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An Open Thank You Letter To My Loving Family

I appreciate you all more than you know.

Alexa Wallen
Feb 16, 2016
University of Arizona
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An Open Thank You Letter To My Loving Family
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Hi Everyone,

Thank you for being there for me always. For picking me up whenever I’m upset, not feeling my best or just having a rough week. For listening to me complain and for giving me the best advice when I need it.

I appreciate you all more than you know. And I’m thankful to be able to rely on all of you for anything. I’m sorry if I don’t always show it and for the times when we fight, especially when I know you’re right but push anyways. I’m always grateful for your forgiveness and ability to love me no matter what.

I’m sorry for the times when I’ve been embarrassed by you guys or wished I was with my friends instead because I’ve come to learn that family are the most important people in my life.

Thanks for giving me my quirky traits and my funny tendencies. I’m glad I’ve gotten my stubbornness from dad and my caring side from mom. I love how people say I have the same eyes as my grandma or look just like my cousin. It’s fun feeling connected to you all and knowing that I will eventually pass these traits to my kids.

I love our ability to laugh at ourselves and to never take anything too seriously. It's taught me so much about myself and how I hope to view life with a grain of salt. You all are the best company I could ever ask for and I miss the days when we were all just down the hall from each other.

I wish we were together more often, but being in so many different states makes this a challenge. So, I’m thankful for all of the time I spent as a child with my cousins at grandma's for the Fourth of July or Christmas. Or the time we spent a week in Hawaii and never left the beach. Those will always be some of my favorite memories.

I know we’re older now and have our own lives, but knowing I always have you all for support and love makes me feel confident and comfortable for the future. I love knowing you all are merely a phone call away and if I really needed anything you’d be here in a second, just like I would for you.

It’s important to have a strong family in difficult times and I’m so thankful I have you all to openly communicate with me or cry with me. I rely on all of you more than you could imagine and I hope you know you can rely on me too. I love all of you dearly and miss you all constantly.

Sincerely,

Me

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