I just wanted to say thank you. I wanted to thank you for helping make me who I am. I wanted to thank you for pushing me forward when I was satisfied. I wanted to thank you for being upset when I let you down. and for lifting me up when I wanted to frown. I wanted to tell you--How grateful I am. Not only for writing me a letter of rec. but for writing to me when I felt wrecked, and for keeping your room open after work was “done” Because I know, secretly, that room was your heart even though your sarcasm made that fact hard to tease apart. I wanted to let you know I am happy. Not terribly happy, not without problems. But happy enough where I can get up every morning and complain about growing into a better person. I wanted to let you know I totally identified with what I imagined your fears where when you first left for college. And that I hope my fears will also help others when they leave as well. I wanted to tell you I liked watching you cry. Which probably makes you roll your eyes, but it let me know, I could maybe, one day, be as strong as you. I wanted to wish you prosperity, and hope, and love. Because my aunt just had a baby too, Whom I met this past winter And I swear, when I looked in her little her eyes I saw the Universe. It kinda funny that they named her Jasmine. I wanted to tell you, that sometimes I re-read the letter you wrote me for graduation. Especially when I feel the world is only filled with desperation, When I need motivation, When I wonder what in tarnation I’m doing with my life. Sometimes, It's hard to miss home--even to miss friends. I know we all are probably too busy to miss each other all the time. But I wanted to say, **Thank you.