So, I heard my friend Elissa was back in town after not having seen her for two years. We kinda parted on bad terms (my fault – I was drinking too much) and so I made an appointment with her at the salon she works at under a fake name. She was glad to see me, and we hung out today for a while.
She is one of the most loyal people I know. She’s sweet, smart, fun, and for some reason, likes me 
We had a great time catching up, and she was full of complements about how mature I’ve become and how much calmer and more adult I seem. She was also pleasantly surprised that my house is clean! I used to be super messy. I’ve know Elissa for almost ten years now, and she knows more about my history and my struggles than just about anyone else I hang out with right now.
My other really good friend is Lauren. She’s almost 20 (5 years younger than me) and also really sweet. She can be a bit flaky, but she’s still totally loyal and SO fun. She’s also cool about helping me with Jake when I need it.
We met in Terrance Millet’s advanced fiction class and hit it off from there. She’s incredibly smart, understand me, and is a fantastic writer. She makes me want to be a stronger, more developed woman. So anyway, one of my personal goals this year was to make a couple good girlfriends, and I did! It’s neat that I can call or text a GF when I need to chat or whatever. Also, Adam (BF) is going to LA for four days for training for his job, and I think both Elissa and Lauren are going to come stay with me so I don’t get lonely or sad. It should be fun.
