Rosemarie Allen Weikert:  

The Big Move I never felt like I belonged in Maine. It was always too cold for me. Also I never felt like my life wasn't going anywhere. So in October of 2001 I decided to move to Virginia. I packed all my stuff in a U-haul and with my car in tow, I drove 16 hrs to my cousin's house in Sterling. This was a really big deal for me. I have always been scared to just take a leap into the unknown all by my self, but I knew I had to do something to change my life. It was a big adventure for me. I have never drove that far all by my self. I did get a little lost a couple of times, but found my way back to where I needed to be. It was very exciting. I stayed at my cousin's house for a couple months. Got a job with a local bank. Got a place of my own and in January of 2002 I met Tom. We dated for a while and the rest is history. I am so glad that I made the move. My life has changed so much for the better. since then. I finally met the love of my life, had to wait until I was 40 to meet him, but it was well worth the wait. I finally found someone to love me for me, and not what they wanted me to be. I now live in Maryland. The weather here is so much better, hardly any winter at all. I try to get to Maine every other year to visit my family. It's a nice place to visit, but I don't think I will ever live there again. Life I lost my Mom, Maria, in August of 1999. I know alot of you knew and loved her. My Dad is still living in Maine in Scarboro with girlfriend. I also have a son, Dustin who was born in June 1983. His father and I were divorced in Jan 1985. He is a very talented young man. He is married, since 2004 to his wife Katherine. No grands yet, but I am not in a hurry. LOL He is into mus...Expand for more