Calling a loved one a day           By: Will Kost

Each day we live our lives, most of us only think about what we do and not too much about the ones around us on a deeper level. Ever since I left for college I have missed my family and friends dearly so this experiment will work perfectly. In this week long experiment, I wanted to see what my family and friends do on a daily basis, what excites them, upsets them and what makes or breaks their day. This will change my daily very little by only taking about 10-20 minutes to talking to the ones I love will be no problem.
      My first call was to my mother, Jill. Today, on November 13^th she started the day and bought a new toaster over because her last one caught on fire. The toaster lasted about 5 years so I understand how I finally broke down after all this time. She is closing on a house she recently sold with one of our old neighbors and is going through the process of signing all the papers to turn the house over to the new owner. This Saturday KU is playing Texas in football and she is very much looking forward to seeing me and all my friends.

            On the next day, my Dad today supposedly, “made the best pot of coffee in the world.” He for sure was not too happy when the dog started running around and got too excited and peed on the floor when someone rang the doorbell. Things at work have been going well and just got promoted last week and celebrated with my mom and took her out to a dinner date night. He also as my mom is very excited to see me this weekend for the KU and Texas football game. He just started to retile our bathroom because it needs a major update and he’s quite the handy man and loves to do things around the house.

            My grandma Nana, a huge talker on her own, tells me about her whole entire day. She loves to start her day by having her morning walks with Papa as the sun rises. She cannot wait for her wine time with her friends in the late afternoon today. Around lunch time she looked for the best deals on Salmon at Sam’s club for dinner tomorrow night with a couple of neighbors. Nana did not like how she had to wait 20 minutes to see her dentist to call her in for her check-up but was very happy that I called to catch up with her and brightened her day!

            On November 16^th my grandpa Papa, does not so much like having walks in the morning with Nana but loves her company and likes to hear everything she has to say. Earlier in the day he enjoyed going to the gym because he likes to see all the young guns lift weights. He looks forward to his alone time to watch his shows later at night and not to be bugged by Nana. He is counting down the days until he sees me on Thanksgiving so we can pig out together and my mom cannot get mad at us.

            My sister Kelsey today was talking to me about her new house and how she is adjusting to living with a roommate and not us her family anymore. Not having a nice home cooked meal for dinner and lunch to come home to is what she misses the most. Her new job is going great as she’s loving it more than the last and is not stressed all the time. She also is not much of a talker so that’s about all I got out of her in a five-minute conversation!

            An old lifelong friends I’ve had was pleasantly surprised when he received a call from me which turned into a long talk today. We talked about life and college and how things are going. He currently is at Syracuse University, a long way away and is having a hard time to adjusting to the east coast way of living. He is very ready to come home and see everyone over Thanksgiving break and catch up. He is very nervous about an accounting exam he has later today but feels confident in it. We both miss each other and wishes each other the best in the next week.

            One of the most important people in my life Kendall, my girlfriend, and I had a great conversation today. We call each other every day since she unfortunately goes to TCU in Fort Worth. She always looks forward to talking to me each day and really is missing her mom’s cooking at home and hanging out with me all the time. Her classes were difficult today and is stressing out about her physics class. But she’s always the one to accomplish her goals and is always on the go. She was happy to get another call from me today right before bed just to talk about her day!

            On the last day, November 20^th, I assessed the week and looked over everyone’s days and how they went about their day and how it differs from person to person. No matter how close we are with those around us, there are still things about our loved ones we do not know about! I love talk to everyone and talk about their day and week. Taking only about 10-20 minutes out of my day to talk with the one’s I love makes their and my day just a little bit better and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It makes me think, why not call someone every day?