Dear Mom,

Thank you.

Thank you, for loving me unconditionally and for always staying by my side. You have never missed a theater production, concert, game, match, or award ceremony. You have spent the majority of your life taking care of me, and my siblings, and how you handled the three of us (especially all together), I will never understand. You somehow juggled working what seemed as endless hours at work, and being there for each and every one of us.

You have given us everything you have. And, I will never be able to thank you enough for everything you sacrificed for my happiness, or for the happiness of my brothers.

Thank you, for being my best friend. I couldn't have asked for a better role model, shopping buddy, or the best person to watch endless hours of Teen Mom with. Really though, watching any sort of TV marathon with you, is one of my absolute favorite things that we do together. And, let's not forget our Olive Garden momma/daughter days. There's never enough chicken and gnocchi soup.

You will never understand how much you mean to me. Everyone is so crazy about you, seriously, whenever I meet a friend of yours, or anyone who has ever known you the first words out of their mouth are "You have the sweetest mom." And, I do. You always go out of your way to make everyone around you feel loved, and special, and you always succeed.

I have watched you face numerous obstacles, and challenges, with nothing but a smile on your face throughout them. You are by far, one extraordinary human. Whenever my brothers or myself have been faced with an obstacle you were right there beside us, doing whatever you could to help us. You never gave up on us.

You have answered my 3am phone calls, you have played the role of being a Designated Driver for my friends and I. And let's not forget all the endless hours of preparing for auditions. You have always gone above and beyond for me.

When you're a little kid everyone always wants to know "what are you going to be when you grow up?" It's hard telling what my answer was, although I'm sure it was somewhere along the lines of becoming a singer... But, as the years have rolled by I have come to realize that I want to be just like you. You are the best person I know, and I am absolutely, so beyond blessed to have you...Everyone is so blessed to have you.

I wanted to write this article for you, because I hope that you realize how much you inspire me, as well as how much you mean to me. I don't care what anyone else says... I have the best mom.