Melissa Piadade English 1301 1H Descriptive Essay March 26, 2002 Vivid Recollections A few summers ago my friend asked me to go with her and her family to Corpus Christi. Never having been to the coast, naturally I was excited. After a never-ending night of packing and talking about what the week ahead would be like, we piled into the family van and began our trip. Driving through Corpus was nothing short of spectacular. I remember going over …showed first 75 words of 871 total…

…showed last 75 words of 871 total…trip. Even my red sunburn and very tired feet 6 days later were worth it. I have been back to Corpus since then, but I think that the first time held everything so wonderfully new and innocent that the last times have only held a shred of the wonder I first beheld that initial journey. Though with each trip the memory never fades. It only grows more and more vivid and cherishing as the years pass