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I was born!
11:57 PM, 8lbs & 2oz, 19.5" long. -
Hurricane Katrina overwhelms New Orleans
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My parents got divorced
My parents were fighting a lot and ultimately decided to divorce when I was 8 months old -
Mom got remarried
Mom fell in love with my step-dad and got married! I was the flower girl. -
The first iPhone was introduced
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My younger sister, Kiana, was born
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Started learning how to read
I've heard conflicting information but I've been told by some of my family members that I was reading books by the time I was four. -
The first African American president was elected
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Started preschool
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My youngest sister, Zoe, was born
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Adopted our dog, Zena
This was our first family dog! She was a German Shepherd Husky mix that we adopted from a litter of puppies that my aunt had. -
My dad got his first house.
And he finally adopted the dog I had been begging for now that she had a yard to run around in. She is a little Jack Russell Terrier mix named Ruby. -
Admitted into the PEAKS program at EK
I applied to be a part of the PEAKS program and took a cognitive test and they admitted me! I spent the next six years in the program until I graduated from it. -
Kiana had an aneurism
When I was in the fifth grade my younger sister suffered from an aneurism while on a school trip. -
Placed fourth in the world finals for Odyssey of the Mind
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Broke my arm
I forgot that my bike had front and back brakes so I pulled the front ones to slow down and flipped over the front of my bike. -
Moved into Byron Center!
My mom and step-dad built a house in Byron and we adopted our first family dog since Zena, who we named Titan. -
Went to Hawaii
We went on a family trip to Maui the last week of my sixth grade year. -
Adopted Kona!
I found Kona at the pet store one day and sent a picture to my step-dad and he fell in love. We decided Titan needed a little sister. -
First year in Byron's school district
This was my first year out of the Kentwood public school system and I made a ton of new friends! -
Was diagnosed with narcolepsy
After noticing sleep problems and knowing that my mom also has narcolepsy, they decided to get me into a sleep study and I was finally diagnosed -
Got my first job!
I applied to thirteen jobs right after my sixteenth birthday and I just accepted the first place that hired me, which happened to be Red Lobster -
Mom and step-dad got divorced
Mom moved out of his house and we got a new house all on our own. -
Got my license
After failing my drivers test the first time, I took the test again and I passed and got my license. -
Got my first car
After saving up for months, I bought my first car. It is a Subaru Forester that I named Kehlani.