Personal Narrative: Driver's Life

April, 2015: My grandpa passed away from cirrhosis of the liver about 1 ½ years ago. This happened to him because he was an alcoholic during his life, he became very bloated and swelled up from water in his stomach that his liver couldn't process. It was hard seeing him like that. It was also a very hard time for my family, because two brothers that were close friends, almost family to us passed away not that long before my grandpa passed away. When we were putting pictures on posters, it was interesting hearing stories and seeing pictures of my grandpa when he was in the Air force and throughout his life. It didn't hit me that he was gone until the funeral when they played Tapps. It's been very different since he passed away and sometimes I even forget he did pass away. Especially when I wake up and go down the stairs in the morning at my grandparents house and not seeing him playing on the computer and say good morning to me …show more content…
At first I thought I had to drive right when my instructor picked me up, but I was relieved when I found out I had to wait because another girl was driving. But soon enough it was my turn, I got more nervous as I was sitting in the driver's seat waiting for the instructor to buy lotto tickets at a store in South Marquette. When he returned he told me I had to back up out of the parking spot we were in. I thought great, i didn't know how to back up. But I tried to remember to check all the mirrors and to turn the wheel the right way. I was so nervous, I kept on messing up and other people were trying to get in and out of the parking lot, that my instructor had to use his emergency brake a couple of times. Finally, we got onto the street and I drove along Lake Superior and Marquette. After a while I felt more comfortable driving, but I was still a little nervous. I got more nervous when I had to drive on the highway