MOM

• she's a force to NOT reckon with
• she's a true leo, you cross her once and she'll never forgive you, but if you're sweet on her, she'll love you forever
• she can conform her Spanish speech patterns to the dialect of the person she's talking to
• even though she's been in the workforce for years, she's dedicated time to getting her degree, even if it's taken her a few years
• she has no shame, and jokes around like guys do, poking fun to pass the time

DAD

• there's no 6 degrees of separation with him; he knows everyone
• he loves life to it's fullest
• he has an extreme passion for music
• wherever there's a live band, no matter what the genre, no matter if they suck, he's there to listen
• he retired when my grandmother died so that he could take care of my grandfather
• he's a jack of all trades: engineer, musician, dad, handyman, carpenter, auto repairman, superhero

BOTH

• no matter what shit I put them through, or how crazy I make them, they are always there to help out
• they're more than my parents, they're my best friends
• they're my biggest cheerleaders
• everything they've chastised me about is advice that I use over and over again with friends (and my boy toy)
• they took into consideration my feelings about they're health, and took a step towards being better
• they love each other so much, I hope that I get to grow old with someone and continue to have the love that they have at their age
• they have no shame in showing affection for one another in public