blender and lysol
So I am back from my weekend in San Antonio. Well, Sabinal, to be exact. It's a little town 60 miles west of S.A. with only about 2,000 people. It was a hip little rural town in the 60's and 70's, but it kinda never moved on from that time period. After the people that are my dad's age (about 40) graduated from high school there, they all left town and their parents stayed there and now the town is just full of a lot of old people and a few middle aged people who never got out and now live in trailers on the outskirts of the town. Sad, yes. My grandparents live there and their house is out on 30 acres and it's really old. It's one of those houses where when you're walking out to the barn, you walk this worn dirt trail and there's a wire fence and a field where they used to have cows and along the fence there are things like 40 year old tractors and old broken air conditioners and plowing tools just sinking in the ground, surrounded by grass. And the barn hasn't been cleaned out since it was built in the 60's and it's got a frame of an old car in there, and old orange life jackets and a few road signs that my dad stole when he was a teenager. Yeah, it's a little strange, but I love that place.
It was nice to see all of my family again. We were ALL there. That's a sight. I mean, there aren't a lot of us, but it's just a special event when we are all in one place at the same time. Usually things happen like: my uncle can't come because of work or my cousin doesn't come because he's a sophomore in college and thinks he's so badass and too cool to see his family. But nope, this time we were all there. Ahhhh I really love that side of my family; my dad's side. They are my favorite but shhh don't tell my mom.
The only downside to my entire weekend was the fact that my step-mother, Sally, came with us...And she brought her bratty kids. GAR! I really dislike her. And she doesn't like me either, so we aren't that social with each other. I purposely avoid her so that I don't say something rude and get myself in trouble with my dad. I really miss the times when it was just me, my brother and our two cousins Justin and Steven. We were the first grandkids. The Originals. It was before my dad and mom split up and before my aunt and uncle split up. Us four cousins used to spend every summer together and we were so cool. Then our parents all got divorced and re-married and now there are all these younger cousins also and they are just not as cool as us. :-/
Oh well. It was just so great to see everyone again. I really didn't want to leave because there was all this drama at home when I left on Friday and I really didn't want to come back to it. I'd rather stay at Granny's where everything is peaceful and simple and your friends don't make you cry. But the weekend gave me a lot of time to think and I think I really figured a few things out. I feel proud of myself.
Plus, I get to go spend some more time with my aunt and uncle and Justin and Steven in Houston after Christmas day. I can't wait!
It was nice to see all of my family again. We were ALL there. That's a sight. I mean, there aren't a lot of us, but it's just a special event when we are all in one place at the same time. Usually things happen like: my uncle can't come because of work or my cousin doesn't come because he's a sophomore in college and thinks he's so badass and too cool to see his family. But nope, this time we were all there. Ahhhh I really love that side of my family; my dad's side. They are my favorite but shhh don't tell my mom.
The only downside to my entire weekend was the fact that my step-mother, Sally, came with us...And she brought her bratty kids. GAR! I really dislike her. And she doesn't like me either, so we aren't that social with each other. I purposely avoid her so that I don't say something rude and get myself in trouble with my dad. I really miss the times when it was just me, my brother and our two cousins Justin and Steven. We were the first grandkids. The Originals. It was before my dad and mom split up and before my aunt and uncle split up. Us four cousins used to spend every summer together and we were so cool. Then our parents all got divorced and re-married and now there are all these younger cousins also and they are just not as cool as us. :-/
Oh well. It was just so great to see everyone again. I really didn't want to leave because there was all this drama at home when I left on Friday and I really didn't want to come back to it. I'd rather stay at Granny's where everything is peaceful and simple and your friends don't make you cry. But the weekend gave me a lot of time to think and I think I really figured a few things out. I feel proud of myself.
Plus, I get to go spend some more time with my aunt and uncle and Justin and Steven in Houston after Christmas day. I can't wait!