You Raised Me Up

Once in a long while, if you are extremely lucky, you will stumble across an amazing RPer who not only keeps up with you but pushes you to be more than you could ever have been as a lone writer.  These people are rare to find and when you do find them, you need to cherish every moment with them because eventually RL needs them back.   Then, there's nothing else you can do but wish them the best as they set off on the greatest adventure of all.

So, Erica, thank you for your patience, your friendship, your amazing story telling ability, your slightly off-kilter sense of humour - which is always a plus when dealing with me, I'm told.  Thank you for just being there when life kicked me to the point all I wanted to do was sit in silence.  Thank you for waiting when I was writing novels, sometimes unnecessarily, in response to your posts.  Thank you for the *hugs* when I needed them... and for the boots to the head when they were needed too.  Thank you for all the little things I can't quite quantify in words but can only feel. 

Most of all, my friend, thank you for raising me up on your shoulders to levels of writing and storycraft I never knew I was capable of reaching and for always being my friend along the journey.  I hope that every now and then, RL lets you go long enough to come sit a while with me in the virtual world.

All the best and all my love until we meet again.

(Cross-posted from good_rpers_rock)