Grandparents. . . Who Knew?

When thinking of grandparent many memories can surprisingly occur. A day at the lake, a walk in the park, or just sitting in the living room watching you Grandpa "reading" the newspaper. (while you were imitating him) Either way, if we were close of far away, most of us can remember something about our grandparents. We know them as grandma or grandpa, or even Nanna and Baba, but whatever we call them they are our grandparents. Yes, they are our elders, but they were once our age and we sometimes forget that. They were once high school students themselves in "the day."
This Thanksgiving my family stayed home, were we share our meal together. When doing the mountain of dishes afterwards, I started questioning about my family to my mom. You see I was never really close to my only living grandparents. They were always there, don't get me wrong, but I truly never "connected" with them. I always felt distanced and like they were just old people out to get me. Anyway, I found something a little more than just a couple of old people when quizzing my mom. Here was a young women who was a foreign exchange student that went to England for two years and studied English, while a vibrant young man was playing collage baseball as a pitcher. (I would like to see him try that now!) When I heard about my grandparents history, my mouth literally dropped. Looking at them you would never have guessed! A English teacher and a baseball player, quite the mix there.
From my experience here, there is a lot to learn from your elders. (even if they do seem like an old text book) Take some time away and talk to your grandparents; they are worth your time. If you have any "interesting" stories, please post. Thanks a million and have a great holiday break.