My Biggest Heroes

Family is more than just blood; family is friendship, love, hate desire and fear. Family can be; broken promises and loved memories. Certain people can be family such as; best friends, pets, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles. These are a few of what i feel complete my family and complete me.

My mom and dad are the greatest parents a girl could ask for. My mom is always there for me, i know i could call and wake her up at two in the morning crying over a boy and she'd be right there by my side all night while i cry. She's the one who will hold my hair back when i'm puking, and take care of me when i'm running a high fever; my mom is the best mother ever. Then there is my daddy, he's the one i go to if i need a hug, or would like to just lay my head down on his knee while he plays with my hair putting me asleep. Sure hes annoying when he wakes me up singing, but i wouldn't want anyone to wake me up that way. Both my mom and dad are loving and caring. They show me what a husband and wife means.

My grandparents; i only have one left, but i'm going to talk about my grandpa first. I loved him more than anyone in the world, and i still do to this day. My grandpa died when i was in fifth grade and it was the hardest time in my life for me. When my grandpa died my grandma would tell me not to cry, so i'd only cry behind closed doors alone; i felt like i needed to be strong for everyone else. My grandpa was a funny, hard working man. When they gave him a shot to shut down his body he wasn't coherent anymore, but when i kissed him and hugged him goodbye while holding his hand, he squeezed my hand one last time, and i knew i needed to be at ease and let him go. My grandpa was the one who could always make me laugh when i was crying, he'd call me Peter Rabbit; he was the one who told me to cut my own hair the day before my first day of kindergarten; and i still have pictures. I'll always be grandpas little girl, and i Love him so much, every day more than the last. He did leave his wife of fifty plus years behind and she now lives in a little mother in law quarters behind my parents house so they can take care of her better. WE all have hard days with her; shes stubborn and hard to get along with. I love my grandma no matter how many times i tell everyone how crazy she is, and i know s he loves me the same; even though there are days where its hard to believe that. She's always been a hard worker and i admire her strength of what she's been through in her life.

This is where i could write about my brother, and sister-in-law, or even my favorite cousins and maybe even my kitty cat; but i've saved this for one very important person in my life. My husband, i've never had someone like him in my life. We have fights and we have laughs but bet of all we have love for each other. WE love each other unconditionally; we understand each other, care for each other and want the best for each other. It was a rough start but i couldn't give up on him and i'm glad i didnt. He is my best friend, my biggest hero, fighting for my freedom, he is my American Soldier.

So as my writing proves, family just isn't people you're related to, or people that are alive. There the people that impact your life the most, the ones that you care about most, the ones that love you the most. Sure i could have written about tons of other people in my family, but these people i've written about have made the greatest impact in my life, the ones that are burned into my memory, the one that leave one day due to illness, or a lost cause, the memories of them will be burned into my brain. I love these people; more than a fat kid loves cake.