I woke up this morning to find Neil spying on me. He had been watching me sleep. See, his bed was situated in such a way that if he sat at the right angle, he could see down the stairway into my bed. That loveable creeper. :) Most of the morning was spent eating breakfast and cleaning up. Neil wanted to go out fishing with his dad for a little bit, so they went out in the canoe while Barb, Jana, Brian, and I walked down to the creek. Brian brought an axe and cleared the road of branches and stuff. Then it was finally time to go. We drove to the Radfords' to return some things and the cabin keys before piling back in the van for a three-hour drive home. It ended up being more like four hours. It wasn't nearly as eventful as the drive there either. Neil and I read a little, and subtly made out in the back. :) Give us a break, we're young and in love and who knows when we'll see each other again, right? We dropped Brian off in Lakeville so he could drive back to Hutchinson in the Escort, then Neil moved up to the middle seat with a very queasy, carsick Jana. He offered it to me, saying, "Don't you want to sit next to my vomiting sister?" Jana was okay, just a little nauseous. As soon as we got back to Owatonna, we had to rush to pack the van for Neil's trip to Ames for his internship. He brought me home on his way out of town, where I had to clean up, pack up, and head back to Mankato. I wish I didn't have to go back to school and Neil didn't have this internship and we could spend the whole summer together. Logically, I know it's the right thing for both of us. But it's so hard to say goodbye sometimes. And the first few days are the hardest. I can't believe how much I took it for granted when we were in high school and saw each other every day. How long ago that seems! I'm glad we had that time together though, because without that foundation this wouldn't work. I know most people don't think we have a very strong relationship because we've broken up in the past, but in my opinion it's made us much stronger than we would be if we had stayed together. Our time apart matured us and showed us what was missing. Oh, I love that boy more each day. I miss him already! At least I'll probably see him in a little over a month.