You have made it, congratulations. This is a huge milestone in your life, it is time to go out and figure out how to be on your own and just exactly what you were meant to do. This is the beginning of anything you want. I would wish you luck but I know you don't need it, you are going to do great things. I want you to be so proud of yourself and know I am beyond proud of you. Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you will go. It has truly been an honor to watch you bloom into the person you are today. You are the greatest I have ever known. I saw you go from the shy, pretty little girl that was unsure of what she had to offer to the outgoing, beautiful young woman that knows her worth and would try to take on the world tomorrow if she needed to. I loved you then and I love you even more now.

And to my boyfriend, this all goes for you as well. I haven't known you as long but for the past year that I have known you, you have amazed me every second of it. I have also seen you grow in several ways in such a short amount of time and although I want time to slow down I could never be more proud of you or more excited to see the great things you will do with your life.

The steps that you have taken to get here has made me so sure you could do anything in life that you wanted to. But I want you to always remember no matter what you do in your life make sure it makes you happy, whether that means being president, being the best lawyer in the world, having the biggest forestry industry in the world, being a zookeeper, or being a waitress in California surfing it up, just make sure it makes you happy and that will make me ecstatic. You deserve all the happiness in the world and I hope you do everything you can to get that. All I ask is for you to remain happy and that will make me so proud.

I will tell you not everything is going to be easy or great but I have no doubt in my mind you will breeze through whatever comes your way. You're going to do extraordinary things I am sure of it, but never forget who helped you get there. I have been blessed to have been by your side each step up until now and I can't wait to be there for several other huge milestones in your life. If anything remains constant in your life it will be my love for you and your pure greatness. I am so proud of the person you are today and I will remain proud of you always. I love you so much and can't wait to see what you have in store for the world. You are going to great things. Congratulations. Remember, this is not the end but just the beginning.