Christina Moore (chrvmoor@mars.utm.edu) from 10.100.8.76 at 10/22/01 06:54PM
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    Families in the south are different from families anywhere else. When I hear the word family, I immediately think of everyone in my family, aunts, uncles, cousins, mom, dad, sister, and my grandparents. My extended family is a tight knit group despite the fact that we live hundreds of miles away from each other. I see my grandmother and most of my aunts, uncles, and cousins at least three or four times a year. My grandmother cooks Sunday dinner for everyone in our family who lives in Little Rock, AR with her. So many in my extended family get to spend every Sunday together. When our whole family gets together we always laugh about old memories from past trips to the beach as a family. We also make many new memories to share when we all get together again. My family is close. The southern family seems to also be more giving, or more willing to give, hence we have southern hospitality. My grandmother always bakes cakes and pies for any new family that has moved into the neighborhood. We invite our friends to come and join us in the Sunday dinners. Southern families cannot be contained in the writings here, one can only experience their hospitality and good nature by traveling to the south and getting to know some truly down home people. Join a southern family any day for an afternoon of observing from the front porch while drinking a pitcher of sweet tea.