Cultural+Memories

Cultural Memories Who am I? I am a follower of Christ, the youngest of three girls, a daughter, a college student, a loyal friend, and a lover of the arts.

What is my cultural background? My family is mostly German and Hungarian. As a whole we don't tend to focus on either heritage a whole lot.

What family traditions regarding play have been passed down? Neither of my parents are big sports people. My mom played basketball in high school and one year in college. However, my family is big into horseback riding. My mother, father, older sister, and myself are all certified riding instructors. Whenever I am home we spend a lot of time around horses.

What family Christmas traditions have been passed down from one generation to the next? When my mother was younger they had a box called the wise men gift box. Each Christmas you write down on a card what gift you want to give to Christ that year. When I was little it was items like a baby doll or rattle. As I got older it turned into writing down, "I want to give more of my time to reading God's word." My two sisters and I each have our own box now that are identical to my mothers and we plan to keep the tradition going when we start our own families.

What family traditions have been about the high school years….... We moved a ton so we really did not have a lot of traditions throughout high school. I was the first child to even have a curfew because my sisters are not very social, and I am the youngest. Every Sunday we would go to church. Every Christmas we would either travel to Virginia or Ohio to visit family.

What family traditions have been passed down from one generation to the next in the are of marriage and family? My parents marriage is the only one on my moms side that has lasted. Marriage is very sacred to my mom and dad and they have raised us to take it very seriously. Marriage is for life!

What other unique family traditions have been passed down? My family has a love for wildlife. We have visited a ton of zoo and wildlife preserves and my sisters and I continue to visit them.