T,

So often I think about myself as the sullen teenager hellbent on self-destruction. I was talking to my sister in law about my brother in law this evening when I realized that I do not resemble that child anymore. I have matured and grown, and perhaps I'm continuing to do that now. I want to talk about this with you on Saturday, but I'm afraid that the only thing we'll end up talking about is your vacation and how much it's going to destroy me.

But you know what? Maybe it won't. Maybe I can get through July on my own.