The Girl is happy because The Boy is happy. She tries very hard to please him, because she really does love him, to distraction at times. Sometimes when he makes her laugh or notices something about her that no one else sees, she actually hurts from the joy of being his. Every day, he does something to deserve that: washes her car, goes to the store in the dead middle of the night to buy her a soda, calls her while she is standing 2 feet away to say, "Hi", clips stories or funnies from the paper he knows she will enjoy, grabs her hand in crowds because he knows crowds frighten her....These seem like small things, but this whole big world is made up of atoms. All of our lives are made up of moments. She knows she is lucky to be given moments like these.

She makes a mental note to remind herself of that when she is angry with him.

The Girl is happy, because The Boy is happy. His birthday celebration went well. The two of them had dinner in a fancy restaurant. The Girl chose well. She loves eating in nice places, because it pushes her way from the poverty of her youth. No more beanie-wienies for her. This time it is all Chilean Sea Bass served ala Oscar. (The asparagus makes her pee smell funny. She is intrigued by her body.)

(She loves dinner, too, because she is a hedonist. She loves the atmosphere of a room filled with beautiful china, real silver, fresh flowers, crisp linens, lit only by candles. She likes listening to snippets of others' conversations, glimpsing into their lives. She loves the smell of the fish, the clink of the silver hitting the china, the quiet, controlled scurrying of the wait staff, the acidic after taste of the chardonnay, the smooth warmth of the chocolate on her tongue, the bitter jolt of the coffee. She is grateful to live in a body.)

Afterward dinner they went to the Happiest Place on Earth or HP. She loves going to HP, because through sheer charm, she and The Boy have found a family there. Last night the manager was late and the bartender was downstairs getting something. The phone rang, she answered it, no one batted an eye. Everyone is always happy to see them and they are always happy to see everyone. They feel at home there.