tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370176228660060232024-03-12T16:12:17.101-07:00Life in TechnicolorGrace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.comBlogger517125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-9077686604274404762015-07-11T16:22:00.000-07:002015-07-11T20:03:55.062-07:00Beach 2015! <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We spent last week in Carlsbad, CA with my entire extended Collins family!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was a BLAST. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Poor JP had to study like 5 hours a day for the bar while we were there but even he said it was more fun studying in CA than studying at home haha. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The weather was perfect, the beach was amazing, and I think my family is hilarious so I was pretty much laughing non-stop the entire week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We got to paddle board, boogie board, get Coldstone Ice Cream 5/7 days, play spike ball, go to food markets, etc etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was a DREAM. And my first time to Carlsbad. I'm obsessed!</span></div>
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^^^ Obviously had to have matching shirts. I'm pretty sure I wore mine every. single. day. </div>
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^^^ Having some serious beach convo's</div>
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^^^ Dad, Sister, Brother, Me!</div>
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^^^ If you can get past how strangely red my face is, this tower was pretty freaking awesome!</div>
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^^^ Girl cousin pyramid!</div>
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^^^ All-cousin pyramid!</div>
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^^^ That amazing polka dot swimsuit I'm wearing came from <b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PALMPALMSWIM" target="_blank">this etsy shop</a>!</span></b> </div>
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Her suits are my FAVORITE!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My extremely talented cousin Sophie made a short video from the week's adventures and it seriously captures how much fun we had all week perfectly! You can watch it below (click the HD button!) or also by clicking <a href="https://vimeo.com/132662902" target="_blank">HERE</a> :)</span></div>
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/132662902">Collins in CA</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user14495064">Sophie Collins</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-51359847941790460952015-06-24T19:27:00.001-07:002015-06-24T19:27:18.933-07:00The Best Part About Grad School:<div style="text-align: center;">
So this post is like 4 months late but it <i>needs</i> to be documented so here we go:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Seriously, they are the BEST. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Okay so they're not officially called "prom" </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(mine was <i>"UUSOM Semi-Formal"</i> and JP's is called the <i>"Barrister's Ball"</i>)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> but let's be honest, it's basically prom for grown-ups and they are awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We've gone to JP's law school prom every year so obviously we had to go to the final year </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(see the post from the first year we attended <b><a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2013/03/law-school-ball.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</b>)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> and it didn't disappoint! They serve dinner, give out awards, have a photographer, and a DJ! It was a blast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I was put on the prom committee for my med school </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(of course I was, I think it's because I wrote about my love of throwing parties in my personal statement of my application...)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> so I got to help plan it and it was awesome! The theme was<i><b> "out of this world"</b></i> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(so think like space/aliens/etc.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We had food, a photographer, a DJ and people danced all. night. long. It was incredible! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And JP definitely won a fantastic-husband-award that night because he came to the party for a couple hours even though he was taking a part of his law school bar exam the next morning!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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^^^ presenting the future doctors of America! #classof2018</div>
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^^^ med-school besties! we call ourselves #medicallyblonde</div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-63931278697949827312015-06-17T14:16:00.000-07:002015-06-17T14:18:02.781-07:00JP Graduated!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He just has to pass the bar at the end of July and then bam! Full fledged lawyer husband. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am so so proud of JP and how hard he worked these past 3 years. He handled the stress and pressure of law school amazingly well, navigated through externships and foreign study programs and even working in a firm part-time for the last 2 years, AND made lifelong friends along the way!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">He's looking forward to being a criminal defense attorney and finally having an income after 7 years of college/grad school haha</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> (no more student loans for him woohoo! Unfortunately I can't say the same for me... #debt)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here's to you JP! You're my favorite person in the whole world and you're going to absolutely kill it as a lawyer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After our time in <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2015/06/villefranche-sur-mer.html" target="_blank"><b>Villefranche </b></a>was up, we started looping back around the country to our final destination - <b>San Sebastian, Spain. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We stopped for lunch in <b>Aix-en-Provence</b> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(we ate lunch at the most delicious burger place! I think Europe has just recently discovered the magic of hamburgers because almost every single city we went to had a gourmet burger restaurant that was like the highest rated restaurant in the city! But anyways...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Then that night we pulled into <b>Carcassonne</b> and stayed at the cutest bed and breakfast in the world! It was run by a husband and wife who had retired from Paris where he used to be a pastry chef! