The very last weekend before I started college, an astronaut made an appearance at one of the malls in town. The way I remember it, I was able to attend because it turned out I was not needed to work on Sunday. I brought three of my brothers along. Kawphy (almost 14), Sguth (12), and we had to bring our youngest brother (20 months).
We arrived at the mall in time. I found where the appearance would be. The adolescent brothers ran off, I could see them on the 2nd floor balcony while the astronaut talked. I've heard many astronauts speak since then. The main quote I remember was about getting into a rocket built by the lowest bidder.
They were still upstairs when I got in line with my baby brother to get autographed photos. I'm sure it looked bad, 18-year-old girl with toddler in arms. But we got two autographed pictures, my brother's was even personalized.
It was so short, there wasn't a lot of time to talk. Besides having my fussy baby brother, I mumbled something about being a "space case," which probably didn't come across the way I meant it. I met up with my other two brothers, we shopped a little, and then when nearly everyone had cleared out, the four of us went back downstairs where the astronaut was heading out.
It was... different. I don't know what I expected. I learned a lot.
We arrived at the mall in time. I found where the appearance would be. The adolescent brothers ran off, I could see them on the 2nd floor balcony while the astronaut talked. I've heard many astronauts speak since then. The main quote I remember was about getting into a rocket built by the lowest bidder.
They were still upstairs when I got in line with my baby brother to get autographed photos. I'm sure it looked bad, 18-year-old girl with toddler in arms. But we got two autographed pictures, my brother's was even personalized.
It was so short, there wasn't a lot of time to talk. Besides having my fussy baby brother, I mumbled something about being a "space case," which probably didn't come across the way I meant it. I met up with my other two brothers, we shopped a little, and then when nearly everyone had cleared out, the four of us went back downstairs where the astronaut was heading out.
It was... different. I don't know what I expected. I learned a lot.
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