Part 1 of Essay
We have a very basic ritual in our family that we perform every year on Christmas Eve. I’m sure like most Americans do on this same night, we do the same. It consists of a family gathering with our family, my mom’s brother, her sister and children, her husband and our grandpa. Nothing too special happens on this evening ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... everything finally set up it is about 5:30 at night. Around this time our family gets pumped for another one of our shindigs. We all load up and head to his house and just sit down and watch television. About and hour later my aunt shows up. She is always late and her time is an hour difference from the regular time. She brings all her kids and her husband (whom wants nothing more than to go home) inside and tries to perk them up. Well after a while every body decides to eat and we all grab a plate and dig i ....