Day 3: My Parents

Oh, I don't even know what to say about my parents besides the fact that they are amazing!!

My mom has become one of my best friends.  We can talk about EVERYTHING, and literally, everything!  I know things that most kids would never want to know about their parents, and I love it.  I'm glad we have that type of relationship that we can be best friends.  She has been a great example to me, and has tried to teach me things over the years.  Unfortunately, I didn't always pay attention, but I know she tried.  My mom is always there when I need her, and we talk all the time.  My mom is a friend to every one, and it's rare that she meets a stranger.  If you need an ear, she is certainly someone you can go to.  A quick funny story about my mom... back in 2003, I got my second ticket within a year and so I had to defer my ticket so it wouldn't go on my record.  In 2004, the missionaries in my ward (Jordan and Seth) wanted to race me and I said I couldn't because I was on probation.  I was in a sense.  They came over for dinner one night, and some how that came up.  My dad just looked at me like what are they talking about, and I played it off somehow.  Oh, the dirty looks I gave those boys.  LOL!  Church was the next day, and when I was leaving, I found a note on my car from my mom saying "I know nothing.  Sorry."  My dad had started to question her, and she played it off as she didn't know about my ticket.  Needless to say, I felt horrible, and went home to tell my dad what happened.  I told him I didn't say anything to him because I took care of it.  I never said that mom knew though.  All was well, and topic dropped.  :)  I love the trust my mom and I have for each other.

My dad has been my rock and strength through so much.  He is the one I go to for advice, but not before I've thought it through and made a plan.  My dad taught me to think, to plan, and to commit.  He taught me that friendship was important, but family was all you really needed.  That has been hard to learn over the years, but I understand why he says that.  To him, his family is everything.  To get an "I love you" or "I am proud of you" from my dad makes me cry.  He's not an emotional person as I don't know if he has ever cried.  I certainly have not seen it, but the look in his eyes will tell you everything.  I remember the day I got married, and when he came to get me, he just looked at me and said why are you nervous.  He was as calm as day, and like, you know you made the right choice and you are happy, so what's to worry about.  Maybe deep down he was nervous too, but I certainly never saw it.  One special moment with my dad is one night, very, very late, I was super upset by my boyfriend at the time (my first love), and thought it was the end of the world.  I couldn't sleep, and I just cried for hours.  My dad happened to wake up, and came in to find me a mess.  All he did was lay down with me and hold me.  That meant the world to me.

I love my parents so much!!