thank you.

i was looking at my fellow friend, carlee's blog, and she did a thank you post.. and now i would like to do the same.

mother - you have taught me so many things in my life. you are the only person that truly has looked out for me, and always wanted the best for me. going to all the extreme's just to see me happy, and i know i could never thank you enough for all the life lessons you have taught me. you gave me my street smarts, and i know that is the one thing in life you need the very most. thank you for being my mom, i wouldn't want any other mom. you have loved me unconditionally since you found out you were going to have me, and that it what a true mother is. even in your circumstances, you wanted me. i know, no matter what we go through, you and i are A TEAM! we always have been, and we always will be, thank you for randomly cleaning my room and making it smell good, thank you for the random clothes you buy me, thank you for always letting me wear your clothes, even when i don't like it when you wear mine, thank you for excusing my absences, thank you for standing up for me, thank you for being opinionated, thanks for every trait you gave me, thank you for my crooked smile, thank you for the tears you shredded from being so happy to see me or something i write, thank you for believing in me.

sophie- thank you for being my first baby sister, thank you for always loving to see me, thank you for the smile of yours- thats crooked like mine, thank you for always smelling so good, thank you for being the reason why i go on everyday, thank you for being the most perfect girl in the world.

courteney lulu- thank you for being annoying! hahah thank you for being my backbone, thank you for going through the hardships with me, thank you for petting my hair when i cry, thank you for watching movies with me, thank you for playing pretend with me, thank you for having the biggest heart i have ever come across.

dad- thank you for all the crazy drives, thanks for the good music appreciation, thank you for growling at boys, thank you for the daddy hugs, thank you for making me feel like a princess, thank you for always loving me even when i do things you don't like, i don't thank you enough. i love you.

maizy and zoe- thank you for being my last baby sisters, i could never ask for anything better. thank you for entertaining me while i'm there, and being the warmest thing in my heart.

grandma and grandpa- thank you for helping raise me, thank you for showing me unconditional love, thank you for always wanting the best for me and my sisters. grandpa- thank you for all the store runs- even though we always got in trouble, thank you for always loving me more then you love yourself, thank you for being my favorite person in the whole world. grandma- thank you for being creative, thank you for letting me know to always be unique, thank you for always wanting to give me more, thank you for always being there for me, thank you for making me appreciate art, thank you!


nana and papa- thank you for taking care of me and lu for 3 years, thank you for always giving us what we need, thank you for showing me a functional marriage, thank you for all the beautiful places you've shown me, thank you for all the times you drove me to school and picked me up, thank you for taking me to MVP/MEXICO/FLORIDAx2 and sending me to california, thank you for showing me that i do deserve nice things too.

peter- wow, i haven't really talked about you in awhile, to anyone. we've been through our share, that's for sure. thank you for showing me who my true friends are, thank you for telling me "it's going to be okay" when i really thought it wouldn't, thank you for being that territorial boyfriend that i always wanted to hit when i would see what you would say on my facebook, thank you for the random cute texts, thank you for sending my flowers, thanks for the brand, thank you for showing me that i can do what i truly want to do, thank you for making me feel like the most beautiful girl in the world, thank you for calling me at 12 my time even though it was 2 your time just to say happy birthday or happy anniversary, thank you for answering your phone when i would have a bad dream about you cheating on me and be balling, thank you for being just as weird as i am, thank you for jamming out to eenie meenie with me, thank you for loving my family, thank you for that perfect smile, thank you for breaking my heart, thanks for not talk to me anymore so we can get over each other, thank you for showing me what true love really is.

elly- she was my best friend for 8 1/2 years. thank you for holding me up when every girl seemed to be pushing me down, thank you for whiping away my tears, thank you for defending me in our horrible high school, thank you for being with me through a lot of my firsts, thank you for not listening to your mom when she said you couldn't play with me in 6th grade, thank you for not believing all the dumb rumors about me, thank you for showing me a good time, thank you for showing me that friendships don't last forever.

annie- thank you for being my best friend NOW. thank you for showing me that i missed out on true friends, thanks for being crazy, thank you for being my twin, thank you for snapping me back into reality... many times, thank you for going through break ups with me, thank you for hating him, thank you for writing me cool notes, thank you for taking me in when i needed you, thank you for accepting me for me and never trying to change me, thank you for being a long haired brunette that likes to be homeless- like me, thank you for all you do.. i have never had a friend like you. the best of friend anyone could ever ask for.

erin, maggie, rachel, molly, mallory- thank you for the experiences with younglife, and just best friendshipness. thanks for helping me with my issues, and getting through challenges with me.

