I will always remember the Summer of 1973. It was special because my Dad took my sister, brother and I on vacation to visit my Aunt Fina who lived in Orange County while my Mom stayed home with my two younger sisters. It would be the first time I would feel like I belonged and the first and last time we would have Dad to ourselves even if it was for three short days.
On Tuesday we packed the yellow 1957 Chevy Bel Air and off we went. The three of us were so excited and Dad who usually wanted everything quiet while he drove surprisingly let us sing and talk and of course we took naps in between. We arrived late afternoon at my Aunt Fina’s house and she welcomed us and we greeted her and our cousins, Glenn and George. Uncle Glen was a lawyer and did not arrive until late. I do not remember seeing him until the next day. She fed us dinner and the only thing I remember about that dinner was the ranch dressing. It was the best salad dressing I had ever tasted and Aunt Fina bragged that it was homemade and that the secret was the buttermilk. Wednesday came and Auntie Fina already had breakfast ready for us. She made the best pancakes. After we ate we all got into the Chevy and went to Knott’s Berry Farm. I remember we had a great time and Dad let us get souvenirs. My older sister got a little brown jar that was a bank with the Knott’s Berry farm logo on it, my brother got a train whistle, and I got a stuffed Snoopy dog. The train ride was the best part. After a day at the park we
The time that we moved to Westcliffe, Colorado. I always remember the times when my parents talked about coming out to Colorado. They said it was a place where they always felt good, especially my mom. Most of the time when we were back there, I remember that my mom was sick in bed, because of the heat and humidity. It made her really sick, but when she came out here, she always felt much better. That was one of the main reasons, why we moved here, because my dad knew that mom would feel better here in higher elevation. So when the day came, I was glad we moved somewhere else.
This summer, in the first week of August, we went to Brighton, Michigan. I along with my grandma Sharon, my same age uncles: Logan and Cole, and my brother Hayden were all going. At 10:30 AM we left, getting into her in her car piling our stuff in. This consisted for me of 3 books, a deck of cards, a stick of deodorant and a few changes of clothes. I finished the first book, Rangers Apprentice The Lost Stories, about three hours down the road and halfway through it we stopped at the Iowa I-80 truck stop, the world's largest truck stop, for lunch. After that I talked with Cole for another two hours. We stopped at a rest stop just out of Chicago and stretched out our legs. from there it was a straight run up into Michigan and from there into
The first time I went to camp. My grandpap has a hunting camp in Clearfield and took my cousins and I up there for the weekend. It was the funniest weekend I’ve ever had, we went went turkey hunting one day, and fishing the next day. It was a good guys weekend. Every night we would have a fire and cook on it. We would cook wings, pizza, steak and fish. The fish was my favorite. The worst thing about camp is the beds are in the same room so when we go to bed I could hear my pap snoring so I didn’t get that much sleep. Every morning I would wake up too a very good smell of breakfast cooking and I would go out and eat and wait till everyone got up. Then when everyone was up we would go in the woods and squarl hunt until lunch time. When it was
My best moment was when i went to the Florida Keys over Christmas break in 2015. It was a two week trip just on our way to the Keys. On our way we stopped at the Creation Museum down in Kentucky and we stayed at my grandpa’s house in Maranatha Village down in Sebring Florida. When we finally got down to the Keys i couldn’t believe how beautiful it was. The water was that beautiful blue color and there was nothing but colorful coral and crystal blue water everywhere. When we got to where we were staying it was packed. There were more campers than we could count. The campground was on it’s own little island on the highway. My dad used to work there while my grandpa sang for an audience in the outdoor bar by the pool and hot tub. When i went to
Everyone has a favorite memory about their lives. My favorite memory took place when I traveled to Ohio in 2014 for Thanksgiving.
I remember the trip like it was yesterday. It was the summer time on 2012, and it was very hot like summertime usually are. We took the trip 5 weeks before August because that was when I started school. The trip was for my mom, and aunts birthday because they like to celebrate their birthdays together every since they were younger. Their birthdays are close by each other, but not in the same month, and my grandma would always celebrate their birthdays together, so they stuck with that. The trip was planned for my mom, aunt, big cousins, and all of their kids to go, and we would go out to waterparks, and
Summer is my favorite time of the year, but this year It felt like summer was two minutes long. It was most likely because of all the fun I was having playing baseball and hanging out with friends and family. The highlight of my summer was my trip to Puerto Rico. It was beautiful, the smell of the trees, the weather, and the beaches.
June 1st, the start of summer, for me, was always a bittersweet day. My mother would tell my brother, Ian and I to climb into the back of her red Buick Regal and we would embark on a 3-hour drive to Muskegon, Michigan. Of course I slept the
I would have to say that the most memorable moment would be when I had my Quinceñera. It was of great joy to get to be that age and to be able to spend it with my parents, since my mother would always tell I would be blessed to live to see you have your fifteenth birthday.
In June I went to stay at my aunt Julie’s house. We had lots of fun that week but the day that stands out was when we went to Provo Beach Club.
My favorite memory from the summer would have to had been when we had gone to the boardwalk for the day, it was a nice summer day so it was absolutely perfect. We spent the day eating many different flavors of ice cream and relaxing in the sun. Later in the afternoon we had bought matching sun hats, at a little shop. When we were walking away from the shop a seagull had flown by and stole Gabriella’s sun hat right off her head, her reaction was hilarious.
My uncle shook me from a deep sleep at about 5:45 am. I could make out a pickup backing up to the boat, and I shook my head trying, but failing to shake all the grogginess out of my 10 year-old brain. Uncle Seth went about the old trailer house house and silently woke up my brother and other two cousins that were going with us fishing the reservoir. We all slowly started the day, and it was just at that moment, I remembered something that was very special to me. I would be turning 11
Family reunion time was the best. We celebrated the life of our family each year in July rather we missed one another or not. Our gathering together to swap stories, play games and eat could be compared to a weekend at the state fair. I mainly appreciated this time because of the food. My grandmother was the cook of the
My Vacation memory was the last week of summer before we go back to school. It was a warm sunny day in Arkansas and we started packing our bags for the trip. My mom told me that we are going to Gulf Shores Alabama with some of her friends, and some of my friends will be there too. When she told me that I got excited and I wondered if this is going to be as fun as any other vacation, or was it going to be the worst trip I have ever had. So we hit the road and we stop a few times and eat and use
My most memorable childhood event was when I was 15 years old. It was the Fourth of July. A big family vacation a barbeque, over night stay and out of town trip to six flags, and I had a blast the night before me, my mom, sisters and brother packed our bags to stay the night over my cousin house in Goodlettsville ,Tennessee. She had the biggest house ever I thought it was a mansion; six bedrooms two an half bath, a swimming pool, a game/movie room with a nice big kitchen. It was something that I was not use, knowing that we stayed in a three bedroom based on an income apartment on the East side of Nashville.