Tradition

   Tradition is such a wonderful, simple way to bring a family together. In my family my mom is the one that pretty much started most of our traditions from the little things like opening one gift on Christmas Eve to the Easter Bunny leaving jelly beans that lead to the room which our baskets are hidden. Thanksgiving is normally one of our favorites however my parents don't live here in Washington. We used to have the tradition of making a ham along with a turkey on Thanksgiving night, football was always on and we would sit around feeling sleepy after a huge meal with family. Another tradition we normally add in is the fact we grew up in Vermont so deer meat is usually in the meal somewhere. My dad will freeze it and it seems each year he gets a deer so come a special holiday he will get it out and we have that included with our meal.
   I believe tradition adds to who we have become. It's an important part of who we are. I enjoy spending meals with my friends and thier families to see what thier special traditions are. I have a few traditions for things like Mardi Gra I would like to see how people celebrate. I would like to add in a few new ones for my children to pass down. :)

"What's Your Community?"

"Text messaging is a community"

What makes text messaging a community is that it is your friends and people you know. It includes ways to speak to someone and be a part of a community without picking up the phone. It’s a quick reply to an answer or a way of discussing something when you’re in a hurry. What tends to hold this community together is it gets to where it is going and people have time to respond. In the long run they are still connected; they just have the ability to respond when they can. Normally your interests, needs and values are expressed through your conversations and you are able to sometimes express yourself in ways you might not in person. The people in your community tend to share the same things, from just wanting a quick response to trying to fit conversation into their daily busy lives. Tensions that could arise from this community however, could be miss communication or the emotion behind someone’s voice.

I fit into this group because my life is very busy and I don’t always have the time to talk on the phone. I enjoy being part of this community because it allows me to still have a life with my friends and family while trying to maintain school and family life. I never had this available when I was growing up; in some ways this may have been better because when you are able to speak to someone on the phone you get a lot more from it. However, this still provides me with the comfort of knowing I’m close to the people I care about and can maintain relationships even when I am super busy.

What's In Your Wallet?

My purse has a lot of sentimental value to me. I have things that could tell you what kind of person I am to what matters most to me. I carry with me photos of my children, trinkets that they gave me for good luck and all my credit cards that work well for my convenience. Some would make the assumption I am an unorganized person due to the dis array of my purse and the contents that have no place within it. Some may decide I am into materials such as the style of my purse or the wallet that I probably spent too much money on.  

The things they would miss about me are that I’m actually very humble. I never had much so the things I do have are important to me. When I have money I spend it on nice things. They would not know that I always put people first and I am not selfish in any way. I spend my life enjoying the small things and smile because each day is a new one. These are things they would not naturally assume by looking in my purse.

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