178 days left of school!
I’m excited.
The day went fine. In Spanish II, Mr. Benton asked me if I liked the winter. He said it in Spanish, of course.
I said, “Si, me gusta invierno.”
He said, “Por que?”
I said, “Me gusta chocolate caliente.”
He laughed so hard and shared what I said with the whole class. Then the whole class died laughing. I didn’t think it was that funny, but I was glad it happened.
Once I got home I slept for an hour, then I did my homework and Grandma and Grandpa drove down. After a bite to eat at McDonald’s, we went to visit Aunt Sis. She lives a few hundred feet from where I used to live. She is my mom’s mom’s sister and her husband died a few years ago. They had a few children, including Cynthia who married a guy named Murphy who laughs like an old man sneezing. They have three boys: Lebaron, Nick, and Ethan.
Lebaron and I used to be good friends. He is 13 now. I haven’t seen him in a long time.
Bruce, Cynthia’s brother, married a woman name Lavern and they have at least one girl named April. They just moved here a few weeks ago. They are living in a trailer behind the house where we used to live. I saw April at school today. She is a sophomore.
They were all over there at Aunt Sis’s tonight. Murphy and Nick came over. Boy, are they some country redneck folks.
Several, several years down the road, I will travel with my wife and stay the night in my kid’s house and visit with family I rarely see, just like my Grandparents did tonight. And we will spend the hours talking about everything and nothing. But I’m in no rush to get to that stage of life.
The other day, I found a journal that Kevin had to keep in the 6th grade for school. I found this entry:
March 10, 1987
MY DAD
My dad is coming today to pick me up from school because we are going to Greensboro. My mom and my dad are divorced. My dad loves my mom, but she doesn’t love him. My mom has remarried, but my dad still loves her.
Wow. Kevin was in the 6th grade and he didn’t understand the complexities of love. This sure puts Veronica in perspective. I feel so foolish. “Muy Tonto.”
Into the Woods came on PBS last night. I remember watching that with Jason and Christi at their house. We ate fried bologna and banana sandwiches. Good memories.
I got my pictures from the zoo back yesterday. I’ll take them to church tomorrow. After tomorrow, I won’t see Anne for a long time. She is so sweet.
Okay, I think I did it. I think I made it through a journal entry without mentioning Ryan.
Agh! I just did. Oh well. At least I tried.
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