Sheryl McRee:  

Life I guess the best place to start is Graduation........ Which of course was a blur, as were the following couple of years. I did however manage to get an education somewhere between the moments of blur. I have a 20 yr old daughter (21 in August), whom I adore. She is the light of my life. She is currently working on an AA at SFCC and is planning to attend UF for Veterinary Science. I am a very proud mom. As for me...I was an engineering tech for the City of Gainesville for 10 1/2 years. Decided I would give up the stress and do something I wanted to do, instead of what everyone else thought I needed to do. So I went to work for a company designing theme parks. By far the best thing I have ever decided to do. Plus, it was a very cool job! I did design work for Universal Studios, Sea World, Busch Gardens, as well as museums and shows across the country. I then took a contract position in Virginia Beach with a Civil Engineer, confirming my dislike for the stressful and mundane. When my work in Virginia was complete I accepted a contract in Pensacola doing graphic design work for a beach resort still under construction. After wrapping up several years in Pensacola, I moved back to Starke and am currently working as a ride designer for a company in Jacksonville. Looking back, my choices may not have been what most would have done or even expected of me, but they have brought me to where I am today. And that is a very good place. In short, I've dodged bullets, sped faster than the local sheriff, partied til the cows came home, labored i...Expand for more