About a girl

(Thanks Lisa, I totally stole the name of this post from here!)

I would like to tell you about a girl named T, my original Twilight enabler.

About eighteen months ago, perhaps a little longer, I went to bookclub one night, as you do, unaware I was to discover something that ultimately would lead me to many, many great things. Great stories, great movies, and most importantly, great friends.

T came along with a certain four books. She raved about them! Told us they weren't her usual scene, and that she had to leave her apartment at midnight, throw clothes on over her PJs and find an open bookstore in order to purchase the next book, hanging out to know what happened next...

We oohed and aahed as she retold the story of her discovery - a tale set in small town USA, in a place it rained a lot. I didn't see what all the fuss was about. Until she described the hero.

Sparkly Jul (who is in the same bookclub) said she'd give it a go. She read the first two in mere days, before devouring the remaining two. She was so excited, so animated when describing this story it was clear I needed to stop what I was doing immediately and jump on this bandwagon! I too devoured all four books, hungrily. But this isn't about me...

T is a fabulous friend. She's a great listener, she's fun, she's up for anything, and she accepts you for who you are. Today at the beach, I told her all about my twi-life. About my twitter friends, my upcoming US trip, and about TwiKiwi. I know she's reading this now...

T travelled to the US last year, and one day, what should I find in my inbox, but this:

She'd gone to Madame Tussauds, found the Precious (well, almost) and been thoughtful enough to send me this pic. Ooh how I was jealous that day.

So here's to you, T, the original reason I'm here, typing this. The reason I know what a blog is. The reason I know who Robert Pattinson is (ok, the reason I care who he is, surely everyone knows who he is, right?). Ultimately, the reason I got into twitter, and made amazing friends, all over the world.

Here's to you, lovely. Thank you so much.