Growing Up In A Small Town

“There are things about growing up in a small town that you can’t necessarily quantify.”--Brandon Routh. Growing up in a smaller town provided me with the exclusive benefit of spending more time with my family and friends. I was also able to dodge a hectic lifestyle that comes with living in a larger city. I also believe that living in a small city provides a more nostalgic and cozy feeling. Growing up I created great memories with my mother, father, and brother. To begin, growing up I created wonderful memories with my mother. My mother, Theresa, was always there for me growing up, therefore I’ve obtained many great memories. One of my greatest of growing up with my mom would be helping her cook. I received countless cooking tips and had
a blast cooking. For example, every saturday morning my mom and I would bake apple pancakes with bacon. I would focus on cutting up the apples and getting the batter perfect while my mom would cook the bacon and flip the pancakes. We would always make more pancakes that we could ever eat, but that was part of the fun. Cooking with my mom is one of my favorite memories from growing up. Another great memory from growing up with my mom would be the trips that we went on. My mom loves trips and she wanted to give us the experience of seeing places that we hadn't seen before. For instance, for my 16th birthday my mom brought me on a trip to Wisconsin. My favorite part of the trip was going to a Milwaukee Brewers game. I loved baseball growing up so being able to see a stadium that I never saw before was unreal. The weather was perfect that day and I was able to create an absolutely great memory.
In addition, I also created great memories growing up with my dad.
My dad, Jeff, did a ton of fun activities and trips with my brother and I while we were growing up. Every summer my dad brought my brother and I to the family cabin. Growing up the cabin was one of my favorite places to be. While up there my dad taught me how to fish, brought us on amazing hikes, and showed us how wonderful nature truly is. Some of my greatest memories from the cabin are when everybody is out fishing. Having everybody in the boat and fishing is a memory that will always be with me. Baseball is another activity that my dad with me throughout my life. Every free chance we had, we would go outside and throw the baseball around. Not only was I able to improve my baseball skills but I believed it was good bonding time. Baseball was a huge part of growing up for me, because I started playing it while I was so young. It gave my dad a chance to show me a sport that he cared about and made it that we would have some of the same interests. We didn’t just play baseball together, we also watch baseball together. My dad brought us to Minnesota Twin’s and St. Cloud River Bats games. Going to those games while growing up, I believed that they were absolutely amazing and I had a ton of fun. “The Sunshine of Your Youth” by Cheerleader is a perfect song to describe how much fun I had going to those baseball games and spending time with my
family.
Finally, I created great growing up with my brother. My brother, Josh, and I did almost everything together while we were growing up. Every weekend, going back when we were young, we played video games together. Through these video games we learned how to work together and created a stronger bond. We would also use these games as an escape from our busy lives and have have a place where we could have fun. Baseball is another activity that we would do together. Whenever we had free time we would go outside and just throw the baseball around. We would use this time to tell each other what was going on in our own lives and see if we could help each other out in any way. We also played baseball together on a travel team. We would strive to help each other on the field so we could both play to best of our abilities. But my brother didn’t just stop helping my on the baseball field, he also helped me throughout my life off the field. He would do his best to help when when ever he saw me struggling and point me in the right direction to get help. He would really help me on my math homework growing up, because I struggled heavily on math and he excelled at math. “Adolescents” by Incubus is a perfect song to describe my relationship with my brother, because we had a tight bond when we were young and we are still close today.
In conclusion, growing up I created great memories with my mother, father, and brother. Growing up I was able to create a ton of great memories and strong relationships with my family. Thinking about it now, I wouldn't want to grow up with anybody else.