hannah- thank you for being there for me, thanks for asking to be my friend in kindergarten, thank you for keeping in touch with me when i moved away, thank you for all the common cent's runs, thanks for introducing me to many boys :) thanks for being crazy with me, thanks for believing in faries like i do, thanks for loving practical magic like i do, thank you for being strong, thank you for making me feel included when i moved back. i miss you.

eliza- thank you for being here every summer when i would come back, thank you for showing me that you can believe in anything, thank you for being so strong in your church, thank you for showing me that anyone can follow their dreams- and succeed, thank you for being so sweet, thank you for being one of my best friends since i was 5.

rosie and ashley- thank you for being there for me, thank you for understanding me, thank you for sticking by me last year, i couldn't thank you enough for that.

katie- thank you for the summer, thank you for being in the exact situation as i was, thank you for being so spunky, thank you for saving me this summer, thank you for all your greeeeat advice, thank you for still loving me even though we barely talk anymore, thank you for everything!

smoot- thank you for letting me live with you, thank you for all the homie times, thank you for all the late night talks, thank you for helping me through my boy issues, thank you for helping me ask/answer to dances, thank you for sharing clothes, thank you for all the sluffing :), thank you for being so sweet, thank you for trying to be the best person you could be, thank you for always looking for the positive in situations, thank you for always being so nice

janessa- thank you for being such a weirdo with me, thank you for understanding me, thank you for my birthday(best birthday yet), thank you for forgiving me for stupid stuff, thank you for acting like a psycho with me, thank you for being so talented in cheer- i appreciate it so much, thank you for your dancing with me at dances hahahah, thank you for your congestedness with me, thank you for being a nerd with me when i need it!

skylar- thank you for being so freaking strong, thank you for being sooo outstandingly gorgeous, thank you for having a great personality, thank you for saving me this year, thank you for helping me be strong, thank you for always texting me saying "i love you casss!", thank you for always thinking i can do it, thank you for always believing that me and him will get married- no matter what happens right now, thank you for listening to better then revenge with me :)

grant- thank you for putting up with me, thank you for all the days just hanging out in my room, thank you for truly caring about me, thank you for the candy :), thank you for all the mcdonalds/wendy's runs, thank you for liking my crazy singing, thank you for wanting to be a good kid, thank you for always believing in your church, thank you for all that you have done for me, thank you for liking me no matter what i do, thank you for getting embarrassed by the things i do, thank you for always appreciating me, thank you for accepting that i am truly the worst texter, thank you for motivating me to go to school, thank you for being a good boyfriend :)

garin- thank you for being my best guy friend, thank you for showing me best friends can be friends even if you're not in the same group, thank you for always texting me back, thanks for giving me the best hugs ever, thanks for always being concerned, thanks for listening to all my dumb stories, thank you for being so funny!, thank you for the "you're beautiful babe" texts, or just the simple "i love you" texts, thanks for always acknowledging me in the halls, thanks for sticking with me in TV class, thanks for saying i love you every time i leave that class.

aj and bryan- thank you for being my other best guy friends, thank you for hearing my stories, thank you for helping me with grant, thank you for always setting me straight, thank you!

homies- thank you for the most amazing summer of my life.

megan abel- thank you for making me want to blog and put my feeling out there for people to see, thank you for being so intelectual, thank you for being so nice about how you feel, thank you!

carlee- thank you for taking pictures of my family, thank you for talking to me in child care, thank you for always being so entertaining, thank you for being one the nicest girls i've ever known, thank you for understanding me.

taryn and taylor- thank you for growing up with me, thank you for loving me even though we're not even that good of friends anymore, thank you for being nice to me, thank you for being part of the best childhood memories i have.

my angels (grandma amy, uncle court, and zachary meyers)- thank you for looking out for me up there- i know i can be reckless, thank you for keeping me safe, thank you for all the sunny and rainy days, thank you for showing me that there is still hope.

mean girls from my past- thank you for making me realize how i don't need you, thank you for making me stronger, thank you for making me make sure i'm not like you, thank you for not saying sorry, thank you for making me a better person, because if i'm not like you- i'm better.

boys that are in my past- thank you for bringing me to be strict about my standards, thank you for making me realize that 99% of you are douche bags, thank you for entertaining me while you did, thank you for bringing me to see what true love is- because it wasn't you guys, thank you for showing me a good time when you did, thank you for leaving me, or being a cheat, or anything else that you were, or thank you for being nice to me, thank you for making me realize the qualities i want and don't want in my future husband.

if you're not in here, don't feel bad. i'm just really tired, and there are way toooo many more people that i want to write about, i will get to it, i promise.

but for now here's the last one,

the man upstairs- thank you for all you have given me, thank you for showing me miracles, thank you for bringing me dreams about my uncle, thank you for the challenges you've given me, thank you for being the one thing i constantly believe in.