In every family there are different traditions. Some have existed for generations and others have only just been introduced. Most traditions are kept because they are so much fun, bring the family together, and offer a chance to create many happy memories with loved ones. Throughout my childhood, everything was always done as a family because my dad insisted that our household was not a democracy. Not that I hated spending time with my family, but it’s only now that I’m older that I fully appreciate the many new traditions we created. My most treasured traditions are my birthday celebrations and Christmas in Wisconsin.
On my ninth birthday, because I insisted I was getting too old for clowns and scavenger hunts, my parents took me out to Kiko’s, a restaurant in Corpus Christi. It was my first time eating there, and it was the best Mexican food I had ever tasted from a restaurant. The enchiladas compared to even my mother’s own home cooking. So the next year, once my birthday rolled around, I suggested we go there again. I’m eighteen now, and we have celebrated my birthday dining at Kiko’s for the past nine ye
catching up on the past year. Then we open gifts and just talk and laugh without a care in the world, except of course wondering where they stashed all the extra batteries so we can get all our new presents working. This tradition is the one that I feel the most blessed to share, and my happiest memories are those of a white Wisconsin Christmas.
Family traditions have been so important in my life and helped to bring me closer to my family. I have so many wonderful memories that I can share with my friends, and hope to share with the family that I may one day have. I only hope that I can create my own traditions with my future family that are as great as the ones that I’ve been lucky enough to have and be as close with my children as I have grown with my parents.
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