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Sunday December 30, 2007
2:03 a.m.

1. We went shopping today, spent the whole afternoon and evening in stores (dinner at Panera). Hours in Target, where she patiently listened while I worked out how much money I should spend; a walk around Cost Plus, where we started to plan out our dream house; a couple of more hours in Mervyn’s, where I had some great lessons on women’s fashion and the sexism inherent in the system. We ended the night at her place, sketching out the floor plans to the dream house; it’s pretty amazing. The only thing that was scratched was the indoor pool. I just don’t think I could handle using that much water for personal enjoyment. The house itself is pretty well laid out and completely feasible to build. Houses like it are probably already out there. This has been a great day.

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3. Christmas was pretty lame. I know that they spent a lot on the cruise, but the gifts on Christmas day were barely even token gifts; pretty lame. I don’t know if it’s just because Mom has reverted to her old way of acting toward people, but I just haven’t enjoyed my time with them for the last few months. Last night we all went to the Dali exhibit and then to Ngoma for dinner. We actually had a decent time, and everyone loved the place. Conversation was normal, which is to say somewhat strained but covered over with humor (however biting from some and self-deprecating from others).

4. We’re to the point now that we’re looking to have more ordinary moments with each other, more intimacy in casual moments or situations. It began with me wanting to bring the love seat upstairs, which included dismantling the big desk and replacing it with Chris’ black desk.

5. We talked very briefly about me going to Hannah’s wedding with her.