Day 3: Letter to your parents

{Part of the 30-day Challenge}

Dear dad,

I had a great feeling about you when my mother first mentionned that a friend of hers was interested in her; granted this wasn't the first time a man was interested in her. She had various suitors but chose to kick them to the curb because they weren't accepting of me. She had been deceived so much in the past that she wanted to just give up on men, totally. I remember being excited for her while she was just a ball of nerves on your first date. I remember pushing her to accept your invitations for dinner when all she wanted to do was decline.

I remember telling Mom "He's a keeper" one night when she came home with roses and perfume. Although I had never met you and was basically abroad when you popped the question, I couldn't help but give you guys my blessings because I somehow knew you'd make my mother happier than she'd been in the last 10 years. Although I had missed your wedding, seeing the videos made me tear up and seeing the smile on my mother's face was worth so much more than even being in attendance.

You could have hated my guts, or made up your mind before even meeting me but you definitely gave me my chance. I must admit, at first, it was awkward crossing each other in the hallways or being home alone together without my mom but when we relaxed around each other, I found out we had lots of things in common such as being library freaks and having a goofy sense of humour. You are such a natural person to be around and you'll always make me laugh even if I have a bad day.

How I know that you're a man of great heart is when people ask you when you and my mom are planning to have any more children and you reply "I already have a daughter." You've accepted me when it was easier to leave me hanging high and dry. You've actually helped heal some of my previous wounds and for that, I could never thank you enough. I hope and pray you get to stick around on this Earth longer because I would love for my children to meet their grandpa.

Your daughter who adores you.

I am...

I saw this awesome post in Erin's Circle's blog and I felt like I had to do mine.

I am:

- the girl who stares at a sunrise and daydreams about the sunset.

- an only child and one of the eldest out of my 25 cousins.

- that child who used to try to put forks in electrical outlets.

- an 11-year-old who had to leave her family behind in order to move to a different country.

- a 6th grader who used to rock at playing kubbs, Sweden's national game, in middle school.

- a strawberry shake lover for those nights I didn't feel like cooking.

- the daughter who always got the bigger room whenever her family moved.

- a 9th grader who decided to shoplift a lipgloss in a local Walmart and who got banned from that specific store for 2 years.

- that little girl who used to run under her covers when she was home alone and would hear a strange noise.

- a girl who once had a crush on a boy who hated her guts.

- a 6th grader who was always teased because she couldn't speak a word of English.

- a 8th grader who had a crush on a boy who was part of her exchange program.

- a junior high student trying to smoke her first cigarette on top of a hill.

- that same junior high student who then rolled down said-so hill just because.

- a senior student who's prom dress got ruined by Mother Nature.

- a girl who got 6 stitches on her scalp all because she literally ran into the edge of a door.

- a girl who's never kissed her first love but has been in a one-year relationship with first love.

- a girl who got rejected 11 times; yes your eyes aren't playing a trick on you... 11 times.

- the 17 year-old who blasts Billie Jean in the car with her best friend because she's not of legal age to go clubbing.

- the 20 year-old who decides to leave her confortable life behind in search of new adventures.

- the 22 year-old who thought she knew everything there is to know about love; turns out I have a lot to learn.

- the coin I wished upon before throwing into a fountain.

- from a father who will never understand how much he means to me, deep down.

- from a mother who has put up with a lot of crap from me and still manages to love unconditionnally, with all her heart.

- from a maternal grandmother who could easily be my favorite person on this planet.

- from a stepfather who managed to bring joy to my mother's life and bring our family closer, and for that, I am eternally grateful.

- a heart worn on my sleeve.

- from many mistakes and wrong turns.

- a heart that has been broken many times yet it still falls in love like it's the first time.

- a laugh waiting to pour out of my soul to hopefully, bring a smile to your face.

- a friend who's loyal through thick and thin.

- eyes who cannot help but see the beauty in all.

- a soul who's main source of energy is hope.

- me, flawed and beautiful.