My family...

My relationship with my family is awesome. I am the middle child, so I always claim that I am abused, but it's safe to say that I'm far from it. They love my witty sense of humor, and I always keep everyone in check. My parents are very conservative, and are VERY good with money... They're both CPA (Certified Public Accountants), and always tell me how I'm screwing up with money and that it "burns a hole in my pocket." All true.

My favorite thing about my parents is their ability to have fun... They were never strict about drinking or partying or anything like that, and because of that I was able to be a lot more open about my social life. I was kind of a nerd in high school (not that much has changed) so I didn't party a whole lot, but I wasn't compelled to.

My older brother is trying to be an artist (painting), and is stretched pretty thin to make things work. He does some awesome stuff. He's one of the smartest people I've ever met. Kind of intimidating, actually, but we are very different people and I respect that.

My little sister is one of my best friends. I tell every girl I date that if Amy doesn't like them that it's a deal-breaker. The point being... she likes every person alive unless she has a good reason not to. She's very genuine and funny and goofy and, sometimes, ditzy.

I can recognize that I got lucky in life. Both my parents still love each other, noone in my immediate family has been arrested that I know of, we're all healthy, and we aren't rich, but we make do. I was able to go to college without worrying about a bunch of debt... I mean life has given me as many opportunities as it can, so I just really hope I can make everyone in my life proud of me at the end of the day.

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