I was sad to say goodbye to Hannah and Natalie for three whole weeks of winter break, but despite not having them with me..I have managed to have a great break so far! To kick off my winter break, I spent a few days in Georgia visiting my friends before I headed up to Nantucket for Christmas.

I only had about 5 days to see my friends who I hadn’t seen since JUNE! The look on my poor parents face when I came downstairs the morning after I got home, ready and dressed by 10am, with my day already planned to see my friends was a bit heartbreaking. I mean for goodness sake they just wanted to see their daughter! And here she was rushing out the door. I gave them each a hug and a kiss and explained that after these five days, they would have me to themselves for two and a half weeks! And when I put it like that, they understood and let me out of their tightly gripped hugs.

I spent a lot of my time with Colin. These pictures were of our trip to The Guitar Center. One day I’ll learn how to play! And when that day comes…I would pick this mint green one as my first guitar! Isn’t it pretty??

For the third year in a row, my friend, Kasey, threw a little dinner party for all of our girlfriends. This years theme was tacky…so we all dug out the tackiest Christmas sweaters we could find and showed up to her house with a gift in our hand! After dinner, we place all of the gifts in the middle of the floor and play the white elephant gift exchange. It was the perfect way for us all to be together again after we went our separate ways to college!

I went to a little dinner party that my mom’s best friend hosted for our family and one other family. The three of our families are so close and we always have the best time when we get together! One particular guest moved away to Germany a few years ago, but he made an appearance at the dinner party with his lovely girlfriend. It was so great to see them and everyone else too!

Every year, my mom and I meet up with my friend and her mom at Starbucks to exchange Christmas/Hannukah gifts. We only planned on staying for about an hour because we both had pretty busy schedules…but an hour turned into two hours! I guess it’s true what they say: Time flies when you’re having fun!

And, of course, I couldn’t leave Georgia without getting myself a Chickfila Chicken Biscuit. Oh, they are so so good!

 

Finals are over, my first semester of college is complete, and winter break is finally here!!

I cannot wait to go back to Georgia, to see my friends, to sleep in my own bed, to shower in my own shower (without shower shoes), and to eat some Chickfila! I also cannot wait to spend Christmas and New Years in Nantucket with my family!

However, I already feel as though a part of me is missing. Hannah and Natalie have become family to me and I will miss them terribly during this break. So much so that I was reluctant to let them go board another plane back to their homes!

It’s only been a few hours and I already can’t wait to see you girls again in three weeks!