grandmother: my dear granddaughter. i am going to give you (xx) dollars for college.
me: !!
gm: but granddaughter, you must promise me one thing! the most important thing is that you don't marry a black man!
and now, some of my grandmother's religious possessions.
the shrine to pope benedict, right next to her mirror
a glass jesus-thing, with a rosary
cell phone w/ virgin mary sticker