Dearest Journal,

I have the greatest news to tell you! But I promised myself I would not deprive my husband from being the first to hear of it, and so, you too, shall not even know of it until he does.

What I shall indulge you, my dearest friend, is that tomorrow I shall finally show him the Flint House. I visited today and all is in order and ready to be seen. Oh! I am so excited! There are so many surprises awaiting Ace that I hardly know how I shall make it through the evening without spoiling them for him. Tomorrow will not come soon enough.

Lucille