Voicemails

I'll say it. I hate voicemails. The day and age of personal voicemail is over! I honestly wish I didn't even have the service. When my Mom calls and leaves a voicemail, I check my phone long enough to see I missed a call from mi madre and quickly return her call....without checking the voicemail. :-) She will expect me to answer her question when we talk, but she is forced to repeat herself due to my voicemail hatred. It is extremely frustrating...for both parties.

Then there are the voicemails that my beloved father leaves. See below for an example:

"Hi Tiffany! This is your Dad."
[Dad - I have known you for 24 years. I am pretty sure I recognize your voice. Also, please be assured that there aren't ANY OTHER middle-aged men calling my phone and leaving voicemails.]

"I just wanted to call and ask: Are you going to be in town on Friday?"
[And this is where the awkward pause comes in. Dad- when you are leaving a voicemail, don't ask questions you immediately want answered! Don't leave an awkward pause for me to answer. I'M NOT THERE!]

"Alright, just give me a call back....I love you!"

...And when I see that I have a missed call from Dad, I call him back without checking my voicemail. :-)

My baby sister left me a voicemail recently.

Let's start off by acknowledging that she was just calling to 'chat.' This is pretty notorious with the women in our family. If my Mom, sister, or I are walking through the mall alone or driving home from work solo, we are making a phone call - - - and most likely it is to each other.

Kayla, in this call, was walking alone on campus...

"Hi, Sister! I just wanted to call and see what you were doing! I miss you! Ummmmmmmm. Just give me a call back! I will see you tomorrow, er, this weekend, er....I actually have no idea how to leave a voicemail. I sound stupid. haha! Call me back! I love you!"

:-) In conclusion, personal voicemails suck. But the ones Kayla and Dad leave are keepers. :)