So, The Chandler and Mosher family packed up and headed to Dallas to visit family and have a get together for Christmas. It would be the first one in ten years that the entire family got together so it was supposed to be a very special weekend. Plus my grandparents, the Moshers, are very old and my Memaw can't travel much anymore due to her poor health so it was probably the last time she would be able to go such a distance before she was taken home to Jesus. Well, my Papaw and Memaw are very much set in their ways. For example, they don't like any kind of rocky-ish music. There are some worship songs that they feel are too rocky for them so they just shut down and don't listen to the words because the beat is too fast. They also don't like change. My family decided to caravan with my grandparents because we didn't want anyone to get lost or get into a wreck and not have anyone to call and help them. It was a good idea at the time. Thinking back...not so much. Before I go any further, I want it to be clear that first of all, I love my Memaw and Papaw so much. I would do anything for them and I know that they would do anything for me, they have actually now that I think about it. They've done more for me than I ever have for them. They are wonderful people and I love them. The second thing is, I didn't want to even go on this trip. I live in Austin now and the rest of my family live in Happy so it's like a 10-ish hour drive home or a 2 hour flight without any stops. I wanted to be HOME for the holidays, not in someone else's home or a hotel room. I even said that I didn't want to go but since the plans had been made, I couldn't really do anything about it, so I didn't complain and I just went along with whatever. As long as I'm with my family right? Well, this entire weekend, minus Sunday, was a total disaster! My grandparents stop whenever they get a chance and I didn't see my mom at all because she had to drive their car while Dad, sis and me were in the truck. Let me just make a list, in order, of what went wrong then I'll make one of everything that went right because to be honest, it wasn't worth it. I love my family and I miss them so much, but it wasn't worth it. Here's the list:
1. My dad had to drive the whole. No one switched out with him.
2. Part of the way it was just my dad, me and Papaw in the truck and Papaw really likes to talk...my dad doesn't.
3. I was so bored! I tried to read my book, do my scripture study listen to my iPod everthing! There was no escaping the boredom.
4. Saturday, we went and saw the Minters and ate leftovers...they were all very icky. Just not my style.
5. Cousin Trisha wasn't really being very happy for a little while and there seems to be something not right about her. Not about her, but something else. I can't describe it.
6. I got yelled at by my dad that night outside of a pizza joint because he thought I put a dent in the truck...I didn't. He apologized, but I really was hurt. It's fine now though.
7. Memaw and Papaw had to go wherever we went most of the time. Therefore, we didn't ride as a family very much.
8. After being with the whole family at Marc and Cassidy's house on Sunday afternoon for almost three hours, Cousin Maria and I decided to watch a movie, but Cousin Marc decided that it was rude when we needed to be talking to the family that were talking about something that was very boring and difficult to understand.
9. The Browns/Maxwell's weren't there.
10. Chris had a hurt knee.
11. That night, Maria and I hung out...that was so much fun...not.
12. I didn't eat real food all weekend! I probably gained 50 pounds!
13. My family doesn't like me very much...it seems I might be too immature for them but Cousin Maria, who never shuts up, is too mature for me.
14. Ruben called me...again.
15. I had to sleep in the same room with my parents and my dad snores...very loudly.
Now like I said, good things happened too. It's just that they bad things sorta happened more often. Here's the good things that happened:
1. I got to see my Cousin Thomas who just got back from active duty in Iraq a month ago.
2. I got to see Cousin Chris who I haven't seen since Cousin Marc's wedding.
3. Cousin Angie took me and two other Cousins shopping after the gift exchange.
4. I got a $15 Starbucks card during the gift exchange and no one stole it from me.
5. Cousin Angie bought me a sleeping mask that goes over my eyes.
6. My dad laughed a lot and had a good time even though the other parts of the weekend weren't that wonderful.
7. Anneliese wrote down all of the verses on growth that were in her Bible and the first one on the list is the one that I am using.
8. Everyone remembered my name.
9. Thomas and I talked...we never did that before.
10. Trinity seems to be getting better.
Sadly to say, that's it. However, the list could go on and on for the goods things, but to be honest, I really wish that we had just stayed here. But on the other hand, I'm so glad that I got to see my family and my grandparents were glad to see all of the little ones. This will more than likely be the last Christmas that they could travel down there. It's sad, but the time is now so I'm glad that they went. I'm not some spoiled little brat who always gets her way. It's just that, after not seeing my family for a month and then knowing that I won't see them until July 1 when I go back is flipping hard. I know that other people go way longer than that, but I'm new to this and it takes some time to adjust to all of it. I need to do this and I know that this is all part of God's plan. I'm so thankful and glad that He has me in mind. Anyway, that's my story.
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