My Favorite Author

(Emily on the lightrail with her finished product.)

Once upon a time a long long time ago (well, not that long ago... about 4 years to be exact... I think) my dearest friend Emily came to Colorado to visit me and we took a little trip to Denver on the lightrail. At the time we had no idea what we were doing and didn't know how to buy the tickets for the train. We felt like a bunch of idiots but we finally figured it out and made it to the 16th street mall downtown. We had so much fun that day but it had nothing to do with where we were. Just spending time together and talking about dreams, aspirations and the stories that were in our heads is what made it so fun. It was on this trip that Emily revealed to me an intricate story that she had brewing in her head. It was the most amazing thing that I had ever heard and I couldn't believe that something so complex was running out of my best friends mouth. I was gapping at her the whole time wondering if J. K. Rowling or C.S. Lewis had manifested themselves in front of me and had taken the form of my friend.

Years past and the adventurous quit her job, a couple of times, to travel to some far off place in the world. And each time that she came back she felt the urge to tell her story and to place it on paper. Finally, this summer after she returned from Africa she gained whatever strength she was looking for and was able to finish it. You have no idea how proud of her I am.

I've always teased her by telling her that I keep hanging around because I knew she was going to do something great and I've always wanted to be able to hang on to her coat tails and go along for the ride. I was kidding...but not really. She's amazing and so tonight I finally get to read the novel I've been waiting so long for. It's actually a series, and guess what! I know how it ends haha. So while you guys have to wait years for the books to come out, I know all of the secrets. You have no idea how special I feel and how excited I am to finally be able to read it!