Thursday!
Happy day :) New Years Eve and the day didn't start out happy. It was a snowy cold world and I didn't think I would be able to see Matt. My day began to get better when I read the newspaper and found that on New Years Eve, they had printed my letter. It felt like a good note to end the year on. They did a wonderful job editing the letter, minus the fact that the headline they gave it, " Compromise is in order on abortion " didn't feel right to me at all. I didn't want to send the message that I thought compromise was necessary, but rather that there is no compromise on the issue of abortion. I was pleased and proud they had printed it, but slightly dismayed over the title. And in the days that have followed it being printed, there have been 218 comments on my letter, in an online forum. Not many, if any have been positive comments, and I'm unnerved by how rude people have been.

My evening got even better when my dad said he would come get me at Matt's house at 1 a.m., if I wanted to spend New Years Eve (evening) with him. It was a very sweet gesture and I was very happy to accept this offer. Matt finished his application to MIT, we watched Night at the Museum 2 with his parents, and I got to kiss him at midnight. It felt very special. I won't forget it.
The rest of Friday was uneventful. More snow.
Saturday was just dreadful. I have a long list of reasons why, all boiling down to the fact it only took one more thing to make my tenuous, fragile control snap. Oh, more snow.
Today, Sunday, I made myself shower (although, really, the motivating factor was a sudden possibility of Matt coming over, which didn't end up happening), and get up and get dressed. I ate some of the apple pie my mom made, which was delicious, I read half of the newspaper, and decided to blog. I also printed out the Lowell Sun's edit of my letter, and my full version of it for Dad to take to work to show people. He likes to do that and he did it that last time to my delight. I was very happy that so many of my loved ones read it, all of whom had positive things to say. Matt told me to keep my chin up, because as a writer, I want what I write to be read. It is very upsetting though to read those extreme comments. It really shook me up. Well, that's that for right now. I have a book of Sophie's to continue to read and the newspaper to finish. Must dash for now! Ta-ta!
...Did I mention it snowed today?