Today is Theresa's birthday. She's seventeen now and I'm wondering if that is part of the reason her parents were a little concerned about her taking this trip with Marcus and me. Not that she is seventeen, but the fact she is celebrating here in Paris with us rather than in Sunnydale with them. I woke her up with breakfast in bed. It wasn't ( Read more... )

Graduation was relatively calm compared to past ceremonies. That said, those bunnies and toads turned out to cause some problems after all. They ate our diplomas, so now we have to wait for new ones to be mailed too us. Not a total crisis, because the diplomas they hand out on stage aren't the official ones anyway. Still, we had practiced accepting ( Read more... )

We finally decided on a house to rent. It was the one that Theresa liked best and she has great taste. Honestly, Marcus and I just wanted a place that had the room we wanted the fenced in yard. So, it worked out for all of us. We put the deposit down and have already started working on fixing it up. Cleaning was first on the agenda and this weekend ( Read more... )

I'm eighteen. Honestly don't feel any different, and I'm not even celebrating my birthday until Friday. We did the family dinner with Marcus and Theresa, but we're throwing the real party this weekend. My parents have even said they will stay out of sight. Honestly, they would have left us alone if it wasn't for the fact that a lot of people aren't ( Read more... )

The nightmares are back. I thought I'd put the vamp attack stuff behind me when we got back from Avalon, but the nightmares aren't just back, they're worse than the way they used to be. Mom and Dad are freaking out because Marcus and I are either refusing to sleep or when we do pass out, we're both waking up screaming ( Read more... )

Mom and Dad never found out about the weekend getaway that Theresa and I went on. Marcus covered for us well, and I think he knows that Theresa and I...but he didn't ask and I didn't volunteer because it's not something I'd discuss with anyone but Theresa ( Read more... )

The suite at the Lake Tahoe Inn is even better than the pictures. I didn't think that was possible, but it's not like the pictures on the internet have Theresa, laughing softly, while she lounges in the hot tub. At least, the internet better never have pictures of Theresa like that. This weekend away has been amazing and I honestly have no desire ( Read more... )

Theresa and I are leaving Saturday afternoon to spend an extended weekend in Lake Tahoe. Dad had a business trip and he convinced Mom to go with him to Aspen. They're going to be gone for a week so they'll never notice that I'm cutting out of school Monday and Tuesday. Marc and Jake are prepared to cover for me if need be and I have no idea how ( Read more... )

The talk with Theresa went well. I think she was worried that I was giving up something that I wanted because she was staying here. It took some explaining, but I'm sure she realizes this is really where I want to be. We've even discussed getting a puppy when Marc and I move into our new place ( Read more... )

I didn't have a chance to tell Theresa about my change in college plans. I'd planned to talk to her at the dance, but there was this big musical number and then Natalia's solo turned into a death scene. I...I can't get that image out of my head. There was nothing we could do to save her. She just...she burned right in front of us and I can't ( Read more... )