The Connections

The Start of it All

Hi! My name is Trent Bollinger and I am here to tell you the story of my life. I grew up in Flour Bluffs, Texas starting from June 26th 1996. My family happened to believe, very strongly, of the christian faith, we went to church twice a week. At this point in my life, I started going to a public elementary school, Barnes Elementary school. I was really nervous to be away from my parents for more than a couple of hours. The first day, we got assigned to our class, my kindergarten teacher's name was Mr.Gilbert. He was in his early-twenties, around six-feet tall, and had a scruffy beard. As I began to become used to the school-routine, I met my friend, who I still know today, and his name is Justin Lane. He made me enjoy my years of school tremendously.

I don't remember the end of that year, nor most of first grade, but I do remember asking a girl, named Isabella, to be my 'girlfriend' and I'm pretty sure that we 'dated' until about third grade. We basically dated until we knew the overall definition of dating, and we both realized that we probably shouldn't date each other. Therefore, we decided that it would be a better idea to just be friends, and we still are friends to this day. During the second grade that I was 'dating' Isabella, Izzy for short, I began to build a stronger bond and friendship with both Justin and Izzy. the three of us became known as the weird group, which didn't hurt our feelings, and that lasted on to the rest of our elementary year.