We're all set for the party tonight. Molly really did go all out with the decorations. Everywhere you look in our house you see something related to Christmas. She even put Santa window clings on the mirror in the bathroom. You literally can't go anywhere without being reminded that it's Christmas time.

Alex called me a little while ago to tell me that he's picking up a friend at JFK tonight and then coming down to our party. I told him that the "friend" better not be a girlfriend. All I need is for Alex to show up at our house with some girl and have Lauren get all upset. Alex promised that the friend is a guy and then he told me that there is nothing going on between him and Lauren and he's free to do what he wants. That's what he says but we all see the way he looks at Lauren. He's got to stop giving her mixed signals. It's just no fair.

I haven't heard from Josh at all today. I'm actually a little worried. We've been talking non-stop this week and I usually get an email from him every day. Molly says he's probably busy packing and saying good-bye to his friends. She's probably right. I just hope he's okay. I left a message for him earlier to call me back but no word yet. It's already 8:30 p.m. over and he has an early flight tomorrow so I assume that I'll hear from him in the next few hours.

My mom is flying in tonight. She's officially done with Florida and is going to be staying with Aunt Lu while she looks for a place of her own. I hope that this works out. I'm a little nervous about having her here, but I want her to be happy so I'm going to be supportive.