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                           Life Never Waits. Why Should You?

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                           Life Never Waits. Why Should You?

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                                              Big Family

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                                              Big Family

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I have a big family all together with my mom's side and my dad's side. Having a big family is what my great grandmother always wanted for herself and is now living happily knowing it continues to grow. I plan on also having a big family to share my traditions with and even starting some of my own to pass along as well.

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                                              Education

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                                              Education

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Ever since I was little, education was always a big deal. No matter what you wanted to do, as long as you worked for it with your education it would be successful. I was always told that hard work pays off and is always worth the outcome.

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                                                 Sports 

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                                                 Sports 

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Playing sports in my family is always a big deal. I played volleyball from 5th grade all the way up to college years. Softball and cheerleading for 3 years and basketball for 2 years. My brother has been playing baseball, basketball and hockey since he was 5. My little sister has been playing soccer for 3 years and also karate. From being MVP in volleyball and cheerleading as well as an All-star for volleyball- I was raised big on sports!

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                                                Holidays

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                                                Holidays

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Holidays in my family are always celebrated in the biggest way possible. On Halloween, we set up a huge (and I mean huge) display for our trick or treaters when they come around. Last year, we had a giant clown display and it was very frightening! We also play creepy music, have a fog machine and a bonfire. For Christmas, we always go to my aunt's house for dinner and presents. It is strictly mandatory for the 24 hours of A Christmas Story to be on and no one ever dares to touch the remote.

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                                                  Values

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                                                  Values

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Honesty, Unconditional love, Support, Grateful, Knowledge, Forgiveness
Values in our family are very meaningful to us because it is what makes our family very close and strong. We live by these values everyday and will continue to pass them on to next generations.

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                                                Traditions

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                                                Traditions

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Traditions play a major role in our family ever since I was young. A few of my favorites are making our favorite dish every year near Christmas time- kibbeh. It is made up of bulgur (basically dried cereal from whole wheat), ground beef or lamb and onions. For Thanksgiving, we always go up to the mountains and make two turkeys because we roast one in the oven and the other would be deep fried. After leaving the mountains, we head right to Varner Farms and cut down our Christmas tree!

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                                 My Family is my Number One

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                                 My Family is my Number One

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While growing up, I was always taught that family is everything. From holidays, to sports games and to simple, Sunday dinners, family is always there. Today, we have four generations of women on my mom's side. My great grandmother, my mommom, my mom and myself. We believe family is the greatest gift ever and we cherish it very much.

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                                              My Heritage

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                                              My Heritage

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Growing up, my mommom always told me, "You're too much!". I am a lot of different things! I am Italian, Irish, Lebanese and Pennsylvania Dutch. Unfortunately, I don't know any languages other than English. However, my great grandmother always spoke to me in Italian when I was younger.