I remember it being cold, and silent other than the cries and sniffles that came from everyone. We were all gathered around the coffin, my cousin Jose was holding me trying to help me call me down. The was my last goodbye to my grandmother Leo, and I didn’t know it then but this was also a goodbye to my family for a couple of months.
No one knew this than but when Leo died, we also would start to drift away from each other, our weekly Sunday breakfasts were gone, and if we did try to set up a family event there was a noticeable difference in the number of people who actually showed up. It was like this for months without seeing one another. Distant family members no longer felt invited to come around to family events because what they believe …show more content…
As we went to the hospital I called my father, to tell him that the baby was happening and where to meet us. As we were sitting in the waiting room family member started to show up, my father has called to tell others. More and more people started to show up, soon the waiting room was filled with all the different branches of the Esperias family. It was the first time in months that I would see my cousin Jose, someone I was very close to before my grandmother’s death. It was the first time that we will see people who were always at Sunday breakfast. It would be the first time that we would see family out of state. We were all there to welcome Kylie to the family. At 3:03 pm Albert comes out to tell us that Kylie Leonor Caban was born, as soon as everyone heard Kylie’s middle was my grandmothers name there was silence, and few cries were let out from a couple of my aunts. Everyone went right in to look at this brand new family member. As we all gathered around to look at Kylie it felt its felt like we were that close family again, that feeling we haven 't had since my grandmother died. This tiny baby was the one thing that brought us all together again and made us feel like …show more content…
I think we even closer than before my grandmother died. Everyone always compares Kylie to our grandmother, that they could be the same person. It’s a lot to put on to a two year old but sometimes we can’t help but notice it Kylie would dance, or laugh just like Leo. Kylie even looks like her, she got our grandmothers curls, which is not common only Kylie and I have the same curls. Kylie is so much like our grandmother that I think that 's what got family from out of state to come to Pennsylvania more often, some even come every other weekend. Even family from Florida have made frequent trips to come
No one knew this than but when Leo died, we also would start to drift away from each other, our weekly Sunday breakfasts were gone, and if we did try to set up a family event there was a noticeable difference in the number of people who actually showed up. It was like this for months without seeing one another. Distant family members no longer felt invited to come around to family events because what they believe …show more content…
As we went to the hospital I called my father, to tell him that the baby was happening and where to meet us. As we were sitting in the waiting room family member started to show up, my father has called to tell others. More and more people started to show up, soon the waiting room was filled with all the different branches of the Esperias family. It was the first time in months that I would see my cousin Jose, someone I was very close to before my grandmother’s death. It was the first time that we will see people who were always at Sunday breakfast. It would be the first time that we would see family out of state. We were all there to welcome Kylie to the family. At 3:03 pm Albert comes out to tell us that Kylie Leonor Caban was born, as soon as everyone heard Kylie’s middle was my grandmothers name there was silence, and few cries were let out from a couple of my aunts. Everyone went right in to look at this brand new family member. As we all gathered around to look at Kylie it felt its felt like we were that close family again, that feeling we haven 't had since my grandmother died. This tiny baby was the one thing that brought us all together again and made us feel like …show more content…
I think we even closer than before my grandmother died. Everyone always compares Kylie to our grandmother, that they could be the same person. It’s a lot to put on to a two year old but sometimes we can’t help but notice it Kylie would dance, or laugh just like Leo. Kylie even looks like her, she got our grandmothers curls, which is not common only Kylie and I have the same curls. Kylie is so much like our grandmother that I think that 's what got family from out of state to come to Pennsylvania more often, some even come every other weekend. Even family from Florida have made frequent trips to come