Lubbock City Parks November 12th, 2009
Dave was fifteen when he visited his maternal grandmother in Lubbock, Texas for the first time. It was not the first time he had met her, it was just that she usually visited his family twice a year and had done this for as long as he could remember. Then, the summer he turned fifteen he received the invitation to spend a month in his grandmother’s house. While he loved her very much he never felt that he knew her that well because he only saw her twice a year. And on top of that, Dave had just recently made a commitment to go steady with his girlfriend and had been looking forward to spending some quality time at the local pool with her.
However, Dave was a sensitive person and he did think that spending a month with his grandmother would give them both the opportunity to get to know each other better and maybe even become closer. This was not an uncommon response from Dave who had shown an emotional maturity far beyond his years since he was a young child. And so it was settled, Dave left for Lubbock, Texas and the comfort of his grandmother’s small house. He initially wondered if it might be better for him to stay in one of the hotels Lubbock but his mother assured him that he was welcome in his grandmother’s home and a hotel might make the visit feel too formal.
One of the aspects of the city that Dave noticed first was the amount of parks it had. He and his grandmother had plenty of afternoon walks and picnics in these parks, which Dave found to be refreshingly peaceful yet invigorating. He particularly enjoyed the ducks at Higginbotham Park and they spent quite a few afternoons there. His grandmother also took him to the Buddy Holly museum, which Dave thought was fascinating. He enjoyed all of the memorabilia and also learned a lot about his career and music. The summer stay at his grandmother’s turned out to be what Dave hopped it would. The two of them had a great time and grew closer together. And his girlfriend was eagerly waiting for him when Dave returned home.
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