xo-wallflower

xo-wallflower
2017-03-30 22:30:17 (UTC)

Surprising my grandmother

After writing my entry about March I said that I really wanted to see my grandmother because I haven't seen her in a long time. I decided to go see her yesterday! I am super happy I did. I sadly can't see her on her 89th birthday because of work. So I brought her flowers, dinner, a birthday card, and lottery tickets. She was very surprised! Her reaction to the flowers was priceless! She really likes them. It made me really happy. She couldn't stop looking at them trying to place them in the perfect spot. Her and I had a nice dinner. And we had such a long deep conversation. Her health isn't too good. But she is still doing well. In school I learned about dementia, I even have a certificate on it. She was telling me she got tested for it. So as she was talking about the test they do I knew exactly what she was talking about. The best thing was how happy she was when she said that she passed the test! They told her she's doing very well for her age and that they're proud of her. It made me very happy! It was so cute to see her so happy that at the age of almost 89 she's doing well for her memory. She loved the card I got her! And I bought her a 20 dollar package of scratch tickets and she won $38! She was happy to win, she kept saying thank you to me. It was so cute! Her and I caught up on a lot of things. We talked about how I am doing in school. What touched my heart is when my grandmother said "you're going to be somebody someday" that really touched my heart. I hope she's right and I become successful. My grandmother likes to talk so she told me many stories. She also talked about how she goes to the hospital every day. They pick her up at 8am and drop her off at 3:30pm. She said she likes it because it gets her out of the house. She gets to meet new people and said she's made a lot of new friends. She likes the things they get them to do, but she said the only thing she doesn't like is that she wishes she doesn't have to say the entire time. While we were talking she brought up a subject I never expected to hear from her. She brought up my biological father. She said she asked my step dad if I know he's not my father last year. I was shocked that she brought it up. She said even when she found out that I'll always be her granddaughter and nothing less. I started crying and she did as well. And I'm crying now just typing this out. I love her so much. She has always been there for me. Growing up I was always sick as a child. And my parents always sent me to her house. I spent a lot of time with her. As I get older I spend less and less time because I am so busy with school and work. I remember being so young and I went to my grandmothers to stay for a couple days. I think I was in grade 1 or something. The day my dad came to pick me up I cried and said I wanted to stay with her longer so they let me stay one more day because I had school the next day. Her and I had a long conversation about my biological father. I finally felt like someone understood for the first time. She said she feels for me. That it's not fair that my mother won't let me know who he is. She thinks I should do more research into finding him. We talked about how it would be nice to know where I am from and my other siblings and to know any medical history. Whenever I talk about not knowing who my father is I don't feel like people really understand how much it has affected me. I think without talking about it my grandmother could tell growing up that it affects me. I am so happy I went to see her. Even though I had school the next day I was at my grandmothers until 11:30pm! Of course with her you must leave with food. She literally went through her entire fridge giving me food. Growing up my parents didn't say "I love you" or even hug me. I guess I never really noticed that affected me as I became an adult. Because I always feel weird hugging people or saying "I love you" Some people around me are starting to noticed and mention it to me. My grandmother hugged me and say she loves me. I wanted to cry. I wish I could see her more often. I knew I wanted to get tattoos one day, but wasn't sure on what. I was planning on some in November, but never went through with it. I still will probably get one that I've been wanting for 4 years. But I also want a tattoo for my grandmother. I think I am going to get roses on me somewhere. I asked her what her favourite flower is and she said roses. I probably won't get it soon. My grandmother isn't a total fan of tattoos. But I don't want to jinx anything. So I might get roses and then add onto it later in life. Or wait for a couple years. I never really thought I had a role model, until I realized I look up to her. I definitely want to make her proud. I hope the guy I marry and have a family gets to meet her. She's a very important woman in my life. I am super happy I got off my ass and surprised her with a visit. It was very much needed. It made me very happy. :)




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