I have always been close to my grandmother. It probably has something to do with me spending a lot of time at their place when I was young. Back then, when my dad was still not so high up in the company, he was always tasked to go here and there for work. And my mom was also working back then since they had just purchased the house that we were living in. Due to strict finances, they weren’t able to afford to a sitter so they had to leave me at grandma’s for long periods of time.
Grandma and I used to play a lot of games together, and despite her age she still tried her best to keep up with an energetic young kid. Eventually dad got a promotion and mom decided to retire and become a full-pledged housewife and my visits to grandma became less and less. As the years passed by, we would only go there on special occasions such as thanksgiving or Christmas. I was surprised to see Grandma’s gift last Christmas: it was the vintage singer sewing machine that she kept at her house. She always said that she would give it to me when I become old enough to use it and seeing it reminded me of all the fun times we had together. Next week, I’ll go surprise grandma and take a visit; maybe we can play again for old times’ sake.