thank you / I will not try to list the longer-than-this-book list of people that I should thank but here are a few that should definitely be in print: To Mary Scott and Hunter Wimmer who have provided me with invaluable knowledge and inspiring support. To every single one of my instructors at the Academy who have taught me to see and pushed me to discover what I am now capable of. To my friends, old and new, it is the coffee breaks, the phone calls and the packages in the mail that keep me going. To Dusty, who endured year after year, semester after semester with such unwavering, and at times unbelievable, love and support. Finally, to my family (Mom, Dad, Michael, Grandma and Grandpa Janosko, Grandma and Grandpa Palanti) in which I find it extremely difficult to come up with the right words to express how grateful I am to have you in my life. There is no doubt that I would not have achieved all that I have in life without your love and support. I swear though, I'm done with school.
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