Jordan's+My+Awesome+Gift+12

=__**My Awesome Gift**__=
 * By Jordan Mohling**

On the Christmas Eve of 2012 I was laying down on a mattress. I was at my grandma's. Everyone else was asleep. I couldn't wait till tommarow. I couldn't get to sleep. To much noise from the dryer. To much excitement. //Come on Jordan! Get to sleep. It will make the night go by faster!// I thought. It was probobly midnight by the time I even started to get tired. But I didn't know that this Christmas could turn into the best one ever.

Not long from then, I'm up. I'm bored. My brain dosn't seem to activate properly. There is never anything to do at my grandma's except play my own games and devices other than the ancient Nintendo. Better yet, my mom won't let me play video games. But, I don't even know if I want to do that right now. We do some stuff like playing the Wii or I chase my little sister. Some of it seems fun. Not much though. Before we even did that though we ate. Very tasty but not convincing. More boredom. It stops only when I play the Wii or one of my siblings does something funny. But, it only stops for about 10 minutes max if it does. I feel like it's been forever. It's about 1:00 when I finally speak up. "Mom, when are we going to leave?" I say "I don't know." Wow. What a great reply. "I don't know" turns into hours.

I'm in my truck. About 4:00 when we are gone. Suprisingley we were home in a jiffy. It's 5:00 when we are home. My excitement overflows. "Can we open presents? I'm dying to figure out what they are!" I say. "Once everybody is ready." She says. Another half hour. I get some cool stuff. A Harry Potter movie, Nintendo Monoploy, a bunch of books, and a guitar stand. It cheers me up a lot but I got a different feeling. Curiosity. It gets the most of me. //What is in that last present?// Since I have less than both of my sisters I save the last. But now, now it's my turn.

Excitement. That's all I feel. It overflows. It's like someone poured a can of A&W into a cup and the fizz runs over and ozes down the sides. I sythe open the paper like an eagle diving to strike its prey. A box. I tear that open. A blanket. I rapidly unfold it. There it lays. The thing I've wanted for months. In a smoooth black box. Coushined and protected by the blanket. I open the black box carefully. There lies the screen. It waits for my touch. I push the power button. Upon the screen 2 words appear. The bold orange and silver words, Kindle Fire.

I was a volcano that blew up. That night I already had 4 games. I already had the base of a house built on Minecraft. The screen feels good on my touch, smooth and black just like its box. The edges rounded, the word engraved on the back, Kindle. After that I thanked my parents a ton. It will be hard to beat that excitement in the years to come. I found that boredom sometimes pays off. I'm going to try not to bother my mom so much anymore. Not only did I gain a great gift, but I also gained knowledge. The knowledge of patience.