Qualities I respect or find attractive in a partner: UPDATE: I have found the man that I have been looking for all my life...and I just married him (8/16/ 2003)!! He does have honesty, trustworthiness, he knows how to communicate, he has a huge sense of humor, he loves my children, he totally into being family oriented, he is clean and always smelling good, he DOES NOT SMOKE, he's a strong man yet sensitive, he is soooo easy to talk to and we get along well together, he also knows how to argue fairly, he is gainfully employed, and willing to put his all into a our relationship.
I like to be appreciated for: The little things I do!! I believe in the little ways of Romance and spoiling someone rotten, these are big to me. I enjoy showing how much I really care, and I like for it to be noticed back.
How happy am I with my career and anything else I would rather be doing: UPDATE: Right now I work full-time in a medical office and taking classes to pursue a degree in Information Systems and Networking. On the side I take WebDesign classes also.
If I had one year left to live I would: Spend more time with the people that are the closest to me. My children and my husband, and my friends. BUT especially my children, making sure they knew that I loved them more than life itself. To try and leave them with wonderful thoughts and memories of me that they could cherish forever.
Do I want more children? We have decided that we have all the children that we need.
How do I feel about children: Children are miracles sent from above! I absolutely adore my children, they are my life, and they always come first, not only my children, but anyone else's also!
My fear, or readiness for a commitment: My thoughts are that I have done the dating, been hurt, made bad decisions, taken wrong turns. I know that that I met and married "Mr. Right"
What commitment means to me: Means giving your all into a relationship. Being faithful to that one special person. Not having to feel insecure, because I know that he is being faithful and wants just me. Compromising when possible or agreeing to disagree if needed.
Behavior that is unacceptable to me in a committed relationship: LYING....I would rather know the truth more than anything, regardless of it hurting or not. That way I can deal with it my own way...no matter what it may be.
SMOKING....It's a nasty bad habit, (both my parents smoked) and I prefer my children not be around it.
What is permissible to me during dating: Well now that I am married anything is possible on our "date nights"!
How do I feel about dating, in general: Dating and getting to know someone new can be fun. Seeing if there will be any compatibility between us is sometimes a challenge. I have noticed that most people change after a few months, and are not usually the one you started dating at the beginning. My husband has always been himself from day one and that's one of the things I most adore about him...he doesn't hide anything!
If I inherited $10,000,000, I would buy or spend it on: Provide for my children, to secure their future, take care of my immediate family, pay off all the bills, take a wonderful dream vacation with my husband, use some of it in charities, and invest the rest of it.
How I see myself successful in 5 to 10 years: Having my Computer Degree, and working in what I love, Website/Graphic design We just bought a new home (Dec 2004), so that's off the list, being financially stable enough to send my children off to college and being totally and utterly happy with my husband and children!
Major focus of my Education: Learning more about computers, since I really enjoy trying to figure them out, in Website/Graphic Design.
Schools or trainings I have attended and what I enjoyed: Took a few college classes in 1998 for a Health Unit Coordinator, loved the Medical Terminology class.
My fondest childhood memories and toys: I grew up in a very small town in Florida, where my whole family is from. So Holidays (Christmas and Easter) were really big family reunions. Going to Telford Springs all summer long and swimming from morning to night.Late at night (dusk) sitting in the yard and smelling Autumn......burning leaves! Great memory!
What I appreciate the most about my parents, brother, and sister: My sister is great, she helps a lot with the kids, even though we are totally opposite, in every way shape and form. My parents, (my Mom passed on on 1/29/2004) just knowing, (especially my dad) that he is there for me no matter what I did/do. No matter how wrong or stupid I was, they were there for me, and still are. My brother and his family, we have get family get togethers, but not really to close, they have their life, I have mine, sorda speak!!
Restaurants I enjoy: Juanitzio's Mexican Resturant, McGuffy's and O'Charley's are my two favorites, Applebees, Olive Garden, Joe's Crab Shack
Anything I look to cook and when: I have to say, I am an excellent cook. That southern home cookin' style. Can cook like my grandmother.
When: When I am not too tired!! My husband actually does a lot of the cooking, which is great! I usually cook about 2-3 times a week.
