When I think about catastrophic event and only being able to take three small items with me, immediately, I think of the fact that memories are the best things that to have when being separated from the one’s you love. Thinking further, I think of pictures, a jewelry box and my college diploma. The pictures represent family members that have passed away as well as relatives that are still living but could not take this journey with me. The jewelry box is a gift from my mother. This is a very special gift that I cherish and will forever be protective of just because it came from my mother. My college diploma is something I earned in rememberence of my grandmother. Shortly after I began college, my grandmother took ill all of a sudden and passed away. I took this very hard due to the fact that she was my heart and we had a very close relationship. After her passing, my grades began to fall as well as my interest in continuing this particular journey without her. After I began to mentally get myself back together, I decided that I was going to do whatever I had to do in order to complete this degree and dedicate it to her. As a result of this exercise, I learned the importance of getting and keeping a close relatyionship with the one’s you love. Family is very important and I feel so blessed to have the closeness that I have with my family. We may have our differences here and there, but at the end of the day, we still love and support one another.