Personal Essay On Family History
Ayehisa Rubi Gil
Professor Joseph Haske
English 1301
June 16,2014
Essay #1: Family History
It all started on a very hot windy summer in 1985, as I was walking home from school on a Thursday afternoon. I was speed walking trying to get home as quick as possible because the weather was unforgivingly hot, when I accidentally tripped on a rock on the sidewalk. I fell on my hands and knees while all my school papers started flying all over the place. I got up quickly, trying to grab all my homework and school notes but the wind wasn't letting up. As I was picking up the papers from the floor I heard a voice say," Mmm, nice work Valentina." Startled, I immediately looked up and saw a handsome young man holding some of my papers in his hands …show more content…
I knew he was the guy I wanted to spend the rest of my life with . I remember it was a very hot summer in 1989, when called me to invite me to a party and asked me to look as beautiful as possible . I had no idea what he had planned. When he picked me up he gave me gorgeous white roses like he had done on our first date. He then mentioned that there had been a change of plans and that we were going to have dinner instead. After dinner, we went and got ourselves delicious strawberry ice-cream cones. I hadn't noticed that were doing the exact same thing, as the day he asked me to be his girlfriend. It was like having our first date all over again, but even more special than the first we had a few years back.When we arrived to my house we stayed in his truck talking about everything and anything. He gave me a serious look and said, "I stole something from you". I gave him a confused look when I saw him reaching into the backseat and grab the same old jewelry box he had given me. I started to laugh and asked, "why you did you take it?" He just sent a grin my way and said, "Open it". As I opened the box I felt my heart beating faster and faster, and my hands started to sweat. At that moment I saw a paper in there that read, " Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife and give me the pleasure of making you happy for the rest of our life?". I felt as my tears cascaded down my cheeks, I was beyond happy, surprised and speechless all at once. I looked at him and let out a sob and reached over the console and hugged him. "Yes, yes, yes I want to be with you forever, I love you," I cried as he pulled out a beautiful ring and put it on my left hand where my fourth finger meets my
Professor Joseph Haske
English 1301
June 16,2014
Essay #1: Family History
It all started on a very hot windy summer in 1985, as I was walking home from school on a Thursday afternoon. I was speed walking trying to get home as quick as possible because the weather was unforgivingly hot, when I accidentally tripped on a rock on the sidewalk. I fell on my hands and knees while all my school papers started flying all over the place. I got up quickly, trying to grab all my homework and school notes but the wind wasn't letting up. As I was picking up the papers from the floor I heard a voice say," Mmm, nice work Valentina." Startled, I immediately looked up and saw a handsome young man holding some of my papers in his hands …show more content…
I knew he was the guy I wanted to spend the rest of my life with . I remember it was a very hot summer in 1989, when called me to invite me to a party and asked me to look as beautiful as possible . I had no idea what he had planned. When he picked me up he gave me gorgeous white roses like he had done on our first date. He then mentioned that there had been a change of plans and that we were going to have dinner instead. After dinner, we went and got ourselves delicious strawberry ice-cream cones. I hadn't noticed that were doing the exact same thing, as the day he asked me to be his girlfriend. It was like having our first date all over again, but even more special than the first we had a few years back.When we arrived to my house we stayed in his truck talking about everything and anything. He gave me a serious look and said, "I stole something from you". I gave him a confused look when I saw him reaching into the backseat and grab the same old jewelry box he had given me. I started to laugh and asked, "why you did you take it?" He just sent a grin my way and said, "Open it". As I opened the box I felt my heart beating faster and faster, and my hands started to sweat. At that moment I saw a paper in there that read, " Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife and give me the pleasure of making you happy for the rest of our life?". I felt as my tears cascaded down my cheeks, I was beyond happy, surprised and speechless all at once. I looked at him and let out a sob and reached over the console and hugged him. "Yes, yes, yes I want to be with you forever, I love you," I cried as he pulled out a beautiful ring and put it on my left hand where my fourth finger meets my