Speaking of Julia, she's moving down here in ten days. Ten. Days. I can't ever recall being happier about anything. I was planning on going down to her new place the day they move to see her family and such, but the more I think about it the more I think I'll just wait. I have all the time in the world to spend with her now that she'll be so close to me, and I think it would be sort of selfish of me to interrupt her good-bye to her family, which is going to be quite emotional. Julia and her family are spectacularly close and she doesn't want to leave them. I love my family and I enjoy being with them, but I know I could leave them without feeling TOO much pain. I used to live about two hours from my family, and I never really missed them, I think because I knew that I'd see them again soon. It wasn't like I lived in Australia or something. My mom used to complain that I never called her or sent her cards and I barely came to visit her. But Julia and her family are different. She and her brother are best friends. Julia can't stand the thought of being away from them. She's doing her best to be excited about the move, and I think she IS excited to start an adult life and a career, but only when she doesn't allow herself to think about being away from her family.

So I think I'll leave Julia alone on her first night down here. After all, I have every day to see her. Every day! I am TOO excited.