find myself having a hard time staying focused on what I am writing, but school starts back up in a few days and I want to take some time to reflect on my much needed Christmas break. I used Christmas break to play catch up. I caught up on sleep...
and with friends and family. I took the train to Seattle to see one of my oldest and dearest friends in the whole world Markus. We had not seen each other in almost two years and it was time to rectify that.
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| Markus and I at the original Starbucks at Pike's Market. |
Markus is just one of those people that I know will always be in my life. We met in college and have been friends ever since. Whenever we see each other it is like no time has passed and we pick up right where we left off. I also got a chance to catch up with my wonderful Kindred Spirit Sarah Wilson.
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| Please disregard the weird dot on my forehead. |
Sarah Wilson is another friend from college and she is my kindred spirit. She recently got engaged so it was fun to get together and discuss WEDDING PLANS!!! She is also one of my closest friends and I am so happy that I get to be a bridesmaid in her wedding and help her celebrate her big day! I also got the chance to catch up with my friend Jennifer and Travis and I got to spend the evening with Al, an old travel buddy of ours (sadly no pictures). Then it was off to Pittsburgh for Christmas with Travis's family.
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| Just arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! |
Travis's sister, brother-in-law, nieces, and nephew moved to Pittsburgh this summer and we thought it would be fun to fly in on Christmas Eve and surprise them, and boy were they surprised! Misty and Thomas knew we were coming of course, but you should have seen the look on the kid's faces when they saw us. Christmas in Pittsburgh was a blast! It snowed the day after Christmas and we had a great time sledding, throwing snowballs, and building snowmen. These are not things that we get to do very often in Portland.
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Yeehaaa!
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| Misty and me... |
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And then there's this...
We also explored Downtown Pittsburgh, the Amish Country, and had a little fun with mustaches!
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| I am a beast! |
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World's Best Chai? Trav says no!
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We no speak Americano!
I even ran into an old friend at JFK!
Christmas break was awesome and I'll be sad to see it go, but it's time to get back to work on my law degree. Last year my New Years Resolution was to get into law school, and I accomplished that. This year my New Years Resolution is to enjoy the journey and not focus so much on the destination. In 2 1/2 short years I will be a lawyer and I will look back on my time in law school as some of the best days of my life. Its hard work, but I know that someday it will pay off. My goal for 2013 is to update this blog at least once a week. I hope I can stick to it. Happy New Year!
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