1st September

Dear Bestie


Oops, I left this a while! Bad friend!! I guess I have been busy? Who knows. Mum life tends to blur the days.

Tomorrow we have a meeting with Eilys' consultant at Alder Hey. I am nervous. For starters I feel like I want to give him a gift to say thank you but nothing seems appropriate. He was so brilliant and caring the whole time and he made himself so available to us. Honestly, he went above and beyond all the time. But I feel like "thanks here's some chocolates" just doesn't really cut it, you know? I was thinking of making a donation to Alder Hey but that seem a bit impersonal. Ugh! 

As you know I just finished reading "Carry On" by Rainbow Rowell. I loved it. It was just lovely. Plus it was nice reading a story with gay lead characters. I enjoyed it. I think you get the point. Then I was feeling like I needed more Rainbow Rowell in my life and so listened to the "Eleanor and Park" audiobook. It is such a beautiful book. It's one of those books that I just loved every page. I was Eleanor at school, well sort of. My family life wasn't messed up like hers but everything else rings true. And I had my own Park. Well, a version of him. A crap, nobhead version. But anyway. My only issue with Rainbow Rowell is she leaves her stories. She just stops writing. It drives me mental. I know that's the point but still it is basically abuse.

What else do you know? How is my favourite southerner doing? (Evelyn, obvs) (you're not classed as a southerner) (I think of you as a Eastener) I am glad you are watching the Bake Off this year. I'd love to do it but I would be awful. Paul and Mary would come over to my bench and I'd bite their heads off and then I'd spend the rest of my time trying to befriend Mel and Sue. Obviously they'd love me and then we'd do the Mel, Sue and Emma Show... Haha!
Anyways beautiful, I will reply quicker next time.
Love your face


Emma
xx