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Birth
I was born on November 20th, 2000. I was expected to be a boy. Came out 9 pounds and 7 ounces... fat baby. I even looked like a boy apparently, a chinese boy that came out with a full head of hair. Yep, thats what they said the cute new baby looked like.Everyone was floored that my mom had another girl, she had 3 already. They wanted a boy, and they kept trying after me. Hence my brother:) -
Broken Nose
When I was two I fell down the stairs and broke my nose. I was so young that they couldn't do much about my crooked nose, so now I have a crooked nose for life. If you look at me from the side, you see the bump, head on you can see the crookedness. My parents always tell me hoe terrified they were when I fell down the stairs, and my sisters never forget to mention how funny it was... I hate the bump that came from this incident but it will always be a part of me no matter what. -
First Softball Game
When I was 5 years old, I played my first ever game of softball. To this day softball is my sport. I love it more than anything and this day changed my life forever. If I hadn't played that day I wonder where I would be and in what sport. Softball is still a huge part of my life and will continue to be for years to come. I will always be grateful for my father pushing ,e to play it for so many years. He wanted me to be just like him. ( this pic is from like 8th grade not 2005) -
Pool
When I was 6, we made a pool in our backyard. This may not sound like anything that special, but after this happened, I became a fish. I was in the pool every single day of the summer. I would also try to start summer early in may and june. I would come home from school and change into my bathing suit and tell my grandparent that I would just be dipping my feet in... That never happened. I would get yelled at daily because it was too cold for me to go in. I was always swimming. -
Gjevalin Karaqi
On July 1, 2007, my baby brother was born. He is the menace I call Lini, we fight 24/7, he tries to use his karate moves on me and we know exactly which buttons to push to get eachother going. We are always home alone together, we know all of eachother secrets and weak spots. In spite of all that, my brother is my best friend in the world, wouldn't trade his psycho self for anyone else in this world. -
The big move
The big move happened when I was 9 years old. We moved from Northvale, New Jersey to Brewster, New york. It was going to be a big change, but I'm glad I was younger, I had a lot more time to adjust than my sisters. The move wasn't as horrible as I thought, since my moms entire family lived in brewster and we had been there numerous times over the years. We always wondered what It would be like to go to school with our cousins until we actually did! -
Living with my cousins
For a long time after we moved to Brewster, our house was being fixed up, it wasn't ready to live in yet. So, we had to live with my cousins. It doesn't sound so bad but when you realize we had 7 people in our family and 6 in theirs... and we were in a house with 4 bedrooms. We lived with them for 9 months and when it was over, I don't think I had ever been more relieved. My cousins were all boys by the way, and me and my family is girls. It was intense. This is a picture of my cousin Ardy. -
Broken Ankle
In gym class when I was in about 6th grade, some rude kid who may not be named pushed me. He pushed me because I had the ball he wanted and when I fell I broke my growth plate in my ankle. This moment changed my life because I still have ankle problems to this day, and I had crutches 2 times after this first incident. I swear this left ankle will never be the same. Not since I first broke it. Here’s a picture of my mom joking around with my brace and crutches -
Meeting my Bestfriend
When I was in 8th grade, we went on a school trip to Washington, DC. I knew Brianna castle but we had never spoken before. We sat across from each other on the bus ride home and gossiped about boys and life and just completely hit it off. We completely ignored our seat buddies as if we were on a double date but ended up liking the wrong person. We are still best friends to this day and we still think it is amazing how an amazing friendship came from a 6 hour bus ride talking about a boy. -
High Honor Roll
The first time I achieved high honor may not seem like a big deal to most, but to me it was important. It showed me who I could be. That I was smart enough to do well in school, go to college and be the first in my family to graduate, to make a difference, to BE the difference. My mom was so proud in that moment, none of my other sisters did this well in high school. She wanted more for and from me. -
Cliff Jumping
The first time I went cliff jumping was a story. Me and my friend were with a bunch of other friends who we were totally not allowed to hang out with. We went to action park and jumped off a huge cliff into freezing water. It was completely terrifying, it knocked the wind out of me and I kind of hated it. But it was also liberating and scary in the good way. -
First Game Played On Varsity Softball
The first game I ever played on varsity softball was another story! I was wearing cleats, but the girl that usually started over me wasn't. She forgot her shoes and me,knowing I probably wouldn't play offered her my shoes. My warm up was cut in half by my coach because she thought I was unprepared, but really I had given up my shoes for someone else. When my coach realized this, she apologized to me and started me over the other girl. It was amazing. -
My Aunts death
The recent death of my aunt has definitely been a huge turning point in my life. I have never had the death of such a close loved one happen.It was completely new and heartbreaking. My heart breaks for her kids, the 6 year old twins with no father. This was my first real heartbreak. No boy did it, cancer did. I hope it doesn't take anyone else.
