Family Genes

Yesterday I came to the rude realization that I am turning into my grandmother. Of course there are much more worse things in life but it was just the fact that I seem to be growing up much faster than I would like. I love my Nana and I'd rather be just like her rather than not. She is a respectable woman and I couldn't ask for better.

Anyways... So yesterday I was at my Nana & Grandpa's helping them move a mattress around and running some errands. My Nana was trying to get things sorted out with UPS trying to get her new mattress sent back. Nana, being the Nana I know and love, got a little frustrated and very flustered with the UPS people over the phone and as consequence she was very cranky. After everything was sorted out and she had some time to breathe we all had a good laugh.

My laughter was much more short lived than everyone else's. As it turns out my video cable on my tv decided to go out the day before and I was in the process of arranging to buy and pick up a new one from a seller off of craigslist. We had gone to pick it up earlier that day but showed up to an empty house. I called him promptly when I got home giving him my number and asking him to call me back so we could arrange a different time to pick it up that day. In the meantime I missed his call while helping my grandparents. When I got the missed call I immediately called back to find myself leaving yet another message. He called within that 10 minutes saying that if I could come now that would be great, so we packed the children into the car and we headed to South-East Orem to pick up this tv. We get there and bang on the door for a good 5 minutes before giving up and walking back to the car to head home. My patience was depleted and I was cranky as all get out. As soon as we walk through the door my mother prompted me to call him and ask him where he had been and to make sure we had the right address. I called and told the seller that I stood on his doorstep for 5 minutes banging on the door and no one came to the door. I told him good luck selling the tv and that I was no longer interested. He explained that he was waiting at his house waiting for me to pick it up and he simply did not hear us knock. I later called him back after recruiting my Grandpa to come help me pick up the tv. I told the craigslist seller that it was convenient for me to come pick it up right then and that I expected him to answer the door at the first knock. He apologized unceasingly and gave his word that I wouldn't even have to knock on the door and that he would be obliged to sit and wait for me on the porch till I came, "ma'am". After getting off the phone it was then that I realized that I had turned into my Nana. I had just got done poking fun at her earlier over the UPS phone call incident less than 2 hours before, and here I was chewing out some guy on the phone as she had done hours before.

On the way over I told my Grandpa that I had chewed him out and that I was turning into Nana. He thought it was pretty funny. When we pulled up to the house and I hopped out of the car and was a little confused by the look I got from this man. He was middle-aged and a look of pure shock was written across his face. My grandpa gave a little chuckle and kept walking without an explanation. I was quite confused. The seller assured me that the tv was in good condition, he even went as far as to plug it in and surf the channels on his front porch, outside. He also said that if I had any trouble that I could call him and he would give me my money back and come and pick it up from my house. I thought that was pretty dang good service for a craigslist seller... Again my grandpa kinda chuckled under his breath as the seller carried the tv to the car. Dang good service I thought. After the exchange was over and I got back in the car, my grandpa laughed saying "When you said you chewed him out, you meant you CHEWED HIM OUT! He was shocked that you were a teenager! He was probably thinking 'I just got told off by a teenager!' . Boy, you really have turned into your Grandmother." Everyone thought it was a real hoot, and then there was me saying to myself, "Aw, crap! I already sound just like my Mum, and my Nana." Oh well... I blame it on the family genes. :]