On July 12, 1998 I, Allison Shelby Gormley, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at about 8:30 A.M.

July 12, 1998

July of 1999July of 1999In July of 1999, I moved, In July of 1999, I moved, with my parents, from my with my parents, from my home in Philadelphia to home in Philadelphia to one in Cincinnati, Ohio. I one in Cincinnati, Ohio. I wasn’t even 1, so all I wasn’t even 1, so all I know is that I missed my know is that I missed my family. My dad’s whole family. My dad’s whole side of the family lives side of the family lives there, including my there, including my grandparents, aunt, grandparents, aunt, uncle, and cousins.uncle, and cousins.

June 8, 2001June 8, 2001On June 8, On June 8, 2001 my 2001 my

sister, sister, Sarah Sarah

Gormley Gormley was born in was born in Cincinnati, Cincinnati,

Ohio.Ohio.

In October of In October of 2001, I received 2001, I received my first soccer my first soccer trophy. I was 3 trophy. I was 3 and played for and played for the YMCA. I can the YMCA. I can still remember it still remember it all! all!

October of 2001

August of 2003August of 2003

In August of In August of 2003 I began my 2003 I began my first day of first day of kindergarten! I kindergarten! I remember remember meeting my meeting my teacher and all of teacher and all of my friends!my friends!

September of 2004I broke my arm in September of 2004, when I was in first grade. I fell off of the monkey bars at my dad’s softball game. Thank goodness I didn’t have to relive that memory more that once!

March of 2006March of 2006 In March of 2006, my In March of 2006, my

friend Nicole and I raised friend Nicole and I raised 6,149 books for 6,149 books for Children’s Hospital in all Children’s Hospital in all of 2 days. Knowing a of 2 days. Knowing a doctor or 2 there, it was doctor or 2 there, it was easy. We raised the easy. We raised the books during a book books during a book week at our school, week at our school, counted them, and counted them, and brought them over to brought them over to Children’s. I couldn’t Children’s. I couldn’t believe that as a 3believe that as a 3rdrd grader, I made the cover grader, I made the cover of the Cincinnati of the Cincinnati Enquirer! Enquirer!

August of 2007August of 2007I moved from I moved from

Milford out here to Milford out here to Wilson Elementary Wilson Elementary in August of 2007. I in August of 2007. I was about to start was about to start fourth grade. At fourth grade. At least I had already least I had already made some made some amazing friends!amazing friends!

January of 2009January of 2009

In January of In January of 2009, I vacationed in 2009, I vacationed in London, England with London, England with my family. We saw my family. We saw amazing sites, walked amazing sites, walked through castles, and through castles, and visited Big Ben. That visited Big Ben. That was a vacation that I was a vacation that I will always remember!will always remember!

August of 2009 In August of

2009 I was finishing off my summer to start my final year at Wilson Elementary. I couldn’t wait to find out about 6th grade!