My First Blog!
Welcome to my blog, now I am one of "those" people. Yes, those people who jot down their feelings with the internet-longer than a Facebook post mind you. I wanted to first start out by giving a little information about myself, who I am where this all started. I was born in Northern Minnesota and moved to the Twin Cities at a young age. Growing up in a family of 7 was never a dull moment and to this day my 9 nieces and nephews bring me great joy. I competed in several sports/activities: soccer, softball, basketball, tennis, hockey, track, swimming, lacrosse, dance, gymnastics, piano, church choir, band (trombone), German Honor Society and guitar. I finally settled with swimming and track as my main sports motivation. Well, truth is after getting hit in the face twice with a ball while at two different sports in the same day I decided I needed something with less contact...thanks softball and tennis. In October of 1998 I went to my first swim practice in a suit meant for