Day 2

Today I am thankful for my parents.  I don't think you truly appreciate your own parents until you become a parent yourself, and these past 4.5 months I have missed them more than ever.  I realize now how much they love me, always have and always will, and why they're willing to drive ridiculous distances to see me just for a day or two.  I know that my mom could have gotten a whole lot more cookie dough off of the beaters if she wanted to, but she left some big chunks just for me to lick off.  I know how much it must have broken my dad's heart to see me cry about a boy breaking mine, and how happy he must have been to see me marry a wonderful man on my wedding day.  I truly believe I have the best parents in the world, through all the ups and downs in their own lives, they've given me everything I need to be successful, and most of all, instilled in me their values.