Many cringe at the thought of being forced into a family dinner, or holiday celebration— but I’m the exact opposite.

My grandparents are some of my best friends, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I would rather spend the day with them than do anything else. I’m the one always begging for more family dinners or more time spent with them. I don’t care if it’s Saturday night, I’d rather spend the night with them, even if that means going to Card Club (which I love more than any twenty-something should).

My grandparents are some of my biggest treasures, and without them, I don’t know who or where I’d be. I can’t imagine my life without them, and I don’t ever want to.

Like with any of my best friends, my day is incomplete until I talk to them. I want to tell them everything, from how I failed that stupid test that isn’t going to get me anywhere in life to what I ate for dinner to the silly joke I heard that I know they’ll love.

It doesn’t hurt that they get to spoil me rotten (sorry, it comes with their title), but unlike the stereotype, I am grateful for everything they do and give to me. The gifts, love, and time is something that I’ll treasure forever. I know I’m their little princess, but I look up to them with just as much respect and love.

I also don’t care what you say, everything is better at your grandparents' house—the food, bed, TV— it doesn’t matter, if it’s at grandma’s, it’s automatically better.

I know my grandparents will always be my biggest supporters— in good and bad, I know I’ll always be able to count on them. But on the flip-side, I’m their biggest cheerleader in everything they do.

Having a grandparent is something special, because as a kid, you know they’ll give you anything and everything to make you happy, and you know you can get away with anything around them—even if mom says no.

They might not know it, but spending time with them—or most days, a phone call—is my favorite part of everyday.

I might be 21, but I am one lucky girl to be their granddaughter, and I am beyond grateful that I can call them my grandparents.