I closed at the swim club last night. Terry and Jill were with me. I used to think closing was a drag but it's actually kind of fun. The night I closed with Josh was the best though...what is wrong with me? Why can't I get this guy out of my head? It's like I have a one track mind - a Josh track mind.

That's it. I'm not mentioning him again in this post. Josh-talk stops here.

My mom called this morning and said that she and my father are going to fly up for the weekend. They got on a last minute flight and are going to be here this afternoon. They wanted to get away from the hurricane in Florida and since it is a three day weekend and my birthday is tomorrow it made perfect sense. I only wish my mom had left my father behind.

If my mother was coming alone I think I would be able to talk her into a day trip to Manhattan, but my father won't go for it so I'm not even going to bother. He hates cities.

I'm wondering when Molly will be back from her vacation. Her family owns a house in New Jersey at one of the beaches so I'm thinking they'll probably stay down there through the weekend. I wish she would get home though. I need a distraction.

Okay, let me think of what else I can tell you since I can't talk about how much I miss you-know-who...

Well, Lindsay's spirits have improved a lot since Jennifer got back from California. She's still depressed about James but Jennifer has really helped to brighten her up. I'm so grateful for that. I think Lindsay's therapist has helped a great deal as well.

Jennifer got a commercial while she was in LA but no other jobs. She really wants to focus on theater though and is trying to line up some theater auditions in New York. She's also auditioning for some local stuff in New Hope, King of Prussia and Philadelphia. Her guy from LA sounds really cool, but she's bummed because she knows she probably won't see him again unless she moves to California.

Alex has emailed me and called me a million times since this other night ...okay, maybe not a million, but close to it. He wants to make sure I won't tell Molly about his crush on her. I keep reassuring him but he's still worried. I think he should ask her out but he doesn't want to. He says that Molly hardly gives him the time of day.

Aunt Lu is becoming all political all of a sudden. I hear her and Aunt Linda argue about stuff from time to time but I think the convention got her going. We have a sign up in our front yard for Bush now. My father is a big Kerry supporter so I know there will be fireworks when he gets here tonight. I still don't know exactly where I stand, but if the Bush sign ticks off my father than it's made my day! :) (I can't help it, my dad drives me nuts!)

I did watch some of the convention last night with Aunt Lu when I got home from work - mostly because she made me, okay, totally because she made me... It was interesting though. I've never paid much attention before. I still have two years before I can vote so I have time to sort everything out. My mom is pretty middle of the road so maybe I can get her to help me figure it all out.

I talked to Natalie yesterday. I used to have a huge crush on this guy, Tim, from Florida. He asked her out and she wanted to make sure it was okay with me before she started to date him. I told her it was fine. I'm completely over him. I haven't thought about him in months, and I don't think he was ever interested in me anyway.

Well, I did it! I talked about a lot of stuff without mentioning, well, you know...

I need to run. I have to work this afternoon. Last weekend at the swim club. I better enjoy it.