User blog comment:Cottonfur/For Those It May Concern:/@comment-3489652-20180924014719

As part of this yearly update, I must say to anyone still reading this. Meeting your internet friend is one of this most scary and most exciting things that I have ever gone though. In the weeks leading up to meeting Cotton I was slowly terrified that we'd hate each other, that we wouldn't be friends. I must say, that the wait until the night we left was the longest month of my life, I kept counting down the days. On the drive down, I listened to music as that's what I do on road trips, but one song really spoke to me, Priscilla by Sea Wolf.

Imagine as if you will dear children, as you're driving over terrian you've never seen, into a forgien country, to a state you've never been, as far southwest as you've ever been, going to meet a person who you consider to be your best friends in their home town, knowing with each passing minute and mile you're getting closer to doing something you've though about for years, sending updates on where you are when the internet connection allows (pro-tip, rest stops have free wifi, use it).

Seeing when you enter their state, passing the capital city in their state, as you see the terrian change to be a type you never imagined. When you see their city or towns name on a sign saying how many miles till you get there.

When it got to be about 30 minutes left till I reached Cotton's town, I played Priscilla on repeat. Now i'm going to quote some lyrics.

''I believe in spring time I believe in dead leaves in the wind '''And I know that endings Are the best place to begin'

While you might know 'that endings are the best place to begin' it doesn't stop yourself from being afraid of what might happen. Now next quote!

''So Priscilla, this is important Trying to tell us this is important No goodbyes and no time for mourning '''Now we'll see what this love is for What's it for, what it's for, what it's for'''

So Priscilla, this is important Trying to tell us this is important '''No goodbyes and no time for mourning Time to see what this love is for'

There was no goodbyes, and I couldn't allow myself to mourn, not before we met, not before I knew. As the signs kept giving Cotton's town being closer and closer, asking myself what it's been for, what have all these years of friendship, all the work we've done together, what it's been for. I love Cotton, she's my sister.

We met, we hugged, and when it came time to leave, I didn't want to let go. I think it took me like three hugs before I was finally able to let go.

Meeting my internet friend, meeting Cotton was dream I didn't think was going to happen, but I never gave up on it.

Following Cotton's wonderful worldly advice, I'll add my own (a song quote)

1.  "Think not of casting off your dreams, when the road goes on forever... Think not of failing, carry on, when the road goes on forever"

While Cotton probably has many other events that are or will be the highlight of her year. To me, meeting Cotton, meeting my best friend for 6 years, was the highlight of mine. Cotton, Thank you for being my best friend, for being my co-athour, for everything.

P.S to anyone besides us reading this in future years, Notice how Cotton reveiw on us meeting us litterally like 3-4 sentances and I wrote a flipping essay, I have no idea what this means I just find it Hilarious! XD