Dear Diary, November 1, 1954
I'm grounded for one month. Well, at least that's what my parents think. Earlier tonight Buzz came to my window again and I snuck out with him and the other kids. We had a great night. First we went to a movie andthrew popcorn at the back of some ofthe other people in the theater. After that we went to an ice cream shop and got some ice cream. The real fun started when we went out to the beach though.
Buzz, Crunch and Moose started a fire and we all sat around it in the sand. It was so much fun. After that we all slipped out of our clothes, down to our underwear anyway and ran out into the ocean to go for a swim. My father would have grounded me for another month if he knew that I had been that nude in front of all those other kids.
Dear Diary, November 25, 1954
Today was Thanksgiving.
Tonight is going to be great. Buzz is supposed to stop at the corner and we are all going to go out and have a little fun. At someone else's expense of course.
Anyway, I have to get ready. I'll write more about what happens tonight when I get back.
Dear Diary, November 25, 1954
Tonight was so cool but Crunch is so immature, in a funny kind of way. There is this guy, Plato who goes to school with us. He's a real geek. Anyway, Crunch tied a turkey upside down outside the door to Plato's house and rang the doorbell. He ran out and jumped in the car as a chubby woman opened the door. She screamed when she saw the turkey and we all started laughing. When she noticed us and started glaring at us Buzz started the car and we sped off down the road. It was so funny.
Dear Diary, December 5, 1954
I'm officially not grounded. My father said my grounding was over this morning. Not like it mattered. I mean, it's not like I've been home in my roomlike I was supposed to have been for the past month but that's okay. As long as my parents don't find out it doesn't really matter. I've been having so much fun with Buzz and all of the rest of the kids. When we walk down the hall everyone moves to let us through. It makes me feel so...important!
Dear Diary, December 24, 1954
Well, it's Christmas Eve, finally. I had a great day. I didn't get to see Buzz today but that was okay. He called last night and said that his parents we're making him stay home for Christmas Eve and Christmas but that's okay because we have a big party planned for New Years Eve.
My mom made a ham for supper tonight and we are going to have turkey tomorrow. I love both. It's a tradition for us to have ham on Christmas Eve and turkey on Christmas. I wore a new dress that I hadbought for Christmas Eve today. It's really pretty. It's emerald green. My mother told me it was lovely and my father said that I looked beautiful. I don't really understand why but my mom glared at him when he said it. I'm just settling on the thought that she's jealous and I'm not ashamed to say that thinking that makes me smile.
Dear Diary, December 25, 1954
Today was another good day which is pretty surprising around my family. I got 6 gifts. My parents got me a beautiful dark green skirt, a black blouse and a dark green jacket, the exact same color of the skirt. My little brother got me a silver bracelet with my name on it. It is so beautiful. I wore it all day and I'm still wearing it tonight. I received a beautiful red dress from my aunt. My dad hated it. I could tell by the look on his face when he first saw it but I love it. It's sexy and sophisticated. I've decided to wear it to the New Years Eve party. My last present was from my grandparents. It wasa beautiful jewelry box with little heart designs on the lid. When you raise the lid it plays a beautiful melody to a song I remembered my grandmother always humming when I would spend the summers with my grandparents. My Christmas was almost perfect. The only thing missing was Buzz.
Dear Diary, January 1, 1954
Last night was so great. I walked out onto the beach in my new, red dress on Buzz's arm. All the girls complimented my dress. A huge bonfire had already been built and there was food and drinks in coolers and on hoods of cars. Buzz grabbed us two cokes and led me over to the very edge of the water, away from the other kids. He sat down in the sand, pulled me down into his lap and handed me my coke. I opened my coke and took a sip as I looked out over the ocean toward the horizon. Buzz wrapped his arm around my waist and held me close to him.
"How are you feeling?" Buzz asked, kissing the top of my head. I smiled and rested my head back on his shoulder.
"I feel great, being here with you," I replied. I could feel Buzz's mouth curve into a smile against my head. I smiled too, liking the idea that I had made him smile. I loved to make him smile. I loved to see him smile. It made me feel so special, like his smile was meant just for me and I knew it was. We just stayed still, holding onto each other andstaring out over the wateruntil Crunch ran over to us and jumped into the waves in front of us, splashing waves all over Buzz and I.
"Come on guys. It's almost midnight," Crunch said, smiling. I sighed and Crunch reached for my hand to help me up. I took his hand and reluctantly stood up. I heard Buzz groan behind me as he started to stand up. I giggled and turned around to look at him. He walked up to me, put his arm around my waist and pulled me against him.
"What's so funny, honey?" Buzz asked. I just smiled up at him, waiting for what I knew was coming. Just as I thought he would, he leaned his face down closer and brushed my lips with his. For a moment it was like I was the only girl in the world until he pulled away and started leading me back toward the bonfire.
