Most people's primary group is their family. I was born in DC and grew up in Alexandria, VA. Since leaving home while a teenager, I've moved a lot, but always within Virginia, and I now live in Prince William County. I met my second husband, Bear Lavallee, in 1985. We enjoyed 13 wonderful years together before he died.
After finally adjusting to being a widow, I was reunited with my first boyfriend in June 2000. Donnie and I married Jan. 20, 2001. We had too few years; he was interred March 30, 2010, at Stonewall Memory Gardens. After his funeral service, I couldn't sleep, so I created myDonnie.net.
Donnie & I shared our home with a plethera of cats. Now the Clan is several years beyond "senior" and their numbers are decreasing. I lost four in 2018.
Not any more! I retired from the Federal Government at the beginning of December 2012, from my job as an editor with the NASA Office of Inspector General. I am a member of the International Listening Association and the U.S. Navy's Public Affairs Alumni Association and a former member of the National Communication Association and the National Association of Government Communicators.