Today was a nice day. First, though, I got a letter from Mary yesterday who says she could be out as soon as next month! Wow, is it finally happening? Is she really on her way out of there?! Well, if she isn’t, then somebody’s done a damn good job of convincing her she is. God, I hope not!

I was a little shocked to hear she’s going to be staying with her aunt Carolyn in Arizona for about a year until she can get her feet on the ground. This is because Carolyn’s husband was the pervert who molested her as a kid. I have to wonder how she can stand to live with someone who could do that to her. Guess it’s better than living with her mom and Derek, the father of her first child.

I just hope she’s gotten over her thing for abusive men and that she’ll choose life over children in the future. She’s never had a life or any real freedom yet and she’s coming up on 31 years of age. She deserves a shot at a real life for once, and it’s not like she’s exactly childless. I don’t know if she’ll ever see the two boys that were adopted, but I’m sure she’ll see Murphy. She’d make such a fantastic writer and has expressed a desire to help others who have been in her shoes. It’s her life and she has to do what she wants with it, but I do hope she won’t let any man or kids tie her down and prevent her from doing this, for her sake and the sake of those who could really benefit from all she has to offer.

She thanked me for the character reference letter and said she did get the trailer picture and could see why I’d like it here. She sent the letter before I sent the next letter where I enclosed 5 pictures, but seeing that I didn’t get them returned to me, I’d say they made it in to her and so I sent 5 more. Hopefully, I won’t get to send too many more before she’s out. Like I am, she’s psyched at the idea of doing email.

We got the $10 Red Robin GC I won, so we went to a Red Robin in Roseville, and oh my God! It was unbelievably loud and crowded. It amazes me to know we have this hidden little escape with all those people just 20 minutes away! Yeah, it was chock full of the usual loud, rude and obnoxious people this world seems too full of these days. The lack of people is one of the few things I miss from Oregon. Not even the Walmart up there was that crowded in the middle of a Sunday afternoon!

Despite the crowd, we were seated and served rather quickly. He got a cheeseburger and malt, and I got a mushroom burger and Hawaiian Heartthrob smoothie. It had strawberries, bananas, coconut and pineapple and was incredibly delicious! Both burgers came with steak fries. If we return I’ll try the fish and cod duo and get a Mudd Pie for dessert.

Having no room for dessert when we were finished, we headed for REI so Tom could use the $50 GC I won him, but he didn’t find anything that jumped out at him, so he’s going to check their online store again.

The weather was nice. A little warm, but not hot. This is because it was cloudier than it has been in months, so it helped keep it from being too bright or too hot.

Other than annoying nighttime barking, at last, the dam has burst and my period’s in full swing. Now I can lose more weight. Dieting sure keeps your teeth cleaner. I mean, they just don’t get as dirty when you don’t use them as much! Anyway, I beat my goal by two pounds. My goal before my next period is to be no higher than 140 pounds.