Steves Life History

By phoenixbird2001

  • Birth

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    Lived with my mother

  • Mother died custody rights in response to evidence of abuse

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    Lived with Grandparents and Father

  • Hired to first job

    I felt proud of my ability to be independent on purchasing things and learning self sustainability.

  • Graduated from High School

    I felt a sense of elatment as I was finally done with mandatory grade school and could now begin training for my ultimate career.

  • Started classes at Normandale Community College

    I remember vomitting on the very first day of classes because of the feeling of anxiousness that I am starting school in the "big leagues".

  • Started dating Catie

    From the moment I started talking with Catie, there was a feeling, somthing I started seeing in her that I never experienced before in all my life.

  • Proposed to Catie

    While I know this move was completely unorthadox, there was a feeling I had that I decided to listen to my heart and act on faith.

  • Grandfather passed away

    This was one of the lowest points of my life as the person who instilled the most faith in me and pushed me to work for anything I set my mind to was now gone.

  • Failed out of Normandale Community College

    Leading up this semester, I failed outof every class I took of every semester. I don't think I was ever mentally ready to attend college nor was I ready to take it seriously.

  • Met my future wife Catie

    After several years i junior high and high school, Catie and I met to see what each other was up to. This was a day that would start the beginning of a new chapter in my life.

  • Fired from job at Walgreens

    I was fired from my job because I had lived outside of my means while dating a girl who came from a very wealthy family. I do not blame her for this because they were my actions. Because I was in severe finacial hardship, I felt that I would just take $40 out of one of the tills and a customer saw it and reported it to the manager.

  • Married Catie

    It was on this day that I vowed to honor, protect, and serve the woman that saw the potential I had in me and helped me to change my life and reach for my dreams.

  • Found out I had a herniated disc in my back

    After 4 months of trying to loose weight and live a healthier life, I had to stop my exercise routine because of the physical limitations.

  • Started classes at Central Lakes College

    After several years of trying to get back to school I was able to get funding so that I coud start heading towards my ultimate dream of becoming a nurse.

  • Elected Student Senate Treasurer

    This was the first time I ever decided to willingly get up and give a speech to a crowd let alone capaign for a position. This was just another door opening up in my life that I decided to enter and have never looked back.

  • Released to full active duty by orthopedic surgeon

    It was this day that decided to make a change to live healthy and devoted myself to loose 90 pounds and run the Twin Cities Marathon.

  • Catie and I moved to Brainerd

    This was one of the biggest milestones in Catie's and my life. We decided to make a move that will allow us both to achieve our dreams and graduate as nurses.

  • I started attending Student Senate meetins

    I started attending meetings thnking that just being labeled a senator would look great on a resume.

  • Lost election for Student Senate President

    While this was a disheartening thing to loose the electon, I decided to support the decision a help promote change at Central Lakes College.

  • Achieved a weight of 189 pounds

    After several struggles and hardships, I was able to break through the ceiling and set perhaps the biggest goal I have ever set in my life.

  • Finished the Twin Cities Marathon

    I remember that this race was symbolic of all the struggles of my life and why I am here. Towards the end of the race I was seconds away from giving up thinking I would never be able to finish in time. It was at that same time that I decided to just keep pushing through and keep pushig to the finish line. Once I realized that I had plenty of time to finish I had a boost of energy and finished by powering through with every ounce of enegy I had left.

  • Won election for Student Senate President

    This was yet another sense of accomplishment as I persevered and formed a winning strategy to better the future of Central Lakes College.

  • Awarded MSCSA Student Leader of the Year

    This award summed up all the blood, sweat, and tears that I put into developing myself to this day. It was on this day that I devoted my award to Catie, my Grandfater, and the students that stood by me over the last year to better the future of humanity.

  • Graduated from Central Lakes College with my Diploma of Practical Nursing

    This was a day that I recognized all the work that I put into achieving my dreams. This was my day to pay back the advice my grandfather gave to me. This day was to him.