mi familia

the best thing we probably do is get our annual illegal fireworks and set them off on the fourth of july. now they're not legal, since ny is wacky like that, but it's fun to see people's reactions

what ties us together? we're a military family.
my cousin is a marine, the other a national guardsman, another is married to an active airsman in alaska. my dad's a vet, so is my aunt. we always get together for memorial day and forth of july and just hang out at my grandma's house. i get to pet her dogs. life's good.
 
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Abriatis

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YWP Alumni

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