But Mostly, Thanks to All of You.

I guess right now, I want to thank everyone. Just a huge thank-you, for everything everyone has done for me. You all are truly amazing, and I admire everyone of you.

Friends:

To my bff for always being there, for my best friends that sit with me at lunch, for my friends that I text just 'cause I have nothing to do. To my buddies that I don't hang out with, but that really are my buddies. To everyone that has been in my class and covered for me when I made a mistake. To everyone who ever wanted to spend time with me. To all my friends that said something that made me laugh when I was pouring my eyes out in sadness. To all the guys that drive me nuts, but that are super fun. To every single kid in my grade that I smiled at, or even said hi to. To everyone that walked with me at recess when my friends weren't outside. To all the kids I might have embaressed. To all the kids in my class that don't speak english, but that were always nice. But mostly, thanks to all of you.

Teachers:

Thanks for teaching me all that I know. Thanks to all the lunch aids for telling me to pick up my banana peel even when it really wasn't mine. Thanks to all my in-class teachers for teaching me that it's okay to make mistakes, because that's how you learn. Thanks to all the teachers that scared me to death on the first day of school. Thanks to everyone of you that tried to teach me something even when I really didn't want to learn it. Thanks to all the teachers that gave me a hug when I was crying. Thanks to all the teachers in the office that called my mom a million times to send me home in fourth grade when I was sick. Thanks to my principal for feeding me when I was stuck in the school until ten o'clock at night waiting for my parents to get out of a meeting. But mostly, thanks to all of you.

Family Friends:

Thanks for being more than just friends, but big brothers, beacause you know that I don't have one. Thanks for missing a date so you can come to one of my boring parties. Thanks for giving my advice even when it's something small. Thanks for being so comforting, so loyal. Thanks for being more than just adults, but family. Thanks for laughing at my pointless jokes. Thanks for holding me when I was a baby. Thanks for giving me all and more attention that I needed. Thanks for sitting at the kids table even though you could sit and drink milk at the adult table. Thanks for covering for me when I sneaked candy on Christmas. Thanks for letting us visit your farm when we were little. Thanks for telling me to go get you a beer just because you wanted one. Thanks for drinking the coffee I made even when I messed up really bad. But mostly, thanks to all of you.

All the Twins in My Family:

Thanks for being the best cousies, brothers, and sisters. You really make our family special... Yes, I do mean in a bad way.(Just kidding!) Thanks for going on the scary rides even when you don't really want to. Thanks for asking me for advice, and for listening to it, even when you knew I was wrong. Thanks to my twins for giving me the remote because I told you to. Thanks for wishing me the best of luck before I perform on stage. Thanks for watching me play my saxophone after I watch you play recorder or clarinet. Thanks for pretending that I am cool, even though I'm not. Thanks for being the cutiest of all pies. Thanks for letting me hold you to make it seem like I am really older than I am. But mostly, thanks to all of you.

Tias, Tios, and Cousins:

Thanks for letting me sleepover at your house on a night that you need to get sleep because you have work the next day. Thanks for watching a movie with me. Thanks for going on roller coasters with me at Sixt Flags. Thanks for letting me play at your pretend casinos in the basement. Thanks for letting me hang out with you when my sibblings were driving me crazy. Thanks for letting me ride in the boys' car when the girls were getting annoying, and for emailing me when I was bored. Thanks for sharing everything that you have, and for entertaining me when I had nothing to do. But mostly, thanks to all of you.

To My Elders:

To my Iggy, and my Gama, I tell you that you are the best penny counting, lime sucking grandmothers in the whole wide world. (inside joke) Thanks for everything from babysitting me to changing my diaper. Thanks to my one and only grandfather for playing guitar in your room with me at two in the morning. Thanks for coming home so late just so you can feed your family. Thanks for giving up everything just to start a family. Thanks for raising my parents to be independent and strong. Thanks for wishing, and making your wishes come true. Thanks for setting me on the right path when I thought it was the wrong one. Thanks for listening to all of my crazy stories and telling me how "wonderfully creative" they are. Thanks for making me so much vegetable mush that made sick to my stomach. But mostly thanks to all of you.

Mami and Dy,

Thanks. I don't know how to put it into words, because none come to mind. So, i'll just try my best. You are amazing, wonderful, inspiring, strict, funny, beautiful inside and out, curly haired, warm, giving, loyal, thoughtful, childish, playful, good cookers, good to tell things to, impatient, weird, CRAZY, loveable, loved, loving... Just about anything good, yup, it discribes you. I love you a lot. But mostly, thanks to all of you.

Gracias por todo, te amo, mucho, mucho, mucho,

(Thanks for everything, I love you, a lot, a lot, a lot)

Lucy