Dear Mom, thank you. Thank you for listening to me when I complain about school work and stress and never telling me that you had it worse because you went to law school. Thank you for texting me once a week telling me how much everyone at home misses me, and how things are different when I am gone. I love knowing that you think about me even when I am 440 miles away from home. Thank you for having a home cooked meal when I walk in the door when I am home from school. Thank you for encouraging me when I don't believe in myself. There are many times when I want to quit because I don't think I can reach my goals, but you remind me of how far I have come and that God has a plan for me.

Dear Dad, thank you. Thank you for listening to my worries and detailed descriptions about rugby games and practices. Thank you for exchanging college stories with me over the drives home. Thank you for keeping me smiling when I am worrying about grades by joking (I hope) about not letting me back in the house if I get a "B". Thank you for sending me pictures of my dog every time I ask for them without judgement. Thank you for teaching me the importance of managing my money. Thank you for driving a total of 12 hours in one day to get me from school for spring break.

Thank you both for making the six hour drive and only complaining about my choice to go to an out-of-state school a couple hundred times during the drive. Thank you for being understanding when I do poorly on a chemistry exam because neither of you were science majors because you were just as bad at chemistry as I am. Thank you for always being available when I want to call, whether its a ten in the morning or ten at night. Thank you for sticking with me through all the ups and downs that come along with freshman year of college. I could not have done it without you.

The amount of thank you's are not limited to the ones above. There are some many more things you have done for me that I am grateful for, but they could not fit onto this article. You start to appreciate your parents more once you get to college. You learn that yes, your mom was right, you should've dropped that class. You learn that yes, your dad was being fair when he made you save your money for college. Thank you both, for everything you taught me. I truly can to put into words how much I value your advice and support. I love you guys.