Julie gives the best Christmas Presents. I loved this blueberry donut from Johnny O's.
For lunch, we went to Gossip. It is a Vietnamese restaurant in south Salt Lake. Asian food is THE BEST and Gossip has become my new favorite restaurant.
I have officially been back in New York for a week. For the last few weeks I have been in Utah enjoying a wonderful and needed vacation, visiting family and friends. I was fortunate to travel home so many times during the holiday season. The holidays are an exciting time of the year. There always seems to be something to look forward to. I especially loved this past holiday, because I wasn't in school. I didn't have to worry about any final tests or projects. I mean work is not always great, but it beats studying for tests or working late hours to finish a last minute assignment.
The excitement started when I traveled to Los Angeles at the beginning of November. After that trip, I had visitors every other week in addition to traveling home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. There wasn't a week that went by when I didn't have something to look forward to. Now it is January and,well, we all know January is THE WORST MONTH ever. Fortunately we are more than half way through and I am thinking I need to plan a trip in the spring/summer if I am going to survive this winter in New York.
The pictures posted above were taken during one of my last days in Salt Lake. My sister, my best friend and I went to lunch and exchanged late Christmas presents. These two are my right hand gals and I just love them so much. It is reassuring to know that some people will be in your life forever. I am thankful for everyone that comes in and out of my life, but I especially appreciate those individuals who I have built long lasting relationships with.
While I was in town I made sure to see all my best friends. The two girls pictured on the left (Samantha & Kylie) were girls I met this summer while interning in New York. It broke my heart when they left and I have been trying to get them to move back to the city ever since. I only knew them for a couple of months but we have stayed in touch and they have become really great friends of mine.
