Meaning of Life / Thank You

Thank you, Mom. For knowing when I need a hug. For taking me across the country on a whim. For understanding when I need space; and when you don't, for not getting mad at me for telling you I need it. For taking care of me when I'm sick, and knowing when I need my favorite foods. For our regular coffee dates. For gossiping with me. For showing me solidarity and disliking the people I dislike too. For letting me vent. For not judging me. For pretending you don't hear just how terribly I sing in the car, I really appreciate it. For trying to instill in me a sense of patience that I will probably never be able to attain.

Thank you, Dad. For always annoying and embarrassing me at the worst times. For knowing not to ask questions when I cry at books. But for mocking me when I cry at movies, because they are drastically different. For driving me 3,000 miles for college visits, even though I ended up applying to only one of the four schools we visited. For wearing your martial arts Halloween costume not only on Halloween but also very day for the next year. For trying to do Reiki on me even though you know I'll never say yes because I don't believe in it. For taking me and Sophia to the mall every single Friday night during middle school. For your green eyes and your sense of humor.

Thank you, family. For persistently skyping every Sunday, no matter how many times I refuse to show myself on the camera. For being patient with mom and dad and I and waiting each year expectantly for us to come back to Bulgaria. For being understanding and accepting when we moved so far away so long ago. For always having banitsa cooked for us on the farm the second we step through the door. For Grandpa taking me to go pick mulberries with him in front of the apartment. For random walks downtown with my aunt, that usually end with us sitting over coffee somewhere because who has the energy to walk in the sun during summer. For my cousins, older and younger, for making the family a little more sane. For always loving me, no matter how many weird phases I go through (and there were a lot lemme tell you.)

Thank you, Ms. Barbour. For putting up with me and my convoluted mentoring project all year. And for the hell it was that last week of college decisions. For just being the awesome and down-to-earth person that you are.

Thank you, Mr. Logsdon. For trusting me enough to let me take care of your children - you will never know how much that means to me. For teaching one of the best English classes I've ever been in. For taking time out of your busy schedule to do an independent study with me. For being you, and for being cool.

Thank you, Ms. Whitman. For being the first teacher I've had that speaks so passionately about the subject they're teaching. For knowing me in middle school and letting me invade your home for these past seven years, even when your daughter wasn't there! For being someone I can turn to for help. For being honest and open. For being the coolest friend mom I've ever met.

Thank you, friends. For always making me laugh, having my back, and supporting me in my crazy shenanigans, no matter how wild. Sophia, for being there for me ever since 7th grade and for traveling with me and instilling in me your love for theatre and tv. Price: also for being friends since 7th grade, and for always being honest; I know I can always tell you anything. Callie, for being there for me when I needed it, and for giving me that push I need every so often. Davis, for always knowing what to say and knowing the difference between when I need to vent or when you need to go punch somebody for me. Dominik, for always yelling with me in the car because its more fun and for impulse planning your life with me on our weekly IBP/coffee dates. Thank you, Urvi and Courtney and Paige and Annie and Josh and Jessie and Mason and Mary Rollins and Olivia x2 and Paula and Michael and Jared and Leah an so many more for allowing me to call you guys my friends!

All of these people and more, we've been through one hell of a ride together and I'm so thankful you've been right there by my side during. I appreciate you more that these words could ever show, and I just want you to know just how much I value you everything you guys have done and will keep on dong for me!