Dear Mom,

Thank you. Thank you for everything. Thank you for rocking me to bed every night as a child. Thank you for your hand I held walking into the first day of Kindergarten. Thank you for your continued reassurance of my beauty every morning I would wake up and straighten my hair in middle school. Thank you for allowing me to attend an all girls high school. Thank you for giving me your shoulder I could cry on whenever my heart was broken during those four years.

Thank you for your understanding when it came to choosing a college. Thank you for your decision to go to college. Thank you for your decision to follow your sister's footsteps and attend Saint Mary's College. Thank you for the countless stories you have told me about your time here. Thank you for knocking on the doors of the girls living on the same floor as you freshmen year. Thank you for keeping in touch with all of them after graduation. Thank you for wearing your Saint Mary's ring every day with pride. Thank you for giving me the best reaction I could ask for when I told you I would be attending your Alma Mater in the fall. Thank you for giving me that special memory I will have for the rest of my life.

Thank you for going above and beyond for me move in weekend. Thank you for knocking on the doors of my neighbors in my dorm. Thank you for the confidence you have instilled in me. Thank you for hosting the best football tailgate at the Notre Dame versus Miami game. Thank you for showing me what it means to live college to the fullest.

Thank you for being the biggest role model in my life, the person I will forever strive to be. Words cannot describe how grateful I am to be your daughter. Thank you for allowing me to create this special bond between us. I love you.

Love,

Your Belle of A Daughter