One of those days
Today started out awful. I didn't get enough sleep b/c I couldn't fall asleep due to worrying about apartment hunting in Huntsville. Then the apartment stress along with other little things continued to nag at me. Finally I got out of the house and on my way to my grand-parent's place (which is what I had meant to do much earlier). On the drive there I just lost it. All the stress of trying to transition from being a college student to an employee had finally caught up with me. Plus, more than worry about apartments, I was stressed out b/c my Dad (who is only trying to help) is making everything more stressful. He won't stop nagging and controlling every little detail. AGH. So I cried most of the way to their RV. It didn't help that I knew I was going to visit my grandpa who was recently diagnosed with cancer. The thought of this possibly being my last time to see him made my sadness worsen.
Then a wonderful thing happened. I arrived at my grandparents and slowly the stress all melted away. They didn't baby or pamper me, but they reassured me that everything was going to turn out okay. We caught up on my recent news and theirs. And they gave me advice about everything from vacuum cleaners to apartment safety. It was great to hear their wisdom and their confidence in my choices and wants. They turned me right around :) Oh and my grandpa, well cancer hasn't slowed him down much at all. He looks different, but well. He talked about his cancer a bit, but the biggest thing he had to say was not to feel sorry for him. He'll turn 80 in October and he truly feels like the luckiest man alive. He lives life and doesn't let anything get in the way. I wish I could just record all his wisdom and listen to all of his stories about his life and my families'. I can truthfully say I want to be like my grandparents when I get to be there age. :)
I feel blessed for having them and uplifted for visiting them today. :)
Then a wonderful thing happened. I arrived at my grandparents and slowly the stress all melted away. They didn't baby or pamper me, but they reassured me that everything was going to turn out okay. We caught up on my recent news and theirs. And they gave me advice about everything from vacuum cleaners to apartment safety. It was great to hear their wisdom and their confidence in my choices and wants. They turned me right around :) Oh and my grandpa, well cancer hasn't slowed him down much at all. He looks different, but well. He talked about his cancer a bit, but the biggest thing he had to say was not to feel sorry for him. He'll turn 80 in October and he truly feels like the luckiest man alive. He lives life and doesn't let anything get in the way. I wish I could just record all his wisdom and listen to all of his stories about his life and my families'. I can truthfully say I want to be like my grandparents when I get to be there age. :)
I feel blessed for having them and uplifted for visiting them today. :)