Katharina Buczek
Eventually, grandma Ruby gave in and sat down. But, she also began to cry.
“I feel like I cannot do anything,” Ruby said to J.
Heartbroken, J told their grandma to “just wait” for the fun to begin. Then, they began racing their grandma through the parking lot like a kid in the grocery store.
“I pushed her so fast that I thought maybe she was going to fall out. And then, she giggled like she was seven years old in a shopping cart going down the aisles,” J recalled.
Next came the candy line, where Ruby picked out a classic KitKat bar before heading toward the theatre playing Elvis.
Like most people, Ruby did not want to sit too close to the screen, though. So, she had to walk up some stairs before arriving at her seat.
“But the seats in Ontario are huge! They are these high, leather recliners that she cannot get into. She is little– she can fit in my pocket!” J said.
So, they lifted up Ruby and hoisted her into the seat before the movie started. And instead of becoming upset, Ruby continued to “giggle like a kid.”
Finally, the movie began, and J described how their grandma thought the surround sound was way too loud.
And, since Ruby lived through the same years portrayed in the Elvis movie, she also made many comments about her own perspective throughout the evening– perhaps a bit too loudly.
Nonetheless, J went with it and had a great time with their grandma. More importantly, though, the outing made Ruby’s entire week.
