Cris Diaz
•	Feeding her baby chihuahuas with a tiny bottle until their bellies were sticking out. 
•	Helping her clean the corn husks for tamales in her bathtub.
•	Going to work with her when she worked at the ironing factory, and waiting in a little pushcart, she would have me sit in. I had my toys with me, and I would play until lunchtime. When it was her lunch, she would wheel me to a giant conference table where she would take out her famous breakfast tacos, made with her famous flour tortillas. 
•	Going with her to Tijuana and riding the bus with her while I drank a Coca-Cola from a clear plastic bag she had bought me. I tried to put a hole in it for some reason, but she caught me and told me not to put a hole in it because I would make a mess on the bus.
•	Helping her clean the thorns off the cactus so she could make a dish for dinner with them.
•	Watching her eat the tuna fruit from the cactus and always offering me some, but I never wanted any.
•	How she smelled like Imari (an Avon perfume scent).
•	How soft her cheeks were when I kissed her hello.
•	Combing her hair out for her.
•	When she would give me French braids.
•	Helping her by holding a giant strip of menudo so she could cut it into strips for her to then chop up into little squares for menudo.
•	Rubbing her feet with a ton of lotion as she sat on that super cool vintage brown couch. 
•	Going on walks with her around the neighborhood
•	Riding the trolley with her, and that one day when I had my arm around her, a man asked if he could take a picture of us because he was doing his master's project on how families show affection while on public transportation. I explained it to her, and she let him take the picture. 
•	Her lentil soup.
•	Her calabacitas con queso.
•	How loud she could whistle. 
•	How she would randomly break out into song.
•	Her magical healing teas.
•	How she wanted us to put Aloe vera on any cut or scrape we had.
•	How she would call me Cristinita when she was annoyed with me and Cristinuchi when she was happy with me.
Love you forever Grandma <3 
Thank you for all the lessons and love.