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Needless to say, it was an amazing little place and there was also a real life castle in the town so that was pretty incredible to explore too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(except getting to the correct town with our bed and breakfast was not the easiest thing we've ever done... turns out there are lots of tiny french towns and google maps likes to think that walking paths are actual roads so... we got into a tight situation more than once, literally haha)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Which is seriously the hidden gem of Europe. You should probably google pictures of it right now because my pictures are not going to do it justice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's like Newport beach meets Barcelona meets Paris. And then cooler than that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There are white sandy beaches, waves that you can surf, cobble stone streets with hundred year old buildings, it's considered to have the best food in Europe and it's nestled between 2 mountains so the views are like whoa!</span></div>
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^^^ JP was sooo happy about this meal haha you won't meet anyone who likes meat more than him!</div>
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But this brings us to the end of our European road trip! It was honestly the trip of a lifetime and we feel super lucky that we were able to go and that our BFF's were able to go with us! </div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-29512907603933102732015-06-05T19:21:00.000-07:002015-06-06T17:38:40.145-07:00And then we stumbled upon the Grand Prix in Monaco...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We'd had perfect weather, seen the <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2015/06/cannes-film-festival.html" target="_blank">Cannes film festival</a> accidentally, and now we were in <b>Monaco</b> for the <i>Grand Prix</i> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(unplanned!)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Monaco is the neatest country. Oh my goodness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(also I'll just embarrass myself here and throw out there that I definitely thought Monaco was a city in France before this trip... Turns out Monte Carlo is the city and Monaco is the country soo... I'm not really earning any geography points at this point in my life haha)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's nestled between 2 mountains and is packed full of million/billionaires so everywhere you look there are Ferrari's and Maserati's and Rolls Royces</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> (at one point JP turned to us and said "I think I've seen 10 Rolls Royces in my life and 9 of them were tonight." haha!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Due to some bad-turned-out-to-be-good luck </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(we weren't planning on going to Monaco until the day of the race but jumped on the wrong train coming home from Cannes and whizzed right past <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2015/06/villefranche-sur-mer.html" target="_blank">our train station stop in Villefranche</a> and ended up in Monaco at 10:30 PM the night before the race haha)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> we found ourselves </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(with about half of Europe)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> on the streets on <b>Monaco</b> and the entire city had become a massive party. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We got to walk on the race track, see row upon row of super yachts bigger than my house and private parties and body guards everywhere with DJ's playing music and dance parties galore. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was so entertaining and so much fun to be a part of. We ended up hanging out in<b> Monaco</b> until about midnight when we finally caught the train back to <b>Villefranche</b> and collapsed into our beds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The next morning was the actual <i>Grand Prix</i> race so we jumped on the train again </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(it was so easy - Monaco was a 10 minute train ride away from Villefranche!)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> and got to hear the race and see a little bit of it by peering through cracks and over bushes </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(tickets were 400 euros each and the city officials had put up barricades around places where you could catch a glimpse of the race for free so we had to get creative!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The atmosphere was incredible and we settled ourselves down at this fantastic french bistro that had a widescreen TV so we would eat and watch the race while still hearing the cars zoom past and bystanders cheering in real life!</span></div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-14769795917534686382015-06-04T20:28:00.002-07:002015-06-06T17:36:12.903-07:00Villefranche-sur-Mer<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Let me tell you a little bit about the little town we made our home base </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(that I mentioned in <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2015/06/cannes-film-festival.html" target="_blank">my last post</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>"French City by the Sea"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(the literal translation and also the perfect description)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It is DARLING. You drive through <b>Nice</b> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(people seem to really like Nice and we all agreed it was a bit overrated and also kind of old and dirty...)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> and then right on the other side in the next little harbor/cove is the beautiful city of <b>Villefranche</b>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">AH everyone should go there because it's amazing. Cobblestone streets, beautiful homes, flowers everywhere, and the most gorgeous harbor!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We rented <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/5169463?guests=4&s=wulA" target="_blank">an airbnb apartment </a> with a balcony that overlooks the harbor, went on beautiful walks, ate at the cutest little restaurants, and basically couldn't believe this was reality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So we may or may not have stumbled onto the <i>Cannes Film Festival</i>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well I'll tell you: we left <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2015/05/next-stop-cassis-by-sea.html" target="_blank"><b>Cassis</b></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(but not until we'd become BFF's with these fabulous restaurant owners who make the world's best crepes, and also stayed in what we thought was a cute little french cottage -- turns out old French cottages are full of surprises like electricity not working and spiders in the shower, so it was equal parts hilarious and horrifying)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and travelled the next French town that was to be our home base for the next 4 nights -- <b>Villefranche-sur-mer</b>, which is possibly </span>(99% certain)<span style="font-size: large;"> my absolute favorite place in the whole world. It's gorgeous and quaint and so so french - AH I was dying. