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Biosocial: Day I was Born and the world became that much more AWESOME!
Born in Garden City, MI at Garden City Hospital.
Biosocial: Born at 11:27 am weighing in at just over 6lbs. -
Psychosocial: The day I became mobile and Started to Crawl
Psychosocial: The need to move and get around on my own and explore my evironment. -
Cognitive: First Words
My first shot at saying "Dad" came out as "Da".
Cognitive: First attempet at trying to talk. -
First Birthday
My very first birthday and in good infant fashion I attempeted eating a whole cake all by myself. -
First time I walked on my own
One small step for a man but one giant step for a 13 month old. -
Two years old
The "terrible twos" have officially started. I'm now speaking full sentences and walking on my own. -
3rd Birthday
By the time I was three all I wanted to do was either hang on my moms leg or be around my older brother Randy -
Psychosocial: First Dog
We got our first dog! a Chinese Sharpei named Ming. I was 3 years old. Psychosocial: One of my first resposibilities as a child even though I was only three I still had to learn how to treat an animal and not jump on it when they are sleeping. -
Cartoons!
At 5 years old my favorite cartoons are G.I Joe, He-Man, and The Thundercats -
Pro Wrestling
At 5 years old I'm also really starting to get into pro wrestling. Today I'm watching Wrestlemania 3 on payperview. the event was held at the Pontiac SilverDome -
Biosoocial: Bee's are not friendly!!!
Got stung by my first Bee and it was the worst day of my life to date. -
My wife Meghan is born today
Almost twenty years from now we will be meeting for the first time. -
Cognitive: My younger Brother Sean is Born
My younger brother Sean is born and I'm officially the middle child. I'm officially an older brother and now have to set a good example for my brother to follow. -
Cognitive: First day of Kindergarden.
At 6 years old I ended up not being ready for school and had to repeat kindergarden the next year. -
Had to get rid of our dog Ming
Our dog Ming was taken to a "farm" to live because he was too aggressive to live in a neighborhood full of children. I asked my dad for years if we can go visit Ming at the farm or if he talked to the farmer to see how our dog was doing. I was sad but I knew our dog was not friendly to anyone outside of my immediately family so I understood why he had to go. -
Cognitive: 2nd shot at Kindergarden
At 7 years old I was finallly ready to take on the responsibilities of kindergarden. -
Biosocial and Psychosocial: Started playing football
My first year of playing city league football. I really did not know too much about the sport other than my older brother Randy was good at it and if he was going to play then so was I. I was small and not very athelitic but I eventually came around. -
Cognitive: After turning 16 i finally got my drivers licenses today.
Looking back at this time I remember being so excited to drive and thinking that I'm starting to become an adult. -
Psychosocial: First time I ever got drunk.
I was 18 and had never done any drugs (still have never touched a single drug to this day) and had never gotten drunk. I remember beign at a party with m buddies and just being bored because there was no girls there. I wanted to pick up the mood so I told my friends that I wanted to get drunk for the first time. Awesome start to a great summer. -
Psychosocial: Fell in love for the first time with a college freshmen named Jessica
I was 18years old and although I had plenty of other girls friends before her , Jessica was the first one that I loved. I remember when we broke up and thinking that my whole world had just been crushed and I had not yet realized just how big the ocean really is. -
Psychosocial: First day of football as a senior in highschool
In the best shape of my life thus far ready for the season to start. It is still too early in the season for me twrap my head around the fact that this is my last season of highschool football. -
Graduated from Highschool today!
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Cognitive: I start work at my first job as a young adult as opposed to a highschool student.
At 19 I put off college because I thought I needed a "break" from school so I jumped at the chance when my friends dad offered me a job at a trucking company driving a fork lift. I had no idea what I was in for or what hard work was. I was working with grown men that had busted their ass for 16 plus years working the road and working 12 plus hours a day.While working here I learned a lot about what is expected of me out in the real world. -
Psychosocial: Started Thai boxing today. I'm 19 years old.
The next five years are tough but extremely rewarding and I physically push myself past limits I never knew I had. Even today I have never been pyshically pushed harder as when I did while Thai-Boxing. -
Cognitive: I recieve my Emergency Medical Technician Specialist certification.
