See, that would be a great idea! I'm sure she'd really like to see that. [happily!
[and then she glances down at her pile of paper] Yeah! I wrote to all my friends back at school, and some other people, and my brother-- just about what had been happening lately. So I didn't really say much that was meaningful, I guess, but. [looking up again, optimistic] But this way I'd be telling them what's going on with me and that they don't need to worry about me and that I'm thinking about them. I think that's most important.