Hi! It’s me! Lily!!!

I’m an idiot.  I mean, I’m really an idiot.  Sabby asked me if I’d talked to any of the parents of the girls I want to teach the dance to.

I hadn’t.

I can let them in on the surprise even if I don’t tell the girls so they can help out.

So I talked to some of the parents today and they’re all for it, they thing it’s pretty funny.  They even had some ideas.  …  which I’ll keep to myself right now.  But they’re willing to help with airfare, so…  that works out.  They just said to tell me when and where to send their daughters.

Hahaha!!!

Funny thing is, none of them said no.  They thought it was hilarious.

I have a feeling they’re going now even if they figure out what the surprise is and want to back out!!!  Some of the parents said they deserve a little something something for embarrassing me like that.  It’s not an embarrassing surprise, but.. well…  it could be.  A little bit.

I won’t deliberately make it one, just by its nature…

Anyway.

Independence day is this Thursday.  Jack and I are going to a fireworks show.  I wish I could take him to a fireworks festival in Japan, but this will have to do.  I need to spend more time with him anyway.  He’s not upset or anything, but I’ve been so busy having a weird life… but I do need to spend more time with him, especially with college coming up.

He means a lot to me.  I haven’t been very good at showing it.

Yuki and I are making plans to live together.  I already have an apartment lined up, but I asked the leasing people if they can change it to one for two people, and she said she’d see what she could do.  I told Yuki I don’t mind paying the bills for a little while., but she can’t become a NEET.  She has to do something.  Go to school, get a job, take some training…  something.  She agreed.  She said she doesn’t want to live a dependent life anyway.

I asked her what she wants to do.

She said she might want to take actual voice lessons and leverage her former idol status to become a pop or anisong singer, or maybe learn to be an anime voice actor.

I’ve heard her sing.  She’s not bad.  Could use some training, but she definitely does have the stage presence.  I’ll root for her.

Crystal’s band is really rocking.  They practiced yesterday.  Crystal’s been taking guitar lessons on one of those online sites, and somehow got even better.  She’s not quite to the point of shredding yet, but she’s very competent and is holding her own in her band.  They’ve got a few gigs lined up, one at our new place – the grand opening is very soon.  People here in Round Rock are starting to at least know who they are.

And Beth is getting pretty good at singing too.  She’s not quite to the point where she could teach Yuki things, but they’re pretty much on par.  And considering Yuki is a former idol.. that’s saying something.  I think she still wants to go to college for science, but she likes it a lot as a hobby.

Anyway…  gotta go.  I need to get up early to pop over to Tokyo to take some more dance lessons from Yuki and the others.  When the others ask, I just say I’m going to college in Japan.  They don’t have to know I don’t live there yet.  They have me stretching and doing exercises and stuff.  Oww.  Especially at 4 AM my time…  but then I get to pass that on to the girls, so it all balances out.

Love you all!!! ❤️