Unless we’re talking about action films, math classes, or really awkward situations, I don’t really like endings. If I’m not mistaken, I believe I told you all that in my very first post. To me, endings mean wrapping things up, bidding farewell. And while I’m very good at starting things (see my “Work-in-Progress” post), finishing stuff is usually a lot harder.
Maybe it’s because I like to stay in the midst of things. The fun is being wrapped up in whatever you’re doing. You don’t remember that you’re sitting in a crowded movie theater until the credits start rolling. You don’t think about the fact that you’re swimming until you break the water’s surface. And you definitely don’t realize that you completed a yearlong online project with your friends until you’re writing your very last post for it.
But everything, as we know, must come to an end. Whether or not we want it to. So I think I’ll keep this post short and sweet.
Thank you, E, for breaking out of your carefully crafted comfort zone to come and share this experience with us. I know that this was asking a lot of you—and I appreciate that you jumped into the mix with only my proffered hand and hair-brained ideas to guide you. Thanks for sticking through it with its ups and downs, and for pulling me back from the emotional edge when I questioned my very reasons for creating the project in the first place.
And thank you, A, for just being you. No matter how crazy or stupid or blind I can be, you always know exactly what to say to set me straight. You’re my twin (the better one, if we’re being honest). Thanks for peering out of your shell for a bit (though I long suspect that that shell has been cracking for a while) to take part in this. And thanks for watching that one episode of Downton Abbey. *coughcough*
(And I'm sorry for the consistent nagging about posting each week. I promise I won't bring this one up to either of you.)
This blog has been writer-blocking, challenging, longsuffering, hilarious, revealing, exciting, nostalgic, happy, frustrating, creative, and most importantly, fun.
To quote a favorite character from Roger and Amy’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson: “Saying good-bye is basically an invitation not to see a person again. It’s making it okay for that to be the last conversation you have. So if you don’t say it—if you leave the conversation open—it means you’ll have to see them again.”
Cheers, ladies. See you soon.
