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HONORING SENIORS
The biggest lesson I have The location was stunning. I still this time on the balcony the
learned from my grandma is the cherish the memories made there happiest and most peaceful time
importance of spending time with my family. For example, we of the whole cruise. The mornings
with family. As I was growing all went snorkeling on a hidden weren’t the only time spent in
up, she would host the best beach with the clearest water I bliss on that balcony. We would
Christmases, just filled with joy had ever seen. As amazing as that often eat and sit on the balcony
and love. Our aunt and uncle moment was, one of my favorite during the night when the ship
and their entertaining family memories of that whole trip is a was cruising through miles of vast
would come and spend it with special moment spent with my ocean. I was very disappointed
us and my grandma. When all of grandma. I roomed with her on when the trip came to an end. I
us were together, it truly felt like this cruise, and one morning, I was positive that would be our last
Christmas. This was all inspired decided to go join my grandma vacation like that.
by my grandma who would go to who was watching the sunrise
great lengths to get us all together. on the balcony of our room. However, last year my
Christmas wasn’t the only instance The ship was arriving at a new grandmother proved me wrong
in which she would do this. She island, and there were a lot of when she surprised me and
would surprise us with the best little uninhabited islands in the family with a Hawaiian cruise
vacations that would bring the area. The birds chirping, the sun for Christmas. I was so overjoyed
family together. rising, the crystal blue water, the because Hawaii has always been
beautiful islands and, of course, my dream vacation. Once again,
A few years ago, we went on a my grandma’s presence made my grandmother succeeded in
magical cruise to the Caribbean. bringing the family back together.
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