mother's day

i have the best parents in the world. seriously.

maybe i'm biased, but you know, it can't be a bad thing to love your parents and think they're awesome, right? and since today is mother's day, i want to talk about my mom :)

i've been a crazy (but good, of course) kid over the years. in middle school i came home upset that "boys didn't like me" - in high school i was the artsy, introspective, and slightly emo kid that came home upset when my first boyfriend broke my heart - in college, i went from the crew girl to the aiesec kid with everything in between and came home upset when i felt like i was going to fail out of georgia tech and had no idea what i wanted to do with my life. and all these times, and more (including all of the good times), my mom has been there for me. i don't think she's seen eye-to-eye with me always on my ways of dealing with or approaching things (like going to chile for a year, for example), but she's always understood on some deeper level and allowed me to do and be what i felt i needed at the time. she's taken care of me and her worries, i know, are there because she cares for me. she's fun, funny, smart, talented, and has taught me a lot about lots of things, even just by listening.

i am a better person because of her, and i love her very much.

thanks for everything, mom :) and happy mother's day!