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We chose to stay there because we had heard it was amazing </span>(it is) <span style="font-size: large;">and also because it was right in the middle of a whole bunch of places we wanted to visit, including <b>Cannes</b>!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And we happened to be there during the last weekend of the film festival, which pretty much made my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was so much fun, and so different from the </span><a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2015/02/sundance-film-festival-more.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Sundance film festival</a> (for example, women were required to wear heels on the red carpet and even the paparazzi had to be in tuxedo's... it was a classy affair to say the least)<span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We walked around the city and shopped and soaked in the atmosphere and then right as we were heading back to the train station WHAM! We ran right into <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1055413/" target="_blank">Michael Fassbender</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182839/" target="_blank">Marion Cotillard</a> on the red carpet! They're both in <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2884018/" target="_blank">Macbeth</a></i> and it was premiering. It was weirdly the most perfect timing ever </span>(also Eric -- as in Eric&Kimmi, our BFF's that we were travelling with -- is a celebrity magnet, seriously it's uncanny how many celebs he has randomly run into).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So that was pretty much the best ending we could have imagined for our day in <b>Cannes</b> :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Barcelona was amazing, but since it was a bit chilly and a little rainy when we were there, after our 3 days there were up we decided to chase the sun and drove to </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Cassis</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> in the south of France. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's the most darling little seaside town, complete with a harbor, boardwalk, hidden beaches, and massive sheer cliffs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We spent one day wandering its streets and popping in and out of the little shops along the water, then the next day we embarked on a "little hike" to the aforementioned hidden beaches. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Turns out we didn't exactly know what we were getting ourselves into haha -- it was a massive 2+ hour hike in </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(it didn't help that we accidentally took a wrong turn and took the most scenic -- longest -- route either haha) </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">and we were definitely in sandals when everyone else was in hiking boots and even had those fancy hiking sticks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But honestly, the views we got, whoa. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We were hiking along the ridge of a sheer cliff that dropped hundreds of feet into the turquoise blue water of the Mediterranean sea. It was almost unbelievable. The pictures don't do it justice but we tried to capture it anyways haha. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh and then I got shhh'd on the hidden beach by a French woman, because apparently [imagine your best french accent] </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(my voice carries! It's not entirely my fault)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So so much has happened since I last posted in February. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Basically I am the worst at multitasking and when studying and tests start consuming my life things like taking photos and posting them online tend to take a backseat... so this poor little corner of the internet has been severely neglected. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But not anymore! I am back and have so much to update on here, including but not limited to:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">>>> the </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 week road trip</span><span style="font-size: large;"> through Europe that we just finished</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">>>> our 3rd and final </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">law school prom</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">>>> our 1st </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">med school prom</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>(that I was in charge of! Yikes.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">>>> a certain someone </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">graduating from law school</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">>>> lots and lots of delicious </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">new restaurants</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to share</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">>>> also, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">family pictures!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Woohoo!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But to begin, lets talk a little bit more about this European road trip, shall we?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">JP first found these AMAZING tickets to Europe </span>(think $650 roundtrip! eee!)<span style="font-size: large;"> and then we figured we would need to go on a graduation trip for him anyway </span>(because that's mandatory, right? ;)<span style="font-size: large;"> and then we got our BFF's on board and voila! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The 4 of us left for Europe the day after I finished taking finals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We began our trip in </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Barcelona</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and let me tell you, that city is a dream!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">>> see all of <i>Gaudi's</i> awesome architecture and also his park guell </span>(and definitely go inside the <i>Segrada Familia</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">>> Eat at <i>Foc i Oli</i> </span>(best burgers EVER)<span style="font-size: large;">, get dessert at <i>Escriba</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">>> Walk through the <i>old town</i> and shop at all the cute amazing shops</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We didn't get to visit the <i>Tibidabo amusement park</i> this time around </span>(but it's good to leave stuff for the next time you're there, right?!)</span></div>
