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“I saw my whole family was crying and I realized this was a once-in-a-lifetime gift,” she told BuzzFeed News.

Lauren Blank, who prefers to go by “Ren,” is from Keller, Texas, and just turned 16 this week. For her birthday, she was given a gift by her grandfather that I can only describe as the cutest shit I’ve ever seen — and no hyperbole either.

Blank told BuzzFeed News she has more than a special relationship with her grandpa, who has helped raise her from a young age.

“He has been there for me and has been one of the most influential people in my life,” she said.

Ren Blank

On Wednesday, Blank’s grandpa decided to finally gift her something for her birthday that he’s been working on, and saving, all these years.

On the morning of her birthday, Blank's grandpa called her mom to ask if it was the appropriate time to give it her.

“He said, 'Do you want me to give it to her for her 16th birthday or wait until after I pass away?' and she said, 'Give it to her now so she can share it with you,'” Blank said.

Ren Blank

Ren’s grandfather had kept journals from when she was 2 until she turned 5, documenting every mundane and spectacular memory they shared together. “The notebook is just filled with daily things that we did,” Blank said. “We went to the zoo a lot, and flew kites, and throughout the notebooks he gave me advice.”

“He waited so long to give it to me because he just wanted me to understand and appreciate the moments that we had together when I was little,” she explained.

Ren Blank

Blank said she was confused at first by what the notebooks were, but as she read the stories and entries, she became overwhelmed. Her entire family then began to cry.

“I was completely in shock and couldn't even cry at first,” Blank said.

“Then I saw my whole family was crying and I realized this was a once-in-a-lifetime gift.”

Ren Blank

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