L George:  

Life After graduating from high school, I worked as a secretary for several years. I married a local man from the area and for the next eight years, I couldn't decide what to do with my life. I graduated from Youngstown State University with a degree in English Education and went on to teach at Ne Ca Hi, but I was bored with life and felt like I was missing out on the world. I then spent several years working my way fromTexas to Las Vegas. I opened my own business selling carpet and flooring supplies then I worked on indian reservations (before casinos), and finally landed a job in Vegas. Vegas was an exciting time, but for a small town girl from western PA, life was too fast and I needed to settle into something a little less exciting. I met my second (and current) husband at the craps table in Vegas (the best roll of my life) and we were married first by an Elvis impersonator then several years later by a "drive-by" notary. I enjoyed the "tables" too much in Vegas and didn't understand how to live and become a professional gambler. I was certain I would become a bag lady in that town that never sleeps, so my husband and I left Vegas for Texas (his homestate) then moved on to the great state of Florida. I have spent the past 20 years living and thriving as a teacher in Florida (traditional and online) but traveling throughout the country every chance I get. My husband has the same travel bug as I and as soon as we get a week off, we are packed and on a new adventure. We have spent the last 15 of 20 summers in Vegas and traveled extensively throughout the West. We both love the mountains, rawness, and crisp air of the West but we also both enjoy the ocean, civility and temperate beauty (especially in winter) of Florida (the older we get the more we like this elephant burial ground). I have not had a desire to travel overseas as I believe there is so much more to see on the backro...Expand for more