I, like many, have learned numerous lessons from my grandma. She has taught me how to be the best person I possibly could be and she blesses me every day with her support and love. Although some of the advice she has given me was not always appreciated at that time, I know that she only meant it from the heart. One of the most special things she has done for me is to leaving me with several life lessons that I am sure she has taught my family as well.

1. You do what you feel is right

The only person who knows you better than yourself is, well yourself. Your decision to either complete a task or not is all in your hands. You will have outside influences but that will not be the deciding factor.

2. Say ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you.’ Respect another person, no matter who that person is

We are always taught to say 'please' and 'thank you', especially from our grandma's. They were raised in a time where it was just common curtsy to have those kinds of manners.

3. Unconditional love

Whether she tells you to "be good" or just says "Hi", she always speaks words of love. Regardless of the trouble we have gotten in, she has never thought of her children or grandchildren any differently then she had before. There has never been a time where I have not felt loved by my family, and my grandma is the one to thank.

4. Always eat your vegetables

Having Brussel sprouts shoved into your mouth, or warm spinach in a little bowl on the side, vegetables are always the most important part of the meal. I could not leave the table until my plate was clean (luckily grandma had a dog).

5. Family is very important

Living only 1.3 miles away from my grandma, you could say we are a close family. Everyone could drop in to each house unexpectedly at any time of the day. She always values our time together because she says 'one day it will be gone" (cue the tears). I only have one uncle and aunt on that side with two cousins so it is a very small family, hence why we are close.

6. Grandma is always right

There has never been a time that I can remember that my grandma was wrong. She may not give the best advice or say what I want to hear. However, she tends to predict the future pretty well. There is no point in trying to argue with her as she will win those as well.

Thank you grandma for loving me and supporting me in everything I do. You are the center of our family and we would not be the family we are today without you. You love me like no other and spoil me to death. Thank you grandma for teaching me these life lessons as well as thousands more.