Important Dates
What year did Grandma Ofelia immigrate to the US?
1969.
What was Grandma Ofelia's first job in the US? (not the company, but the job position)
Packaging broccoli at a factory in Moss Landing.
Where was Grandma Ofelia born?
Guadalajara, Jalisco, MEX.
What was the name and color of Lauro's car?
Baby blue El Camino. (1965)
Who used to DJ at Monica and my birthday party all the time?
Rigo.
What year did Tio Robert lose his eye?
1975.
What perfume company did Silvia and Sandra work for?
Smith and Vandiver.
Which fast food place did Tio Carlos (grandma's brother) like to invite Tia Ofelia, Claudia, and Becky?
Carl's Junior.
What was Tia Silvia's first car?
The Impala.
Which tia and cousin got lost on a train in Mexico for 3 days and 3 nights?
Claudia and Elizabeth.
What year did the Mancilla house burn down in Pajaro Valley?
1973.
Which tia was a semi-truck driver?
Rosa.
What park did Grandma and the family live next to in Watsonville?
Pinto Lake Park.
Who taught Tia Ofelia how to drive?
Tio Carlos. (grandma's brother)
Whose wedding had a big crowd that crashed the party?
Becky and Anibal.
1980.
Which tia worked at Pinto Lake as the grounds supervisor?
Tia Rosa.
What was the name of the street of the first house Grandma Ofelia and the family lived at?
Salinas Road.
Whose car did the family sleep in after the 1989 earthquake?
The trunk of Tio Sergios truck.
What happened to Tio Jorge during the "hurricane" in Watsonville in 2011?
He crashed his scooter trying to save Grandma.
What year did Grandma have to quit working at Green Giant?
1991.
Where did Grandma meet Lauro, and in what year?
At Green Giant in 1973.
Where did Grandma Ofelia meet Grandpa Max?
In Zacoalco at the plaza. (1956)
What was the nickname of Tio Carlos' (grandma's brother) white van?
"Mi Tremenda Ven"
What did the family name the cat they found after the earthquake in 1989?
Tonchy.