Dear Diary, Grr! I wrote a huge entry, and then accidentally lost it. I'll see what I can remember. First, Happy Birthday Sarah! Yesterday. Yesterday was quite the day. It was my last day in SL with my sister, Sarah. I woke up around 7:30 to take her to work, then came back and slept, and woke up at 11:00. At 11:45 I took some lunch to her, and we ate together. It's so fun driving around down there--so much more traffic! I learned how to use a metered entrance ramp, too. That was exciting. After lunch I made my way to the nearest Barnes n' Nobles (I know, predictable Lisa!). I stayed there for two hours so I could read Meg Cabot's new book, "How to be Popular." It was really cute! I love Meg Cabot, unfortunately I'm too poor to buy her books. lol. I told my sister that after I went to the bookstore I may go to Wal*Mart, or I'd just go home. But that was a LIE! Before I left her apartment I had looked up the address of a place I could buy some balloons for her. I set out to the store... and I got COMPLETELY LOST! I was supposed to take 5300 S. from State Street to Redwood, but I missed it and attempted to take 5900 S. but that didn't go straight through so I wandered through a million roads trying to find redwood. And when I say a million, I'm not exaggerating! Well maybe a little bit. But I seriously was winding through all these little suburbs. I finally guessed my way back to Redwood, however, and I was very pleased with myself. So I picked up Sarah's balloons, shoved them in her car, and left for a ten-minute drive back. However, it took probably thirty minutes! I was trying to find 4700 S. but I was being blonde and forgot that the numbers would go DOWN as you went north so I panicked and turned onto 4800 which SOMEhow took me back to 5900! But luckily by then I knew how wind my way back to Redwood, so I drove up and down Redwood until I finally PASSED 4800 and found 4700! It was quite the adventure, and strangely, I enjoyed it very much. I only had about twenty minutes when I got home before I had to go pick up Sarah. She was excited about the balloons, so that made up for what stress I had. Um... then her boyfriend came over and gave her a present, and after a bit my mom and nieces arrived. We had some cake (that I also picked up for Sarah) and ice cream, I gave her my present, and then we went home. I love driving home from SLC, so I even enjoyed that. All in all, it was a wonderful little break. I loved the taste of independence I got--no parents telling me what to do. I just did what I wanted when I wanted. I love my family, but sometimes it's like you can't move in this house without five people remarking on it. It was great to get away from that--I was pretty much on my own and that was fine with me. I can't wait to get out of high school and move as far away as possible... But I really do love my family! Okay now it's time to talk about... BOYS! Are you surprised, diary? lol I thought not. But I've been thinking... and I think I need a mental break from boys. Seriously. I spend so much time worrying, hoping, and wondering about it boys. It's kind of tiring. So from now on--I'm just going to stop thinking about them. At least in a romantical sense. It's depressing and just plain boring. For the next little while, the only boy-related thoughts in my head (and in my diary) will be the friendship kind. At least, that's the plan. Wish me luck! Love, Lisa Ann