Desiree Manning:  

Life In high school, I did have some hard times, but overall it was a great experience that I will miss! I was a good student, enjoying Social Studies and English, but always had a lot of trouble in Math. I got along with my teachers, and always felt good about their comments to me about being a nice, good, quite student!I was a quiet person, but enjoyed being very social with my friends. Prom and the letterman's jacket were very important to me, so I attended Jr. and Sr. Proms with a very good friend of mine. I got the class ring with my jacket and lettered in Key Club. I dated off and on throughout all 4 years, but never had a real serious relationship. I still stay in touch with most of my group of friends, through e-mail and instant messengers. I had a very serious relationship during my last year of college that would last for 9 months; a long distance relationship with a man from Eugene, OR. Before I graduated from college, I had planned to move to Eugene, and had been trying to get a job there, with not much luck except some interviews and 1 job offer that I decided wouldn't pay enough to live on. The relationship lasted through my move to Dallas, OR. Things got too serious at the wrong time and so we decided to split up. That took its toll on me for quite some time. Then, a position became open in a house in Eugene. In order to become a permanent employee, I made the move to take the transfer position. How ironic is it, that I move to the same town 3 months after the breakup? This stage of my life (after college) has been the toughest transition. I often feel like I'm in a rut, like the next stage of my life couldn't come any slower. This being dating/marriage. I have accoplished all I planned to before this next stage: high sc...Expand for more