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I was born!
I was born in Boise, ID - later, ended up moving to Montana, then later Chicago. -
My parents divorced
After my parents divorced, my mom and I moved in with my grandparents in Byron Center, MI and my dad stayed in Chicago -
My second cousin Jessica was born
She's the cousin I'm most closest with and we do so much together, I don't know where I'd be without her. -
My mom and I moved to Michigan
My mom and I lived in Chicago for a little bit, then she decided to move to Michigan to move in with my grandparents -
Started gymnastics
My mom only put me in gymnastics because I was such a ball of energy when I was little, and she thought putting me in gymnastics would be good exercise and would be healthy for me. Little did she know it would become a huge part of my life a few years later. -
First near-death experience
My mom used to give me a few plastic keys to play with and chew on. But then I started chewing pieces off so she gave me some non-used metal keys she used to use, and I would play with them all the time. Well one day I wa going around the house trying to find what they went to. And I found a spot where I thought they would fit nicely. So I pushed my little stool to the counter in the bathroom and stuck the keys in the outlet. I was rushed to the hospital and I was ok, but never got the keys back -
Back outwest
I finally got to go back to Montana to see my Aunt and Uncle (whom we'd lived with when we were there for a short time) and ride horses, and visit some of the National Parks. -
9/11
I was in first grade the day the terrorist attack happened. It was really scary, and all I remember was my grandpa coming to pick me up early from school. -
JAMAICA!
My uncle and Aunt were going to have their wedding in Jamaica. My grandparents, my mom, my other aunt and uncle and my cousins all went, and spent a week in Nagril, Jamaica at Beaches Resort, and had so much fun. I've always wanted to go back. -
First gymnastics conpetition
I competed my very first gymnastics competition, and loved every minute of it. Given, it was only a little one since I was only 8 years old, but I still thought it was really cool. -
Won my first gymnastics competition
I had won my very first gymnastics competition, and it was really exciting to have a medal and a trophy. -
My mom was diagnosed with skin cancer
My mom came home from a doctors appointment crying, because she had found out she had skin cancer. All those times without sunscreen during the summer when she was little had given her a small growth on her collar bone, and had to be surgically removed. Thankfully, the doctors caught it in time, and she no longer has the cancer! -
Quit gymnastics
Quiting gymnastics was a really hard decision for me because I loved competing and I loved the thrill of the gravity-defying stunts, but going to the gym almost every day for 4 hours, and training 16 hours a week was beginning to take a toll on my school work, and I began failing since I couldn't keep up. So I decided to quit to try other sports. -
First car accident
I got in my first car accident. We were in my grandparents' van. My mom was driving and I was in the back with my cousin Alex. All of a sudden from out of nowhere came a deer. It hit the side of the van, went in one door and out the other door of the van. There was glass in my eye, and the police said if we had changed our speed even a little, the deer would've gotten stuck inside the van with us. -
Obama becomes president
The first African American president the U.S. has ever had. -
R.I.P. to my baby cousin
My cousin Faith as born with Trisomy 18, and also with holes in her heart. The doctors could have fixed the holes, but the third chromosome that went around destroying her major organs could not be fixed. She was sent home 3 days after birth with Faith Hospice, and died 26 days later. Our entire family prayed that she could at least live until Easter - she died the day after. -
Freshman year of HS
Started my first year of Highschool, a bit scary but it turned out to be a good year. -
Europe Trip
I was able, with an international traveling group, go to Europe. We went to a few different places in Germany, a few different places in France (including Paris), a few different places in Belgium, a few different places in Switzerland, a few different places in Italy (including Venice, Pisa, and Florence), and Austria. -
Osama Bin Laden killed
The day that notorious Osama Bin Laden was found and killed by U.S. troops. -
New York City Trip
I was able to go to New York City for the first viewing of the movie I was able to be an extra in. It was called, "Hopeful Notes". -
Wrigley Field baseball game
My dad took me to a Chicago Cubs baseball game at Wrigley Field. Although it was chilly, it was a lot of fun. -
GRADUATION!
The day I will graduate from high school! I plan on going to Adrian College and majoring in Exercise Science to become an Occupational Therapist.
