The last time I saw Julie was like all the other days we shared ... she was smiling, laughing, finding fun in the simple things. Julie came down to San Diego for our Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, like she had the year before. The year before Julie had an ugly Christmas sweater, but I think most of her energy had gone into her hilarious Stanford-themed white elephant gift that also involved pool noodles. This year she went even further. Along with her festive, hand-embellished, but hard to call ugly Christmas sweater, Julie had real, actual reindeer shoes. No joke. I would like to say Julie won the competition, but she was beat out by a battery-operated ensemble. I just thought this night epitomized Julie; she put her all into the competition because she loved to have fun and she never shied away from something that required a little effort. She made friends with everyone at the party she didn't already know, and after an hour people referred to her as Julie, the super sweet girl with the reindeer shoes. Everyone has said as much, but Julie really was the brightest person I've known. She got so much joy out of each day, she always put others before herself and she was such a hard worker. Not only will I never forget Julie and her laugh, but I will try to bring the same joyful, tenacious spirit into each day.
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