Grandparents

My grandparents are in town because my parents recently had to return to Nashville. Through eating dinner with them I've realized how funny older people can be. I'm sitting on the couch with my grandpa right now and he can hardly hear a word anyone says. We are watching the UK game and every five seconds my grandma is yelling at him because he can't hear who scored the last basket. Then he continues to ask who over and over again because he can't hear her either. My grandma is a whole different story. She was just up here Thanksgiving with her hair a deep red and comes in today with it an auburn color. She pencils on her eyebrows because she doesn't like the way hers are shaped so she just plucks them all out. It's obvious she uses self tanning lotion but she'll never tell you that she actually does use it. Oh and I can't forget her dog. She has a gray toy poodle named Noel and she won't leave a room without that dog in her arms or following right behind her. She ate her whole dinner holding that dog right next to her chest. I told myself then and there that I will never become so obsessed with a dog that I won't eat a meal with out them practically sitting at the table with me. I love my grandparents though and I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. They just have many funny mannerisms.

The Blindside

Over the recent break I went to the movies three of my sisters and my sister's boyfriend. We decided to go see The Blindside. As I was watching the movie I was thinking to myself, how was it so easy for that family to take Michael in? I know here there aren't many homeless teenagers with no parents around to raise them or clothe them but in other towns there are. Other "higher class" people tend to stay away from those who are "less fortunate" for fear of being scammed or robbed. Personally I believe that is terrible and extremely stereotypical. The movie made me realize no matter who a person hangs out with or what they may have been a part of in their past we should all accept people for who they are today and the person they could potentially become. We have been pulled in by our peers into our little cliques and no longer think about others. Personally I want to began thinking about things in a different way and work hard to put others before myself.

Daddy

My dad had surgery this morning on L4 L5 and S1. Fusions as usual since I was nine years old my dad has had back surgeries one every two to three years. It's become normal. For some unknown reason this one really bothers me. I guess it's because I've finally realized how much this has actually impacted my whole family. My grandma came in from Fredonia just to tell him she loved him and she is staying with us until he gets home Wednesday night. My sisters started arguing because my oldest sister didn't come in town to see my dad before he left. We haven't known anything but my dad having surgery and going to Nashville every month or so.

Drama and Suspense...Literally

So yesterday we had auditions for our church Christmas production. The director kept stressing how important tech week is and how it is pretty much mandatory for everyone to be present at each tech performance. Being involved in a production at school I had to ask what week tech week and dress were. Of course, I'm so lucky and it is the night of my performances here. Then the thought of our school play being double casted crossed my mind. I may be able to switch performances with the other Virginia, who is my little sister, for one night. It wouldn't be that bad. Hopefully both she and my teacher would go for it. Having to ask about all of that when I don't even know if I'll have the part in the church production is a little annoying though. I wish I already knew. The performance dates for school depends on if I'll get the role in the play at church. I enjoy acting so much and hope that my sister and teacher will understand. I just don't want to cause a whole lot of drama within my drama class. I also don't want our church director to stress over my performances when he makes the decision tomorrow about who is going to get parts this year. I really hope that things work out for the best and everyone will be understanding and/or forgiving. The whole thing is making me anxious though. I just want to get to school tomorrow and find out ASAP about my school performances so I can get an e-mail to our director at church fast so he doesn't have to wait on me to make his final casting decisions. This suspense is going to drive me crazy.

We don't live simply for ourselves.

We live for our past and our future. I want to do well in school and be successful so my parents are able to be proud of me. I aso want the future of my family to be able to look up to me. I mainly live for those who are coming after me because I want them to have more opportunities than I had. I also want to be a role model to those who come after me because they need a positive influence in life. The future needs things to live up to also. They need goals to be set for them by the people who came before them to inspire them. Just like we have people that have set goals for us and gave us aspirations.