Dear Mom and Dad,

I don't even know where to begin or how to put this into words. I cannot thank you enough for being so selfless throughout the years and for all that you do. Words truly cannot explain it, nor can this letter, but I am so appreciative of all that you do.

Thank you for putting up with my brat self. Thank you for dealing with the mood swings, the melt downs and the tantrums. From the melts downs when I was six about what American Girl dolls I wanted to the melt downs when I was 18 because I just wanted to be left alone, you both were there through it all. I may not be the kindest human being at times, or the sweetest but you always know how to deal with me.

I thank you, Mom, for the temper that I have. Dad,thank you for dealing with both of us. I thank you, Dad, for my OCD and strict lifestyle that must follow a tight schedule. Mom thank you for having patience with both of us.

Thank you for believing in everything I wanted to do, and supporting every crazy idea. Thank you for putting me through every dance class, acting class, and theater camp for the long eight years that I thought I was going to be famous like the Oslen twins. Thank you for the countless trips into the city to support my crazy dream. Thank you for keeping up with my indecisive self and now supporting my dreams of being a writer. Thank you for supporting me in all that I wanted to do and pushing me to do better, even if the idea was completely crazy and unachievable.

Thank you for being so selfless and doing everything you could and more for me. Thank you for working two jobs, day and night, just to put me through college so I can experience life, find myself, and better myself. Thank you for making every birthday special and going out of your way to surprise me each and every year. Thank you for the car on my 16th birthday, and not screaming at me when I crashed it (RIP Gudio, you were a great first car). Thank you for making every holiday special and making sure I grew up with a loving family around me. Thank you for not only bringing me into this world, but giving me a baby sister and best friend to drive you crazy with.

Thank you for teaching me that what I want may not be exactly what I need. You have shown me that there is so much more to life than anything that I am feeling or dealing with right now. Thank you for being there when I was so set on someone or something, and then still supporting me when I realized I didn't want for myself what I thought I did. You never said "I told you so," even when you were right. You were just always there for me and I cannot thank you enough for that.

Thank you for being my biggest supporter and role model. Thank you for teaching me how important it is to work hard and never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. Thank you for being the only two people that I know will never let me down and that I can always look up to. Thank you for showing me that the only person who should be able to question my integrity is myself and the only opinion of me that matters in my own.

Thank you for bringing me into this world. Your life could have been so different without a needy, sarcastic, pain in the a** daughter like me. You both could have had the whole world to yourself, yet you decided to sacrifice your own life of freedom to give me mine. Thank you for being my biggest supporters, best friends and worst enemies all in one. Thank you for showing me that at the end of the day, although we do not agree on everything, you will both always be there for me.

Thank you both for teaching me so many life lessons, the screaming matches, the fights, the advice, the care and the love that I needed in this world. I may seem as if I don't appreciate it, but I promise you I do. At the end of the day, before I set my crazy self down to sleep, I thank God, that I have you both. I love you to the moon and back.