Pauline Drake:  

Life... I've read some of the bios of my old high school & college mates and can't help but to be astonished by how interesting their lives have turned out. Many of them have simply developed the talents or honed in on skills that were evident back in their youth. But the most enlightenment has come from the fact that I really didn't take the time to actually get to know them as individuals beyond the character roles they played. I guess that too is what being young is all about. If I could do it over, I'd make sure to take the time to get to know everyone better. It was such a missed opportunity. I've led a decent life. No real drama-- which is what I prefer. I moved from my hometown Chicago area to the east coast which turned out to be a nice fit. I knew at age 17 that Chicago would not be where I'd spend my adult years... and I was right. My first husband was also a Chicagoan. We divorced after 5 yrs. My current husband represents a match for me, made in heaven. We met in my new home state, Virginia. I've been married 14 years now and loving it all. We are finally empty nesters!! (laugh) We now have 12 grandchildren within a nice blended family of 2 sons from my 1st marriage and a son & daughter from his 1st. With classmates.com, maybe some of us will reconnect in even more meaningful ways than we ever had in our pasts. High School I remember how some of us went all out to decorate those stupid old lockers. We lined...Expand for more