My
name is Erin. I was born on April 28, 1988, and I am sixteen
years old. I have lived in Menasha Wisconsin my whole life
in only two different houses. The first few years of my
life I lived in a little white house. When I was four years
old we moved to the house I have lived in for the last twelve
years of my life. I have a family of four consisting of
my mom, dad, and older sister. We also have a dog. Since
my sister moved out it's just my parents that I live with.
I have a really nice family and I get along with them really
well.
My sister's name is Stacie. She is twenty-three years old.
Even though there is such a big age gap between the two
of us, we are really close. She is someone that I have always
looked up to. When we were little Stacie could get me to
do anything. I would run and get her whatever she wanted
because she was my big sister. I remember when we were little
we used to act out the Walt Disney Movie Beauty and the
Beast. Of course she got to be the princess and I had to
be the beast. That didn't matter to me because she was my
big sister. Stacie moved to Milwaukee Wisconsin a couple
years ago making it just my parents and me. Milwaukee is
a little less than two hours from our house in Menasha so
we still see her a lot. On May 14, 2005 she is getting married
so my family is pretty excited about that.
The Christmas of 1999 we got our dog Millie. My parents
never really wanted a dog but they surprised us on Christmas
with one anyway. Millie is a five-year-old Shih Tzu. Now
she is like a part of the family.
I started preschool when I was four years old. From kindergarten
through fifth grade I went to Clovis Grove Elementary. That
is where I began learning Japanese. From sixth through fifth
grade I went to Maplewood Middle School. Now I attend Menasha
High School. I am in my third year with only one to go before
I graduate. After graduation I plan on going on to college,
but I don't know what I want to do for sure yet. There are
a lot of possibilities and a lot to think about.
I like to spend any free time I have with my friends. We
always have a really good time. My two best friends are
both named Rachel. I have known them both since elementary
school. Rachel Johnson and I have been really good friends
for years. We have taken fun trips together, and have a
lot of good memories. Rachel Sokel is a really funny girl.
She is always doing something to make me and other people
laugh. Whenever I am with these girls we are always laughing
and having fun. The people I spend most of my time with
are Fue, Rachel, and Brent. They are practically a second
family to me. The four of us do so much together and always
have a good time.