By Ty Evans

My mom is a very Godly women. She is literally so beautiful. She works really
hard for me and my brother to make sure we have everything we need. She
is a Dental instructor but is now going back to college at GCU to become a
councillor.
One memory I will forever cherish
with my mother is when we went to
Disneyland when I was 3 and she
took me to get my ears pierced and I
was so mad at her because I didn't
like how much it hurt. After that, she
took me to get pizza.
This is my adopted father who married my mom and took me into custody
when I was 3. Despite the fact that my parents are now divorced he still
continues to be a father to me and works hard to provide me with the stuff
I need. He spoils me all the time. Although he can be very overprotective, I
still appreciate him no matter what.

When I was 14, that summer, my dad

took me and my siblings on a road
trip all though America. We stopped
at so many famous monuments and
went to lots of baseball games. It
basically took us the whole summer.
 This is my biological father who left when I was 2. Our connection barely
strengthened about 2 years ago. He owns a boxing gym in North
Carolina. He has matured into a good father and I am so thankful to have
him in my life now.

This past summer, he told me and

my sister that he was taking us to a
water park and me and her both fell
asleep in the car, but when we woke
up he surprised us by taking us to
Myrtle Beach. He knew me and my
sister had been wanting to go to
Myrtle Beach for so long.
I am a healing young women. I know I am not perfect, but I am very confident
with myself. I work at McDonalds to make my own money. I will be attending
San Francisco State University to major in Nursing. I am a very stubborn,
independent person and I absolutely love Beyonce. But overally, I am very
blessed.
My favorite memory with just
myself is when I went to see
Beyonce. Anyone who knows
me, knows I love Beyonce. I
cried for half of the concert,
sorry, not sorry.
 This is my brother, Terris. He is a dedicated football
player. He attends Modesto Junior College and plays
football there. Terris is very goofy just like me. He
supports me in everything I do and he also protects
me. He has always been one of my best friends and I
appreciate him so much.

One unforgettable memory with my

brother is when I was about 8 years old.
We loved to watch WWE and we would
always reenact as if we were wrestlers
and we would fight each other. We had all
the toy belts and we would always end up
hurting each other really bad.
 My younger sister, La´teja is literally my best friend of all
times. She is basically just like me. We do everything and
anything together. She is only a year younger than me.
She is a very goofy and fun person to be around. She is
so beautiful and she is super smart.

This past summer when I was in North

Carolina, me and my sister would go to
a lot of parties. A lot of the girls at the
party literally hated me and her
because we would just have fun
instead of trying to impress guys. We
always brought so much attention for
just being ourselves.
 These are both my half sisters, Chalyss and Sadirah.
Chalyss is a sophomore in college and she attends New
Mexico State University. Sadirah is a bartender at a
restaurant in Sacramento and attends community
college in Sacramento. They are both beautiful young
women. Although we hardly see each other anymore, our
sister bond still remains the same as it did in the past.

Growing up, they didn't really like me

because I would purposely do evil
things to them. We always argued and
fought over the littlest things. But
whenever we would watch shows on
Nickelodeon, we got along so well.
My Maternal Grandma, Marla is a very honest women. She speaks her mind
and does not care what anyone has to say about what she feels. She is very
goofy and loves to party. She has been working at MCclane for over 12 years
but is planning to retire within a year.

When I was 6 years old, me

and my Grandma dressed up
in similar shirts we had and
we went out to eat at a
chinese restaurant, after we
got lots of junk food. The next
morning, I woke up so sick.
This is my maternal grandfather, Dwight, I call him PawPaw. He is a very
different grandparent. He doesn't know how to express his love but he tries
to and it is really funny. He has not been able to work since 1980 because of
his medical disability. So to keep himself occupied by partying and grilling his
famous BBQ that everyone in his neighborhood and family loves.
For my 8th Birthday, my pawpaw
took me shopping and let me get as
many outfits as I wanted. After that
day, I felt like our bond got extremely
strong. Since he was never really
there for my mom he wanted to do
better by being a good grandfather.
This is my biological paternal grandmother, Mary. I call her Nana. She lives in
North Carolina. She is a minister at her church and a stay at home
grandmother. She loves to plant trees and flowers. She also loves to cook.
Growing up I was never around but I always kept in touch and now that we
see each other every summer we are very close.

This past summer my nana took me

shopping because we both love to
shop and after we ate at a very
fancy restaurant. I could tell how
happy she was because we barely
get to see each other, I could feel
our natural bond.
My biological father did not know his father.