August 24th:
Well, here I am on the train back to Manhattan after spending nearly a month in Stoneybrook with Mom. I can honestly say that I am RELIEVED to be going home to NY! Not that I don't love mom or my Stoneybrook friends, but something about New York just feels more like home than Connecticut. This summer with Claud was an interesting one, though. Now that we're eighteen we can get into a lot more clubs and stuff. I was surprised to find that Claud smokes now. Not that I haven't tried smoking, but I think that it would only make my diabetes worse if I did it regularly, so I don't. Claud also drinks a lot more than she used to. Some nights, she'd come home so plastered I thought I'd have to carry up her to her room! What can I expect though? We're not twelve anymore. I guess only seeing her summers and weekends means that I'm less aware about what's going on her life. It's weird- I'm beginning to think myself boring next to Claudia. I mean, here I am with the same long, blonde haircut as I had for the past two summers, while she is sporting a new, totally different hairdo- her hair is cropped short, sort of unevenly but still very cool. It's a very dark black, with purple highlights on the top. Very cutting edge. Claud just looks so COLLEGE compared to me. NOTE TO SELF: Get a new haircut and possibly a new wardrobe.
August 26th:
Baby-sitting for Rachael. I can't believe how much she has grown in two months!! She's four months old now and can do all kinds of things she couldn't before I left! She's even eating baby-food, the mushy jar stuff. Time flies. I know it sounds corny, like the kind of thing your grandma says when she sees you on thanksgiving but it's so true. I mean, it seems like just yesterday that I was still living in Stoneybrook, a member of the babysitters club, and now we're all starting college. Speaking of college, I got my registration confirmation from NYU today. I got into all the classes I wanted except one: Psychology 101. Oh well, I'll take Sociology instead, what does it matter- I'm a business major! I'm actually really excited about starting at NYU. Even though I'll be living in Dad and Samantha's apartment, I know college will bring me a lot more freedom. Plus, Sam has an apartment near campus, where I'm sure I'll be spending a lot of time. I wish I knew more about what was going to happen with Sam and me. I mean, we've been dating for almost a year now, and I really love him. But, there will also be a lot of new people at NYU. Will there be someone I like better? Will he find someone else? I guess I won't think about it too much until it happens.
August 30th:
Just got off the phone with Laine. She leaves for Northwestern tomorrow. I'm not really sure WHY Laine and I are friends still. We are so different. Like she was just telling me about her boyfriend of the summer, Gus, and how she basically used him all summer. She knew she was going to dump him when she left for school, but, as she put it: "He was good for two things: money and sex." According to Laine, he gave the best orals she's ever had. I wouldn't really know, I've only had Sam. Personally, I like it that way. I'd rather not be a sleaze who goes around doing every guy in the city. Laine claims she's made it twenty-six different guys, and she lost her virginity at fourteen. That's over two guys a year. Not too bad, if you think about it. But still, more than I would want to deal with. So anyway, Laine leaves tomorrow morning. I can't really say that I'm going to miss her, but we had our fun while it lasted.
Well, here I am on the train back to Manhattan after spending nearly a month in Stoneybrook with Mom. I can honestly say that I am RELIEVED to be going home to NY! Not that I don't love mom or my Stoneybrook friends, but something about New York just feels more like home than Connecticut. This summer with Claud was an interesting one, though. Now that we're eighteen we can get into a lot more clubs and stuff. I was surprised to find that Claud smokes now. Not that I haven't tried smoking, but I think that it would only make my diabetes worse if I did it regularly, so I don't. Claud also drinks a lot more than she used to. Some nights, she'd come home so plastered I thought I'd have to carry up her to her room! What can I expect though? We're not twelve anymore. I guess only seeing her summers and weekends means that I'm less aware about what's going on her life. It's weird- I'm beginning to think myself boring next to Claudia. I mean, here I am with the same long, blonde haircut as I had for the past two summers, while she is sporting a new, totally different hairdo- her hair is cropped short, sort of unevenly but still very cool. It's a very dark black, with purple highlights on the top. Very cutting edge. Claud just looks so COLLEGE compared to me. NOTE TO SELF: Get a new haircut and possibly a new wardrobe.
August 26th:
Baby-sitting for Rachael. I can't believe how much she has grown in two months!! She's four months old now and can do all kinds of things she couldn't before I left! She's even eating baby-food, the mushy jar stuff. Time flies. I know it sounds corny, like the kind of thing your grandma says when she sees you on thanksgiving but it's so true. I mean, it seems like just yesterday that I was still living in Stoneybrook, a member of the babysitters club, and now we're all starting college. Speaking of college, I got my registration confirmation from NYU today. I got into all the classes I wanted except one: Psychology 101. Oh well, I'll take Sociology instead, what does it matter- I'm a business major! I'm actually really excited about starting at NYU. Even though I'll be living in Dad and Samantha's apartment, I know college will bring me a lot more freedom. Plus, Sam has an apartment near campus, where I'm sure I'll be spending a lot of time. I wish I knew more about what was going to happen with Sam and me. I mean, we've been dating for almost a year now, and I really love him. But, there will also be a lot of new people at NYU. Will there be someone I like better? Will he find someone else? I guess I won't think about it too much until it happens.
August 30th:
Just got off the phone with Laine. She leaves for Northwestern tomorrow. I'm not really sure WHY Laine and I are friends still. We are so different. Like she was just telling me about her boyfriend of the summer, Gus, and how she basically used him all summer. She knew she was going to dump him when she left for school, but, as she put it: "He was good for two things: money and sex." According to Laine, he gave the best orals she's ever had. I wouldn't really know, I've only had Sam. Personally, I like it that way. I'd rather not be a sleaze who goes around doing every guy in the city. Laine claims she's made it twenty-six different guys, and she lost her virginity at fourteen. That's over two guys a year. Not too bad, if you think about it. But still, more than I would want to deal with. So anyway, Laine leaves tomorrow morning. I can't really say that I'm going to miss her, but we had our fun while it lasted.