Mykeasha Journal Entry

November 17, 2015 was one of the most memorable days in my life. After eleven long years I was finally going to see my family in New Orleans. My cousin, Mykeasha, and I had to fly all the way from California to Louisiana. Since we had to board the plane in LA(Los Angeles) my mother-in-law decided that she would take us. When we arrived to the airport to leave California, I started to feel a little home sick. ''Maybe it's my nerves,"I thought.'' I know once I board that plane and we take off there was no turning back.'' We proceeded to Bag Checking to check our bags in, the lines moved very quickly and after that we relax until it was time to leave. It started to seem real and I knew that in a few hours we will no longer be in California. When
My dad suggested we should give a family BBQ so I could say my goodbyes to everyone. At the BBQ, I was happy to see all my family together after being gone for eleven years. With the smell of the hot charcoals burning on the grill to the taste of the homemade savory sweet potato pie made me want to stay a little while longer. At the end of the night as I pack up my suitcase, I thought about the whole trip and I am glad I had this chance to visit all the other people who love and care about me. The day finally came for Mykeasha and me to go back home to California. As my dad was getting all of our luggage together and stacking them sideways in the trunk, I was saying my goodbye to my little sister Milan and I wanted her to have something to remember me by. I gave her one of my favorite necklaces. It was a gold heart with lots of little dimonds in it. She jumped for joy and put it around her neck and gave me a huge hug and kiss. Pulling out of the driveway, I felt ok. I was happy to go back home but I was upset to be leaving New Orleans where all my other family lives. Getting back home I sat to myself thinking about the whole trip and I realize that it was one of the most memorable experiences of a