I remember waking up early in the morning, even before the sun began its day. I knew it would be cold, but still I couldn't wait to get out on the water in my grandfathers boat.
"Come on sleepyhead, don't forget the early bird catches the worm," my grandmother called out.
I'd holler back, "I'm awake," even though I never understood what a worm or a bird had to do with anything.
I was eleven years old and had so much of life figured out, and it wasn't until I was thirteen that I realized I was just a dumb kid then. But I supposed that suddenly realizing how naive you once were happened to most people so I wasn't too embarrassed by it. That is until it dawned on me when I was sixteen that even at thirteen I didn't have a clue.
The smell of coffee
"Come on sleepyhead, don't forget the early bird catches the worm," my grandmother called out.
I'd holler back, "I'm awake," even though I never understood what a worm or a bird had to do with anything.
I was eleven years old and had so much of life figured out, and it wasn't until I was thirteen that I realized I was just a dumb kid then. But I supposed that suddenly realizing how naive you once were happened to most people so I wasn't too embarrassed by it. That is until it dawned on me when I was sixteen that even at thirteen I didn't have a clue.
The smell of coffee