Dear Journal...

 Last night Steve and I had an exciting evening as we read parts of journals to each other.  It's definitely another piece of evidence that boys are different from girls.  Here's an example:

Steve: "I took [so and so] on a date this weekend.  It was really fun.  I enjoy spending time with [so and so]."

Janae: "I went out with [so and so] last night and it was so fun!  It was our first date so we got to know each other better.  We went [here] and then [there] and we talked about his family and my family and about all kinds of things.  We have a lot in common.  He walked me to the door afterwards and I gave him a hug and thanked him.  He said he had a good time and that we should do it again sometime.  Score.  So I came inside and my roommates were all waiting there and we stayed up late talking about the date.  I had a good time.  If he asks me again, I will definitely say yes.  But it wasn't like a super magical date or anything.  [So and so] is a really good guy and all, but I just can't tell yet if he's exactly what I'm looking for.  I guess we'll see at church tomorrow if we sit by each other or something...."

Okay, so these aren't straight from our journals or anything...I made it up.  But seriously!  Did I really need to write all of that?  After a first date?  I guess it makes for good entertainment.  I'm slightly embarrassed to have Steve read it.  I was a silly girl.  Poor guy is learning that more and more each day :) But on the other hand...we have so many questions for Steve's date that night, and we'll never know.  Steve does, however, have an amazing journal.  The past week or so, he's gotten back into writing daily.  His entries are meaningful.  He does have a lot of the fun stuff that we all want to read about, but he seems to know what's important to write down.  I think his journals will be published into a book someday :)  I've decided to follow his example and keep a better journal.  I fell out of the habit a while ago and really regret it.  So, I'm going to start writing a bit every day.  I'm positive that it'll help me see the Lord's hand in my life more.  And it will help me do more productive things during the day because I will not want to sit down at the end of the day and say, "Today I....I....I...didn't do much."  Anyways...go through your journals, it'll make you laugh and motivate you to be better :)