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The Holidays

The holidays are over already?! It's almost time for school. Spring semester begins on the 20th. I am actually pretty excited for it, because I'll be taking a lot more social courses. Last semester was mostly cognitive and neuro/bio psychology, which are both interesting but not my cup of tea. My mom and brother flew into JFK on Christmas Day, spending the holidays with me in Queens with my aunt and uncle. Most of the days were low key, just chillin at home, watching some TV, renting movies, eating good home cooked food... It's not like my mom and brother were visiting New York city for the first time anyway. We just wanted to be together, because we see each other probably once every year for a few days at a time. Ihaven't seen my dad since Labor Day 2007. I took my loved ones around Washington Square Park, where my campus is, Union Dquare for some shopping, Times Square (there are lots of squares), and different restaurants in downtown and midtown. My brother and I went to a New Year's Eve party and rang in 2009 with a thousand other people. I had wanted to go to Times Square for the ball drop, but the weather along with the crowd and traffic seemed like murder, so we went to a packed club instead. It was pretty fun. My mom stayed a couple more days before heading back to Phoenix. Her flight was 6AM, so she got up and left around 430. When she kissed me goodbye, I had tears in my eyes, because I don't know when I'll see her again. We do webcam frequently, but it's different to have her close to me or at least in the same country. I felt really silly for crying, because I'm not a child anymore and should stop being such a baby about my parents being away. She didn't see those tears, thankfully.

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Sandy said…
Haha, you look wonderful in all of your pictures Tiffany. I'm glad Alex is so nice! I think you look really cute in his sweater too. Ni men hao ke ai. ^____^

I'm glad you had a good time with family. Good luck with the new semester!!

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