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I was born
2:08pm at Grand Rapids Hospital -
Started walking
Started walking a little under two years old -
Brother got bit by a dog on face
I was very little so I do not remember much but my dad's dog bit my brother in the face and he had to get stitches. -
Able to start talking more
My parents said my first word was "boat" -
First Vacation
First vacation to Florida which I now love to go there and go there every year to visit my grandma -
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
A lot of people got in trouble for this oil spill. It was due to a bad cement job and failure of the shoe track barrier at the bottom of the well. -
8.8 earthquake in Chile
This lasted three minutes and occurred off the coast of central Chile on the 27th of February. Chile had a strong recovery after this, however. -
Started School
Started school at Kalamazoo and spent preschool and kindergarten there -
Great Grandma died
I did not know my great grandma very well but I know my mom loved her very much and she was sad when she died -
Family dog died
I LOVED this dog so much and was so heartbroken when I found out she had to get put down. It felt like an actual person in the family was dying. -
Moved to a new house/school
Was not super scared for this and was excited. I got to make good friends and I loved going to Byron. -
Grandpa died
This death was super hard for me. It was really one of the first deaths besides my great grandmas but I knew my grandpa a lot more and spent a lot more time with him. -
Got social media
I begged my mom for social media for a long time and she finally caved when I was nine. I did have a lot of restrictions and was very careful with it. -
Parents left for a week
I was sooo sad to have my parents leave to climb mt. Kilimanjaro but I'm glad they did it because they had such a good time. -
Became friends with my best friend
Me and my best friend became friends in first grade but did not really hang out again until seventh grade and I am very lucky to have met her :) -
Got a cat
I was at a soccer camp when my mom found Scout underneath our patio furniture and my dad let her keep it for their anniversary. -
COVID Pandemic
Covid closed many businesses and schools and took many people's lives. Social distancing became huge and was confirmed as a worldwide pandemic. -
School closed because of Covid
I was not super sad about this because I was excited to stay home but it definitely got old after a while. -
Started transition to high school
A lot of people were very nervous for highschool but I never felt that I just felt I was transitioning to another school. -
Started Highschool
Starting highschool was a little rough but once I got the hang of it I started to enjoy it. -
Started driving
I was very excited to start driving and have always been. It definitely changes your life. -
Brother graduated and moved out
This was such a weird feeling. Seeing my brother do the school walk-through and watch him at his last sporting events. It's weird not having him at home anymore.