Personal Narrative: A Christmas Dinner

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Christmas time is one of my favorite times of the year! All of the joy and happiness in the air, everyone smiling, the excitement of spending time with family and getting gifts! Remember when I had Christmas dinner at my grandmas for the first time. I was about 7 or 8 years old when we went to my grandmas for dinner. We didn’t have enough food at my house and my grandmother said that they had enough for my mom, dad, and I, plus the rest of our family! There were at least 20 to 30 people there. The things I remember most is how amazing the food smelled, how large my grandmother’s house actually was, how wonderful the food was, the first time I ever had pie, and being able to enjoy time with my family. These of just some of the thing I remember about going to my grandmothers for Christmas dinner.
We went early in the morning so we could open our presents as well. When we got there my grandma was still cooking so we
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I love being around them, they love me and they sometimes even spoiled me. They knew that we had it rough and they took care of us the best they could. If I ever had any problems my grandpa always knew what to say to make things better. Even to this day if I ever need anything I go to them for help, because to this day they still help us out. It actually came to a point to where my parents weren’t able to take care of me anymore and I had to go live with them, but that’s a whole different story. I loved being around all my family and being able to have such a wonderful meal. It was just one of those experiences that you’ll never forget. I remember it like it was just last week. We never really did it again, but one thing is certain. I will never forget it. I’m not sure if it was the food or the atmosphere, but I know for a fact that it is one of my most vivid memories. I hope that one day I’ll be able to have a family gathering like that when I’m older and not have problems with any of my

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