Friday, May 9, 2008

12 Years Ago


I was a freshman at Rhode Island College

It was final exam time

I didn't study for my final exam for an anthropology class

I stayed up all night with my friend Paula

We hung out in the waiting room

We waited and waited until the wee hours of the morning

My parents were there

My sister was there but not in the same room

We harrassed the nurses

We harrassed some more

We didn't get any answers from those ladies

I left the waiting room with my friend Paula

My parents stayed behind

My sister stayed behind but in another room

I went back to college and took the exam I did not study for

My friend Paula took a nap

I went back to my dorm room after the exam

I had a message on my answering machine

My First Nephew had made his grand appearance

He was born at 750am

He was born ON his due date

He was NOT induced

He was born without an epidural

He weighed 7lbs 4oz

He was perfect

He was born even before I left to go back to college to take my exam

The nurses told me my sister wasnt even close to getting to pushing

He had been born at that point

My parents kept sitting in the waiting room that whole time

He had fair skin and white hair

He is now an active 12 year old boy

He is in the 6th grade

He is the oldest of 6 grandchildren for my parents

He likes basketball

He likes Video Games

He finally got a boy cousin when CJ was born in November

He is small compared to his peers

He is my nephew... and We all love and adore him....
( I did not finish typing this until after midnite. He was born on May 9, 1996 and it seems like it was yesterday)

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