So on Sunday I went to church and found out that the eighth grade was going on a field trip. As you can imagine I was ecstatic.....not really. I was fine with it because I got to hang with my super cool Greek friends, who I think Lizzie, Lucy, and Linnea would love. We went to a place in Glenview called the Vi. It's an assisted living building and it's extremely nice. We went to the memory support wing to do some crafts with some of the people living there. Those people have diseases that causes them to slowly loose their memory like Alzheimer's and Dementia. They have trouble with short-term memory but do have pretty good long term memory. I love Grandpas, they are so cute and sweet. So naturally I decided to help the one old man there. His name was Jerry and he was sooooo nice. I helped him make a vase filled with pebbles and fake flowers. Then I escorted him back to his room and helped him figure out where they would look best. He told me about his old job and how he startede a frozen food company, apparently the first one and the biggest one in the country. He told me about his grandchildren and where they went to college. Then we had to go and he was so sweet he said that he really liked making a new friend :) Then he gave me a hug. I wanted to cry I felt so bad for him and he reminded me of my Grandpa. He was so nice and so kind I seriously want to cry right now. He was also really funny. I <3 old people because they are always so darn cute and of course hilarious! God bless the old people of America!!!
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Emily
11/10/2012 05:13:48 am
I agree old people are awesome, especially grandpas. That's so sweet that he told you he made a new friend! It's great to think that we're gonna be awesome old people one day. Just kidding that's weird.
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Maura
11/12/2012 05:46:40 am
Hey, don't say you're kidding, I plan on being a really awesome old person! ...okay yea that is weird
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Fionna
11/11/2012 12:04:03 pm
Jackie I honestly almost just peed. I saw the title, fell off my bed because I was laughing so hard and proceeded to laugh some more.
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Jackie
11/13/2012 05:49:46 am
hahahahaha but I am actually looking forward to being old. After retirement I won't have to work or worry, other people have to work for me to keep me alive like doctors and life will be good
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