Thanksgiving Week: The End

I'm so punny.

Seeing as I'm going to have tons of time this week, I'd thought I'd share some of the things I'm grateful for with you all week long. Granted, it's going to have a bit of a nerdy spin on it, for most of the posts, but I do want to share my gratitude with the world.

Who would have thought being nerdy would make you grateful? I sure didn't.

Today I'm grateful for the end. I can already hear you through the internet: "What?" Allow me to explain. I'm grateful for the end of the journeys that I've embarked upon, where everything resolves itself, when everything is made right, when, at last, the hero gets to go home and get his reward. Sometimes, the ending may mean a new beginning, where they have to rebuild from all the bad things that have happened. Or, it just may mean a new chapter in their lives. But the end is what everyone strives for in the game. That last boss, that last dungeon, that last star...once we get it, the story is truly complete.

There's always something satisfying about seeing the words, "The End" crawl up after the credits have rolled. Because inside I think, I earned that. I earned that ending. Me, a dorky girl who is crushing big time on fake people, beat Ganondorf, defeated Bowser (again), saved all the worlds. Me, who could never do anything like that in real life, earned a "The End," and a heavily implied, "And the lived happily ever after." Until the sequel that is.

In the end (ha!), the ending is where it all comes together. Where everything you worked for, that I worked for, comes together to make a beautiful whole. And the best part is knowing that you did it.