Honestly, I’m lost for words. But I do need to humble-brag for a moment and say that I predicted this day, aloud, to Erin and Rob some time ago, when they were in no frame of mind to hear it, really.
I’ll be there today at Casa Loma with our cousin Kim whom Erin personally invited. Kim is a huge CHFI fan and has listened to Erin virtually from her start on the station. It was so kind of Erin to remember and to see to it that Kim got to be there and experience the live show.
You may not know that I was Erin’s newscaster for a few years before I joined the 680 News morning show. The CHFI newscaster is part of the 680 News team and…it’s a little complicated so let’s just leave it there. Even though I haven’t walked those halls in eight long years, my memory is flooded with the moments that stack like bricks to build the massive impact she has had on my life. It’s silly, really, because we don’t physically see each other all that often, but just knowing she won’t be just a few hours away somehow makes a difference. Still, I want her to go.
Erin and Rob deserve to find a new beginning and develop a new routine in a new home, closer to family and with fewer ties and obligations that bring up too much of the past. They’re not running away from anything. They’re moving toward a well thought-out future. They deserve a fresh start. They’re redesigning their life together and it looks beautiful. We have Skype and all of the other electronic means of keeping in touch and I plan to use them until such time as I fly out to visit them on the west coast. And we can all continue to follow her adventures in her journal HERE.
(I hope to have time to post some photos and observations about the show for my Friday entry, but I don’t know how close I’ll be cutting it to bedtime by the time I return. If it’s not here, forgive me! Life comes before the Internet.)
This day – this magical day – was made even more so by the fact that you took a day from work to come to Toronto (and drive home in a blizzard) and be by our side. We even had a sleepover the night before. You will always have such a big place in my heart, Lisa, and I’ll forever be grateful to you for being with Rob and I through the good times and the bad. Today was good and I can’t wait to see your face again. Thank you for the gift of your friendship and such lovely words here. xoxox E.