Sometimes you come across people in your life that you're blessed enough to call family. In my circumstance, the majority of my family lives in Pittsburgh with scattered family members in Texas, Florida and Maine. So, here in Ohio, it's only my mom, dad, brother and myself. Years ago we were lucky enough to meet our "second" family.

Over the years it stretched beyond just the two families we became friends with, but also their whole family. Cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, all became our family. So here are many thanks to you.

Thank you for allowing us to join in on family parties. Without you, Labor Days and Memorial Days would be spent at home. Yes, we go to spend holidays with my family, but only the big ones. Also, thanks for letting us tag along for birthday parties, no matter who they were for.

Thank you for the amazing vacations. The annual trips to the beach have made so many memories that will last a lifetime. They're filled with moments that I will never forget. I will always enjoy the laughs, the jokes, and the dinner reservations for 40+ people.

Thanks for making dual moment interesting. The laughs at inappropriate moments, fart spray in condo bathrooms, getting kicked out of go-carts every year, yeah those moments and every other one as well. Here's to the top secret moments at "the box" and golf cart rides over the ramp.

Thanks for loving us as if we were blood. The unconditional love that comes from you all could never be replaced. You treat us as if we were your own family, always there for us when we need it.

You could never be thanked enough for putting up with us on a daily basis. You're the real MVPs!