Blasts From the Past: Snippets of My Life (in e-mail form)
Posted by Jerry on
December 23, 2008
I save e-mails. Some are important and meaningful, while others are short snippets of insignificant blabber from the wrath of everyday life. Regardless of the importance level of these e-mails, all of them comprise into an abstract reflection of my life… sort of like a modern day journal. One day I would like to organize them all into somewhat of a coherent story. Not that anybody cares about my life, but it would be something cool to hand down to my future kids. From time to time, I will post some random e-mails that I have either received or sent…
Sadness…
(my grandma)
Sunday, November 4, 2001 10:29 AM
From: Mom
To: Jerry
Subject: Bad News
I wanted to call you but i figured you’d be sleeping
’til afternoon today. I have to tell you that your
Grandma G. is in the hospital and was diagnosed with
lung cancer. She went in yesterday because she was
having trouble breathing. They found lots of masses
on her lungs, which in turn, the masses made one of
her lungs collapse. They told her that the masses are
cancer. Your father is not doing too well. I’m
trying to be strong for him. Don’t really know what
is going to happen next. All we know is that this is
really bad. Don’t think there’s anything they can
really do for her. I can only pray that she doesn’t
suffer long, and pray for strength for her, grandpa,
and the whole family. This is really, really sad.
I’ll talk to you later. If you want to call here when
you get up, please. Dad and Ryan aren’t here, they’re
at the Bears game. Dad had to go, ‘cuz he had to
bring the grill, ‘cuz grandpa wasn’t going.
As soon as I hear more, I’ll let you know.
Hey, on a different note, did you make some pizzas
yesterday? How was it?
Love,
Mom
Xxooxx
That was the e-mail my mom sent letting me know my grandma had cancer. She died the following summer. It was the first time someone close to me died. Death, to me, is still one of the hardest things for to deal with and for my mind to comprehend.
Anticipation…
(my uncle al, grandpa, friend donna, and dad)
Monday, August 12, 2002 5:23 PM
From: Jeff
To: Roomates
Subject: Apt 311
hi friends,
let me know if theres anything else we need for the appartment cuz im sure I can go pick it up…i still gotta go buy stuff before i move in. right now im planning on coming down sunday the 25th. i may come earlier in the week but I think you guys wont be there anyways. so ill probably just wait til sunday. Oh yeah and my aunt wants to buy me and mark a grill for the balcony for our birthday. so we told her it would be ok with us if she did that. so i think she is going to get us a nice grill. and i would be happy to dominate all of you in fantasy football. jerry…let me know if i can still get in that fantasy wrestling league. i heard it is the most crucial fantasy league ever. alright im going to sleep. peace out nekkas.
jfly
That was an e-mail my friend Jeff sent out before junior year in college. It ended up being one of the best years in school for many reasons. Also, Soldier Field was being remodeled so the Chicago Bears played all their home games at our school. We have so many great stories because our families came down to all the games for some crazy times. Oh to relive that year…
A Beginning…
(one of the first nights we hung out)
Tuesday, April 8, 2003 4:53 PM
From: Katie
To: Jerry
Re: hi
Hey Jerry-
Thanks for the email- definitely a pleasant surprise! I
would love to go with you wed! If you wanna give me a call
with some details my room number is xxx-xxxx and my cell is
xxx-xxx-xxxx. Thanks again for the invite- it sounds like
fun!
-Katie
After briefly meeting Katie one night, I needed a date for an event and had a mutual friend get me her phone number and e-mail. Being the chicken I am, I opted to e-mail her to ask her out on our first date. [You can laugh and tease me here]. Anyways, this was her response back to me. Who would’ve known that 5 years later we would be engaged? It’s amazing how the events and circumstances of everything in our lives, as little as they may seem, can some times conspire into greatness.
