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It Only Happens Once A Year
Once a year my grandparents make the nail biting trip down from Brookings Last week they were down, which means it’s family time! My grandmother (like a lot of yours here) LOVES to shop. She doesn’t drive, doesn’t like to spend money, but LOVES to shop. This all means that… 1) I always drive, and 2) We only go to thrift stores. Now I love a good deal as much as the next tight wad and I actually don’t mind thrift stores… but after my sixth in one day, the smell was getting to me just a little. Ok, a lot. I would whine more, but truth is I scored some great items, including a Prada bag, so I’m shutting up now. I actually had a good time! I’ve learned through the years to leave my opinions at the door. Shut up and drive (as the voice in my head says). We never talk about politics or religion, so the day runs smooth. Celebrity gossip is often the topic of choice. If I try to actually talk about anything I do, their eyes glaze over (even though they sweetly still nod like they get it). If you don’t work a 9-5 job at a place they’ve heard of… it’s just too confusing. My aunt threw a great family party on Saturday. People I hadn’t seen in years were there. There’s nothing like a group of family to make you realize things about yourself. Here’s what I learned after a week with my family. ~I adore my husband and would rather spend time with him over anyone else in the world. My aunt is #2 on that list. My son is around #38 (kidding! Kindove). ~I am a control freak. I think I was a little in denial about this. I have to make an actual effort NOT to be so around other control freaks so they can take a turn being controlling. This is very draining for me after a while. Like holding a large weight above your head all day. I don’t like it. ~I have NOTHING in common with my older generation (grandparents). NOTHING! ~I don’t like wig shopping or seeing my grandmother without her wig. Don’t ask. ~DNA is amazing. How can all the women in our family laugh the same way at the same time or say the same thing at the same time? This fascinates me. ~A 14 ½ year old can annoy you as much as any two year old. Interesting! ~A 14 ½ year old can spend $20 in two seconds while you ponder a $5 decision for an hour. ~It takes two teenage boys five minutes in a swimming pool until one of them gets hurt. ~The video game Rock Band can be played through two songs until it becomes really annoying. Especially with someone under the age of 10 on vocals. ~It doesn’t matter if your Sony Cybershot lands on a carpet. Dropping it will still break it (my new one is on its way… pink to match my phone). ~I can drink white wine ALL day. As long as I have 1 glass of water between glasses, I won’t get too drunk. Good to know! ~A movie can cause motion sickness till you puke. Never knew that before! ~We may not know the names of the streets, but my family can get you ANYWHERE in the I love my family very much and honestly had a great week. It felt really good to just be home and enjoy my own little family again though. I don’t think I’m driving for a week now! The pictures are durning the week. My son licking the cake batter bowl. Short red hair is my aunt, long red hair is her daughter, guy w/ glasses blowing up a huge beach ball is my husband (what a sport!), me and my husband together, older man is grandad, older blonde woman is my Nana. Then everyone playing Rock Band. 7 comments from 5 users
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posted by
creatress
on Jul 3, 2008 at 09:24 AM
posted by
wifemotherdaughtersister
on Jul 3, 2008 at 06:18 AM
yes- i also realize that i have much more in common with my family than i will admit out loud to anyone. yet i love them. i also realized that i love them much more when they are 2000 miles away. ditto on the ross radar!! did you go to the goodwill on franklin blvd that sells clothes by the pound? that one is not for the thrift store rookie. i like your family. looks like grandpa really enjoyed letting go and really rocking out at rockstar!! posted by
MiaMama
on Jul 2, 2008 at 11:05 PM
I especially like the Ross location radar you all have in common! It's interesting how much we can end up having in common with our relatives, even when we're not around them often!Great pictures! posted by
creatress
on Jul 2, 2008 at 04:37 PM
Thanks suprizmom !!! I guess I'm lucky it's once a year. It helps me appriciate the time more. Glad you liked the pictures.
posted by
suprizmom
on Jul 2, 2008 at 03:18 PM
I think loving family comes under the same things we must do in life .. like pay taxes and die.. hahah.. I have to say that the once a year thing is very good in many cases pay your dues give your hugs, laugh and ponder how we got here and we have survived all this time.. hahah.. I am glad that you had a good time and I love the photos.. thanks for sharing.
posted by
creatress
on Jul 2, 2008 at 01:42 PM
I agree. There were some kids at the family party who are very close to the age of my son. BUT they live in Carson City NV, may as well be on the moon. They camp, hunt, fish, ride dune buggies, etc... NOTHING in common with my pale in-door kid who doesn't even ride a bike really. Yet, we're from the same family. Ah well. It was a good learning experience for my son to try and find common ground in conversation. Oh, and my grandparents never did ask to have him come home with them again. I think 5min with a 14 year old and they were reminded that maybe they didn't want to spend a week with that. Hahahah! :) posted by
hmoeckli
on Jul 2, 2008 at 12:24 PM
It sounds like you had a good visit. The pictures of your family are great! It's amazing how spending time with people you are related to can cause you to reflect. I definitely don't see eye to eye with most of the older generation of my family (they're all from small-town Nebraska or Wisconsin and I'm from the inner city.) But we share a bond that is intangible but strong. I know they love me, even if they don't understand me. It's a good thing.
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"i also realized that i love them much more when they are 2000 miles away. " Hahaha! I couldn't agree with you more wifemotherdaughtersister. We didn't hit that Goodwill, though my grandma used to work there so she could get the employee discount (top that for hard core thrift shopper!)
My favorite one was EcoThrift (I think that's the name) off Greenback. Massive! A lot of their prices were crazily high, but I found some great deals burried. You just have to know how to look. We also like Deseret off Auburn Blvd. Always very clean and big. Good prices and I like how they display their clothes in color order. Good spot if you're a rookie.
MiaMama, Ross is the best! That store is danger to me. Hehehe. Isn't it funny how that "in common" gene can happen? Glad you liked the pictures. I feel naked w/o my camera. I hope my new one comes soon.