Dear lovelies,

Thank you.

Thanks for letting me be myself. Not only letting me, but encouraging me. You take my quirks in stride and smile at my lame dance moves and loud singing. Most importantly, you don't tell me to stop. In fact, you encourage me. When I don't have the strength or courage to be myself, you surround me with love and support. You tell me that I'm the sun and that I deserve the world, and you manage to pull me up by my suspenders again and again. I wouldn't be the smiling personality you know without you in my life.

Thank you for the tough love you give me. I may not be thankful in the moment, but sometimes I get too into my head that it's needed. Know that I appreciate your matter-of-fact words because they bring me out of my nonsensical, frazzled mind back to reality. You make it more magical without letting me get carried away.

Thanks for the time we spend together. Food runs, car rides, holidays, bad jokes, late nights, movie dates, laughter, smiles, random adventures, awkward pictures, they all, and more, add up to an absolutely wonderful life that words cannot completely describe. I wouldn't trade the experiences, good and bad, for the whole universe. Who I am is because of you.

Thank you again for being in my life and supporting me, whether I need it or not. I love you more than I can say, and I appreciate you just as much.

With all the love I possess,

Marisa