Juliana (jdspensieri) wrote, @ 2003-11-27 23:41:00

Current mood:

grateful

the power of giving
today was thanksgiving. it was better then usual. i dunno why, but i noticed one thing in particular about today.

one of my great uncles is really not sociable. we're an italian family, so there is a lot of kissing and hugging, but he never does either. perceivably so, he comes off as rather cold. my mother and i were standing at the kitchen when he came up to us with the biggest smile on his face that i have ever seen. he had come to tell us how he saw one of the little grandchildren (my brother) and he said hi. my brother said hi back and instead of taking his hand for a shake he gave him a hug around the waist, as it was described to us. he then went on to say "i was so surprised. he just came up to me and hugged me. and then i thought to myself: someone is teaching their kids right". the gleam in this mans eyes while he was telling us the story was unbelievable. i had never seen such first hand joy. he kept repeating things over, laughing and smiling, and i looked at his eyes and i could just see such happiness. my little brother unknowingly made, at the least, 10 minutes of someone’s life happier. he instilled a feeling of want and love to my uncle by the simple act of a hug. i just couldn’t get over the completely genuine look in his eyes.

other then that, the day was your typical thanksgiving for us. my mom brought the pictures from the semi and showed them to everyone. it was really cute. when everyone went for the traditional walk after dinner, i stayed and played basketball. my great uncle john came to play with me. he helped me a lot on my jump shot. hes in his 60's and he could school me. thats awesome, good for him. i was really grateful for his help cause i wasn’t getting any good practicing done until he came. there were some friends of people there today too. they were so weird. im sorry but no public displays of affection (PDA for all of u who know mrdooner) at the dinner table please.

ive come to realize that i really like long car rides. but only if i have headphones. i also really like how if you're in a good mood when u listen to dashboard, it makes u happier, and if you're not, it's something to totally relate to. today, i was in a good mood.

im getting tired, sleep awaits - Juliana

	ursolastsummer 2003-11-28 16:23 (link)
	aww that sounds like such a nice thanksgiving =) see your borther can be cute at times. i love long car rides w/ music too. siiiiigh (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jdspensieri 2003-11-28 18:55 (link)
	haha at times (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noof 2003-11-29 01:15 (link)
	hi julianaa. welcome to my profile. i like your background, but its so hard to readddddd. anyways, cya later, noof (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	noof 2003-11-29 01:16 (link)
	accidently posted twice. my apologies. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jdspensieri 2003-11-29 18:43 (link)
	its alright, i got you covered (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mega_megz 2003-11-29 23:53 (link)
	i just realized that too!! the music thing. long car rides can def. be great with the right music. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noof 2003-12-03 18:08 (link)
	i like the backstreet boys (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)