I went home for Christmas, and if I didn't have the pictures to prove it, I'm not sure that I'd believe that I did. And in the weeks (and then days) leading up to my anticipated departure, I wasn't sure that it would happen at all (this is what happens when you work for a developing, post-Soviet government who sends you vacation tickets five days before you're supposed to leave, but I digress...). However, I did go home, and it was wonderful. Looking back I can now even forget the 100+ hours of transit I endured to get there and back, the fact that I was sick the majority of the time, and the misery that was grad school applications. What I remember is that I was with the people I love and who know me and love me back. Even though Georgia has become like a "home" for now, it will never be Starkville and it will never be Memphis, and I am grateful for that. And as much as I enjoy being Liza/Lizi, it was so nice to just be Elizabeth (or Lib/ET) for a little while.
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| The Cruise Fam. |
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| The Extended Fam. |
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| My sweet Memphis roomies. |
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| The annual Christmas Day festivities with the Hayes. |
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| Ralph. Fred. Walter. |
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| Besties from birth. |
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| ♥My fam. |
LIb, so GREAT to hang out with you over Christmas. We are so very proud of you....just simply who you are, who God has made you to be. We love you...
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Love you too! I'm so blessed to have you in my life!
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