I feel like I owe a lot to my parents. If it wasn’t for my parents, I really don’t think that I would be in the position that I am in today. Although I didn’t always like it when I was younger (in fact, there were times when I downright hated how they treated me), my parents always pushed me to be the best that I could be in everything that I did. As a kid, this can get annoying (because you have so many friends who are just sliding by), but looking back, I am so appreciative of the way that they raised me. I look at a lot of my old friends who just slid by, and the lives that they are living now are nowhere close to the great life I have created for myself.
Because I am so thankful to my parents for helping me accomplish what I have, I decided to get them a really special birthday gift this year. This will probably surprise you, but my parents have their birthdays in the same month. Since their birthdays are so close, the gift I gave them was a trip for both of them to go to Italy for seven days. They haven’t taken their trip yet, but they couldn’t be more excited about getting to go to Italy together.
