Special Occasion

Family Ties

Today is my Grandmother's 70th birthday. She came to the United States from a small village in the Philippines. All four of her children went to school in the United States. School is where my dad met my mom, though he was originally born in the Philippines too. That makes me the first generation born through my dad’s line of the family in the United States. I am also the first grandchild to be born to my dad’s parents. My parents tell me all the time how happy my grandparents were when I was born.

I miss my grandmother so much because she means a lot to me; she was a big part of my life while I was growing up before we moved to Philadelphia. I wish I still lived near my grandmother so that I could see her as often as I could. My grandmother is so special because she used to baby sit me when I was little and take care of me when my mom went to work. I remember her reading a giant collection of Curious George stories to me for two straight hours. Sometimes my grandparents would take me to the mall and buy me pizza. Some of my favorite memories of my grandmother are when she made pancakes for me all the time. I hope someday soon we will move back to California so that I can see her and my grandfather more often. Soon, I will be old enough to go to college, and there are a lot of good universities in the Los Angeles area, so I think this dream might come true.