Not Enough “Thank You”s and “I Love You”s

Are there people in your life that you know that you don’t say “Thank You” and “I Love You” to enough?  My Mom and Dad are those people for me!  I wouldn’t even know where to begin saying “Thank You,” but I do know that I have learned a great deal from them and am very lucky to have them in my life.  Today marks a huge milestone in their lives, it is their 35^th wedding anniversary!  I figured I would start to get caught up on “Thank You’s” on this special day, so here it goes…..

1)  Thank You for meeting each other at the movie theater all those years ago.

2) Thank You for showing me what love and marriage should look like.

3) Thank You for teaching me to put others first.

4) Thank You for Grandpa Daycare.

5) Thank You for researching and teaching me about thistle plants.

6) Thank You for being there when I need to clear my thoughts.

7) Thank You for letting Andy and I celebrate your 25^th wedding anniversary with you on the cruise.

8) Thank You for loving me.

9) Thank You for family traditions like carving pumpkins, Christmas morning omelets and New Year’s Eve prime rib.

10) Thank You for helping me plant flowers and keep our yard looking nice.

11) Thank You for allowing me to participate in so many activities while growing up and attending all those events.

12)  Thank You for spraying bugs at our house and buying furnace filters.

13) Thank You for volunteering to babysit Dexter after having him all week.

14) Thank You for my good looks (Mom) and attitude (Dad).  (Growing up I was told you look like your Mom and my response to that was, but I act like my Dad.)

15) Thank You for bringing Pedialyte or holding my hair when I am sick.

16)   Thank You for treating Bo like a son and being great in-laws to him.

17)   Thank You for being there with advice but giving me space to learn my own lessons.

18)   Thank You for teaching me to be a good driver including learning to drive a stick shift, even when it took multiple tries and stops in the middle of the steep hill to practice.

19)   Thank You for showing me how to be a loyal and hard worker.

20)   Thank You for teaching me to be financially responsible.

21)   Thank You for caring about Dexter.

22)   Thank You for supporting and pushing me to continue my education.

23)   Thank You for putting up with me as a teenager, I know my attitude wasn’t always the easiest to deal with, right Mom?

24)   Thank You for showing me a unique way to spread God’s word through clowning.

25)   Thank You for butterflies.

26)   Thank You for believing in me.

27)   Thank You for cooking me lunch during the week.

28)   Thank You for allowing me to paint each wall in my bedroom a different color.

29)   Thank You for being there when I need you.

30)   Thank You for fostering my love for the country by taking me to the farm.

31)   Thank You for trusting me to make the right decisions.  (Even if you didn’t think moving into the country when I was a junior in college was a good idea and you worried about me every day!)

32)   Thank You for hugging me.

33)   Thank You for getting rid of the mouse that had snuck into my room.

34)   Thank You for helping me move just about every Father’s Day during college.

35)   Thank You for being amazing Grandparents to Dexter.

Happy Anniversary to you, I couldn’t be more proud to be called your daughter!  Here's to 35 more!