om_touchstoneTo: Tam, River
From: Tam, Simon
Subject: You're still a brat...
...but thank you. I don't know how you were able to get Jean-Paul's email address - I probably don't want to know, but I appreciate you telling him about my birthday. I suspect you already know that I wasn't actually sick. I just need some time to figure a few things out before I have to face mom and dad for the holidays. I got the book you sent, by the way. I'm only on the second chapter, but you're right, I love it. You knew I would.
I miss you. But you probably know that too.
I heard that you got the lead role for the Nutcracker again this year - not that it's all that surprising. You're amazing, and you know I won't miss it. I plan to drive down Christmas Eve for the recital, then whatever festivities are going on in town. No doubt mom already has the house decorated. We're planning to organize the decorations here this weekend. Apparently they're having all the decorations shipped in on Saturday, then we can just go to town. I'm not sure I've ever decorated anything in my life before, but I'm looking forward to it.
Take care of our parents. You know how they can be.
Love,
Simon