I'm in New Jersey at Nat's townhouse. I came here last night instead of going to Aunt Lu's. Molly is going to drive me over there later this afternoon. I just wanted a night to catch up with my friends. Plus, I wanted to avoid running into the Andersons.

I ate a huge dinner last night. Molly actually gasped when she saw me (Molly isn't always the most tactful person in the world) which made me realize that I really have lost a lot of weight is a very short amount of time. I don't want to be passing out or losing weight so I'm going to make an effort to eat as much as I can. Hopefully my stomach will start cooperating.

Aunt Lu wants me to rest up this weekend and enjoy a few days away from the drama in Florida. It's hard though...I feel so guilty leaving. I feel like I should be down there, trying to spend every second with my father that I can. Our relationship is finally good. For the first time in years I want to spend time with him, and now that I know he won't be around long, I feel like I should get in every second that I can. I don't know how I can be expected to relax when I know time is ticking away.

Natalie and I are going out for coffee before I head home. I think she's just trying to get me to Starbucks because she knows I can't resist their espresso brownies. I don't care. We stayed up half the night talking and I still feel like I have hours and hours of things to say. Luckily, it wasn't all depressing talk. I told her about Patrick's visit, how Arie is constantly stopping by to see me and my class. She told me how she and her cute co-worker have been hanging out more, so it was a good time.

That's all for now. -- NB