Mom,

I want to say thank you. Thank you for all the times you answered my phone calls (even the ones at 2am, and that one time when I was drunk and just wanted to tell you I missed you.) Thanks for always holding my hand when I'm scared (especially that one time at the dentist...actually all times at the dentist.) Thanks for letting me cry on your lap when I'm sad. Thank you for bringing me ginger ale and Gatorade when I have the stomach bug. Thanks for laying with me when I can't sleep and watching scary movies with me when I come home on breaks. Thanks for loving me unconditionally and putting up with me when I'm being stupid. Thanks for dealing with me when I haven't slept and I get into my whacky mood. Thanks for listening to me vent about literally everything and anything and always having the best advice. Thanks for always being the laughter and light in my life.

You are the best mom I could have asked for and the best friend I could ever have. You always know what to say and how to handle me at my best and at my worst. You've been the only person in my life to never let me down and always know that I'm appreciated and wanted.

I can't ever tell you how much I love and appreciate you. Just know that it's a lot. You'll never know how much the family appreciates you and all you do, knowing we'll never be able to repay you.

I promise I'll always sing to you when you're in the hospital, and hold your hand when your scared. I'll always be your shoulder to cry on and the lap you can lay on when you're sad. I'll always answer your calls (even the ones at 2am if you just wanna say you miss me.) I'll always keep you company if you can't sleep, and deal with you when you haven't had enough sleep. I'll always be your best friend and little girl.

I love you so much mom, and I could never imagine a world that you're not in. Love you forever and always.