Ellie's Diary: Birthday

[shibarikitten]

I'm another year older today, but it seems like I've aged five, if not ten years since last June. Mike managed to get a few weeks of leave then, and we had such a wonderful time together... not that we don't know, but things were different. There wasn't this weird absence of... no, I shouldn't even think about it. I love him with all my heart and that's all that matters. The physical part was amazing and incredible and that's over. Jeez Ellie, when will you figure that out?

Having Mike home alive and safe is the best birthday present I could ever hope for, and the only thing I could ever want. Life seems to have come full circle, meeting him here -- albeit a rocky first "meeting" -- graduating, going to college, and coming back here. Home. I wish Uncle Dylan and Aunt Maggie were still with us.