Well, if you do ankle bracelet me, please make sure it's hot pink or neon green as I am an 80s child and I need to be fashionable.

I CANNOT get arrested due to my job. Everything else is up for discussion. Unless its my nap time.

Me neither. I am the good girl with not so much as a traffic ticket who hangs out with the bad boys and ex-cons. It would ruin my whole dynamic in life if I broke character and was no longer a good girl. ; )

God forbid anyone interferes with Nap Time!

There are some things that are just sacred. Like Nap Time.

mmm naps......Damnit..now I want one.

I just wanted to jump on and say I am glad things are better for you. I don't know you except for the posts that I have read. *over the internet hugs* I think it is super neat that you are so close to some what seems to be really fantastic people.

*awkward pause* Okay then! I am off to trivia night!

For those who know about Kevin, and those who don't, he is much younger than me but my long time best friend. We have dated on and off. We are on again and very happy.

He's the one who is an artist. He's got the most fantastic mind. I would date him even if he wasn't so f'ing hot but he is is f'ing hot.

So I REALLY REALLY am not looking to date. Just makes friends on here.

I believe in pursuing one avenue at a time and right now I am cruising Kevin Blvd. His best friend, Will started referring to me as Kevin's girlfriend. Kev asked how I felt about that and I said I liked it and he said good because he felt that way about me.

I am lucky in that Kev unlike a lot of guys does not choke on the words "I love you" like he has vomit rising in his throat. Kevin believes if you have been burned you shouldn't let it ruin every relationship you have for life.

He is the master of "this too shall pass".

Also, Kevin has tons of self esteem and my occasional bad days do not affect him. He doesn't even care who I ramble about as he says "I am with him now so those other people are irrelevant".

Kitten thanked me for my mediation skills. While I was a peer counselor in high school, my skills with dealing with others come from Kev. I am by nature a hostile little angry person at times. And he is the great peace maker. Always has been. I often quote "from the book of KK". No, he has no book but when I repeat something he has said I say it's from "the book of KK"

Hope you're feeling better soon

Hi all,

I went off here and Kev said your azz back on there and play with your friends. I do actually listen to him.

There has been an offer on the condo. A cash sale. I decide tomorrow if I take it.

I am having health problems. Not mental. Physical. Related to my DVT years ago in my right calf and also my estrogen level from the hysterectomy.

Love,

Terri

THE CONDO IS CLOSING. I GOT MORE THAN I THOUGHT. LIFE IS GOOD. Everything is in place. 12 days and I am HOME in my new apartment. Kevin and I have a weird arrangement. He is in a situation where he can not be there for me 100% of the time so he says I should date if I meet someone amazing. He is younger than me and has made me see younger guys differently. Some of them are very mature and they do not have the same squash and dominate thing SOME older guys do. So I don't know if you would call it cougaring but I am considering younger guys rather than older now. I am really excited to be on my own. My dog and cat are going with. I will be close to Ruth and Kevin and my brother's best friend. Lonnie and I are going to be inventorying cemeteries. Awesome. I am all into PS 2 now, comic books, and trading cards. Do I dare go into Anime?? LOL.

I MADE IT TO PALMDALE. I AM IN A HOTEL. JOY JOY JOY. AT 165 POUNDS AND 5'6", I AM CONSIDERED ATTRACTIVE AND NOT A MANATEE. YIPPEE. My window does not look out at a wall.

Ruth, do you and the girls want soup and chicken for dinner??? I will bring over and make....

In less than 72 hours, I will have A HOME. AN ACTUAL HOME AGAIN. I will be done with hotels. My escrow closes on Friday. I had to change hotel rooms. The plumbing in the other room was scary. It sounded like the bathtub was going to implode when it drained water.

Anyway, yesterday was insanely busy. I drove about 6 hours total. I think I have most everything done. EXHAUSTED. Taking advantage of the rain and staying in until the move.

Always nice to land with your own stuff.
Best of luck in Palmdale :-)

Just found this!!...Terrie, I hope you feel better soon...good you are out of a bad environment...Hang in!! ....Hugs and cheeky smooches.....

Thanks Soufie. My mom says I have "OBVIOUSLY FOUND THE LAND OF MY PEOPLE" which is scary because growing up in the 80s

Palmdale= white trash doing drugs and having sex. LOL

That is NO LONGER TRUE!!! Yes, back in the 80's and early 90's we had A LOT of white trash, meth labs, tweakers and related issues. But, that is no longer the case at all! Unfortunately, the reputation is hard to get rid of. But, everyone who comes here is pleasantly surprised.

Of course we have crime, some gangs and all the other problems that go along with any city. But, we actually have far, far less than other cities in Los Angeles...including the elite Santa Clarita!

The Mayor, City Council and city government are the best I have ever worked for or with and I mean that! I hated working for Los Angeles when I was a cop. It's a horribly run government. So is Lancaster. Palmdale is tough on crime while still making all it's residents feel included and encourages participation from everyone. I think you are really gonna like it here.

I love it here. I really do. I have found a bunch of neat dollar shops and such. One that carries the same merchandise as the defunct indoor valley swapmeet from the same supplier at a fraction of the cost. I have already bonded with people. Men here are gentlemen to me. I love it here. I am average weight here. My Dodge Neon is not frowned upon. They more are like "She has a clean car that runs, cool".

That's what I like about it, too. It's very laid back. All the Los Angeles Ego is minimized. Much more "small midwest town" attitude even though it's a big city.

Other than the physical location, Ventura is hell for the most part. I have seen people fall down and other people just step over them and such there.

I am comfortably moved into my apartment. I am sleeping again which is no small thing for me. I have an actual HOME which is huge for me. After the past month of being in a hotel. The escrow closed Friday on the condo. I get next to nothing BUT my ex is happily out of paying the mortgage and I am onto a new life.

Kev and I are broken up for good this time. Sometimes friends should never cross the line into dating and that was the case with us.