My Gristmas Dinner: My Family Christmas Dinner

A Very Special Christmas Dinner

Even though it was many years ago, I vividly remember our family Christmas gatherings. I was a little kid, no older than the age of 11. My mom drove in that day from San Diego, Her birthday was on the eighth of that month; however, for some reason, we celebrated her birthday along with Christmas every year. Every Christmas, my grandmother would gather every single one of her sons and daughters, total of eight, to come and celebrate Christmas. She never failed to reunite all the members.

My grandmother, Lupita, was a very sweet and caring woman. Back to when I was around 5 my father left my mother and me. Even though I wondered where he was, I never felt the loneliness because her and my mother—my other hero who always made sure I had everything I needed despite being single and working full time— would always make sure I had my family around me. So instead, I started wondering when would be the day I could go and play with the cousins, eat with my aunts and uncles, or perhaps when could I go out with my grandpa.

My grandpa was always the father I never had. He would take me with him shopping for the family business every weekend. There, he would tell me all of his adventures as a truck driver around the country of Mexico. Then he would take me to eat breakfast at random Mexican restaurants. I now miss being a kid.

As a result of the chaotic traffic towards Mexico that day, I did not have the opportunity to eat very much that day, and I was eagerly anticipating the Christmas dinner. We arrived at my grandparent’s house around five. As soon as we entered my grandma’s house, the aroma of all the foods could be smelled from the outside of the house. The smell of the food in the air made my tas...

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In fact, just one year and a half ago, I found myself on a plane to San Francisco to pursue a degree in business at San Francisco State University. As I reflected on the things that I was going to miss during my years in college, I thought of how much I had enjoyed those Christmas dinners. It wasn’t only the food that made this an unbelievable experience; it was the family. The pure joy of seeing family once again and enjoying each other twill surely be missed. Eating a delicious meal while spending time with the family is an experience of a lifetime. The year 2008 was one of the hardest things the family ever experienced; we lost the only person that was able to bring this family together. Since then, the family has never been the same and perhaps we don’t celebrate together anymore. Other we don’t see at all. She’s was a true hero, you are missed.