Hey guys,

'Tis the season to be thankful. Although, I am thankful for both of you every single day, even if I don't actually show it. There is not enough money in the world to give you guys what you deserve, there aren't even enough words in the English dictionary to express how appreciative and grateful I am to have you both in my life. So, to start, thank you, for everything.

Thank you for always having my back and supporting me. Without you, I don't think I'd be anywhere close to where I am now. With your support, I've achieved so much throughout my lifetime and there is absolutely no way I would have gotten there without you cheering me on. Through the games, academics, and even the broken relationships with who I thought were going to be my best friends for life and the stupid drama I had to go through, you guys always took my side but still never failed to rationalize with me and let me know when I was being too dramatic or not dramatic enough about certain things. Thank you for always giving me that extra boost of confidence and motivation when I needed it most, I promise you it helped, and still does.

Thank you for always helping me get what I wanted. If you knew I wanted something, you always helped me find ways to get them, even if I just had to wait until my birthday to get it. Although now you complain about how spoiled I was, and still am, I cannot explain to you how grateful I am for everything you have given me. I see it clearer now than when I was younger, I understand now the sacrifices you had to go through to help get your baby what she wanted, so thank you.

Thank you for supporting my ideas, even the crazy ones. Some of the ideas I came up with were totally weird and out of this world, but at the time I thought they were the best things anyone has ever thought of. Even though we both knew that if I did pursue them, it would have never worked out, you still supported me and told me to go for it because at least I could say that I tried. I mean yeah, sometimes you tried to tell me not to do some things that you thought were weird, but I did them anyway and look where I am now! I don't know about you, but I think it's impressive.

Thank you for accepting me for who I am and who I'm becoming. I have gone through a lot of stages in my life, and as much as I resent you for letting me out of the house during some of those stages, I also thank you for it because I wouldn't have all those embarrassing pictures of myself to compare them to how I am now. It's always a good reminder to keep me from revisiting those awful, awkward days. Thank you for accepting the people I've chosen to be in my life, the people I love and tell you stories about, good or bad. They are helping shape me into the person I have always wanted to be just as much as you are, they're very important to me so thank you for accepting them.

I'm sorry that I can be really sassy and rude sometimes. I'm only human and it's only expected that I would eventually slip up and be a bit snippy. I truthfully don't mean to be, especially to you, I have the most respect for you and I would never want you to think otherwise. So, I'm sorry that you might have to second guess my respect sometimes, but please, try to remember that I love you and I do respect you, so much.

I hope that we can only go further in our relationship, I hope our bond only grows stronger, even when the times are tough. I know that life is a huge roller coaster and there are going to be ups and downs, but as long as we work together, or at least try to, I know it will always be okay in the end. You never fail to make sure that I'm comfortable and that I'm okay with whatever I'm doing or whatever I'm attempting to do.

Thank you for all the little things. I do notice them, now more than ever. Thank you for answering the phone when I'm bored and I just want to talk. Thank you for taking the time to teach me valuable life lessons through the mistakes you made. Sorta like when you glued your fingers together and you taught me how not to do that, and don't worry, I haven't, yet. Thank you for the extra reassurance when I come to you for it. You truly are the best and I couldn't have asked for better parents.

"If I had different parents, I would punch them in the face and come find you." - Some card a little kid wrote his mom.

Love always,

Your Babygirl

P.S. Thank you for the good looks.