I am the oldest and only female in my immediate family. I have three younger brothers, two half brothers and one half sister. I have three maternal aunts, five maternal uncles, four step uncles, and one step aunt. The newest addition to my family is my five month year old niece who picture is in the lower left corner. Her name is Alexis Marie Cohen and she is beautiful. I also have a host of cousins on each side. I grew up in a big family in Spartanburg, SC.I am not very close with my paternal family but I am close with one of my paternal cousin. As a young child I used to go to cookouts with my family and to family reunions. I played with my cousins, climbed trees, and hung out with friends. I never was spoiled but I usually was able to get what ever I wanted from my family. Since I am the baby girl on my mother's side I was fortunate to get away with a lot of stuff. Since I did not have a sister who I grew up with, I was very close to several of my female cousins. Although they were older than me they did not treat me any different. I went out with them meet their friends and everything, I still hang out with them whenever I go home but since I am in school I can not hang with them as much as I like.I love my family and I hope to raise a family similar to the one I grew up in.
