life is infinite.

Grandma and Grandpa,

I am writing you this letter to tell you thank you, thank you for the unconditional love that you have given me since I was born.  Thank you for being two of the strongest people that I know.  Thank you for being great role models, especially when it comes to love.  When I think about the word love, you two instantly come to mind, my definition of love is exactly what you feel for each other, you have taught me that love is more than just a 4 letter word, that it is the most wonderful feeling in the world, and I hope one day I am lucky enough to feel that way about someone, and when I do find that one person, I want to shape that relationship from what I have learned from you.  Just like you both, I want to be able to love someone unconditionally; I keep going back to those two words because what you have is the epitome of that.  I have known for a long time that I want to have a love like the one you both share, but the moment that made me decide that I wasn’t going to settle for anything less then what you have was at Jeffrey and Amanda’s wedding, when you were the last two on the dance floor and everyone was giving you a standing ovation, and at that moment  I thought to myself, I want that, and nothing less than that, and I won’t settle till I am that person, dancing with my husband still so in love after all that time.  Being away at school has really made me think about everything, and how important you and the rest of our family really are to me.  I want to thank you for always teaching me to make God a huge part of my life, because now more than ever, that is something I am really sticking to, I look to God when I need to make decisions because I know that he will give me the right answer.  I know that God is helping all of us through everything and that He is keeping us all together.   You have taught me that god has a plan for everything, and anything that happens, whether good or bad is part of that plan.  You have taught me that our lives are in God’s hands and that he will decide what is best for us.  I would also like to thank you for teaching me that family is the most important thing in life, and I have seen, since I was old enough to understand, that you love your family more than anything, and that we are a family and we will always be a family, no matter what, through thick and thin, and that those are the people that will always be there.  When I think about our family I think about this quote “with unity there is strength” I think that describes our family because together we are all so strong and I think we are all so strong because you have taught us to be this way, you have taught me that even when we are weak as individuals, we are as strong as we can be when we come together as a family.  Today, I am shaping my life from the things that you have taught me.  I surround myself with people who are like family members to me.  At 18, I am trying to be the best person that I can be, because you make me want to be the best person that I can be.  A letter does not even start to explain how thankful I really am to have both of you and to have learned all of the lessons that I have learned from you.  The things you have taught me are a huge part of who I am today.  I hope that I grow up to be as strong, kind, loving, and caring as both of you are, I am truly blessed to have you and the rest of my family, and I thank god every day for giving me all of you.  I was sitting here tonight talking to my best friends about, well, everything and it made me want to write you this letter, it is now 3:52 and I am still writing, I cannot sleep until I tell you how thankful I am in the best way I know how, like I said before this letter does not even begin to explain it.  You have given me 18 years of the most wonderful life lessons and memories that I will hold on to forever.  Thank you for teaching me how to love someone unconditionally, how to always put family and god first, and for helping shape me into the woman that I am today.  I love you both more then you will ever know, and once again I know that this letter does not begin to show how grateful I really am for everything that I have been through with you, everything that you have taught me, and all of the love that you have showered me with over the past 18 years, but all I can really say is thank you.  

Love,

Abby <3