pened up. At thatve time of the and opened allherom gesentsera- presents. nce thev aday.rrive we moChristmas. Theng you cold smell the he before was always tion to generation to geveneration all go to mily mom's house togh- bakery-citing placor me to be. I'det b of his own. tersach atand the Academy Prep tradiion f Christmas ve and bk in the carved evmea t deartmeneet t tut ChTampa s is wondas open the presents. s e ne and 1 threwr ak biig tantrum tional toppings for so long, my 4 year oid cold conjure up. specialasever that1 have my bors a s come by around 10:30 because day thelong waith my uncle or that mgrandching ight then if those ev her as the Chri stmas candles sofifl miae s au sage along ids ever get in to experience brn right alos in nd pamil th side mygrandfather. I alwstas, cream. Maybe as the years go you can g undthiserthe tree and Every year now, evert many anof rom. It'bes a beautiful eve Mimosasng, ha occa mch fun. An, wthe n thm d. o tey e h y my nw gt your p nciy hhan e fts with t athe dor aind bust ou t alotte get missed u and i's a shame We the n eea cimele e a of Seagram's 7 and make ev- because the ttl things in Spanish Christmas Eve in Lieody a cocktail and sI' ge e tte ein ig terms of fod withil the roas sloshed at 11 years old offa few his grandmother's presm ents fora- pork and ths. One thblack bev ans andwe sips. Then they'd pour me into her, are hat bring so much rice.Eve and then ck n was goae indepartment Center of Tampa ad w dered we a open the presents whle my grandmothers house. -to appreciate the moments family is at Cy house because all hrstday longas Ev e we'd all whe they come. inhe all spend the night my get togetheratmygrandmoth_ on thi day two daughters, my two sons- gettingde mygrandfath er. I aways this kind ofjoy bet ma ny memories dren, 5 ya beautifurs old and 8. Myg rkey.had so much fu. ne yea when thIemas of Christma when I with so especially witha mother then comes over and 8 or 9 theusbandy carved everything new after oyg ad w themost scornful look a kid, but Chstmas is now as open the presents. The neigh- lime and tried looking for new ents. It gaye her so much joy. B ^i WlQ types and ional toppings for so long m year th't a have b a e alround 10:30 becaull these dithere 't n ew sauces house and of course goeshere grandchildrn with me every in the morning, come as they ike Mago. Is nic as we g ot rit to her and hus er and s en her pese s Cis e nih ons and aaeas o o tere s want to ty my new get yo eent e ooed itma moning a the an ehane fs with a turkey, theY all point to me discoveries, at me and said, "No, we have neighbors come over and we (Continued on page 7) epand say to mae traditinat I presen." Wel se o to get Mma Ros's presents thave ceebrted for so ong. Beg l said, einda W omackt et ist. 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