greater things

Thank you mom and dad, for your endless love and devotion to us!

Thank you for trusting us and teaching us to be self-disciplined.

Thank you for creating the kind of atmosphere that allows us to

explore our individuality, express our passions boldly and still love

and support each other.

Thank you for taking us camping, rock climbing, picnicking on beaches, to live music shows, to all of our rehearsals and practices, on car rides to "puddle jump" and to photograph the countryside.

Thanks for putting your life in my hands and teaching me to drive, and then continuing to encourage me when I failed my first driving test.

Thank you for teaching me that money is the least-most important thing in the world.

Thank you for maintaining a family unit even after your divorce.

Thank you for not giving up on your own life adventures and thus teaching me to never "arrive."

Thank you for loving me through my first (and second) heartbreak.

Thank you for my sisters!

(I have the best parents. We had a very special family dinner when that little one on the left turned 18. This is my timely father's day post and belated mother's day post.)