i forgot how much of a roller coaster living at home is. i forgot that everyone can be completely happy on sunday and then by monday no one is speaking. i forgot that my dad is impossible, my mom is insincere and my brother is disrespectful. i was hoping when i got home that would have all changed but i was wrong. im ready for boston. im ready for friends who take the place of family. im ready for no one constantly looking over my shoulder. im ready for the noise of the city.

cousins.

spent the afternoon with myles & anna. they are cute. myles has a journal and he let me read it. anna has a ton of new toys and she let me play with them.... with out screaming. side walk chalk never fails to be a good time. i havent played in my grandparents yard in such a long time. i always forget how many weird things they have. 1970s boom boxes and a real tin man just to name a few. i didnt even get pictures of the fountain in the front yard. or the face carved into the tree. or the chicken coop in the back yard. summers always a nice break from winter. home is good. family is happy. friends are fun.