Chapter 21, Page 3

Chapter 21, Page 3. That's the name I came up with for my blog address. So, what does it mean? Well, it has nothing to do with school or homework, but it has everything to do with life...my life.

After 20 years of marriage I find myself single again. When talking to family and friends about what I have been up to, I find myself saying "in this chapter of my life." I've heard people refer to "starting over," but I'm not starting over. I can't start over. To start over would mean not having experienced a lot of things that I don't want removed from my life, my beautiful children for one. I have experienced other things in life because of them and because of my position as a wife and I don't want to remove those experiences from my life either. Although I choose to end my marriage, I am who I am today (and I think I am a very well rounded person, if I say so myself...lol) because of ALL of these things. So, as I see it my life is continuing on, moving forward, just like reading a book. When you finish one chapter you start a new one and within each chapter are many pages. Hence, the name Chapter 21, page 3.

So, what is on page 3, probably my dating experience, coupled with a lot of self growth and ah-ha moments. I have to be honest, I was completely clueless when it came to dating, clueless about men. I'm not going to do any male bashing, because no man or woman is perfect. I'll just say that I'm not as naive as I once was...lol. I have grown, but I did not grown bitter.

And guess what? Well, I'm just gonna say that I have met a wonderful, wonderful man, who brings a smile to my heart and face and so much joy to my soul. He had me smiling all day today. Why? He sent a dozen red roses to my office as a surprise. I was on cloud nine the entire day that I could hardly keep still in my chair. The ladies in my office were just as excited as I was when they arrived. Some of these ladies had been a great support as I went through my divorce and have continued to be of great encouragement to me when I started dating. So, the few who knew my trials were extremely happy for me. I could go on and on about my sweetie, but I will save it for another day.

Have a great day!

October 28, 2009

It's 11:30pm and I'm awake. Well, I was in the bed snuggled under my warm blanket, when the phone rang. It was my sweetie calling. I had sent him a text good night, but he was calling to sweetly admonish me for ignoring him. He had texted back, but I assumed he was just replying back "good night." But that wasn't the case. He had sent me an email and wondered why I had not responded or called him to make mention of it....lol. Well, we ended up talking for a while, but after we said our goodbyes, I found myself no longer sleepy and missing him.

Now, I'm awake and have been aimlessly surfing the internet. I managed to Google "The Real Housewives of Orange County." How? I have one of those minds that one thing leads to another, which leads to another, which led me to a blog that was no longer active, then it dawned on me that --Hey! I need to create my blog for class, so here I am. My first official blog entry.

This is cool, however, I will be mindful of what information I post. I still want some privacy.