In honor of Mother's and Father's day I would like to take a moment to write about my parents. They are wonderful, kind, generous, and good-humored people. Without my parents, I obviously would not be where I am today. I would not be a 26(almost 27..yikes) year old who has lived in a foreign country, moved halfway across the country to go to college, traveled to Paris for a weekend while I was 7 months pregnant, is not afraid of new things, etc. From early on in my life, when faced with decisions, my parents always helped me look at both sides of a decision. They never made a decision for me, but through conversations with them, they helped me make my own decisions. These conversations helped me become a strong, independent thinker. As I've started down the road of parent-hood myself, I look into Hazel's eyes and think, "How do you raise a child to have good morals, be kind to others, be an independent thinker, etc.?!" Becoming a mother myself has made me look back at those moments with my own parents, and I realize more and more what a wonderful job they did (and still do!) with raising my brother and me. There is much more that could and perhaps should be said here, but I wanted to take a moment and tell you all about how thankful I am to have such wonderful people as parents. I don't say this often enough to them, but I love you mom and dad!
