Daily Archives: December 22, 2002

The Surprise, Carolers, & Shock

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The Surprise

This afternoon about 2 p.m., the tenants of Teamster Manor had a surprise come to their doors. We had a tenant who died earlier in the year and today her friends and family gave us a surprise of Christmas meal package. That was the surprise as well as a thank you from the former tenant’s familly and friends. The Christmas package consisted of a white meat turkey rosat, a can of corn and beans, and two cans of fruit cocktail, a ho-ho, two candy canes (cherry flavored), and a box of mashed potatoes. That was our Christmas surprise! WOW!

Carolers

This evening, we had carolers come and sing us a few songs. It was beautiful! It really made my Christmas spirit pick me up. Also, I knew one of the carolers which made it more special

The Shock

As I was talking to Nellie Mom about the Christmas surprise, she told me that one of the tenants had died in his sleep while he was at a friend’s house. My mouth dropped to the ground practically. A family this Christmas is going to be without a brother, an uncle, a son, and cousin. Just five days before Christmas! It is not fair!!! He was only 37 years old. The whole building is in shock.

The Blues

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That Time of Year

Don’t get me wrong, I love holidays, but ever since my grandma died on October 1, 1997, my holidays have been different. I feeling of sadness rings in the air during the holiday season even though I have always celebrated the holidays with family and/or friends. For the past three years I have made it a tradition to go up to my Aunt Jackie’s for the Christmas holiday so I am not alone for the holidays and feeling even more sad than I care to. Staying at my aunt’s house for the holidays gives me a feeling of home and comfort

and I feel I belong and I am not an outsider. I also get a little bit moody during the holidays as far as gift giving and receiving. I find myself liking tot give more than receive now a days and I do not care if I get a gift anymore. All that matters to me now a days. I consider being with family for the holiday a gift in itself and you can not wrap it and put it under the tree. So I have mixed feelings during the holidays and most celebrated holiday such as Easter, Christmas, Birrthdays, and Anniversaries. I can get a little bit emotional at times because it is me.