Jesse

You and I met in late July, when I was having difficulty finding a new job (as I'd quit mine a few months before) and lamenting over the fact that I had not yet found another person (that special person) with whom to share my life. I had only just moved to Portland, Maine, a courageous move that was very uncharacteristic for me. I told you that I was running out of time; if I didn't find a job soon, I'd have to move home. You assured me that a new career was in my future, within the next three to four months you said. And, you were right. In late September, when I only had a hundred dollars to my name, I received a phone call letting me know that a position I had applied for a few months before (a position I had really wanted) was open again. I was offered the job over the phone. Because I had had such a fantastic interview the first time around, I wasn't asked to interview again. Wow!

You also told me that I would find love in the next three to four months. But, I didn't believe you (even though you assured me that it really was coming). But, the same day that I was offered the job I really wanted, I had a blind date with a gentleman named Brian (someone I met over MySpace, oddly enough). He and I are still seeing one another (five weeks later), and he is "good to me," as you suggested he would be. He and I share many of the same interests and, like me, he wants children (something that you and I discussed at length). Though I can't predict whether or not he is the man with whom I will have the two children you mentioned, he is somebody with whom I could see myself spending a significant portion of my life. Wow (again)!

I came to you at my whit's end but walked away with hope. I said to my friend Kati (a girl for whom you also did a reading that day) that, even if only a fraction of what you said came true, I would be very happy in the next three to four months. And very happy I am! I am making good progress on my first book and am hoping that your predictions about its success will be as spot-on as all of the other predictions you made that day. You suggested that I would, after completing this book, write another. I remember thinking (when you said that) that I'd never finish this one. But, I really am making good progress and am already thinking about what the next will be about. And, I am trying to keep the dark, emotional material to a minimum, as you suggested (which is, at times, hard for me).

Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to seeing you again in the future. I tell all my friends about you!