My Grandmother is wittier than your Grandmother

There were a lot of reasons that I choose SMU for my college career but one of the main reasons was I have family history in Dallas. My parents were born and raised in Dallas, my Dad got his MBA from SMU, I was born in Dallas, and most of my extended family still lives in Dallas. I wanted to get away from North Carolina which felt suffocatingly small and to move far far away.

BUT then at the same time I was kind of a wuss and moved to a city where my Grandmother lived only 15 minutes away from my dorm. I loved living in the same city as my Grandmother, I saw her at least every two weeks for a meal, or a movie, or to take a walk. My Grandmother is 72 and still works, she does the New York Times crossword puzzle every day and even finishes the incredibly hard Sunday editions in pen! Not only is she super smart but she's hilarious.

This email chain between the two of us made me laugh out loud:

From: "My Witty Grandmother" wittygm{at}att.net

Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:21:57 -0600

To: 'meredith'goodbyedallashelloworld{at}gmail.com

Subject: RE: Hello!

Ha, ha. I heard your voicemail at home and I called you back and left a message! How long can this go on?

We have 4 inches of snow on the ground.

I’ll call you later today.

Love you!

From: 'meredith'goodbyedallashelloworld{at}gmail.com

Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:53:12 -0600

To: "My Witty Grandmother" wittygm{at}att.net

Subject: RE: Hello!

4 INCHES IN DALLAS? And you're at the office? How did you get there? Sled?

From: "My Witty Grandmother" wittygm{at}att.net

Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:23:34 -0600

To: 'meredith' goodbyedallashelloworld{at}gmail.com

Subject: RE: Hello!

Yes. My neighbor’s bichon frise pulled. She was heroic.