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Madison is Born
Around 5PM on a Good Friday, Madison Claire Cook was born to Lori and Kyle Godwin in Lynchburg, Virginia -
Moving to Florida
In the Fall of '01, we moved to the Pink House down the road from Meemaw and Pawpaw. -
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Divorce
Mom divorced Kyle towards the end of '03.
Wasn't finalized until beginning of '04 -
Mom Meets Dad
Via Online Dating, Mom met Darren (Dad) the summer of '04 -
Mom and Dad Get Married
In December of '04, Mom and Dad get married in Tennessee -
Evacuate to Tennessee
Hurricane Katrina came through from the Gulf of Mexico and we evacuated to Tennessee -
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Moving Around
Up until half-way through second grade, we moved between Tennessee, Kentucky, then landed in Florida -
ADOPTION DAY
After many years of heartache, court summons, and failed arrivals to court-ordered visitations, Kyle signs away his parental rights to my sister and I and Dad adopts us, thus making us Cooks. -
Moving to South Carolina
After ending Sixth Grade, Dad and Mom return to Florida to pick Jeannie and I up from Nana's and bring us to South Carolina -
High School Graduation!!!
Graduate from Ashely Ridge High School in Summerville, SC -
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Trailhead!!<3
After graduating, I applied for a Gap Year Program that took place in rural Northern Wisconsin -
Move to Murphy
Move with Mom and Dad to Murphy, NC -
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Return to Camp in WI for Summer
Got a summer position at the camp I did my Gap Year Program at -
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Time at Western Carolina Univeristy
Start attending WCU in Spring '21 and go through three major changes before deciding on Elementary Education with a Psychology Minor. -
COLLEGE GRADUATION!!!!!
I DID IT! I GRADUATE AFTER FIVE YEARS AT WESTERN!!!!! sobs