February 6th, 2010.

February 6th, 2010.
The day my life changed.
The day I donned my username
and stepped into a bright new world.
Huge.
Scary.
Full of opportunities.
Of friends.
Of enemies.
Of beauty.
My first deviation.
I was proud of it then.
Relatively.
And now, looking back,
I laugh.
I laugh so hard tears stream from my eyes
and my stomach hurts.
It was the first thing I put up.
The first thing people got to judge me because of.
I stepped out on a limb with this.
And to my surprise...
the limb didn't break.
I didn't fall to my death.
Like I was terrified I would.
I recieved support.
Helpful comments.
People encouraged me to keep drawing.
To get better.
and I have.
And I will.
Because I've made so many friends.
To Wavey.
Grace.
My first friend.
I am so happy I met you.
You have truly made me feel welcome.
Even in times I didn't deserve it.
When Billy took his own life,
you were there for me.
When people I knew in person weren't.
When I brought Maizey home.
You shared in my triumph.
Like a true friend.
No matter what I do, Grace, I know.
I know it'll never be enough.
To show how much I appreciate you.
To show how much I care.
How much I thank you.
And wish we lived a bit closer than we do now.
Or, you know,
A LOT closer.
Looking on my page today.
That's when I noticed the date.
February 6th, 2010.
The day I found my home.