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Born at Botsford hospital, 7lbs 19oz 21 inches.
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I spoke my first word in June
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I can walk and count to twenty
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I break my leg falling down the stairs
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I start preschool
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I get the chicken pox during nap time at preschool
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Learn the chicken dance for graduation ceremony
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I start kindergarten in the a.m.
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I start walking to school with friends
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I start chasing and playing with girls at recess
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From first through fifth grade I win the spelling bee and attendence award for only missing one or two days a school year. In 6th grade I win the principle's award. Throughout this time, I play and quit playing hockey, soccer and karate.
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I play hockey for the city of westland and also floor hockey for my elementary school.
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I score my first goal in hockey against the Plymouth Sharks.
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I get grounded for misbehaving in class
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I get my first video game system for my birthday
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I'm now an older brother!!!!
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I ask a girl to be my girlfriend
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My 5th grade class goes on a camping field trip, where we get to stay in cabins and do science experiments outside. I bonded with my fellow classmates.
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My brother is born immaturely, he was literally the size of my dads hand.
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During this time period I was in and out of detention all the time. For many reasons: goofing off in class, whipping a friend with a towel during swim class, mouthing off to teachers, being tardy, etc. The basketball coach sat me down and said if I kept getting into trouble I wouldn't make the team.
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I get after school detention for insubordination.
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I get suspended from school for writing a note, passing it to my friend, and ripping it up when the teacher asks for it.
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I was so upset from not making the basketball team I signed up for camp at St. Mary's in Walled Lake. It was new experience rooming and meeting new people.
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In the Garden City school district at the time middle school was only 7th and 8th grade. It has changed now though. I played football 7th and 8th grade and basketball in 8th grade. I started to goof off more in class and get mediorce grades.
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I tried out for the basketball team and didn't make it.
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After lunch there was about a 45 minute break before class started and each class was able to participate in their classes volleyball team. It was a sweet victory, we beat our rival team in the championship.
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I was grounded because I didn't get at least a 2.5 gpa.
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I was suspended from school again because while playing basketball a kid fouled me pretty hard, I reacted by getting angry and pushing him almost starting a fight.
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My collar bone breaks from getting tackled while playing football. I was injured most of the season.
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At skateland a friend dares me to kiss my girlfriend at the time.
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This year I made the basketball team. The camp and practicing all summer really paid off, I was named captain of the team.
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My drove my girlfriend, my two friends and their dates to the dance. I ended up breaking up with her after the dance because she danced with someone else. I was soo immature.
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I was in a gym class with a lot of great athletes in the school, we didn't lose a game.
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I attend Garden City High School throughout this period. I play basketball all four years, I ran cross country, joined sadd and made honor roll in my senior year. I also experienced "heart-break" for the first time.
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As a freshman the Junior Varsity coach asked me if I wanted to play J.V. I accepted.
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My mom had a dangerous surgery done. I developed a strong relationship with my mom and I remember being terrified she wouldn't be the same.
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I go to MSU's basketball camp. I was able to meet Tom Izzo, he slapped my butt!
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My best friend's family took me on vacation to the smokey mountains with them. We stayed in a cabin up in the mountains, we went indoor skydiving, bungee jumping, and white water rafting. It was one of the best vacations I've been on.
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I was named captain to the Junior Varsity basketball team.
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As a sophmore the Varsity basketball coach was impressed by the way I played and asked if I wanted to play Varsity for the rest of the season.
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I get a job helping my step dad installing heating and cooling units and doing landscaping.
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My mom threw me a surprise birthday party. I also received my first car, a 1997 bright purple escort.
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My environmental Science class went on a field trip to the rouge river to do field work and collect insects and other samples from the river. I put on a full body suit and got in the river, it was disgusting but so much fun.
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I was awarded a Beverly Cleary Award for outstanding work in Environmental Science.
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With 20 wins and 4 losses our basketball team was named League Champions.
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I was invited to the 5 Star Basketball Camp, an invitation only camp.
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I start running cross country to build endurance for basketball season.
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I was failing my english literature class and she awarded extra credit for writing extra in our class journals. I started writing almost every night.
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My best friend and I were named the Co-Captains of the basketball team.
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I finally get a 4.0 gpa and make honor roll.
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I was voted onto Coming Home court. At G.C. we did Homecoming Queens and Coming Home Kings. At the pep rally before the dance I was humiliated in front of the whole school by getting a whipped cream pie smashed in my face...Good times!
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Now that I'm 18 I can get an actual job and I start working at Home Depot.
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Graduation ceremony and the class of 2007's all night party. It was Pirates of the Caribbean themed.
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We blocked off the whole block. Had a dj, full basketball court, and a bouncy boxing ring. And of course delicious foods.
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I move from Garden City, Mi to Adrian, Mi where I go to college at Adrian College. I room in a dormatory with a friend from high school.
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The Adrian college basketball team was in charge of making everything go smoothly for their yearly fairs concert. My job was to make sure the spotlight was on the correct member of the band the whole. I remember being nervous, because this is something I had never done before.
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The college basketball season starts. The coach who recruited me tells the team he is going down to Tennessee to coah another team. This coach was one reason why I wanted to play at Adrian.
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I wasn't getting very much playing time and I thought I should be. I talked to coaches about it they agreed but still took no action. This was a hard choice since I had been playing since 6th grade. I was also overwhelmed by the amount of schoolwork, at 30,000 dollars a semester I didn't want to waste my education so I decided to quit mid season and focus on school.
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I start my second semester at Adrian, when I get back to my dorm I find out that my roommate won't be coming back and I will be rooming alone for the rest of the semester.
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The semester at Adrian ended, I had made some good friends but I felt like I was wasting my money, I decided to transfer next semester and not return
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I enrolled at University of Michigan Dearborn for the fall semester. My friend and I sign up for the college radio and DJ on tuesday nights.
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During this time and my time off of school I worked at Benny's Pizza Pub delivering pizza's. I still do this part time on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
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I wasn't focused on school at all, I ended up dropping out.
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I go to NYC for the first time to visit my uncle. His thoughts, knowledge and life style changed my life.
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After taking a semster and a half off I enroll at Schoolcraft college, this time I'm focused.
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I celebrate my 21st birthday with family and friends at Benihana. I'm now an "Adult"
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I make the Deans list at Schoolcraft.
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I spend the summer traveling from Chicago to New York, New York to Philadelphia, and Philadelphia to Washington D.C. In D.C. on 8/28 I went to the Restore Honor rally hosted by Glenn Beck.
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Accepted into Phi Theta Kappa.
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I also currently work for Mission Based Books on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.
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I make the Dean's list for the second time at Schoolcraft.
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I have been accepted into Wayne State. I have a few ideas of what I want to study but I'm not 100% positive.
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My uncle offers me a room at his apartment in New York City. The plan would be to move in, in June.
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If all goes well I plan to move to NYC for the month and if I find a job and school I may make the move permanently.
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If NYC doesn't work out I plan on going to Wanye State and if awarded enough money plan to move on campus.
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If I continue to go to school I hope to be graduating with at least a bachelor's by 25.
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I will be 27, I hope to be experiencing a different culture in a different country.
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If i were to have a kid I would hope it would by now. Whatever field of work Im in I hope to be getting promoted and making at least 60,000 or more a year.
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Maybe I'll buy a fast car, motorcycle, or speed boat. Who knows maybe I'll spend the rest of my days at sea.
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76 years old. If I have a kid maybe I'll be a grandpa. Hopefully as nice as my grandpa is to me.
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I don't really know when I'll die but if its in 2074 i will be 85. I hope I can accomplish my goals and live out my dreams by then.