My abuelo (grandfather) was the sweetest man. I never had the chance of saying goodbye when he passed. My mother came to the island to pay her respects, but I remember myself being torn. I knew he was very sick, but reality didn’t hit me, especially since I was only twelve years young.
My mother’s aunt, who is also my abuela’s sister is burried here.
As well, as my abuela’s mother, father, brother and nephew.
See here in the Dominican Republic, the tombstones are like mini houses and depending what size you pay for, the more people live an after life in that house.
I had a lot of questions, this was my first time in an actual cemetery.
I even had the chance to bond with my grandmother while we small talked while we all cleaned up. I asked her about her boyfriend, and she looked at me with surprise.
My grandfather was her first and only boyfriend, her first and only love. I asked how they met, and she tells me he crushed first, he kept insisting they would be together and she would say no. She would lie and say she had a boyfriend, my grandfather being witty as he was, said well, when I see him, we’ll settle it then.
My grandmother laughed, because she knew that was never going to happen, since that boyfriend didn’t exist.
♥
Love stories are always interesting to me, but knowing houw your family started and has become so much more, all because of a romance is amazing to me. Our family is so big, my grandparents had 4 children, who have had 12 children, who have had 8 children and our family continues to grow.
It’s a beautiful thing.
He would be so proud.
My face is still a mess, and since I can’t really go out much, spending the day in with family is always great.
The little cutie in red is Edward, he loves oranges as you can tell. That’s my cousin Yoca’s son. And the mean mugger in the trike is Frandy, my cousin Franklin’s son. Both full of different personality.
This right here is my ”Adam and Eve.”
Today was a mini road trip. 3 hours each way. My cousin Edward drove with a beer in hand, while we made our way to Higuey and La Romana.
(local children out of school and walking on the side of broken streets in the heat)
(Los Montes = The mountains) 
(sugar cane workers)
I loved all the candles. Especially when I caught them flickering. 
My cousin Yenny and I, right in front of the infamous church.
My cousin Franklin getting down and dirty, making sure his picture taking is perfect!
Let me tell you, these cheeses ( the round white balls in the bag) are absolutely delicious!
After visiting the church we decided to stop at a local beach by the name of Bayahibe. It was mostly empty on the side we decided to settle down in. There were mostly tourists, I’m sure there was a hotel around somewhere.
What I found interesting was that there was a cemetery right behind us. Do you see the tombstones behind me? 
Look how beautiful this sunset is, I could’nt resist on taking this shot.
Today was fun, I was exhausted once I got back in the car, I ended up falling asleep. Until next time guys :)