grandma avolyn

thank you for that trip to vernal and jackson hole when i was 13 years old. sorry that i didn't appreciate it then, i was young and didn't think summer vacations with grandma were very cool. but you were amazing and just trying to show me new things. i loved yellowstone with you. i remember when we stopped and gazed at a bison 5 feet away from our car. it was mammoth. thank you for that.

thank you for the outfits you sewed for us when we were kids. that was talent. i wish i could sew like that.

thank you for all the christmas presents that were wrapped with such precision. they were beautiful.

thank you for our lunch together at sundance. i was young and you made me feel like a grown up.

thank you for all the lunches at liberty house, every time you came to visit.

thank you for letting me live under your roof when i went to byu. those were some of the hardest times of my life. i am glad i was living with family at the time. i probably would have been much worse off if i hadn't been.

thank you for not being too mad that time i snuck out with your car when i was 18.

thank you for the car i have now. it gets me around from here to there and everywhere. it has provided me with countless adventures and memories. thank you.

thank you for showing me what a strong woman looks like. and caring and willing to help. and strong love of family.

thank you for adopting my mom.

thank you for thanksgiving dinners and christmas dresses.

thank you for dessert and movie nights when i lived with you. they helped me more than you'll ever know.

i love you. and i will miss you. thank you for the part you played in my life. i know i am a better person for having known you. i always felt love from you. thank you.