D-man had a writing assignment in Language Arts this semester which involved writing 10 short family stories. Part of the assignment was to have a family member read the stories. Not only did I enjoy reliving many of these memories, I truly enjoyed reading his interpretation of these events. There were many times I could hear Marshall or me saying the phrase D-man wrote down - "We lived in Denver Proper." Here are few snippets from the various stories that give a glimpse into D-man's perspective. Most of all, I was extremely touched that he is so happy and appreciative of what he has.
About moving.......
I will always miss the ugly gray carpet, the huge basement, the concrete patio, and opening presents by the front door.
About sports teams.....
For football I like three teams, Colorado, Washington State, and Nebraska. I don’t follow any of these teams because they are good. I follow them because of my family.
About playing sports......
I love team sports a lot better than individual sports because you learn skills of working together rather than by yourself. You also get to have a lot good memories with all your friends.
About his day at the College World Series and Olympic Swim Trials..........
I would repeat this day again, if I could. There was so much I did in about 24 hours, that I couldn’t fit it all into this essay. I would love to go to the olympic swimming trials again. The cool thing is that it only happens every four years, and I got to go to it. That 24 hours I will remember for a very long time. I mean how can you not like the olympic swimming trials and the college world series final, in one day.
About the Alaskan cruise.........
My most favorite part was when we all on the deck on my grandparents balcony and we were all together. We were on the “right” side of the ship and we saw glacier after glacier after glacier. It was an amazing sight to experience.
About his parents........
Pullman is a small town on the East side of Washington State. It happens to be a college town though. It is home to the Washington State Cougars, a division one, four year college. He grew up just being like any other kid. On May 29, 1973, my mom was born in a small town called Pender, Nebraska. Pender is a small town of 1,000 people in the Northeast corner of Nebraska. She also grew up like any other Nebraska girl. Cheering for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and just enjoying life.
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