At 22 I finally start to get an idea of what I want to do with my life. -
Psychosocial: My parents devorce
After 20 years my parents decide to get a devorce.The split forces us to sell the house that I thought I would bring my kids to visit their grandparents in. I do not like to talk about this portion of my life but I will say that it was very difficult for my family and I. -
Biosocial: Sworn into the Marine Corps and left for bootcamp
A new beginning. at 25 years old I'm the second oldest person at bootcamp. I'm surrounded by kids that are 18 and 19 years old and I'm being called an "old man" by my drill instructors. I end up being the fittest in my platoon, in the top 3 for fittest in the entire company, and graduate 2nd in my entire company. -
Biosocial: Graduate from Marine Corps bootcamp
Today I'm born again. -
Psychosocial: First time I met my soon to be wife Meghan
From the FIrst time I met her I was hooked. I knew she was the one. -
Cognitive: At 26 years old I volunteer to deploy to Iraq.
My brother Sean, myself, (some of our closest frineds in the Marines) Temples, Llanos, Hopkins, Hendon, all volunteer to deploy to Iraq. I joined to serve my country, not to hide from the inevitable. -
Deployed to Iraq
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Psychosocial: Our wedding date
Still love her more than yesterday and more tomorrrow than today. -
Home from Iraq
Exhausted. -
Cognitive: Deployed to Afghanistan
I'm 27 years old and I'm going on my second deployment. We are told that this deployment will not be easy and that some of us may not make it back home. -
Biosocial, Cognitive, & Psychosocial:Today my fire team and myself are struck by an IED (improvised explosive device).
Not a day goes by where I do not think about this day and the following day. -
COgnitive, Psychosocial: KIA RIP Sgt. Frank World
So that others may live. -
Home from Afghanistan
Tough deployment. -
End of active duty service in the Marine Corps
Never thought I would make it to see this day. -
Biosocial: Graduate from the police academy
I may be a little old completeing the academy at thirty one years old but I physically feel like I'm still in my twenties. -
Cognitive: Our second child graduates college
Now college is done and paid for I think it is time we go on a vacation -
Cognitive: I start the police academy!
Finally I can really start working towrads what I really want to do with my life. -
Biosocial: My first job as a police officer
I have always loved to stay in shape and now it really pays off because criminals are so out of shape ha! -
Psychosocial: We bought our first house!!!!!
Finally we have our first home and the room to start a family! -
Psychosocial: Our first child!!!!!!
My wife and I welcome our first child into the world! -
Psychosocial: I'am officially an uncle!
Happy for my brother Sean and his two twins! -
Psychosiocial: Our second child!
Once again my wife and I are blessed with a little one -
Psychosocial: My kids first day of school
Holy cow do they grow up fast -
Psychosocial: My oldest brother has first child
I can't wait to be the best uncle EVER! -
Psychosocial: our second childs first day of school
Won't be long now and before I know it they"ll be all grown up -
Cognitive: I have the opprotunity to become a K9 officer
I have always wanted to do this! -
Cognitive: we moved into our dream home
It is a lot of stuff to move but Im happy to be doing it in the heat rather than the cold. -
Psychosocial: My first child graduates high school today
where has the time gone? -
Psychosocial: Our second child graduates high school!
All grown up but still so much growing up to do. -
Cognitive: Our first child graduates college.
Having graduated college and now off to the real world -
Cognitive: Retired at age 53!
It has been a long hard road but well worth it. -
Psycosocial: My mother passes away
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Psychosocial: My father passes away
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Cognitive: Bought a muscle car
Im retired I think I deserve it! -
Biosocial: I think my age may finally be catching up with me
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Biosocial: At 70 years old I have my right knee replaced.
After years of pushing my body it finally has taken it's toll on my knee. -
Cognitive: Looking back on my life I would do it all over again
73 years old -
Cognitive: At 80 years old most of my friends start to pass away.
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Psychosocial: I pass away in my sleep
My only hope is that I made a difference somewhere in this world.