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Jalisa Cordova Professor Savala English 252 14 February 2017 My trip to Santa Paula I n Dec ember, we got an invitation to the Rivas 's family reunion. We decided to make it a family trip to Santa Paula. On our way to Santa Paula we sang songs, went to the beach in Oxnard then enjoyed the family reunion the following day. That early morning, we decided who was going in which cars. I ended up going with my aunt Mary and my cousin Ashley. On our way to Santa Paula we sang songs, but my aunt calls this a concert. It 's so funny because she has bright red hair and just does all these weird sounds when singing. My cousin Ashley didn't like the music we listened to , so she just sat in the back seat taking pictures with her deep dimples and baby blue eyes. After a while of playing music , we liked we decided to let my cousin play some music that she liked, but of course we didn't end up liking her music. A couple hours later we got to Oxnard. You could feel the cool breeze and see the beautiful blue water, so w e decided to go to the beach that was t he first thing we did when getting there. When we got there my cousin Ashley and I met up with my c ousin Ruben and sister Jessica. Ashley and I made sand castles, but after finally building one the water came and destroyed the castle we had made. We sat th ere in disappointment, then saw Jessica burying Ruben in the sand, so we helped her out by getting buckets of water and pouring it on the sand around her so it was harder for him to get out of the heavy wet sand . Afte r being there for about an hour, I got tired and wanted to go to my Great Grandma's house, but no one has been ready to leave yet, so I had to wait in the car alone until they were ready to leave. Once everyone was ready to leave we got back on the road and headed to Santa Paula. When we arrived at my great grand ma' s house everyone ate, showered and went to bed because we h ad to get up early the next day to help get thing s ready for the family reunion. Early the next morning , my aunt and grandma started cooking and the rest of us cleaned and set up outside. Once everyone arrived , we gathered together and took a family picture. Around six o'clock everyone got on the dance floor and started dancing to some old-school music and Mexican music. This was the fir st time I have seen everyone getting along and laughing together. There was nothing, but smiles and I couldn't have been happier seeing that happen. The family reunion didn't end till late that night some of our relatives didn't even go home. Having this family reunion was one of the best things that's probably happened lately. It was a time to remember even though I didn't enjoy every single moment I did though have an amazing time just being around my family all at once. Hopefully one day we can take this trip again and do all these fun thing s, but this time do even more things than we have done this time.