PART TWO

..and I swear this has nothing to do with Garrett or Ramen, although Ramen is so tasty I think I could eat it all day.
But then I would be fat. And I spend too much time working out to get fat now.

OMGF (yes thats right), I hate to admit this out loud, but I <3 <3 <3 Ten Things I Hate About You on ABC Family. For real, I saw the episode today, and then watched the pilot episode on hulu...mm...yes, I love it, don't care if it's for 16-24 crowd, still awesome.

Nick is kinda drunk right now, and dancing around the living room in a pink polka doted sheet telling me how beautiful I am. Mmm, I love me some of that boy.

AND...God, Cindy, I think you will love this a little bit.
Journal entry time! It's a blast from the past!

February 11, 2003 (holy shit I know right!!??)

"Today was a half day. *tear* Derek and Chris leave for New York tomorrow real early. Carolynn Johnson kept saying, "What if the plane crashes?" !!! That is my worst fear right now. God, I swear, please keep both of them safe.
Anyway, I walked home with Cindy today, so we both could say goodbye to them. Yeah, it was sad. I have this huge knot in my stomach now. It's been like this ever since I got home, but it's gotten a lot worse. It was so bad I ended up throwing my food for dinner out my window.
He hasn't even left and I'm already worried about him!!!
I gave Derek his gift last friday. It took him forever to open the brick because I wrapped in in a million layers of newspaper! He laughed so hard!!
Today HE brought MY valentine gift. It was a giant dog holding a heart that says 'Love' and a heard shaped container that says "Rubberbands go here." I laughed so hard.
Mom wants me to do dishes. I'll write back later...
<3
Marybeth

Later:
OHMYGOD, Derek told me he loved me! Over the phone! I called him after I did dishes and at 7:50 something mom told me I had to get in the shower, so I said, "I have to go."
silence
"Derek?"
"Yeah?"
"Uh, I have to go."
"Oh. Okay."
I sigh, "I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you too. I love you."
"I love you, too. See you in six days."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye."
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's so lucky I was already sitting, or I would have fell back in shock! We've only been going out for three weeks and two days! (Not that I've been counting...)
!YAY!
I do love him, too! I just never guessed...This, I'm sure, has to be what love feels like. I don't think I felt this strongly for Peter. I might have. I doubt it, though.
Six days are going to take forever.
I wish I had something else to write about...
(this is the best part)
Oh!
We might be going to war with Iraq! Osama Bin Laden has teamed up with Sadamm Hussain to take out America! I don't know if Saddam hates us, but I do KNOW Osama does, or he wouldn't have bombed both of our world trade centers.
Our foreign allies don't want us, too, they tell us to wait. But I don't know how much longer Bush will wait before declaring war. They have chemical, necular, and biological weapons. If we do go to war they might use them against us! I hope they don't!
I'm not going to worry about this for now.
<3
Marybeth"

That is the first page I flipped too, and it's so funny I'm crying with laughter. My 14 year old self was funnier than shit and didn't even know it.
P.S. My mom watched fox news. This is where I was getting my information.

-mb
(nothing was edited, spelling included. if you don't believe me, i have the written form for your viewing pleasure.)