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I was born on April 25, 1983 at 5:37pm at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
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Jordan Steven Jesse was born, the youngest child to Steve and Judy Jesse.
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This was my first day of kindergarten at Varna Grade School. My teacher was Mrs. Skutt.
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My steer, Ken, was chosen as Grand Champion at the Marshall-Putnam 4-H Show. With this award, I was able to sell my steer at the Sale of Champions. The buyer was Burroughs Ag Service and he purchased Ken for about $1.00 per pound.
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My classmate and I wrote a short story called "Nemo's First Love." We were chosen to represent our school at Illinois State University along with other Young Authors from across Central Illinois.
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I was the catcher for our Midland Junior High softball team when we went to state. We were the first team from the district to ever get to state in a sport. We lost our quarterfinal game to Petersburg PORTA 3-1.
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At the Princeton Thanksgiving tournament, I tore my left ACL. I stole the ball from half court , and knowing the girl was right behind me, I stopped to let her go by. When I stopped and jumped, I felt a horrific pain in my left knee which we later learned was the tearing of my ACL.
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After four years, I finally grraduated from Midland High School. I received a few awards and was in the Top 10 of my class.
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I was a freshman at IVCC when 9/11 happened. I will never forget where I was when I heard this tragic news.
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During practice with the Saint Xavier softball team, I torn my left ACL for the 2nd time. I was throwing a ball from first to third when I felt it tear.
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I graduated from Saint Xavier University with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. I also graduated with honors (Summa Cum Laude).
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Mr. Carls hired me as a 6th grade math teacher for the 2006-2007 school year. This was my first full-time job!
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After a year and a half of classes, I graduated with my masters in administration from the University of St. Francis.
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Brian proposed on the night of St. Patrick's Day in our backyard.
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Brian and I were married on August 3 in East Peoria surrounded by many family and friends!
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At our 20 week ultrasound, we learned that our baby is a girl!
