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arents Gloria and Alfredo. I'm the youngest of 8 siblings, 5 sisters and 2 brothers. Growing up in the country
apau and Memau had 9 kids, including my dad. We grew most of our own food, lots of fruits, vegetables, herbs
know.. natural to me. He showed me how to use a wooden bow & arrow first, then various knives,
84. Living in the big city was really different from the countryside. I m
uld still fish in the Humboldt Park Lagoon or at Lake Michigan. Our school was closer, everything was a short walk away. We no longer gr
'm back home. I'm eating at my Tios' (Spanish for Uncle) restaurant enjoying a jibarito meal (jibarito is a steak sandwich with
music playing in the background. I had been back for about a month now a
encouraged me to buy a Harley Davidson motorcycle, he said it'll help in getting the ladies to notice me. ME! Oh the lad
the Windy City for nothing. My face has some stubble and I was sporting a bald fade, I'm really looking forward
with yourself now that you're back,
want what you and aunt Marie got, a marriage and solid foundatio
register smiling, then came
hanks) Manny" sh
tle surprised, "Reall
es years of trust, loyalty, honesty, sacrifice, respect and uncon
at him and smirked shaking her head. He was cooking orders behind the counter
(I understand u
ling plates of food to pay bills and raised enough money
did. Before I went off to the Marines I had bought several shares in various companies that turned out a nice return, so I had a good nest eg
felt this pulling sensation in my lower abdomen. It was growing str
your delicious rotisserie chicken
ncle said to her. And h
e, and she smelled GOOOOD!.. Like the freshly harvested lavender and ginger
k jump, and something stirred somewhere deep within me. A
hind the counter watching my Tio prepare her meal when she caught sight of me and sai
I breathe it in and shivered slightly. Hmm I wonder if she taste as good as she smells.