Hey Friends!

I am absolutely delighted to be sharing my first blogging experience with all of you!  I would like to begin with a quick intro.  In case you don't know (which I seriously hope you do because otherwise this is creepy) my name is Maris.  Typically when I introduce myself to others I say, "Hi, my name is Maris.  It's like Paris with an M."  Apparently it's a hard name to grasp.. so, if for whatever reason you would like to call me Paris its fine by me but you should know I prefer Maris.  Enough about my name.  I am a sophomore at the University of Illinois majoring in Kinesiology.. this will be important to remember for all the grammatical errors that will inevitably happen due to the fact that I'm not very good at English.  When I grow up I want to be an athletic trainer, I have run into some trouble with this dream of mine but I'll save that for another day.  Some things you should all know about me, some of my favorite things include ribs, Peanut M&M's, the color purple, hippos and obviously my friends and family.  This summer I worked as a nanny for two wonderful children and in some posts to come I'll elaborate on our adventures.  I don't want this to get too long so the reason I decided to do this was due to some recent inspiration from my dear friend Lizzy Braun and countless others and I just wanted to say thanks.  Hope you're having a great day and stay classy my friends.