Alright, so first post in a while. I know a lot of you guys have been waiting on me, so here you go!
I headed home for Christmas break on the 18th, and go back to Miami tomorrow. I absolutely loved being home, and did just about everything I wanted to do. It was so good to see my family and friends, a lot of whom I'm not going to see again until May. Isn't that weird? I'm not going to be home again for five whole months! Thankfully I'll be able to see Peggy and Bonnie as well as Gram and Pa in Florida whenever I want for a while, and my parents and brother are coming down in February, but I'm really going to miss my friends and good old Massachusetts.
Christmas was lovely as always. We didn't have a huge crowd, but the company was fantastic. :) I liked the smaller group anyways. Thanks everyone who gave me a gift for being so generous. I felt so lucky and loved this Christmas, and I really appreciate it. You were all so thoughtful. I would also say that Christmas dinner came out perfectly thanks to Mama Kelly and myself. The mashed potatoes were quite possibly the best I ever made, and the roast beef was perfectly cooked! Delicious. (Wasn't the gravy a good idea mom??) I gorged myself on Christmas dinner and cookies and felt quite wonderful.
Another highlight of the break was going to New York City to meet up with some friends from school. We had a fantastic time. We went out to lunch, to Dylan's candy bar, Serendipity for frozen hot chocolate, Rockefeller Center to see the tree, etc. It was strange seeing them all bundled up in New York as opposed to in Miami, though! I also was able to see a lot of my friends from home. I'm going to miss them a ton, so it was great to see them. We did all the usual things, nothing extremely special, but had a great time nonetheless.
So, I head back to Miami tomorrow, and classes start up again Monday, so I'll be thrown back into the swing of things immediately. I'm doing boring academics till the end of February, then will be starting up on labs again! Should be interesting. Love you all, and I'll update soon!
Hope you made it back on Sunday after the snow storm!!! Lucky you going back to sunshine.
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Peggy
Just a wonderful Christmas, thanks to the Kelly family. Mama Lori's Roast Beef was gourmet fare as are all her meals. I think that's where your chef aspirations were nurtured. And, those mashed potatoes were to die for. We're hearing that Florida is suffering a cold snap. Get rid of that before we arrive. We don't want ice skating on the swimming pool. We are looking for Audrey Hepburn posters for your room in Naples as this is being written.
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