I could tell my mother was reluctant to let me go, but she told me she'd talked it over with my dad last night (thank you, Dad) and after seeing what a "good role model" Erin is for me (thank you, Erin) they've decided to let me go spend the week with her in Cape Cod. I'm really excited!

I just called up Erin to thank her. She didn't pick up, but I left a voicemail. It's going to be so much fun! I'm really glad she was able to get my parents to like her. I didn't doubt that she could. Erin is very smart and is good at making adults like her. They always think she's such a bright upstanding young lady. (Which is funny, because I've known her to be not nearly so polite around her friends. Though she is genuinely a nice person, she's not the goody two-shoes she sometimes pretends to be.)

Anyway, I probably won't be blogging much at all until I get back.