[Oh dear. That's a familiar turn of phrase to an animal-loving teenager, and one she's not going to press on.]

My dog's a big mutt, but she's a good girl. I hope she's taking care of Jude alright while I'm gone...

[And that her babysitter ever got back with those groceries. Man. That's going to require a lot of explaining. Good thing Jude's there to do it.]

I've been learning to dance since I was really little. I knew as soon as I was old enough to understand that that's what my mom did that I wanted to be a dancer, at least as a hobby. I might be able to improvise something here, but I lost my shoes...