Dear Diary,
Hi!
Well, lots have happened and I haven’t written in a long time. So, here I am. I don’t think I told you, but mom and I took a trip to Eureka a few months back. We saw The Center & Trinidad, all our old houses & a bunch of other stuff. I love it there. I want to go back. Danny & I went to my junior prom. It was pretty fun. We were really wired & stoned. I rented an ultra stretch limo & went with 8 other people. It was so fun! Danny wore a Harley bandanna around his head. I got a job finally. I work at 5–7–9. It’s a small sizes only store. We moved also into a bigger house. This one is so much nicer & bigger and we got a dog. I named her honey. She’s so sweet. I love her so much. Last night I went out with some of my friends. We stole a keg out of someone’s car. It was so funny. Imagine 4 girls running down the street with a full keg! Then 2 of my friends went back to get the tap, and they found a plastic bag with a bag of pot, a bag of shrooms, a pipe, and a bong! Guess who got the bong & pot!! And it was so cool. I have so much fun when I leave Danny at home!
Michelle
May 4, 1990
Cupertino, Ca
Dear Mother,
Bob is using the typewriter to type s first report to the tribal council. They meet on Saturday & he has to tell them what he has been doing since he started. He also has to submit reports when he inspects an area for being a possible Indian burial ground. I had planned on typing this, which is why I mention it; as a matter of fact, I started a letter on the typewriter-but if I wait for Bob to finish… Don’t know what our plans are for Christmas. Bob really doesn’t want to drive down & back. He would like to fly, but that would mean we would have to build a fence for the dogs by Christmas & I don’t know if we can do it. So, everything is sort of up in the air (we will probably drive down). Our new house is really nice — very bright and cheery. Not really much news- just trying to put everything away — not many cupboards or closets. I’m planning on enjoying a long winter, making things for Bob & Michelle & going for walks to the beach when it’s not raining. Hope you can come & visit soon. Will write as soon as we know what we’re doing.
Love,
Kathi, Bob, & Michelle
P.S. Michelle is really enjoying the house- lots of room to run around & play & she likes to go for walks & see the houses.
Trinidad, Ca.
1978
Dear Mother,
Jesus is not some abstract idea or person who died 2,000 years ago. He is alive. He said, “I will never leave you.” He knows you cannot do it alone. We are too weak, every last one of us. Who do you know that really “has it together”? No one- not you, not me — there is no security here. No perfection here — yet- until he returns. There is no plateau that we reach on earth where everything is happy and harmonious because of our physical appearance, our home, our job our income — that is grasping at empty air and only in our spiritual life will we reach only with Jesus accepting His Love — in believing in Him can we experience that security & happiness that everyone seeks.
December 12, 1978
Trinidad, Calif.
Michelle O’Kane 