Google is my new best friend!

I forgot to tell my miracle!

For the last 3 months or so, I've really gotten into the whole family history scene. My class really launched me into a fixation on finding my relatives, so that's mostly what I do when I'm bored at the office (which is everday). Yesterday, I was so bored that I googled my name. It came up with a blog that had my birthdate and parents and 2 brothers on it, so I was really intrigued as to how someone else had all this info on their personal website. Come to find out, this lady paid a genealogist to research her family line for a family reunion back in 2005. I was shocked! How had I not done this before....I totally would have earned an A in my FH class last semester! Golly! She has found so much information on my maternal grandfather's side. (of course I need to verify it...) My great grandma Mabel's line is all the way back to Norway in the 17oo's and her husband's line is just as far back there- complete with pictures too! The picture attached is Bessie Torkelsen, my great grandma Mabel's mother. I know it's weird to say, but I felt inspired to goof around on the computer yesterday and search my name. Thus, google is now my new best friend.

PS- I googled your name Melissa to see what I could find for your family history. All I got was that you went to Apollo High and were in the choir! Maybe you'd be a little more familiar with the names, so I'd suggest doing it. It's like a box of chocolates.......