July 23, 2010
Eli,
You are just so funny. But I don't think thats romantic enough. Just saying.
"You're much smarter than me after all."
I highlighted that phrase on your letter. I mean, just in case one day we have a fight and you will swear you were right even though I know you aren't and you'd say that I didn't know anything. Just for proof. So I can show you the letter and prove you wrong. That I do know everything because you admitted before that I was much smarter than you.
You shouldn't have written it. I'm never, ever going to have you live it down.
As for your request. Do you really want me to bore you with the details of my "stuck-in-the-suburbs-fresh-out-of-high-school, just-waiting-for-life-to-begin" stage that I'm currently living? It's pretty boring.
But here it goes.
The day you wrote your letter (July 17) I helped my mom clean out my dad's closet. It was time you know? She can't kid herself any longer, he's gone. He's been gone. She took it well... I suppose. I just had to buy 20 boxes of kleenex. Other than that, it went well.
After that day I mostly just chilled with Alli at her house. She's still in school though, her private school hasn't let out for the summer yet. I showed her my prom pictures that I got in the mail that week too, and she said you can't smile. So I suggest you work on that OK? I don't want our wedding pictures to be ruined because either you come out looking too serious or you have that horrible one-sided smile. Sav is back in town also and when he found out you enlisted he was pretty mad, apparently he didn't sell his guitar to this one guy because he said you wanted it. So now he's stuck with it and he need some cash. Fast. Really Eli? You could've told him before you left.
I know Adam's been writing to you, but has he mentioned anything about a... girl? He's been acting so weird lately, every time I call him to hang out he says he's "busy" or he "can't" but I know something is going on. I know you love me, so would you please tell me? (Insert my adorable face and smile here.) In conclusion, I have not been hanging out with Adam as much.
But want to know who I have been seeing a lot of lately?
Your mom!
I just laughed. That sounds like it would be a joke. Get it? "Your mom?"
I can totally picture you rolling your eyes, but it's funny.
Anyways, your mom. She taught me how to cook fast and cheap and easy dorm foods. So far I know how to make pasta with a really good butter sauce, eggs benedict, and this cheese and meat casserole. They're super good, I don't know why you were complaining last year about food. She said she taught you as well. But every time I would go to your dorm it'd be filled with fast food. You're ridiculous.
I love your mom. She's also teaching me about her photography, it's pretty fun. I'm learning how to develop real film, but it's still in the works. The pictures come out either too dark or washed out.
Speaking of pictures, your mom gave me a whole album of when you were a baby. You were so cute. I look at it everyday.
I don't know what else to mention. Nothing else is knew around here.
Everyone misses you and last Sunday in church the pastor mentioned you and everyone prayed for your well-being. I, of course, arranged that.
I miss you. I miss you. I miss you.
I miss your hugs, your hands, your eyes, your lips. YOU.
Come back soon! Really. I love you so much Eli. So, so, so, so much.
Praying and thinking of you always,
Clare