One thing my mom and dad are like the Ultimate best at... is sending us suprises in the mail! and it is ALWAYS a suprise! It started when we were pretty poor and could barely/ hardly at all pay our rent (things havent changed much, but we make it work) haha.. Anyways, they would send silly things like quarters for our laundry, or things to decorate with, and our favorite snacks.(Ok my favorite snacks that Huston has grown to love as well..haha). and now it has become a holiday festivity! I really miss my family during any small holiday becaues my parents always made us kids feel so special during them. Even Valentines, and Easter. However, mom and dad have made sure that we are always remembered during the holidays. They send things from the Easter Bunny like a big juicy HAM, they restock Huston's sacrament meeting candy stash, they send decor for our door and oatmeal creme pies, and sometimes other fun things. Its always a suprise. Recently we recieved our Easter package with a cool pineapple cutter, and lots of other goodies, and i just realized... You know what? I can ALWAYS count on them for making us feel loved and included during these smaller holidays. I have grown to LOVE getting these suprises in the mail, and thought i should publically brag about how awesome my parents are, not because they buy us things, but BECAUSE THEY ARE MY PARENTS, and raised me to be the best i know how to be.
One time my Relief Society President came over, and she said.. "oh cute door! Did your husband decorate it for you while you were gone to surprise you?" and I replied, nope my parents send us packages for fun. She was excited and said wow, i should do that for my kids. .**Yep, i know! my parents are great!!**
I am learning more and more as i grow up just exactly how much i have learned from them. The little important lessons that always drove me crazy that i thought never mattered have actually been a big blessing in our lives. Some people ask " Where did you get that trait? or how did you learn that?" and the more that i think about it, the answer is almost always, " Oh, i get that from my mother, or i learned this from my dad."
Anywho, i am grateful for the way that i was raised, and i LOVE my mom and dad, and am thankful for all that they do for us. They are the BEST parents/in-laws ever!
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