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Guh, I forgot how much I loved this story. I wish you wrote more :)

Author's Response: Thanks! I do wish I felt inspired more often to write. I'm pretty impressed with some of the plotlines that are being developed right now. Maybe the muse will stop at my house!

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This story is so truly beautiful! I just love the way you had things happen. It was so neat that even as Jim was contemplating leaving he was planning out the perfect birthday for Pam and also leaving a piece of himself behind so he wouldn't be forgotten. It's just beautiful how Pam has all the pieces and slowly puts the puzzle of their lives together herself. She can see the thought and care and love and the time that Jim put in to making her day so special with the hand picked flowers and gift picked out specifically because they have meaning to her She is able compare them to Roy's flashier, showier flowers that she originally though were full of meaning only to find out that they had no meaning at all and his gift that he was SO proud of himself for getting her but se was able to see it for what it was, Roy simply didn't know, or care enough to get her a gift. He probably didn't want to bother with the time picking the perfect gift would take. Then there is the lunch and dinner I'm sure she compared... Jim's lunch at a place hey love, partly because of the time they get to spen together just on the drive, and taking the time ahead of time to get them to order the turtle cheesecake (mmmmmm makes me hungry!) and also to have them set up 'their booth. then there was Roy's dinner at the flashy expensive resaurant where they were uncomfortable. I'm sure she HAD to have spent a lot of time thinking about those meals and the time she and Jim spent laughing and having such a great time compared to that stuffy uncomfortable feeling. One guy was quietly showing his love, expecting nothing in return while the other was just flashing money without thought and really expecting a lot of praise in the end.

Again... so beautiful, well thought out and such a perfect way to bring them together. Jim doing his thing, giving Pam the pieces to the puzzle and Pam taking the time to examine her life and the meaning of it all. OH yeah, and the fact that Pam had knit Jim that beautiful sweater and was then afraid to give it to him, absolutely perfect touch. I think examining that was probably the last piece to the puzzle for Pam.

You realy do put put beautiful stories that I really love reaing so much! Thank you for sharing your skills as an author with us!

Author's Response: Thank you so much for spending so much time writing the detailed reviews that you leave. It is VERY cool to have someone get this excited about your writing!

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Oh how I heart you, VB. This story is made of awesome!

Author's Response: Thanks!  <3

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What an amazing story - there are so many small details and fine touches that just make this perfect; it's too hard to pick out any in particular, because I'd end up quoting the whole story! I loved everything about it. One of the best stories I've ever read.

Author's Response: Wow.  That is really nice of you to say!  I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the story.

awww a love it love it love it..how attentive was jim and the picking flowers make me wanna watch cafe disco again just to see jim doing it.=)and pams letter..i've never seen a letter so long but still i didnt want it to end. its so obvious if someone does that for u means hes totally in love with u oh pam xD
it was so thoughtful from all of u doing this for nanreg.

Author's Response: Thanks a lot!

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Oh my god. Vampiric Blood, are you capable of writing anything less than perfect, heartbreaking yet beautiful and wonderful, and well, just amazing? I think not. That was just fantastic. And in honor of NagReg I was going to copy and paste bits of the story in here, but really, I'd be copying the whole entire thing. Especially that letter. It was amazing! I loved this so much. Thank you for writing this and thank you for organizing this series!

Author's Response: Wow.  You have me blushing here!  Thank you so much for your INCREDIBLY kind words!

:::sigh::: Oh man I love this. 

First of all, thanks so much for organizing this awesome gift for Nancy, which is turning into a gift for all of us.  

Secondly, what a lovely lovely read this was.  It took me right back to season 2 and I didn't know until the letter that you were going to end things the way you did, so I sat here feeling all angsty and sad, and then you did THAT.  Fabulous letter. Fabulous voices.  Great job.

VB - this story is made of win!

I love it. I love it up one side and down the other.

This line especially: "The fabric would slide down over her hips and pool at her feet and she’d look like that goddamn Birth of Venus painting. Except better. Because she was Pam."

I can really imagine Jim thinking that.

Really great job. Shucks...I just love your writing. :) BAx

Author's Response: Thanks, BA! Every one of us should have a guy who looks at us that way, don't you think? I'm really glad you enjoyed!

Aw VB this whole epic oneshot is just wonderful. The beautiful lead up, the little moments where it all starts to fall into place for Pam, and then she's so unbelievably endearing when she's upset at Jim's place. As if he'd ever say no to her! Lovely :)

I just want to reiterate how amazing you are for organising all of this. I know it's all for Nancy (and I think she was VERY happy because of it!) but it's been great to see the archive come alive again and it's made everyone so happy to see so many fics all at once. So thank you again!

Author's Response: Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked the story! I have also really enjoyed watching the archive spark back to life! Yay Nancy for being our inspiration!

This was absolutley gorgeous.  I loved that you turned it around and had Pam come to her senses.  You also did very well with Jim's inner monologue.  But with all the beautiful things you wrote, this line stands out as the best:

"As he walked behind her, he frantically tried to rearrange himself so it wouldn’t be so obvious that he was fucking her brains out in his head."

Now that line is a keeper! 

Thanks again for being the mastermind behind this Birthday series.  I think it's been an exciting day for all of us here at MTT!  Kudos.

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VB, you are a rockstar. I know you get busy at work, and this must have taken you so long to write. Let me assure you that I enjoyed every word. What a great idea for a fic! How brilliant to mention Groundhog Day! It fits so perfectly. (TWSS--couldn't resist) There are so many good things about this story. First off--lilacs and lily of the valley ("my" flower, as I'm sure you know)--I'm in heaven. I can just smell them! The image of Jim picking flowers is so touching (*sigh* Cafe Disco). Maggie is a great character. Nice touch having her slip Jim a phone number. Green-eyed monster, your name is Pam :D And the sweater story? Tell me that happened to someone you know, because it's too real to just dream up.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for spending so much time on this effort. I'm having trouble right now thinking of a gift that was ever better (other than Matt, maybe) ; ) xo

Author's Response: You are VERY welcome, my friend! This was so much fun to organize. I was like a little fangirl, squealing every time I got a positive response from another great writer. And it was so nice to see how excited everyone was to do something for YOU, since you are always so supportive of us.