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The College Years....
I spent 2 years at GC. I was pre-med/biology. Don't remember a whole lot about my classes but I can mix some killer drinks ;) I ended up not finishing because I ran out of money, and I cried and cried when I had to leave. I had met some great people, people I am still friends with today, even my husband as a matter of fact :o)

My hubby and I met there, but we did not date. He was under the impression I was dating this guy named John. I dated John for 2 mo., but people thought we were still dating because we were always together even after we broke up...we just were meant to be friends. I liked John's room mate Stuart actually....liked him before John even asked me out, but John asked and Stu didn't...so....

I dated TONS of people, all frat boys or instructors (stop your hissing and booing!), I was in Tri-Beta, an
"official UNofficial Kappa Alpha little sister", yearbook staff volunteer and official taster for the local bars new drinks! My hubby also dated TONS of people (MAN WHORE!) and he was in Kappa Alpha and worked at the bar as a bouncer where I was always tasting new drinks....

I am a Geek at heart. I play D&D, chess (on chess team in high school), read Sci-fi/Fantasy and play online RPG's....In college my hubby and I were in the same circle of friends so we all "played" together.
We still all play together...

In 1992 I was engaged to a farmer named Keith. John came up to stay with us a week and tried to get me to go back to GA with him, I should have went because the marriage was a disaster (the wedding was awesome though!). Keith and his family were the most successful farmers in NW Ohio at the time, and I enjoyed the marriage while it was good. I was not in-love with him, but settled because I though he loved me and would be a good provider...boy did he show his true colors...

In 1993 I went back to college for nursing, Keith was increadibly threatened by this for some reason...but I told him I needed to complete my education in case something happened to him, and that I was an excellent aide and I would be an ever better nurse. He began to drink heavily and have an affair (with an ugly girl!!!). He became abusive in every way imaginable...even put a gun to my head threatening to kill himself then me. I divorced him and moved closer to school.

I struggeled to make it, I was determined. I even lived in a hotel and because I didn't have a kitchenette or money to go out and eat, I ended up in ER due to severe dehydration, starvation and utter exaughstion. My grades were great though, and I was doing excellent in clinicals....and then I did it....I stupidly got re-married (to a guy who reminded me so much of John it isn't funny). After about a year he became just as abusive (if not worse than my first husband), he messed up my knee pretty bad and even my back...my back so bad in fact I wasn't able to finish my LAST QUARTER of school.
UUGGHH!!!!!! I was so close! I was on the President's list. My life would have been so much different....

In 1996 I moved back to GA, divorced him, tried to go back to school again, found out I was pregnant after 2 quarters and had to drop. At this point I'm seriously thinking I'm cursed.

I worked a bunch of pissy jobs for a while and one good one...the good one downsized and I lost my job...back to school I went! I FUCKING GRADUATED DEC 2003!!!! It took me FIFTEEN YEARS TO FINISH COLLEGE! But I did it! In Febrary I passed my state boards...now I've succeded. I'm not the Dr I wanted to be, but I can still help people :o) The witches of old were healers after all....

Now, there are many interesting things that happened during this 15 yr period...but I can't think of them all at the moment as it is midnight and I'm usually in bed by 10....A few things stick out though, the rest I will refer to throughout the journal....My best friend John from GC got married last year and dis-owned me after 15 yr of friendship (bastard!), I had to file bankruptcy because being a single mom with a house payment and car payment is just too much even when you make $30K/year, dated some REAL ASSHOLES, got in touch with myself and really grew as a person, and married my hubby (so I guess it wasn't ALL bad, eh?)..

Read on Traveler if your eyes are not weary, stop and stretch, get a drink & maybe a snack...Turn the page, for the story of me and my hubby is next....