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December 31st 2015
Remember I told you we would be playing games on NYE? 

So that's what we did. 
Brent and Megan, friends of Kait and Bryan's, picked us up and we all went over to Steph & Wes's house. Drinks and snacks in abundance (sweet and sour crockpot meatballs!), great company, top 100 songs of 2015 in the background and game-faces on; what more could you possibly want? 

We started with a game of Cranium, boys vs. girls, which, for the Dutchies amongst us, is very similar to "Party & Co". Would you happen to know how to spell 'Karate' backwards? 
The girls won..hands down..obviously! So far nothing has changed since moving here ;). 

After the game we started to count down towards 2016.
I'm not usually the "reflective" kinda girl (don't look back in anger they say), but I am going to reflect on this past year anyways. Here we go:

If I was forced to describe 2015 in one word it would have to be "Friendship". Surely the highlight of this year would be my trip to the summit of Mont Blanc. I've embraced, hugged and loved life and I became passionate about the mountains. But this trip, like all other trips, (breakfast/lunch/dinner)parties and events I've attended, wouldn't have been as amazing, fun, interesting (or passionate for that matter), frightening and successful without you (Hi there! You know I'm talking to you): my amazing friends, both old and new, and family. I'm so happy we got to share our experiences, the highs and the lows, and am forever thankful for all your laughter, tears, support, love and true friendship. You mean the world to me, even though I've only gotten to know some of you just a few months ago, sometimes things just click. Thank you!

"Friendship is not about being separated, it is about being separate and nothing changes"