t-minus 5 days.

Trip to Traverse

    Today has been a very hectic day.  I woke up out of a dead sleep after a late night hanging out with family, and a long day driving to and home from Traverse City with my grandpa, to my grandma yelling about something, but she's nuts so I just rolled over and went back to sleep.  Then, I heard her yell for my uncle to get up because she was calling 911.  God, I have never gotten out of bed so fast.  I didn't know if something happened to my little sisters, or if my grandpa had a heart attack, or what.  Anyways, I sprung up, and it was my grandpa.  He was fine when I got out, but apparently he passed out a bit before and his pace maker zapped him back.  The EMT's got here in record time (they're volunteer in my town), and I rode the rig up to the hospital with him - unshowered, hair not brushed, morning breath and all.  We got up there (the hospital is about an hour away), and his heart doctor and a bunch of people came and were trying to get the scoop on what happened.  Once they interrogated his pace maker, they determined that the shock was justified, and without it he would have died instantly.  It took them about 3 hours to figure this all out, and then he got moved to the ICU.  He'll be in the ICU for a couple days for observation.  I didn't leave the hospital until dinner time, and I was so starving from being there all day and tired.  But at least he's going to be alright, I hate that this is happening right before I leave.  He promised he'd hang on to his health and get back in shape and lose weight until I get home from basic and tech school.  Hopefully there will be no more emergencies.

(My) Turkey Day!

    Anyways, the original plan for today was faux-Thanksgiving with my family and best friend.  They thought about not cooking it once the hoopla happened, but I would have been very upset if I got no Thanksgiving before I left!  We had a turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberries, and deviled eggs.  Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite holiday's other than Halloween because of the food!  It would have been better if my grandpa could have been there and not having an eggbeater-salad sandwich in the hospital because he is a turkey junkie, but he'll have his Thanksgiving with the rest of the family in November when I'm gone to Tech School.  My friend Jordan had plans to come too, but he had to drive someone to Detroit and fly back, and it went a little later than expected.  But I got my beautiful turkey, and that's all that matters!

Chocolate mousse, white chocolate
strawberry, and caramel chocolate
dessert shooters.

    Yesterday, I got to go on an outing with my grandpa for a doctors appointment in Traverse City, which is about 3 hours away.  We didn't do anything too exciting, but the drive was fun.  Listening to channel 10 on Sirius radio, looking at the fall colors changing already, and just relaxing.  I had Olive Garden for the first time ever, and it was amazing!  I ate myself sick on fettuccine alfredo, bread sticks, salad, and dessert shooters.  On the way home, I got a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks, because I just happened to read on Facebook that it was the opening day for the flavor, and it's my favorite!  Normally, my mom and I make a 2 hour trip in the fall and in the winter to Starbucks once the seasonal flavors are released, so I'm happy I got to get some before I leave.

    All in all, it's been an alright couple of days, minus the hospital trip this morning.  My Uncle and Aunt are up with their little baby Vivian, and we're all just hanging out.  There are so many children in this house, its silly.  3 children under 2 years old is fun sometimes, but most of the time it's just a little bit much!  I'm enjoying the mayhem and chaos while I can, because come Monday, I'm out of here!  My oldest sister, Sophie, keeps asking me if she can come to the Air Force with me.  Maybe I'll start a line of future Airmen. (: