Dear Aaron(37)

AHall80: Back to normal? Feeling better?

RubyMars: Yeah, I’m good now. I’m back to eating normally too.

RubyMars: You okay?

AHall80: Yeah, everything’s as good as it can be.

AHall80: Your mom doing all right?

RubyMars: She’s good. We’re all still kind of spoiling her and she’s eating it up, saying she should have gone to the doctor sooner if we were all going to be so nice to her afterward.

AHall80: That’s…

RubyMars: Awful. I know, she’s out of her mind.

AHall80: Heh

RubyMars: Are you ready to come back to the States?

AHall80: More than ready.

AHall80: Max has been sending over info on Scotland. I try not to look forward to things because shit happens, but it’s getting harder.

RubyMars: :) That’s sweet and terrible at the same time.

AHall80: It’s reality.

RubyMars: I know.

RubyMars: :) AHall80: I’m falling asleep. I’ll try to get on soon.

RubyMars: Okay. Sleep good.

AHall80: Night, Rube.





March 16th

AHall80: Rubes RubyMars: Hey.

RubyMars: How are you?

AHall80: All right. You?

RubyMars: Pretty good.

RubyMars: I have news. Guess what?

AHall80: You found a job?

RubyMars: No.

RubyMars: I appreciate the reminder.

RubyMars: :/

RubyMars: I have a date.

AHall80: With who?

RubyMars: My friends invited me over for a potluck last night, and this guy I’ve known for a while was there too. We weren’t really friends before, but we got along, and before I left, he asked if I’d go out with him. I thought of you and said sure.

RubyMars: I’m kind of regretting it now, but I don’t want to say never mind. I think I’m being a chicken.

AHall80: You are.

RubyMars: …..

AHall80: You know him?

RubyMars: Well enough. He’s really nice, but he’s younger than me.

AHall80: How much younger?

RubyMars: 2 years AHall80: So he’s what? 21?

RubyMars: Yeah.

AHall80: hmm

RubyMars: Hmm what?

AHall80: 21 year olds are shitheads. Don’t let him get away with too much.

RubyMars: Jeez. What kind of girl do you think I am?

AHall80: A good girl. That’s what I’m trying to say.

RubyMars: :) Okay good.

RubyMars: I have zero expectations, except hopefully having a free meal, lol.

RubyMars: If my older sister saw me write that, she’d kill me.

RubyMars: One time a few weeks ago, I made a joke about looking for a sugar daddy and she lectured me for half an hour.

AHall80: Let me know how it goes. Don’t go back to his place.

AHall80: You don’t need a sugar daddy.

RubyMars: I’m not. I swear. Just a meal.

RubyMars: I know. :) RubyMars: Speaking of, were you a shithead when you were 21?

AHall80: Yeah, I was a complete shit back then. I’m telling you from experience.

AHall80: :]

AHall80: How’s the job hunt going?

RubyMars: Bad, but I got more work doing ice-skating dresses for a few girls up in New York, and this one popular male figure skater’s coach wrote me today, so we’ll see what happens. My older sister is paying me to make her dog some bandanas. We’ll see how that goes too. I won’t say no to pity money.

AHall80: Good

RubyMars: I’ll let you know what happens, but I promise I’m not jumping into anything random. I’m just trying.

AHall80: It’s about time you did.

RubyMars: Hey, I got those pictures you e-mailed me yesterday of Ax with her collar on. If I thought it would get there before you leave, I’d send her a bandana.

AHall80: Make one for Aries. I’ll pay you.

RubyMars: I’ll make one for him, but you don’t have to pay me. Just tell me where to ship it.

AHall80: I have a job, you don’t. I can pay.

RubyMars: All I see is “Blah, blah, blah.” Give me an address to ship it to.

AHall80: ….

RubyMars: ….

AHall80: Your mom isn’t the only bossy one.

RubyMars: :) RubyMars: Send me the address.

AHall80: I’ll think about it.

AHall80: I gotta go.

AHall80: Talk soon.

RubyMars: Okay bye.

AHall80: Bye RC





March 19th

AHall80: Hey

RubyMars: Hey.

AHall80: I got your box today. Thank you.

RubyMars: You’re welcome. I hope you aren’t getting bored I’m always sending the same kind of stuff, but why mess up a good thing?

AHall80: It’s all great. I’ve told you before you don’t have to send me anything, but I’m not going to say no to books and food.

RubyMars: I forgot to ask. Did you end up trading for The Hobbit?

AHall80: Yeah. Already finished it and traded 2 Dan Brown books for the first LOTR book.

RubyMars: That’s a fair trade. Tell me what you think.

AHall80: I will.

RubyMars: Have any of your other Help a Soldier people sent you things recently?

AHall80: A couple weeks ago I got a big box of socks, baby wipes, and snacks.

RubyMars: Sounds like fun.