Martha Polley:  

Well... to start following graduation... I went to Faulkner State for 2 years receiving an AAS. I hung around Mobile for another year or so before going to visit a cousin in Little Rock and moving there in the Spring of '72. My cousin managed the lounge at a Sheraton Inn and I began working as a cocktail waitress there. Yes, that's right... and I was so uneducated about drinks I had no clue when someone ordered a double they didn't want very much mixer in the glass. But, I got it, did well, and had fun. I took the summer of '73 off to traipse around Europe with a backpack containing a few pair of jeans and shorts. After 2 years, I decided it was time to get back to a serious job. Little Rock not being the best place to find employment when you¿ve been out of the normal job market for a few years, my roommate and I packed our bags and headed to Big 'D'. The only people I knew in the Dallas area were my roommate's aunt in Rockwall and Uncle in Irving who I met while we were looking for a place to live and jobs. We found the place. I got the job. My roommate went back to Little Rock. Just when I was about ready to head back to Mobile, I met my future husband. My co-worker tried to warn me away from him; but I just didn't see things as he did. My ex's next wife told me when they were separating that I hadn't lied to her about anything. He'd just never been like that around her until they married. Here is a great lesson I learned. If someone tells you something, if you trust them and they have no reason not to be honest about what they're telling you, believe them¿ just because you ...Expand for more