June 20th, 1973

Dear Diary,

Today is Wednesday and it has such a boring Wednesday compared to yesterday. Today Mom and I went shopping for a couple of things I'll need for this summer (sandals being one of them). I really don't like shopping with my mother. We have similar tastes in clothing, sure, but she is really critical about what I wear. If the skirt is a centimeter shorter then to her liking, she tells me I can't get it. I don't understand how she can be like that, especially since short skirts are still 'in'. Besides, I don't go any shorter than five inches above my knee. I see girls that wear them way shorter! But anyways…

I didn't see any of Keith today, but when I got home I did see Laurie her yard. I decided to go talk with her. I know Mom said she that she doesn't want me associating with the Partridge Family anymore, but Laurie's my friend. I think it's justified to be friendly.

Anyhow, Laurie and I sat under a tree at the edge of their property and basically did an update. She's graduating next year, like me, and is super excited about it. I'm excited too, I guess, but there are certain things about High School that are familiar and comfortable to me. Graduating seems a little scary. It's like turning the page and starting a new chapter of my life. I hope Keith and I end up going together. That would make that whole new chapter a lot better. Well, I guess that's it.

Beginning summer vacation,

Donna

P.S. I've decided to give the poem-writing thing a rest for now. At least for today because I totally don't have any ideas. Well anyways, hope we have as much sunshine tomorrow as we did today.


June 21st, 1973

Dear Diary,

I have just received the worst news of my life! Okay, so it's not the worst news I've ever received, but it's pretty bad. I guess tomorrow we're leaving to go visit my grandparents' house. Now the badness has nothing against Grandma and Grandpa (actually Grandma Rose is really pretty cool and I have a hard time believing that she actually is related to my mother), but it has to do with the distance! My grandparents live somewhere out in the middle of rural California! That's a good few hour's drive from here! That means I'll be apart from Keith for an entire week! How will I survive? Okay, so that is unreasonable, of course I'll survive, but I'll still be worrying all the same. I mean with summer comes tourists and what if in that week Keith forgets about me and finds some pretty tourist girl he decides to take out because her mother actually likes 'show business people'. That would be just terrible!

And now I feel just terrible. Why am I questioning Keith's sincerity? Do I truly feel like I don't know him well enough to trust him to keep his word? Well, whether I do or not I'm going to make sure he knows, even if I just end up telling Laurie, that I am going to be gone next week. That way, he won't think I'm abandoning him, because who could abandon him? Well, anyways. I guess I'd better get packing. Here's to the road trip tomorrow. I think my heart's going to about break!

Sulking,

Donna