Virginia Gora:  

I guess I've never been happier then now. Being back in Florida across from the ocean was my wish for the 29 long years I had to be high in the North Carolina mountains. It's a great place to visit but living there through long, dismal, cold winters and having to work everyday an hour down the dangerous, curvy roads was rough. But, enough of that, here I am. As the song goes, "I've lived, I've laughed, I've cried, I did it ("My Way"), no, I did it my husbands way. Yes, I'm from the old school for better or worse. I went where my husband needed me to go. Opportunities were slim so I got my post-grad degree in Speech Disorders so I could find a decent job in the geographic area where my husband was Director of Bands. I only got to sing two years in a great 6 piece band. Then, I finally (15 yrs. of marriage and 2 beautiful adopted children later) got pregnant. What I am most proud of, are my 3 wonderful children. We must have done something right. I put my whole life into my family and I hope it shows. If there is one thing I've learned it is that in this life you can't have everything. Life is a "trade-off" for most of us. I chose the family route. I've gotten to sing far less then I may have wanted to, but I've got wonderful children that have made something of their lives and that love me. When my younger son said I was the reason for his success a...Expand for more