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It's been over a month since I posted on here - something I swore would never happen because an online journal is sort of completely worthless if nothing is ever posted... but moving on:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">2nd semester of med school is hard! Why didn't anyone tell me med school is hard? ;) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So studying is consuming my life, but thankfully I am LOVING what I am learning about, my classmates are pretty much my favorite people, and JP keeps me sane by forcing me to leave my studying cave and do fun things. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Speaking of those fun things, we went to the <b>Sundance film festival!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's our sixth year attending (crazy!) and I think it was the best year yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We saw three movies -- <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3704416/" target="_blank">Digging for Fire</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3713030/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">I Am Michael</a>, and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598642/?ref_=tt_rec_tt" target="_blank">Z for Zachariah</a> and they were all so different that I don't even know which one is my favorite. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The best part about seeing movies at Sundance is that the actors and director are right there and watch the movie with you, then they get up on stage after and talk about the movie and answer any questions the audience has! </span></div>
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^^^ Dinner in Park City at Vinto after a movie!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So that was really fun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">See previous Sundance film festival adventures <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2014/01/day-date-sundance-film-festival.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2013/01/sundance-film-festival-2013.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2012/01/sundance-film-festival.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2011/01/sundance-film-festival.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Then, last weekend, JP decided that we really needed a weekend away and so at 5:00 PM on Friday evening we decided to road trip to St. George!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We jumped in the car with our friends Eric and Kimmi and had the best weekend eating delicious food, laying in the sun, hot tubbing, and playing tennis!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then the morning of valentines we went to <b>yoga</b>, played some <b>tennis</b>, and got <b>Vietnamese food</b> that night! And also watched half of <b>Titanic</b>.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">It was basically perfect, and I loved every minute of it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I've been completely MIA, for which I apologize, but I have a good reason - JP and I spent Christmas in Australia!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We were in Sydney for almost 3 weeks, visiting and staying with JP's family </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(grandfather, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc), </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">and spending a lot of time in the ocean, in a pool, or shopping. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Pretty much the perfect vacation haha.<br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We went to the beach almost every day, ate fried calamari on Bondi Beach, tried the world's best gelato </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(actually was legitimately voted 'World's Best'!)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">, got completely spoiled by his family </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(they are the most generous people)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">, played </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Uno! </b><span style="font-size: large;">and </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Trivial Pursuit</b><span style="font-size: large;">, ate practically nothing except candy and desserts </span>(I'm in full blown sugar-free detox mode currently, but it was worth it haha)<span style="font-size: large;">, played with koalas and kangaroo's, devoted a lot of time and effort into avoiding spiders, wandered around <i>Darling Harbor</i>, and rang in the new year by watching 3 massive fireworks shows around Sydney Harbor!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Oh I miss it so much. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Except that I did nothing productive </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(school-wise)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> the entire time I was there and I just finished my first week back and am paying for it a little haha. </span></div>
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^^^ the appetizer table! Delicious!</div>
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^^^ GELATO!</div>
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^^^ I know I weirdly look like I am pushing the Koala off the ledge... but I'm not haha</div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-37915496693153453662014-12-22T04:35:00.002-08:002014-12-22T04:37:44.737-08:00The 6th Annual Christmas Party!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My friend Jordan and I </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(see the above pic? That's us!)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> hosted our </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>6th annual holiday soiree</b></i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> last weekend </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and I say this every year</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> but think it was the best year yet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Instead of a sit down dinner with place cards and hams and potatoes and lots of stress, we did a cocktail-style event and it was fabulous! We had cabaret tables and about 20 different appetizers and desserts, not to mention holiday punch and of course, the white elephant gift exchange! