i took a journal to texas with me and logged almost every day i was there so that i wouldn't have to tell my story 60000000000000000000000000000000 times

here we go...




journal 17 september, 2009

just arrived in texas today... we left yesterday, and stayed in a super 8 motel in albequerque new mexico last night. i was going to write but we arrived a bit later than we had originally expected. my parents and i plopped down on our beds and were knocked out within 10 minutes.

we pulled up at granny's house about 20 minutes ago and we are currently showing her the slideshow that i created for poppa's funeral on saturday....

i'll write more about the trip down here tomorrow maybe...i'm pretty tired...

END:: 7:00pm texas time


journal 18 september, 2009

today i had a dream that was prophetic...i woke up around 9 and we (my parents, granny and i) talked until after 11. then my parents and i drove over to a park and walked arround for a little while. there were so many ant hills! i was soooo scared that i actually ran! (haha isn't that a rare occasion?)

after we had our fill of ants, creeks, pecans, and humid yukkiness we decided to find a place to eat. my dad suggested that we go to a whataburger (a texas chain) it turns out that they have similar service to a carl's jr. (but the food was twice as good)

we got back to the house and i got inspired and designed a piece that i'll now design a whole fashion show around.

i've discovered myself on the way out here and i realized where i want to go and what i want to do after high school. just gotta plan a bit... well if anything new happens today i'll write again...but for now...

END:: 3:08 texas time


journal 19 september, 2009

we got a real early awakening this morning from great aunt eula and uncle johnny. it was 7:00 am and i hardly slept that night...daddy woke me up a little when he got upt to use the bathroom, then i heard a loud pounding and i thought daddy was trying to wake us all up. turns out it was eula and johnny trying to wake us up!

before we left to come here daddy said that eula and johnny were crazy. i didn't believe him until 7:00 this morning. they really like to wake up early here...

today was the funeral. there were three young army guys; 1 bugle player and two to fold and salute the flag. the bugle player did just fine (it was beautiful in fact) but the flag folders (say that five times fast) had to fold it, unfold it, and fold it again to get it right. they were really young and obviously nervous but i couldn't help but laugh...

we're back at the house and theres quite a few people in granny's house (which is mighty small) but it's family (even though i don't know really half the people here.) people keep bringing in food (it's like a food parade!) and it's enough food to feed a small army but it smells good. it's probably good though that there's so much food; i have only eaten a burger and some pretzels in over 24 hours. that's okay though, i don't want to have granny feel like she needs to do everything for me...

tomorrow we are probably going to go visit johnny and amy at their place. and maybe i can talk daddy into taking me over to where kennedy got shot. well right now i'm gonna go find my momma and see what she's doing...

END 12:00 texas time

CONTINUED

the family left, it's just me, momma, daddy, and granny left. i was listening to stories and i've found that me, daddy, and poppa are a lot alike. i sure wish i could've gotten to know him better. i took a few pictures of the house too. just for memories. well...that's all i really got to say right now...

END 5:30 texas time



journal 21 september, 2009

yesterday we went to johnny and amy's house. it was really quaint...homey. it was real country-like and in the middle of nowhere. i loved it there. they have a wrap-around porch that i fell in love with instantly. we sat on the front of the porch and the grapevines that wrapped around the front of the house caught a refreshing breeze. jason (that's my cousin) got out uncle johnny's guitar and we sang songs and shot the breeze... i also got to see the kennedy memorial and we drove right where he got shot.

texas has a real laid-back attitude that i'm not real used to but i like a lot. we left this morning though, it was real sad. daddy's worried that we won't see his mom again alive...i'm sure we will though.

i don't know if i already said this or not but granny gave me an instrument that i'll learn to play : ) i'll tell y'all when we get back...i'll learn how to play it and come back through texas and play for granny and at poppa's grave...granny also gave me a sketch book and inside are drawings she did of uncle gerald (who died in a car accident at the age of 19) and a grandson of hers. they're really good. i'll draw something really nice and bring it to her when i come to play her her song. 

we (my parents and i) just stopped in a days inn in gallup new mexico. we should be back home tomorrow evening...it's kinda bittersweet though...i miss my friends and dogs but i also already miss texas...i'd forgotten how beautiful it was there. well i'm going to sleep...see y'all tomorrow : ) 

END 10:50 new mexico time