Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Jen (without an e) of Green Gables

So the other night some friends and I got together and watched Anne of Green Gables. That has always been a favorite of mine. I have watched it countless times and never get tired of it. My sister and I once did a marathon event over Christmas break and watched all four tapes in one day, staying in our pj's all day. So,when I was watching it the other night with my friends (one of whom had never seen it all) and they were commenting on how dramatic she is, and it reminded me of when I was about 11 and read the book for the first time and wanted to be just like Anne and I wrote in my journal, trying to talk just like her. I wanted to see if I could find the journal, so I looked in my cedar chest and found it! So, I thought I would share with everyone this highly amusing and embarrassing journal entry...typed verbatim, parenthesis added.

April 5 1992

"On Tues March 31 we left of California, DISNEYLAND. My Mom got me out of school early. My name is Jennifer, but I wish my name was Michelle so people would call me Mickey for short. (?!?! Maybe because we were going to Disneyland?) I simply adore that name. But my middle name is Michelle and I can always imagine my 1st name is Mickey. I guess I will name my child Mickey, boy or girl, when I grow up. (Well, that obviously didn't happen!) Well, at 11:51 we started and drove Nevada, Las Vegas! Where we stayed at the Excalibur. Don't you think that the name Excalibur is a simply divine word? Also the word lusoiuous (that is how I spelled it) is a perfectly poetic word. Anyway around 9:00 we left and got in sunny California around 2:00. But the weather again wasn't eggsagly (again that is how I spelled it!) "sunny" at the time. It was pouring rain. I was so afraid that we wouldn't be able to go to Disneyland the next day. We went to bed around 9:30 and woke up at 8:00, or was it 7:00? Oh yeah, 7:00. That morning I was ever so afraid it would be stormy and the 1st thing I did was peek out the window to see the beautiful sun bursting out of some delightfully puffy and clean clouds! Whew!"

Oh, boy...I am really brave to be posting this! Hope it made you laugh as much as I did!

12 comments:

Mom Box said...

So...you were 11 years old! Now you write (and spell)much better and your imagination has served you well! As for the dramatic...you were very mild compared to at least two of your younger sisters! Maybe they learned from you.

Mom Box said...

Oh...and next time you move...tell everyone your name is Michelle (and re-train Tyler to use your middle name) and see if any of your new friends call you Mickey. I thought of doing that several times over my life. But Linda isn't any better than Joyce (in my opinion)!

Jen@Because I can said...

Well, now I like Jen much better!

Kellie said...

I know have many of my own journal entries that would provide a lot of entertainment. If fact, I remember at one point in my life I taped the first part of my journal closed and started "my real" journal.

Kim said...

This is one of my favorite posts ever!!! Our Anne Marathon all those years ago was just simply lovely and oh so divine (to use Anne-language) Love you!

Tera said...

That is hilarious! I think those of us who watched Anne of Green Gables as small girls wanted to be just like her. I know I did. It makes me want to watch it again.

Susan said...

wow, you really were trying to be anne, weren't you? it was really good. but i admit to be even more amused that you say you never get tired of them...and yet you fell asleep during it!!

Ashley said...

haha. That is awesome. You were always so proper. But now I'm wondering what two younger sisters mom is referring to!!! Ok maybe I'm not really wondering...

Jen@Because I can said...

I wasn't tired of it Susan, I was just tired! I am not used to it like you writers group people!

Susan said...

i forgot to tell you, too. when i was younger (maybe middle school?), i saw emma for the first time and did the same thing. i tried to sound like her when spoke. i still find myself writing like austen after reading p&p! i don't understand why people stopped talking like that!

Unknown said...

This was so funny! Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

(This is Karma, not Micah, for the record)