This morning I woke up expecting another monotonous day at the Atlanta Apparel Mart with my dad. Fortunately for me, and him, my Aunt Sharon called and asked if I wanted to ride with her and my Moner to visit my (Great) Grandmother Ruth. I did, and it was really nice. I hardly ever get to see her, and even when I do, I'm normally at a huge family reunion where I barely get to say more to her than "Hi", "Bye", and "I love you".
We took her some lunch and went and picked up her groceries. When we got back from the grocery trip, we helped her to put them away and then just talked for a while. She is hilarious! She told us a story about when she was little that not even Moner and Sharon had heard before. She was about six and her mother sent her up to the store to buy some vinegar. It came in a HUGE glass container, so she was dragging it along on the ground as she trudged back home when one of her neighbors drove by. He had a car, one of the first she had seen, and offered to give her a lift the rest of the way home. As they drove along, she saw that he was passing the walkway that she had come down on, so she just jumped out because she was afraid he was going to just take her home with him! He stopped the car, got out and helped her get up and brush off her skinned up knees. Turns out, he was driving around to her families DRIVEWAY so he could visit with her parents for a while. To finish the story, Grandmother Ruth said, "I finished the day with skinned up knees and a whipping to top it off!" She had us all absolutely cracking up.
Now I'm at my Aunt Sharon's just hanging out until I figure out what I'm doing next. There's a potentially world record breaking concert being held pretty close by at The Red Rabbit Pub to benefit homeless children in the Atlanta area, so we may go to that for a little while, or we may just wait around for my dad.
My little sister got her license today in my car, and while at the DDS someone backed in to her. I'm kind of pissed, mainly because she didn't tell me when I talked to her earlier. Little pansy. Did I mention she DID pass, though? She didn't do the hitting! She took that out on the flower pots a couple of months ago.
Looking in the mirror today was discouraging. I wish people knew how I felt about myself, honestly. I'm really falling right now.
11:52 PM: I'm back, only now I'm at my dad's apartment. Home sweet home for the night. After my dad got to Sharon's house from work we decided to go see Toy Story 3, finally. I grew up with Andy, Andy grew up with me, and the class of 2010 graduated with Andy. It's special and it's sad. I got extremely teary eyed at the end, and I'm glad I saw it with my dad. We're not going to the concert tonight- and by tonight I mean four in the morning- but dad said we could go before it ends. I'm not totally sure I explained the concert very well. It lasts non-stop for two weeks. There can be no more than a minute and a half between bands. Cool, right? I really want to be a part of it, so hopefully I'll get the chance. Oh, also! I got a chance to hit up a Barnes and Noble! I got two new books! I'll update the reading list next and then I'm off to bed.
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