{"id":1390,"date":"2012-01-05T15:22:14","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T21:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/?p=1390"},"modified":"2012-01-05T15:24:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T21:24:00","slug":"christmas-vacation-part-3-new-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/2012\/01\/05\/christmas-vacation-part-3-new-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas vacation part 3: New Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was sitting on the bus on the way to Boston. Before it got onto the Mass Turnpike, it went through my old hometown where I went to high school. I was gazing out the window at some people boarding the bus, and saw this girl who reminded me of Abbey, a high school classmate. As she got on and passed me, I tried to make eye contact to see if there was any recognition in her eyes, but she didn’t notice me. Hmm okay.<\/p>\n

Fifteen minutes later, I got up and headed to the bathroom in the back. I started to pass the woman.<\/p>\n

“Hi Roxanne!”<\/p>\n

IT WAS ABBEY!! It had been ten years, and actually, I missed my ten-year high school reunion, but this made up for it! There happened to be an empty seat next to her, so we chatted for the three-hour long bus ride. I always liked Abbey- we may have shared some classes and were on the JV soccer team, but we were in a diffferent circle of friends, so we hadn’t kept up over the years. Well we caught up and shared news. She said, “So you’re ….fighting? I see Facebook updates like ‘Yay I won!'”
\nhaha It’s crazy how people’s lives turn out. She was like, “Yeah so and so got married and had 3 kids.” Like WHOA! \ud83d\ude00 Of course, we’re both 29 so it makes sense.
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\nSo I got into Boston EARLY cuz it was an express bus. (woot) and walked from South Station to Dad’s office. He got off early, at 3 PM, and we drove straight to New Jersey to my Aunt’s and Uncle’s house. It was SO good to see them and my cousins.<\/p>\n

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\n I’d actually seen them in June for my cousin’s wedding. Over the next few days, I got to chat a lot with my aunt, take walks with her, see my cousins and their significant others, and celebrate New Years! YUMMY FOOD. XD Italian appetizers and desserts FTW!!
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\nFor dinner, we had filet mignon, green beans, asparagus, cooked mashed potatoes and cheese, bread, my aunt’s baked mushrooms w\/ bread crumbs and more.<\/p>\n

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\nI leeched off my Uncle’s wi-fi, so I was able to update Facebook and check my cities. XD New Years Dad, we drove back to Boston, and on January second, I caught a taxi to the airport. My flight back home to Japan left at 8:30 AM.<\/p>\n

….to be continued <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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