This page is dedicated to my grandmother.
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My grandmother Herlinda Leyva de Arriaga was born on March 23, 1917. Her and my grandpa got married on July 25, 1938.
They lived in Mexico up until 1965. They than moved to Chicago to provide a better life for their kids.
My grandmother found a job working at the Marshall Fields Company. It wasn't until my great grandmother Rafaela
got sick that my grandparents moved back to San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The year was 1980.
Mi Abuelita, Herlinda Leyva de Arriaga, nacio el 23 de marzo 1917. Ella y mi abuelito se casaron el 25 de Julio, 1938. Vivieron en Mexico hasta 1965. Entonces se mudaron a Chicago para darles mas oportunidad a sus hijos. Mi abuelita trabajo' en la compania de Marshall Fields vivieron en Chicago hasta que mi bis-abuela, Rafaela, se enfermo' y regresaron a San Luis Potosi. Regresaron en el ano 1980. |
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Since then I can remember many road trips, these were no ordinary road trips.
It would usually take 33 hours to get to Mexico. The trip was not only long but tiresome.
We would have to travel through the mountains in order to get to our destination. Boy did
I get sick! That wasn't the only reason I hated driving thru the mountains. The other reason
was because people drove like maniacs through them!! Some of the turns on the mountains didn't
have rails and cars and buses zoomed by! We are a brave family and made that drive every year or two to visit.
Desde entonces, me acuerdo de varios viajes en el carro. Estos no eran viajes regulares. Normalmente dura 33 horas para llegar a San Luis. El viaje no solamente fue largo pero tambien canzado. Pasabamos entre las montanas para llegar a nuestra destinacion. Yo siempre me enfermaba. Esa no fue la unica razon que no me gustaba ir manejando entre las montanas. Tambien manejaban come locos la gente entre ellas. Algunas de las vueltas no tenian barras y carros y auto-buses volaban sobre las vueltas. Somos una familia valiente y hicimos ese viaje cada ano o cada dos anos. |
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725 Azteca Sur. That is the address of my grandparents house.
Since I was a little kid I remember staying there. I always use to think, Wow!
This place looks huge for only two people! When you walked through the door you saw
in front of you a long hallway. Each side of the hallway led to a diffrent room in the house,
those rooms also connected to each other as well. There was four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a family room,
dining room, kitchen and back patio. You see this house was not only for my grandparents but for my whole family.
We all stayed there when we came to visit. It was home.
725 Azteca Sur,Esa es el domicilio de la casa de mis abuelitos. Desde que era nina chiquita siempre nos quedabamos alli. Siempre pensaba, "Wow" esta casa es muy grande para solamente dos personas. Cuando entras la casa, vez un pasillo largo. A cada lado, hay puertas donde se entra a varios cuartos de la casa. Muchos de los cuartos estan conectados. Hay cuatro recamaras, dos banos, una sala, un comedor, una cocina, y un patio atras. Tienen que entender que esta casa no era solamente para mis abuelitos, pero para toda mi familia. Todos nos quedabamos alli cuando ibamos a visitar. Era nuestra Casa! |
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We shared many memories in that house. Their dining room was always a place to sit, tell stories,
laugh and reminisce. I will miss those times..
Compartimos muchas memorias en esa casa. El comedor siempre era un lugar donde nos sentabamos, se contaban cuentos, nos reiamos, y nos acordabamos de los anos pasados. Extranare' esos tiempos. |
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My grandmother passed away on January 23, 2004. She was the mother of six and grandmother to nineteen.
She was married to my abuelito for over 65 years. I believe she is still with us, in our hearts. I love
and will miss her dearly.
Mi abuelita murio el 23 de enero, 2004. Era la madre de seis y abuelita de diecinueve. Estuvo casada con mi abuelito por mas de 65 anos. Yo creo que todavia esta con nosotros, en nuestros corazones. La amo y extrano muchisimo. |