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This year might have been the best year when it comes to the... um... <i>variety</i> of the white elephant gifts haha and seriously it was such a blast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I ended up with a Christmas clock that plays holiday songs every hour and some other lucky winners went home with a 49ers snuggy, a homemade twinky machine, and a pickle </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(to name a few!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This party is one that I look forward to each year - it's the best way to get all our friends from the past 6+ years together and spend a fabulous evening mingling and chatting and catching up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This year we had over 50 people come (!!!) and a new addition to the festivities included a photo backdrop that was made by Jordan's sister Kendel - it was maybe the most amazing backdrop I've ever seen and she also was the unofficial photographer of the night and took everyone's pictures in front of it! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(seriously Kendel, you're a champ)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> I didn't even manage to take any photos of the centerpieces, the food, or the decor because I was too busy chatting and then suddenly 4 hours had passed and the party was over. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What a night! Without any snow around it had hardly felt like Christmas, but after this party I was catapulted right into the Christmas spirit!</span></div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-13680743599653991982014-12-15T04:58:00.000-08:002014-12-22T04:59:32.142-08:00So so thankful in 2014:<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(yes, it's halfway through December but there was no way this post was going to get written in the middle of finals week - which I survived, by the way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So Happy very-late Thanksgiving! Hope yours was grand.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">>>> A husband who is unbelievably supportive of me and my dreams and also equally willing and excited to plan adventures around the world or just binge-watch Game of Thrones in our apartment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">>>> The fact that I'm somehow in medical school and learning to be a doctor! I have a moment at least weekly where I can't believe this is my life - SO GRATEFUL!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">>>> My family </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(and especially my parents!)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> that not only do I love, but I love being around! I love our hilarious group chats and face-timing at midnight and how I know they've always got my back - they're my people, and I am thankful for it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">>>> Friends - new and old - that care about my life and make me realize how wonderful people can be </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(and are so much fun to buy Christmas presents for!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">>>> Our little apartment that is in the perfect location and is the perfect size for me and JP - not to mention the fabulous family that is renting it to us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And now, a few pictures from our Thanksgiving, including but not limited to matching sweaters, deep fried turkey, and black and white checkered <i>McKenzie Child</i> dinnerware:</span></div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-51084676535090779962014-12-03T23:50:00.002-08:002014-12-03T23:56:15.688-08:00Things that happen when I should be studying:<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's finals week, which means I'm basically a hermit. I wake up early, study, go to class, study, eat, study, and stay up late studying more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I eat terribly, consume wayyyy too much caffeine, and discover weird things online when I'm taking studying breaks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(I also do things like design and order Christmas cards at 2 AM.... so that happened).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">BUT, some good has come of my mindless web browsing that occurs when I can't remember even one more equation or commit one more metabolic pathway to memory and they are <b>THE YEAR-END MASHUPS</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I live for these. December rolls around and random awesome people combine all the top songs from the year into one song and it's PURE MAGIC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, without further ado </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(and because the allotted time I've given myself for a study break is up)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> here are my favs thus far!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.movin925.com/2014/12/03/video-couple-sings-every-hit-song-2014-two-minutes/" target="_blank">THIS ONE</a> is my favorite - their talent is unbelievable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/the-first-end-of-the-year-mashup-of-2014-is-officially-here?bffbvideo" target="_blank">THIS ONE</a> is a classic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">And <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=segmq8LVoks" target="_blank">THIS ONE</a> might be a 100% Taylor Swift mashup but.... It's amazing so you should definitely listen to it. #1989</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Also, here are some medical school pictures, because I'm almost 1/8 a doctor and I haven't posted any proof at all on my blog:</span></div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-67340740443393482412014-11-28T00:06:00.000-08:002014-11-28T00:06:15.261-08:00The 4th Annual Pie Party!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This party is JP's baby. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ever since the first year we were married, he's made sure we've never missed a year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The premise is fairly simple - bring a homemade pie, make sure you sample all the entries, and then there's the vote - & no voting for your own pie, of course. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The coveted pilgrim trophy has been passed down through all the generations of the pie party and this year the grand winner was a <b><i>Samoan-Girl-Scout-Cookie-Pie</i></b> and it was delish!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At one count we had 14 pies entered, making this our most successful pie party ever!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">See previous years' parties <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2013/11/3rd-annual-pie-party.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2012/11/2nd-annual-pie-party.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, and <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2011/11/first-annual-pie-party.