All Comments on 'Bringing In The New Year'

"as i pulled into the driveway i couldn't help but notice how much leslie'd grown over the past few years"

Not to put too fine a point on it, but this is an absolutely ridiculous way to describe someone. First of all, you don't suddenly notice 'how much someone's "matured" over the past few years' whilst entering someone's driveway. Secondly, stories do not become more interesting if the people in it have the right measurements. Leave this crap out, nobody cares.