To my grandparents,

I just want to start by reminding you guys, how much I love you. I really don’t think I say it enough. You love and support me through everything in my life, both the good decisions and the not so great decisions. You’re there through thick and thin, no matter what the situation may be. While some people aren’t close with their grandparents, I’m blessed to call you guys my best friends.

The memories I share with you are ones I will cherish forever and they are ones that I cannot wait to share with my kids someday, as well as ones I cannot wait to experience with my own grandchildren. You guys have given me the best example of how grandparents should be. Without fail, you are always there. Every accomplishment, every award, even every hospital visit, you guys are there in a heartbeat. There aren’t many times where you aren’t right by my side. Taking pictures, yelling through the crowds cheering, you’re always there. Even in the times where you couldn’t physically be there, you were always there in spirit. A phone call away, wishing me the best of luck and assuring me that I would do great. My favorite being when you would remind me how proud you were.

Your words of wisdom are something I could not do without. You let me make mistakes because, without them, I would never learn. Without learning you have taught me that going through life would not only be pointless, but very boring. Life lessons aren’t the ones you learn from your teachers but from the ones that have lived through it themselves. And while your children continue to teach me every day, there are still things that they are even learning from you.

What I’m really getting at here is that, I love you. I’m thankful for every memory we share, I cherish every dinner, every phone call, every minute I spend with you is one that makes my heart warm with happiness. The thought of going through life without you makes me sad, and I’m grateful to be able to spend so much of my life with you. Thank you for all you do and all the love you give, you truly have given me the world.