crickets

alright, sisters. it is time to start this back up again.

time for mostly mundane life updates: getting back from thanksgiving break was tough. it was so good to see you all over the break, but i was still exhausted, sick, and emotional upon my return. it only took a couple of days to get back into the swing of school, though. everything was winding down, getting ready for exam week. (this week.)

last weekend was pretty busy, with multiple events every day. friday night i went to happy hour with bree and molly, and then molly and i came back to school to watch the basketball tip-off tournament. saturday i had brunch with dan at ted's bulletin (beer-batter biscuits - mary, you jealous), which was actually really very good. we were able to catch each other up on how we've been (he's doing an incredible internship in nyc and living in brooklyn) and it was all very normal and that was a really big deal for me. that evening was troy's birthday party at mazu (well, what used to be mazu.) mary, you can imagine what this was like. i have some pretty stellar pictures of the decorations of troy's face that courtney put up all over the restaurant. best quote of the evening (by an intoxicated 22-year-old partygoer, referring to me after i tried multiple times to escape talking to him): "she's nice to look at, but she's NOT nice to talk to." sunday i got to go ice skating in the national sculpture garden with molly, stephanie, courtney, and troy, which was great! it was the last weekend of good weather - sunny, but not too cold. that evening i went to see shona's masters' horn recital. she played the most incredible mozart quintet - becky, you would DIE to hear how hard it was. seriously put me to shame.

last week was a blur of exam review for students, and then binu came in town on friday. i had dinner with binu and meg at good stuff friday night, and we talked and caught each other up on life. saturday was busy with party preparations, because courtney and i had our annual christmas party that night. (troy co-hosted this year, so it was even more ridiculous than last year.) sunday binu and i got brunch with courtney, molly, and troy, and then shopped in georgetown and at the downtown holiday market. i got you all some cute christmas presents! :)

now it's exam week... a pretty chill one for the teachers, but i really have so much to be doing to get ready for next semester. i'm excited to see you all in only another week!

lovelove,
biggest sis.