Jonathan Doddo:  

Life So much time passes in such a blink of an eye... Where have we all gone? What place have we found in the world since we left those hallowed halls of school? Me, I meandered a bit, trying to find myself. To be honest, I don't think I've found all of me yet, but life is a constant search, I suppose. I lived within a 7 or 8 mile radius of where I was during highschool for a majority of the time afterward, sowing oats and being adrift. Highschool life for me was a mixed bag; many experiences both forgettable and unforgettable. The same with people. Most have drifted out of my life in much the same way all highschool friends and associates experience at one point or another. Part of this was my decision to disassociate myself purposefully. While it's hard to explain the reasons for this in the space of a school reunion website member profile, the short version is that I found myself in a place where I was ashamed to be known or seen by my peers. Bad decisions in and for my life marred my early to mid twenties and it showed. Somehow, I found the means to break free from the self-built isolation, and it took moving to the diametric opposite side of the Lower 48 for me to realize it. In moving to the Seattle, Washington area, I entered a new life, only to find that even it wasn't without it's hardships. My reason for moving out here was that I thought I'd found the love of my life. Unfortunately, that wouldn't be the case as after 2 short years of marriage, we are now divorced. But life goes on. I often think about my home down in Georgia. When I moved up here, I left behind everything and everyone I ever knew; practically establishing myself here with just the clothes on my person. Even now, as I enjoy a good, secure, and upwardly mobile job, and live in a nice home, there are deep parts of me that long for Georgia. Daily, I miss my family and home, and going back for my yearly vacations only serves to remind me that while I live in ...Expand for more