My Childhood

There are some memories that I have about my childhood. First, I grew up in the U.S.A until I was six years old. Then my mom took me to Mexico and here I grew up the rest of my childhood. During my childhood, I used to play with my neighbors and cousins. Also, my childhood was a very happy time because I didn't worry about problems, money, and things like that, so I just needed to worry about play. In this time I used to have a favorite toy. It was my teddy bear. I still have this teddy bear because it was a gift from my grandma who was my special babysitter.


I have one earliest memory from my childhood. It is when I was 3 almost 4 years. It is about when I used to drink my little sister's baby bottle. I remenber that my mom always gave a baby bottle to my sister and one to me, but she always gave me my baby bottle first. Then when my mom finished and gave the baby bottle to my sister, I already finished mine. Also, I always waited until my mom left my sister alone, so I could take hers. Then I went behind the sofa and drank it there. Next, my mom started asking, "Where is Maria's baby bottle?", and I was hiding. Finally, my mom found the baby bottle behind the sofa, and she just told me, "Ay Noemi."


I feel very happy about my childhood. I have good and bad memories about my childhood. For example, I didn't have my dad with me during it. Also, I learned how ride my bike. I used to ride my bike with boys, but one day I fell and hurt myself. Furthermore, I still enjoy playing video games. I started doing this when I was seven. Finally, when I was a child, I enjoyed playing with Barbies, but I don't play with Barbies anymore because now I think Barbies are boring. These are some memories that are important in my life.

My Quinceanera

I can remember one of the most special days in my life "my quinceanera." I remember that just was four months before to my quinceanera, and my mom and me didn't have anything ready. Also, my mom thought she was more nervous than me, but I was more worried than her because I had to practice every night my waltz. One month previous to my quinceanera, my mom looked at one of my practices, and she disagreed with my waltz, so my friends and I needed to change all my waltz and create a new one.

When we went to buy my quinceanera dress, I was very sad because I couldn't find a perfect dress for that day. We saw a lot of dresses; pinks, sky blues, greens, yellows, etc., but I didn't want a colored dress. I wanted a white drees, because my quinceanera was going to be just two days before Christmas. Finally, I found a perfect dress. It was white with "catalinas" painted on it. These flowers are used for Christmas.

Two weeks before my quinceanera my mom had everything ready; the food, music, salon, and the church. We just needed to wait for the big day. December 22, 2004, this was the great and long-awaited day. I woke up and took a shower. Then the stylist came and started my makeup and combed my hair. At 12:00 noon I was ready, but now I needed run to the church because I was a little late.

After the mass, was the reception. There were all my family, friends, and all the people that I know. We ate "birria." At 7:00 it was time to show my waltz. Everybody liked it and applauded a lot. After that, one of my grandmoms gave me a surprise. It was a big teddy bear with a little box with a ring and a necklace on it. Finally, it was the "baile," and every person was dancing and had a lot a fun the rest of the night. In short words, this day was an amazing day in my life because here were all my family and friends.

My Favorite River

When I was a child my favorite place was a little river at the east of my town. I remember tall trees, green grass and the little and clean river. Also, I always went just to see the fish. When I tried to fish I never had good luck. Another thing that I enjoyed was when I felt the wind in my face. This made me feel free. I loved to go to the river because I always went with all my family, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandfathers. We always ate "carne azada," and also we tried to go on sunny days. We always had a lot of fun together. In short, I loved this place because it's a pretty and peaceful place.