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</span></div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-29649033837173010042014-11-06T17:05:00.002-08:002014-11-06T17:05:59.486-08:00A Weekend in Park City:<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This past weekend JP and I went up to Park City with our friends Eric and Kimmi for a weekend getaway!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We headed up on Friday and continued our halloween tradition of getting Chinese takeout for dinner. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We played games and went hot tubbing, watched movies and the boys played a lot of FIFA. On Saturday we lounged around and explored shops on mainstreet, followed by dinner at <i><a href="http://www.zoomparkcity.com/" target="_blank">Zoom</a></i>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Then, probably the best moment of all was waking up to SNOW on Sunday! It was seriously magical. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now we're trying to come up with a reason to go back this weekend haha</span></div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-87245431630904173642014-10-31T12:30:00.000-07:002014-10-31T12:30:51.148-07:00The Annual Halloween Party!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So I'm averaging two blog posts a month... which is totally pathetic. But hopefully this post will make up for the complete lack of posting during the month of October </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(let me catch you up -- studying, eating out late at night, watching all the seasons of "New Girl", studying some more, taking a million tests, not sleeping, occasionally cleaning my apartment, and going on a drive to look at fall leaves only to discover we were about 1 week too late haha)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Anyways, one thing we did manage to fit in was our <b>annual Halloween party!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And my goodness, it was such a fun time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We had the best turnout, completely halloween-themed treats, and played the most hilarious party game </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(in which the boys beat us twice but I try not to think about that)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">JP and I were <i>Daisy Buchanan</i> and <i>Jay Gatsby</i>, and seriously people's costumes were absolutely amazing -- I was so impressed!</span></div>
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Check out last year's party <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2013/11/happy-halloween.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-890327197353695372014-10-04T12:54:00.001-07:002014-10-04T12:54:53.510-07:00Yay! A Fall Wedding!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One of my very best friends Chelsea got married this weekend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">She and her now-husband Chase are adorable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So happy, so in love, so thrilled to be getting married to each other. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The wedding dinner, ceremony, and reception were all a massive party that was so much fun -- I think mostly because they were so happy the whole time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And now they're off on their honeymoon, and I have no idea where they're actually going because Chase wanted it to be a surprise but Chelsea kept accidentally figuring out where it was, so then he'd change it haha. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I guess I'll find out when they get home! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I threw a bachelorette party for her a couple weeks ago, but I completely spaced it and took a grand total of zero pictures :(</span></div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-89926327940714284662014-09-12T22:48:00.001-07:002014-09-12T22:48:11.114-07:00A BBQ with Friends!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My blog posts have been so sporadic I feel like I might as well give a little update at the beginning of each one, sooo:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Med school is fabulous! Partially because I feel like I am treading water now instead of drowning in it </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(haha)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> and partially because we are learning the coolest things! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Guys! The human body, it's awesome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I feel relieved that I am enjoying it -- that was always a tiny fear in the back of my mind, that once I actually got here I would hate it or feel like it was the wrong decision </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(although I am sure there will be those moments in the future haha)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Anyways, JP is also doing well - he has started back at his 3rd and final year of law school. Him and his friends all have severe cases of senioritis and us studying together is currently the most-popular date night activity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">BUT we also seem to find time for netflix and BBQ's with friends!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This one took place on Labor Day </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(I know, it was a million years ago, bear with me)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> and it was so much fun!</span></div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-79058482200219752732014-08-25T23:41:00.004-07:002014-08-25T23:41:53.251-07:00It's Official:<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When you matriculate in med school, they have this awesome thing called a "white coat ceremony" where they "cloak" you in your first white lab doctor coat </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(bet you didn't see that coming haha)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was a really great day. It was sort of like all my years of hard work had paid off and were culminating in this amazing event that officially welcomed me into the medical culture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The actual white coat ceremony was so inspiring, I was expecting more of a graduation ceremony type boredom, but instead I was riveted the entire time! Between the speaker </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(who was this fabulous pastor, loved him.)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> and the <i>BAPTIST CHOIR</i> they had come sing </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(that should be a requirement for any ceremony, AMAZING.)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> and they showed <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDDWvj_q-o8" target="_blank">this video</a></b>, and if that doesn't make you want to become a doctor I don't know what will. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Also I was introduced to this quote about medicine and I really love it, because it gives such a nice perspective on the whole field:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Medicine is the most humane of sciences, the most empiric of arts, and the most scientific of humanities.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Edmund Pellegrino, MD (1979)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now suddenly I'm two weeks into school and we already had our first test! Ah!</span></div>
Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-5886648325525437382014-08-25T23:27:00.001-07:002014-08-25T23:27:49.848-07:00Snippets of our new place!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We live in the most beautiful area filled with huge old trees that line the streets and we're surrounded by houses that are a hundred years old and full of character, I love them so much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">^^^ JP bought me these gorgeous sunflowers to celebrate our <i><b>3-year anniversary!</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We've been married for three years, but it seriously feels like we should still be classified as 'newly weds.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Every day with him is so fun, and I truly don't think I could be doing this whole med-school thing without his support! Oh I love you to moon and back JP! </span></div>
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Grace Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963672465319637239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837017622866006023.post-27308925508557915512014-08-25T23:12:00.000-07:002014-08-25T23:12:04.424-07:00Crawdad, Crayfish, whatever you want to call them:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(we, meaning me, JP, Eric, Kimmi, my dad, brother, an uncle and cousins too! Quite the crew. Those crawdads didn't stand a chance.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Using raw chicken legs attached to make-shift fishing poles and butterfly nets </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(we run a professional operation)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">, we managed to catch over 200 of the little guys! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Which we promptly took home and enjoyed at a big cook out all afternoon :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>see previous years<a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2013/08/crawdad-fishing.html" target="_blank"> here</a> and <a href="http://graceelizabethcollins.blogspot.com/2012/09/whos-your-crawdaddy.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</i></span></div>
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my little brother Max and Kimmi!</div>
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Strawberry Reservoir is gorgeous this time of year!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We've moved!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, I've been completely MIA for like 2 weeks, but that's because boxing up your life, loading it onto a moving truck, unloading it into a brand new </span>(to you)<span style="font-size: large;"> place, and then wondering why you have so much stuff as you are attempting to fit it all into new cupboards and bookshelves and closets takes up a lot of time. Leaving very little time for blogging. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But I'm back! And hopefully I"ll be posting more regularly as I am getting back into more of a routine... because guess who starts medical school on Monday?! THIS GIRL!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I cannot wait. I feel like I have been waiting FOREVER to start and I am so excited I can hardly stand it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">+ pictures of our new place are coming soon- it's a fabulous little basement apartment in Salt Lake City. It also has a washer and dryer, a luxury we are unaccustomed to. #parentlaundromatforlife</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">+ our car got broken into </span>(we're definitely not in Provo anymore...) <span style="font-size: large;">BUT they took everything out of the back that we were planning on throwing away or donating anyway so... jokes on them. #winning</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">+ JP still has 1 more year of law school at BYU in Provo so he will taking the train down south probably 2-3 times a week for class. </span>(I won the "who should commute" battle). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">+ Best thing so far about living in Salt Lake City? THE FOOD. We haven't cooked yet because there are just too many new places to try!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Which leads me to the focal point of this post </span>(and most of my posts...)<span style="font-size: large;">:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When in Salt Lake City and craving mediterranean street food, you must go to <a href="http://www.spitzslc.com/" target="_blank">Spitz SLC</a> and get anything on the menu </span>(seriously it's all so good)<span style="font-size: large;">. JP loves the donor basket and I got the street cart donor but I truly I am going to order something different each time we go back because everything looks fantastic.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We are loving it up here already, I've been amazed at how much it already feels like home! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On our last night in California we tore ourselves away from the sand and water to go to an Angel's baseball game!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was "Mormon Night" and seeing as we're <a href="http://www.mormon.org/" target="_blank">Mormon</a> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(LDS, etc)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">, and also seeing as they were giving away <i>FREE HAWAIIAN THEMED ANGEL'S JERSEYS</i> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(see below)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> at the game, it was practically fate and we had to go. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I haven't been to a professional baseball game in quite a few years, so I had forgotten how much fun they are </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(even when you are literally on the highest row -- in all the pictures you can see that we're up against the wall haha)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> and also how delicious ballpark food is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I managed to down an icee, crackerjacks</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> (had to)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">, a pretzel, some nachos, and a chocolate vanilla swirl ice cream cone though out the game... and also I bought a hat so that makes me an official Angel's fan, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ooh and the Angel's won!</span></div>
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