New Beginnings
Sisters Chapter 9
This chapter is from Joanne's perspective and is all in diary format. At the beginning of my story New Beginnings Joanne is 6 about to turn 7 and is going into 2nd grade.
August 10th 1940
Dear Diary,
This morning around 11:15 we packed up everything in the mansion and moved to Queens. I still can't believe we are leaving behind the place we were born in. There have been so many memories here. I am going to miss all my friends but Annie and Molly say that they'll still be able to come visit and that I'll make new ones. I am nervous about school starting in a couple weeks. Freddie and I still share the same room... I was really hoping to get my own room once we moved to our new apartment but I was wrong. Oh Well... I'll just decorate my side of the room however I want to decorate it.
Here's to new adventures in Queens.
Love Joanne
August 25th 1940
Dear Diary
We start school next week. I am still really nervous about making new friends. Molly and Annie told me I have nothing to worry about but I think they are wrong. I am worried no one is going to like me. I met a girl who lives down the hall who is going to be in my class. Her name is Erin. She says the kids at school are really nice. I hope that she's right.
Hopefully my nerves subside soon. Maybe Erin can give me some more advice on how to feel less nervous
Love Joanne
September 10th 1940
Dear Diary
Wow! Starting at a new school wasn't half as bad as I thought it would be. Annie and Molly ended up being right.. I really had no trouble at all making new friends. Erin introduced me to all her friends on the first day of school and I fit right in with them. One girl and I get along really well. Her name is Jasmine Samuels. She likes a lot of the same stuff I do and even asked me if I wanted to take horseback riding lessons with her. I am not sure if Mama and Daddy will let me do that but I'm hoping they will because it sounds like a lot of fun. Jasmine has an older sister named Anna who is two years older than her so she's in 4th grade. My teacher is really nice too. Her name is Ms. Jackson.
It was really quite silly of me to be so afraid to start in a new school. I think this will be a great year. While I miss my friends from Manhattan I love all my new friends here. We're going to have a lot of fun together.
October 2nd 1940
This weekend Freddie and I had our 7th birthday party. We had our friends from school over and also a few of our friends from Manhattan. Annie came home from college and brought her boyfriend Hector. He is so nice and I am so happy to see Annie so happy together with him. The party was fun. We played a lot of games in the back yard and made some Halloween decorations. Freddie's friend from school is Casey Abramson. Him and Freddie are on the same travel soccer team. Casey seems really nice and I can't wait to get know him better. He has an older brother who is the same age as Jasmine's sister. They also have a sister named Megan who was just born a few months ago. She is so adorable.
Mama and Daddy agreed to let me take horseback riding lessons with Jasmine. It's so much fun. I named my horse Cinnamon because his coat is the same color as Cinnamon. Horseback riding is really a lot of fun.
Love Joanne
November 25th 1940
Dear Diary,
For Thanksgiving this year we stayed home. Uncle Gene, Aunt Anne Bella and Eli came over for dinner. It was a nice relaxing evening. We also had a cake for Molly's 15th birthday. I can't believe next year Molly will be driving! Maybe she can even drive me and Freddie to school! That would be great so we wouldn't have to take the bus. This weekend we are going in Boston to go Christmas shopping with Aunt Jen Aunt Melissa Aunt Marlene Katie and Marie I can't wait! I sort of wish we lived closer to everyone so we wouldn't have to travel 3 hours on the train.
I am thankful for so much this year!
Love
Joanne