This is an open letter to my friends and their families; I want to thank you all. I want to thank you for welcoming me into your lives and for taking me in like I am one of your own. You will never understand how much it means!
I don't just have one family... I have many and although they may not be blood, they mean the world to me. Having more than one family is honestly a blessing. They are the sweetest people ever! Never in a million years did I ever imagine having all these great people in my life that I can consider my family. One thing I do know is that they are now stuck with me for life!
The best part of this entire thing is that not only do I have my own crazy family parties and vacations I get to attend, but I also get to be part of their crazy family parties and vacations as well. Let me tell you a little something about a vacation I took with two of my friends and her family. We went to Atlantic City and let’s just say it was very exciting and eventful. I had never been to the ocean until I went on this trip, but then it got eventful to the point that I was totally convinced I was stung by a jellyfish... Turns out there isn’t even jellyfish there. Jokes on me.
I would like to send a special thank you to one of my friends and her family for basically making me a cousin in their family. I always feel so welcome when I am around them and their children. I especially want to say thank you for blessing me with some more “little cousins” that I love as if they were blood-related. It honestly melts my heart when they run up to me and hug me like they have known me for years, or when the littlest one finally says “Courtney.”
A special thank you to a friend and her family I just really started to get close to again this last year. You all rock. I can honestly say that I never leave your house hungry and I know if I do, it’s my own fault. Your family might be a little crazy, but that’s okay because so is mine! You guys make me feel welcome all the time no matter what the situation.
As you can see, I have some of the greatest friends and I don’t know what I would do without them! You all mean the world to me, this letter isn’t even enough to explain how thankful I am for you all! I owe you all the world and one day I hope to be able to give you all the world! With that being said, I love you all so much and again thank you!