Current mood:	hopeful
Current music:	whatever the hell Jeff is listening to

Gnarly Stories
Well. I just had an interesting conversation with Marissa. I called to ask her about her first day at school and we had the usual chat about that. She then told me that she and her boyfriend might be getting back together. They had broken up at the beginning of summer. She told me it was a really gnarly long story and she couldn't talk with her mother about it and she wanted to talk about it with me. I'm very happy that she wants to share with me especially if it's something she thinks her mom would freak out about. Partly because I want her to talk about stuff with some one who is supposed to be an adult and also because I want her to trust me. I have felt alienated from her as she's gotten older and been interested in things I am not; clothes, music, shopping. I was telling one of my customers today that I miss the times I would pick my niece up from school and she'd run up to me and hug me so happy to see me! Well, I think she just gave me a big old hug! I'm concerned about whatever the story is. I'm guessing it's drugs or drinking because she said it's something that some people wouldn't understand. I told her I've had some pretty gnarly experiences myself in my day so I probably wouldn't be too shocked. We'll see! Oh yeah, she also told me she really really wants to make sushi again which made me very happy too since it's something we did did together as well! Yay for Auntie Dawnie!