"We'll Still Have Our Stories of Battle Scars, Pirate Ships and Wounded Hearts, Broken Bones, and All the Best of Friendships"

Hello, old friend. I've missed writing in you every day. I could list a lot of excuses, but I've done too much excusing of myself lately, and it won't change the fact that you've been neglected.

I didn't mean to fall away. I didn't mean to do a lot of things in the past year that I've done. Guess that means I'm not perfect; and I guess only you would know how good that feels. There are a lot of saved posts in your dashboard that I've never posted, huh? Do you ever get tired of holding them? Do you ever wonder if and when I'll ever publish them? Yeah, me too. It's not my fault I forgot how to throw out memories.

The hardest part about writing you is coming up with a good line from a song to title you. I know you can appreciate the cleverness and thought I put into it; we make a great team. And you always look so hot while displaying my thoughts for people to read.

You've been visited a lot by people. Most of them don't comment on you, but they comment to me. And there are probably people who read you that I don't even know about. You're brave, letting all those people read you. I admire that. I'm not one for courage, though I'll admit, I'm a pretty harsh self-critic.

Thank you for everything you've taught me. And thank you for bringing out the best in me. I know not everything has been pretty. There was that infamous incident that blew up in our faces. My face. Since you don't have a face. And it wasn't your fault anyway, I take full responsibility for everything. And there were a couple pretty sad posts. But think of all the whimsy and joy! And the people we've met! And the awkward sentence structures and abysmal punctuation and terribly foreign languages we've encountered along the way! Surfing with you is better than surfing with Dan.

I'm looking forward to the years of memories. To when everyone else gets tired of blogging, but we're still trekking it together. You know how I feel about loyalty and friendship. And never letting go. So thanks.