We celebrate my Grandmother’s birthday and the Three Wise Men every year, so my family comes together for this occasion. We all cooperate to make this party for grandmother. It all starts by cleaning, arranging decorations, and preparing the food. Most of my relatives come from out of town to spend time with us. This party is the one that brings all of us together every year. My grandmother’s happy face at the end of the day is what makes it all worth it.
My relatives moved to different cities or state, so this kind of occasion is what brings us together. In the morning we all head out to grandma’s house to wish her a happy birthday, as we wait we start by arranging tables, chairs, and decorations. I help out as much as I can however adults take charge of every situation, so I just follow their lead. I usually gather around with my cousins to chit chat and catch up. I like to see my grandma’s happy face when she is surrounded by her family. It brings a shine to her eyes that can’t be explained. I love to have this celebration where my family is together and having fun.
My day continues as we get ready to prepare the food to eat. I just help with the initial preparations of the food, so I don’t get involved in making it. What I do is set the dishes, boil the potatoes, prepare the drinks. My mother makes the rice, because everybody loves it. My mother allows me to put all the ingredients for the rice. Our main dish is homemade tamales, and grandmother helps to make them. The Kings Ring is not homemade, since we prefer to buy it instead of making it. We play bingo as we wait for the food to be ready to serve.
Towards the end of the day we all gather together for cake and candles. We sing happy birthday to grandma as she blows the candles. I give her a big hug, tell her how much I love her, and thank her for being here with us. Next, we take out the king’s ring bread, and give out the plates for grandma to cut it into pieces. Nobody want’s to be the first to choose a piece of bread, its so funny, everybody’s laughing and deciding what piece to get, as the doll’s comes out we yell and laugh, a relief is felt, and then we welcomed with applause the last. At last we talk and talk till the sun is about to come out. My day comes to end saying my goodbyes to my family members that are preparing to take off. Exhausted and sleepy I get ready to leave by giving grandmother her gift, and a last happy birthday wish.
My family is so big, that we take advantage of celebrations like this to get together. We like the trouble of preparing our own food for our own events. Talking about random and funny things makes you have a great time. My family is all about helping each other, having a good time, and being together as a whole. I love how my grandmother ends her day by telling us all how much she loves us and how happy she is to have us all together. This is my most important time in every year.
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