I was flying high after my date with Kip, so much so that I didn"t mind at all when I couldn"t sleep. Not sleeping is part of who I am, unfortunately, but that night it gave me a chance to relive our time together, analyzing every word and gesture. I couldn"t stop smiling. It was unbelievable that I would run into him the one day I decided to exercise, and even more unbelievable that he would ask me out. Oprah recommends keeping a gratitude journal and I always meant to start one. Now, I know exactly what I"d write in it.
My insomnia also gave me time to think about my father. I was so close to reaching him, but I just couldn"t bring myself to contact his wife. She had to be going through so much already, with him in Nicaragua and her here, and having to fight for a visa to bring him to t
