Tuesday, June 19, 2007

And I Miss You. Like the Deserts Miss the Rain.

As I'm hearing about fun summer times in DC (like Ajay sleeping in his Woodley Park-parked car after a night on the town :)) and reading washingtonpost.com -- and as some of the "newness" of Hamburg wears off -- I'm beginning to miss Washington a bit more.

Like my Dupont
Circle neighborhood.

And the Dunkin' Donuts across the street from my apartment. :)
But most of all, friends. You guys.

Like all you lovely ladies in this photo, taken early February. A mere four months later, Abigail now has a beautiful baby girl, Kim is pregnant with a boy, Krystal quit her job and may be moving, Rudd is still working furiously, and Noeleen is planning a wedding.

Since February, Bettina's company got bought out and she's still working hard and partying it up. Melissa was accepted to tons of awesome grad schools and is preparing to attend the University of Chicago in the fall.

Heather and Brad moved from the suburbs into the city, and are planning yet another move to Boston.

Lana and David got married and are now on their honeymoon.

Sonita is taking a break from work and traveling around Europe as I type. Hamburg is on her itinerary starting July 6.

And my awesome sister Nina is packing for a work-related trip to Ghana, after which she's swinging by for a visit (can't wait). In the background, Ajay is enjoying a martini...which he seems to be a doing a lot of these days. :) Just kidding, Ajay.

And so many others who are doing cool things -- Jaime and Jamie have new jobs; Johanna is about to do the Avon Walk; Anand: are you still working on your book?; Mona is planning a wedding in Cairo, Jenny and Sean one in VA/DC; Mariah keeps me laughing with her blog; and all you cool peeps who I miss hanging out with, playing tennis with, dancing, Wonderland, grabbing a drink, coffee, etc., etc., etc.

I miss you guys! While I wish I could share more closely in your life adventures, I love hearing about them from across the ocean. So, don't forget to keep me posted. :) Talk to you soon and hope to see you.

15 comments:

Whiny Primadonna said...

Hey Julia,
We miss you too! Of course, it is hot as all heck in DC, so maybe you shouldn't miss it THAT much. :) Sounds like you're doing REALLY well -- and i think it is definitely "later" enough for you to start spilling about the "guy you're dating." Ciao! Rachel

julia said...

Rachel, thanks for the note. I'm missing our coffee and dinner dates. And running (even if we didn't do much of that the last year :)). I should have mentioned that you are planning a wedding, as well. Exciting! How's it going? Hope all is well, my friend.

vixen said...

::tear::

miss you as well!

i'm so glad you have this blog so i can keep up on all your doings!

julia said...

Miss Vixen, your blog keeps me laughing....and missing the adams morgan nightlife and the NGA. Oh, what would we do without the blogosphere and the "internets?" Miss you.

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Mateo said...

I miss you too, Julia, and know exactly how you feel. Moving to another country away from the bosom of your friends is very challenging indeed, but it looks like your building a terrific new network in Hamburg. Keep blogging! Matt

Anonymous said...

Jul...
I'm about to post a couple of messages, but as I read through this one I realized that the sentiments I am feeling are shared by others.. I miss you dearly. Having some time off and wishing you were here to spend it with. I'm always reminded at what a good job you did/do at balancing your commitments and making others feel like they are important. Thanks friend. I miss you and miss running around in Prague with you. I have two of our pictures of the square up in my bathroom and the one from when we first arrived by the Charles Bridge in my living room. Safe to say I'm not moving-- just decided to really move in. Come for a visit girl! Love and hugs, KB

Ajay said...

see what happens when you're not around? if you were here i could've borrowed your futon. ;)

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