https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg My life in a timeline. en-us 2017-01-12 02:00:26 UTC 2026-01-31 19:59:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Watchclock.png velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146685214 I was born.

]]> 2017-01-12 02:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146685214 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146685531 My first words.
"Dada."

Apparently, my mom didn't teach me this... I wonder who could it have been...]]> 2017-01-12 02:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146685531 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146689136 I started "walking." I was holding on to things, using them as a support.


]]> 2017-01-12 03:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146689136 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146689536 I realized that I did not like getting hurt. One time, I stubbed my toe, I asked my mom to put a pillow underneath my foot and I would do nothing but sit for the rest of the day.]]> 2017-01-12 03:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146689536 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146689728 Whenever I go shopping with my mom, I never asked for anything. If I liked something, I would look at it, touch it a bit, and then put it away when it was time to leave that part of the store.]]> 2017-01-12 03:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146689728 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146690065 Started preschool. Apparently, I used to be really smart. My teacher told my mom during a teacher conference that I was able to grasp concepts really quickly, so whenever she taught me something I finished much faster than the rest of the class, so she taught me separately.]]> 2017-01-12 03:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146690065 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146690868 My dad enrolls me in Taekwondo classes. The teacher was a meanie. I quit after a year. Was one test away from a Black Belt.]]> 2017-01-12 03:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146690868 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146691028 I got knocked over by my dog, Jacko. I hit the ground hard. Blood everywhere. I was rushed to the hospital and got my first stitches. ]]> 2017-01-12 03:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146691028 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146691118 I was left alone in the car. I'm guessing you might know what happened next. That's right, I drove across the parking lot by myself. My dad and uncle left me in the car for some reason, and from the house, my mom saw her van moving.]]> 2017-01-12 03:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146691118 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146691672 My parents got me a bike, and I took off on it. They were surprised that I knew how to ride a bike without being taught, but little did they know I had my cousins teach me behind my parents' backs. As cool as it was to have my cousins teach me how to ride a bike, they weren't the best. They pretty much just told me to hop on and go.]]> 2017-01-12 03:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146691672 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146692087 Transferred to a new school, (from 2nd to 3rd grade.) First time I called my teacher, "mom." Needless to say, it was an awkward moment. Luckily, I knew the teacher very well. She was my second grade teacher from my previous school. How cool is that? She changed schools with me. Apparently, she was the one that recommended me to the new school I was attending. ]]> 2017-01-12 04:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146692087 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146692353 In 4th grade, I was accepted into a special class that taught Danish as another required course. Why? Because at the end of the year, we got to take a 2 week field trip to Denmark and stayed with host families. This was awesome. But... I did do some stupid stuff. Like go down a giant hill with a scooter and jumping off at the bottom. I ended up getting the wind knocked out of me, and a Danish couple just so happened to be passing by and helped me out. In that moment, I thought, "Are you guys Angels?"]]> 2017-01-12 04:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146692353 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146692603 I went on a field trip to Chicago. But, this one was different because our chaperone was my dad. My group liked to go out at night to Dairy Queen to get some ice cream. On our way back, we would always Jaywalk.]]> 2017-01-12 04:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146692603 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146692872 I picked up my first tennis racquet and it changed my life. But not immediately, because I (low-key) lost every tournament I was in for 2 years straight (and I cried like every weekend after losing--at home of course.)]]> 2017-01-12 04:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146692872 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146693025 My parents signed me up for a summer camp for nerds. It was at Beloit College in Wisconsin. It was pretty fun, my second time staying away from home.]]> 2017-01-12 04:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146693025 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146693231 Won a tennis scholarship for college for performance in school and on the tennis courts. The competition was called the National Student Athletic Competition (NSAC). I got third place, which was worth $1,000.]]> 2017-01-12 04:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146693231 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146693517 I transferred schools. I tested into a private school, the University School of Milwaukee (USM). It was one of the top schools in the state and ranked high nationally as well. The tuition for one year was $24,000 (yeah... ikr...) but luckily I was able to get a full scholarship.]]> 2017-01-12 04:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146693517 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146693915 I was still in the NSAC, and I got third again, awarding another $1,000 toward the college of my choice. I couldn't beat those dang southern kids who played tennis everyday.]]> 2017-01-12 04:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146693915 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146694341 Hey, well would you look at that. I got 2nd place in the NSAC this time, earning me $2,500. Good job me! Took me two straight years of blood, sweat, and tears to beat 1 person!]]> 2017-01-12 04:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146694341 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146694577 Wow! That's pretty good! I finally got 1st place ($5,000)! But, that's not the most impressive part. The most impressive part was not only destroying the all time record for highest points in the history of the competition (9,100), but that I beat the second place person, who happened to be my brother, lol. Feels good.]]> 2017-01-12 04:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146694577 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146694818 I entered the high school division of USM. That was "no bueno." Let's just say Freshman year was a time of dark moments, specifically pertaining to grades. The tuition bumped up to $28,000 a year. But, I was able to get a scholarship again, not a full one this time though--only $25,000, so we still had to come up with $3,000.]]> 2017-01-12 04:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146694818 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146694958 I tried out to play for my high school Varsity Tennis team and I made it! Our team was really good, so even though we were only Division 2 (because we were a small school), during the season we played against Division 1 teams. We went to state that year and swept the finals 7-0!]]> 2017-01-12 04:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146694958 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146695170 I moved to a strange place called, "Eagan." I found this place weird, but my parents told me that I was actually born in St. Paul so I am actually "home."]]> 2017-01-12 05:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146695170 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146695319 I help volunteer for a tennis program called St. Paul Urban Tennis (SPUT). At first I was nervous, I've never worked with people much before, especially kids. They were ages 4-14. But, in the end, it turned out great! I had an amazing time, and it was a life changing moment!]]> 2017-01-12 05:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146695319 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146695646 I get a job with St. Paul Urban tennis, my first summer job! (Sad, I know, but hey, better late than never..... kinda.) (P.S. I'm not in this picture, lol, I couldn't find one with me in it.)]]> 2017-01-12 05:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146695646 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146695823 Whoo! I'm driving now! And Senior year! Hopefully no car accidents, fingers crossed! I'm the Red Honda Acura btw, watch out for me on the road.]]> 2017-01-12 05:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146695823 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146695965 Heck yeah! December 6th, 2016! I'm finally 18! Wow, I'm old... But, you know what that means... I finally get to do something without needing consent! I get to vote! But... my birthday was after this year's presidential election, unlucky.]]> 2017-01-12 05:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146695965 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146696074 Welcome! To the University of North Dakota! I'm a Fighting Hawk now! Wow that sounds lame... a lot more than I thought it would be.]]> 2017-01-12 05:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146696074 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146696229 Med School, here I come!]]> 2017-01-12 05:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146696229 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146696509 Hmm... where should I do my residency?]]> 2017-01-12 05:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146696509 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146696682 Eagan High School, Class of 2017 Graduate!]]> 2017-01-12 05:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146696682 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146696851 Got a job. What now?


]]> 2017-01-12 05:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146696851 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146697090 Found someone who will love me for who I am (hopefully). She is better than me in every way: intelligent, beautiful, strong, funny, hard working, she's got it all! ]]> 2017-01-12 05:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146697090 velissalo https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146697316 Well, let's hope I live this long... or longer.... or forever. I'm okay with that too. Does death hurt?]]> 2017-01-12 05:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/velissalo/jbdvze4y4jbg/wish/146697316