And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
John 1:16
John 1:16
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| 2016 more or less began in London. Hard to believe, but this was the view on my run to work (don't worry, I didn't run every day, or even every week!). |
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| After my internship in London, I took some time to travel. One of the best decisions I made was to take the TRAIN from London to Portugal! This was my (ca. 1970?) sleeper. |
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| It was great to spend some time alone, but so much better then to meet up with wonderful friends, such as Camilla (in Lisbon/Lisboa). |
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| Chelsey (and I) exploring in Lisbon! |
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| Debs and I enjoyed a spring(ish) weekend in Barcelona. |
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| Then back to London, and a day at the races in Windsor with two lovely colleagues, Evangeline and Alice! |
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| Erin (one of my university friends) and I spent some time exploring France, and ended up on the Med! |
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| Stevie graduated from high school -- and managed to perform a violin piece and give a great speech, despite a fever. |
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| Some of my oldest friends and I had a lovely get together at the Apple Farm Inn in San Luis Obispo. |
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| My cousin Kate and her husband came to visit, and we met up with other family in SLO for drinks. |
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| It's weird that most of us are old enough for this now! |
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| Kara and LeeAnn (East Coast friends and former housemates) came to visit, and I took them to Avila Beach. |
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| Frank and Joey and I took a road trip up the West Coast (best coast) and we stopped to visit Brooke and Levi (former uni friends as well). |
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| We made it to the top of Whistler. Also, best road trip ever. |
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| Then I landed back in London. And Min put up with a very jetlagged Molly! |
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| Debs introduced me to the Green Man Festival in Wales. Gorgeous! |
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| Julia, Sarah, Lucy and I spent a lovely weekend catching up in Cornwall. |
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| I made it to Cambridge, and attended this lovely banquet in Sidney Sussex College. |
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| Tel and Heather got married! |
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| My dear friend Bonnie (from the creative writing MA) and I were reunited. |
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| Chelsey and I explored Grantchester and Grantchester meadows. Also, I saw James Norton IRL and sort of fell in love. |
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| Our beloved Great-uncle Jim died. Nearly 97 years old, both a gentleman and a saint, though he'd be the last one to admit to either. |
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| I got to explore more of Cambridge, thanks to the Festival of Ideas. This is the Mathematical Bridge connecting two parts of Queen's College. |
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| I got to decorate the Round Church's Christmas tree, and basked in the glory of Christmas from mid-November onward :) |
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| Two great friends, Sandra and Chris, got engaged! |
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| My housemates (Maggie, Beth, Angeline and Heather) and I celebrated Christmas a bit early. |
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| Got to ski with these legends (as well as Mom and Dad -- also legendary). |
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| Got to be all seven together again. Ralph and Joey, |
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| Dad and Stevie, |
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| and Mom and Frank (and I). |
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| A glorious winter sunset from the Shell Beach bluffs. |
