User blog:Legobrickelijah/As I get ready to graduate and move out of the house, I look back on the LMBs.

Sooooooo, I'm graduating in a couple of weeks! A few days later I'll be 18. CRAZY! Time to get all nostalgic about childhood whilst simultaneously looking forward to my future. The past few weeks I've been reflecting back on some of my favorite memories as a kid. Unexpectedly, my mind keeps going back to my days on the LMBs! During Middle-school I didn't know many people who shared my interests and passions, my best friends wrote them off as "nerdy," laughing at me when I tried to explain myself. The LMBs (Wiki included) were a place I could go converse with kids like me, sharing stories and comparing hobbies. I got addicted to the message boards; becoming a stud holder, starting (and joining) various clubs, even organizing one or two major events! After awhile life began getting in the way. I was posting on the boards less and less, soon stopping all together. Every few months I would look in and see how everyone was doing, reminding myself why I fell in love with the Boards in the first place! But then I would slip back into my routine, forgetting about studs, ranks, and site wide updates. I made a lot of friends during my time on the LMBs - and even though are relationships may have only been "virtual", they impacted me just as much, if not more so, than many of my real life acquaintances. Had we been able to meet in person, I believe we would have become even closer. As I begin to pack up and head off to college, I wanted to stop by, possibly for the last time, and thank all of you. Every event in our life shapes who we are, it creates the memories that have a lasting impact on us. The LMBs were important to me, and the lessons I learned and the people I met will always stay with me. YOU all have helped me become the person I am today. I really can't thank you enough. Legobrickelijah out!