Soul Mate,

Sorry I didn't post back yersterday. It got slightly crazy at work. Now, I actually have stuff to do!! It's a good and bad thing. Good thing because I will feel a larger sense of accomplishment. Bad thing because I won't be able to blog to you as much the next couple days and I won't be able to read up on opening our coffeehouse/bakery/floral shop/laser tag/swimming pool. But over all I think it's a good thing. BTW, I am NOT doing work to post to you right now so I hope you appreciate the risk I am taking. I could literally lose a finger for this. At the very least an ear lobe. Possibly two.

I am VERY PROUD of you! I have discovered that I LOVE green beans. I literally by 5 bags of frozen green beans and brocolli every time I go to the grocery store. And I've been trying to snack on carrots and fat free ranch instead of crackers and sweets at night, but that's hard when that's ALL my parents buy. I'm convinced that once I move out I'll lose 5 pounds just because I'll eat better.

Speaking of moving out... I'M OFFICIALLY MOVING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I signed the lease yesterday for my first apartment!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I move in May 14th! That's in 8 weeks. Or, if you'd prefer, 53 days. Evenmore, 1284 hours. One more... in 77,040 minutes I will be on my own in my own apartment! I'm expecting you to come visit me once I get stuff semi organized. Notice I did not say asking, I said EXPECTING! As in my heart will be broken if you don't come slash I will drive to Indy, drag you out of your bed and kidnap you and bring you to my apartment. (I tried to dull down the violence in my attempt to be a better person. I've also decided to stop stealing candy from babies and sending mean texts to Katie Holmes.)

I don't know if I've ever seen Jerry McGuire. I've seen bits and pieces of it. And I've certainly heard of it. Speaking of, Riley, REALLY!?! She never heard of Jerry McGuire!?! There's a country song named after You Had Me At Hello! And she calls herself a country fan. Psh..

I couldn't find my water bottle this morning and I was running late so I left without it. I feel like I left my right foot at home. Did I tell you I got a new water bottle? I dropped my other one so much it was destroyed. Good news, my new one is purple, like my soul :)

I have some books to take to Half Price Books today during lunch. Correction, books and DVDs. I'm hoping to get at least $5 for them. That seems reasonable since it's an ENTIRE BAG full of stuff. If I can get $5 for them, then I can buy a Nancy Drew book and be that much closer to my dream of having the entire yellow collection. Ahhhh, yes. I can see it now. Me, sitting out on my patio, looking that the side of the building across the parking lot from me, drinking a margharita and reading my Nancy Drew book. Paradise.

Did I tell you I got my first apartment? Oh, and you should know I'll have a guest bed for you to sleep on when you come visit. That's the only reason I got a two bedroom. You're welcome.

You know how you mentioned when someone says something to you but you don't understand them but don't want to ask them to repeat it? I know exactly what you mean. It happens to me AT LEAST all the time every single day. #hearingproblem

I didn't sleep well again last night. Insomnia doesn't suit me. I'd rather not have it. Although it has given me time to read my Nancy Drew book #glasshalffull

I need to start sitting up straighter. I don't want to be a hunchback, like that one guy in Notre Dame.

And now, time for a short story by Luna:

Once upon a time there was a tiny beetle. This beetle's name was Guju. He lived in a magical place called Kaliakalamuma. In Kaliakalamuma, everything was made out of q-tips and rubber bands, the colorful kind. Guju was a good beetle. He always followed the rules and played it safe. One day, while Guju was walking home from the beetle general store (he wanted to buy some Beetle Juice) he came across a beautiful rock. The rock was radiating all the colors of the rainbow. Guju couldn't resist the mesmerizing sight before his eyes so he crawled over and touched the beautiful stone. Instantly, he was thrown into some kind of warped dimenstion and found himself spinning around and around until he was so dizzy he thought he was going to puke his beetle guts up (which look surprisingly like mashed potatoes). Just as quickly he stopped spinning and found himself on his feet in a different world. He wondered where he was. He was standing in a forest of tall green stems and saw HUGE giant monster who stood upright and have pale, soft outer shells. He had no idea where he was, but when he looked up he saw a huge sign that said "Protect Mother Earth." He knew that moment that from now on, Earth would be his home. And that's how beetles came to be on this Earth.

The End

The Ball Is In Your Court,
Lovely Luna