Alpha Biographies

Letter: E

E is for Energetic Car Rides

 

Between my unbelievably loud little brother, and my little sister who can’t sit still, car rides for my family are pretty interesting. I really shouldn’t be putting all the blame on my siblings though. I doubt my dad finds it very amusing when I’m sitting in the back seat screaming the lyrics to every song, no matter what station he changed it to. Basically a normal car ride for my family is this; the first 5 minutes are pretty quiet, no one has found anything to talk about yet. But then my sister gets bored. Imagine a 10 year old girl who can’t sit still getting bored. In a cramped car. So she starts poking my brother, who totally over reacts, per usual, and starts yelling at her. So my mom says, “If I plug my iPod in and turn on music, will you both shut up?!”. Of course they do, so my mom turns on the music. The first song that comes on is The Confrontation from Les Miserables. Since my mom and I know all the words, and we know my dad hates Les Mis, we sing as loudly as possible, her being Valjean and me being Javert. So my mom is in the front seat, singing, “BEFORE YOU SAY ANOTHER WORD JAVERT!”, and I’m in the back seat singing back, “YOU MUST THINK ME MAD! I’VE HUNTED YOU ACROSS THE YEARS!”. Plus there’s my sister trying to sing every single instrument part. You can imagine how bad it was for my dad. But it gets worse. After The Confrontation, we play Master of The House and A Little Fall of Rain. At this point, my dad has had enough, so he asks if we can play ANYTHING other than Les Mis. So my mom smirks at me in the mirror and says, “Sure…”. I know exactly what she’s thinking. Fighter. The song starts up slow with the singer talking, then about 20-30 seconds in, the drums and guitar start up and it turns into a really loud, energetic song. And, as always, my mom and I know all the words. So we’re singing at the top of our lungs, my brother is laughing hysterically, my sister is attempting the harmony, and my dad is trying his best not to swerve off the road. After we get through a few more songs, we reach our destination. As much as he hates to admit, I know my dad thinks it’s funny when we’re singing. I always look up and catch a glimpse of him smiling.

Life Lesson: I’m not really sure what the life lesson is here. Not everything is as bad as it seems? Enjoy small moments like this with your family? I don’t know, I just felt like this should be included.