Hello Sparkly

Jess,

Hello Sparkly,

I took a second to look up the definition of my nickname for you and I have to say that it really fits you very well.

Meaning #1 : marked by high spirits or excitement
Synonyms: bubbling , effervescent , scintillating , sparkling

Meaning #2 : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Synonyms: aglitter , coruscant , fulgid , glinting , glistering , glittering , glittery , scintillant , scintillating , sparkling

You certainly are all of these things and so many more and you have enriched my life by just being in it. I hope you know how many people here in the Marche universe are pulling for you (April Hartley burst into tears on Wednesday because we ran out of Turkey sandwich labels – which I found very confusing until she said that any sort of label made her think of you).

So here is the deal lady, you have to be strong – as strong as we all know that you can be because you mean so much to so many people and we all need a Jess Blaine around to raise the bar. We need you to keep conversation lively and to eat lots of cheese with us, to be a voice of reason in an unreasonable world and to trade good (and bad) books with. I also obviously need you to be my resident proofreader (not to mention that you promised to teach me how to knit).

I miss you around here already and am always ready to help in any way that I can.

Love, Leah