19 years ago today, in the dark hours of the evening, I was stranded outside an impressively well-locked girl’s dormitory, in a strange city, 1300 miles from home, contemplating what tree I would be able to sleep under, when a wild-haired, brown-eyed beauty mercifully opened the door and let me back inside.

I remember being instantly taken in by her presence… and not just because she was rescuing me.

But little did I know, in that instant, how taken in by her presence I would be for years to come.

Thanks for opening so many doors for me over so many years, my Fire-Breathing Butterfly.