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From:[email protected]
Date: November 25, 2008 3:17p.m.
Subject: RE:RE:Hi
Ruby,
I have one soldier who gets heat exhaustion really easily. I have to keep an eye on him and ask almost constantly if he’s drank enough water, otherwise he gets sick. It’s so hot it’s suffocating. When you’re sitting in an HMMWV, it’s almost like you’re sitting in a sauna all day. The mice can get into everything. About a month ago, one got into my bin and ate myramen.
There’s no way that’s your mom you sent apictureof.
Both my friends still live in Shreveport. When I get leave, that’s who I go stay with. They come and visit as often as they can wherever I’m stationed, but usually I go visit them, and then we gosomewhere.
How did you pull off the opera singer look? Was your entire body blue? You got any pictures of the Leeloocostume?
I never thought about how there wasn’t a big difference between being in Italy and here… that bothers me a lot more than I figured it would. She never really lied before, but I guess if she had, how would I know, huh? I’ll have to think about it. I was pissed off for so long after… I made myself stop. I’ve been pissed enough. I’m donewithit.
You’ve never… ever… had aboyfriend?
The bugs aren’t the worst they’ve ever been, but they’re still badenough.
What kind of dresses are you working on now? Wedding or ice-skating?
-Aaron
P.S. That’s notyourmom.
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From:[email protected]
Date: November 26, 2008 12:38a.m.
Subject: Gross, Yes andYessss
Aaron,
Do you have to stay on top of a lot of your soldiers? You’re a noncommissioned officer, aren’t you? If a mouse got into my bin, I would throw everything away. :) Can you set up traps tocatchthem?
That’s 100 percent my mom. She’s 51. I’m sending a picture of her and my dad when I was a kid. She hasn’t aged,hasshe?
That’s nice of your friends to go visit. Do you think you’ll ever end up back in Shreveport? I hope I’m not being rude asking, but why don’t you stay with your dad whenyougo?
A LOT of body paint was what it took to pull off the Diva costume, and a bodysuit that I had to special order and almost ruined twice. That was the most stressful design of my life. The material was a nightmare. I would rather make my sister a dozen one-hundred-hour dresses than ever make that costume again. I’ll attach a picture of the opera suit. It’s hanging in my closet. My best friend was really into makeup effects and helped medoit.
I feel like a jerk for bursting your bubble with your ex. I shouldn’t have said anything, but who knows what she might have lied to you over. People say “everything happens for a reason.” I’m not sure if that’s true, but it was probably for the best. Maybe. If a little distance is all that it takes to tear a relationship apart, that should tell you something. Anybody would be mad. There’s nothing wrongwiththat.
If you want to get technical, I’ve had one boyfriend… in elementary school. Damon White. We were together for all ofaweek.
I’m working on two dresses right now. One is a wedding dress for my aunt’s shop that she was having a lot of problems with, and she asked me to take over. The other thing I’m working on is for an eight-year-old who might win a gold medal in the future. I’ll attach pictures of them after the one of my parents. The ice-skating one is my favorite. I like doing those more than wedding dresses, but don’t tell anyone I said that. What do youthink?
My dad is coming to visit tomorrow for a few days. I’mexcited.
