Today I got a little mad at myself.
There is $2.77 in my checking account, and I was sad about it. Then, I got mad at myself because money should have nothing to do with my happiness. I'm perfectly capable of being happy without money.
(We're okay, really--Nick's medical bills have just been a little difficult)
I decided to spent the day with my family, because it seemed like exactly the kind of thing to do when proving that money doesn't matter. I picked my mom up, and we went to see her uncle-my great uncle. My great uncle is a wonderful man. He's been blind most of his life, but he has the most vivid memory. I sat in his living room with my laptop and typed away as he told us story after story about his parents, cousins, aunts, and grandparents. I'm entering all of his stories into the family tree that I'm making.
After Uncle got tired (he is 76 after all), we sat at my mom's house and looked through all of the old black and white photos, trying to put names to faces. It was amazing how many times I saw my mother's face in the old pictures, even though it wasn't her's, it was her grandmother's. My mom had never seen the resemblance between herself and her grandmother until I handed her a bunch of photos and said, "It's you!"
I apologize for all this genealogy writing. I know that my family history is really most interesting to, well, my family, but it's pretty much all I have been doing. School starts in 2 weeks, and I want to get as much of this done as possible before then.
It turned out to be a perfectly good day, even though all it cost me was a little gas.
3 comments:
I am so blessed to be able to call you my daughter. I too was a little low in spirits and spending time with you is like hitting the lottery. I have so enjoyed this walk through our history and to do it with you has made it even more special. I hope your friends and the rest of this crazy family know how lucky they are to be even a tiny part of your life. Love and adore you, mom
OMG. Your mom is so sweet I want to cry. <3.
And girl, that's what my checking account looks like MOST weeks, I'm not even going to lie. If anyone can relate to the sentiment that money shouldn't have any relationship to one's personal happiness, it's me! It sounds like a fantastic day with fantastic people, regardless of how much it cost.
My husband freaks whenever our bank account dips low.
Have you ever heard the song "in color" by Jamey Johnson? Its about a boy going through his family's black and white photos and the line was "you should of seen it in color" one of the things I love most is looking through my grandparents old photos.
Have fun with the family tree. It will be such a treasure fir your family.
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