To Mom #2 and Dad #2,

First, I want to start by thanking you for the endless things that you have done for me throughout the years. There will never be a day when I can really thank you in the ways that I know you deserve, but I will always try. For the past 10 years of my life, you guys have treated me like I was your own child (probably the favorite, too). I've been to so many family vacations and holidays, and have spent the rest of my days on your couch bothering you like I do best.

You've always been there to give advice and to help pick me up when I couldn't do it myself. You always made your home feel like my home as well; that said, I am sorry for the ridiculous amounts of food that I have eaten when I come over. You guys always seem to know when I am in need of encouragement and a little extra kick to chase my goals. And you never fail to be there to celebrate my victories, or to pick me up from my losses. Even though I'm three hours away, you check up on me and send me texts just to let me know you're thinking about me.

Thank you for choosing me. My parents had no choice, but you decided to invite me into your family and I hope to be a part of that forever. You have both been such a large part of everything that I have done since the day J and I became best friends. Through gymnastics, school, my relationship problems, J's and my occasional fights that never last very long, you have held my hand through every single part of life. Thank you for loving me, for always being on my side, for believing in me, for being so optimistic in a world of negativity, laughing at my jokes even when they are horrible, hugging me every time I enter the house, and the millions of other things that I adore so much about you.

If I could ever be half the person that either of you are, I would ask nothing else from this lifetime. As most daughters don't, I know that I never thank you enough, so this is just a small thing to try and let you know how much you mean to me, how much I love you, and how endlessly thankful I am for you.