As I started thinking back on memories of you both one memory after another just started popping into my head! I was having so many that I started thinking I needed to write them down so I wouldn't forget. Just thinking about all these fun and happy times brought tears to my eyes! It made me miss you both so much! I had an amazing childhood and I know I owe it all to the both of you. Looking back now I see how hard and how much you worked to make life happy for all of us. You truly are amazing parents and I feel so blessed and privileged to have been raised by you! Thank you for all you have done for me!! It has always been such a comfort knowing that I had two parents that loved each other and who loved me. Thank you for always taking time for me, even when life was so busy!! It is still such a comfort just to call and hear both of your voices over the phone. All my worries just wash away! You both know just what to say to make me feel at peace. Heavenly Father couldn't have blessed all of us with better parents!!
Now on to these memories. I'm going to have to narrow them down and do a few posts to get them all in. This post has to do with memories of Dad and Mom together. I remember when I was about 14 or 15 Dad and Mom told me that they wanted to take just me out to dinner. I was so surprised! I couldn't wait because I was going to spend time with them just by myself! Well, that and I was going to get to go out to dinner! Anyway, we drove to this little whole in the wall Mexican Restaurant in down town Phoenix. It was so hidden and I remember thinking "How do Dad and Mom find these places?" The Restaurant was so cute and the food was AMAZING but the thing I remember most was how Dad and Mom made me feel that night. I felt so loved and so special to each of them! I remember Dad telling our waiter how proud he was of me. I really felt like I was worth something! That night I felt so lucky to have such awesome parents!
Another memory I have is of Dad and Mom bringing back Dilly Bars form DQ after their date nights. I always looked forward to them walking though the door with that brown bag and pulling out tons of Dilly Bars in all different flavors! Butterscotch, Chocolate, and Strawberry!! It was something that was so simple but yet brought me so much happiness. This is something that I want to do for my kids.
I also loved waiting on Christmas morning to hear if Dad and Mom were awake and if they were getting ready to play that Christmas music for us! They always knew just how to make Christmas magical for us. I will never forget one Christmas when they decided to sing Christmas Carols themselves instead of playing a CD. I can still hear their voices in my head and see them standing there when we opened the door. Mom in her green robe and big smiles on there faces! Dad was singing so loud and it made me so happy! Being a part of this family with these amazing parents really is the best!
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