Someone among us was at PUMP last night. The only time I was ever in LA should probably not be mentioned. I flew out to ride back the entire length of I-10 with a man who was moving in with me at my place on Saint Simons Island.
We completed the trip with me forcing stops at as many places as he would allow. A moving van full of his shit snailing its way to my place and me backing out with every mile. Then in New Orleans, I found a B&B near the quarter. A car window was busted out, and a box of his personal items was stolen from the car. He went outside (we could actually see the car from our window and hear the alarm) and cried by his car.
I was done there in New Orleans. Before the long ride with a trash bag duct taped over the window rattling all night. I knew right then that in times of crisis. I was going to have to be the one. Our roles were over. Trust was lost. Safety was over.
It took me a week or two to send him back home. I felt HORRIBLE. The man moved across the entire country to be with me. I desperately wanted a man. Just not this one. We had to wait for the truck to get there so we could turn it around. There was an ugly scene where he wanted another chance. I was over it. I threw him out during an FSU home game. Traffic was going to suck.
I did buy my favorite handbag ever somewhere in Arizona or New Mexico. It was a hand carved leather backpack style and it was around $100. I bought the matching wallet for $50. This was a LOT of money for me at the time and the bag was way better than any designer. I have no idea what happened to it. Or him.
So what’s going on with you guys today?
I sympathize. I once broke off a wedding when I woke up next to a sweet guy, but I realized it would never work. We both would have been miserable.
I was 19 and stupid.
Trying to go to bed. Watching Wolf Hall, Call the Midwife, and catching up on Once upon a time.
The new girl kitty has her sparkle back. She’s said fuck off to the FatCat and Mr. Pooty. She beat the hell out of Mr.Pooty. CC girl is no longer hiding.
Wolf Hall is very interesting. I never thought Thomas Cromwell could be a sympathetic character.
Have a great night TT.
The sweet guy I was going to marry.the pills have kicked in.
Thanks for clarifying FiveCats. It sounded like you were juggling 2 guys. 1 you were planning on marrying & the “sweet” one. I know a couple women who did that & their marriages didn’t last 6 months.☺
He was a sweet guy, but we never would have been happy. Better to call it off and return the wedding gifts.
Good morning Tamara. I kept thinking while reading your post, I hope you have a novel in the works, your life stories are captivating! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Loved this post she wrote,(!) Tamara was giving me full “Valerie Wilson Wesley” realness with her writing, I hope she gives us more…this was so short but I got COMPLETELY caught up in it, almost making me late to catch my train, lol.
Fivecats, I have five cats too. 🙂 I’m sorry if I missed it, what kind of kitties are they? :))
We have 3 now. The FatCat is an orange hairy Maine Coon mix. Mr. Pooty is a gray and white fluffy tuxedo, and the girlie is my gravatar. I am one cat away from being the neighborhood crazy cat lady.
Omg so cute! I have 4 ragdolls and a rescue kitty who I think is part Bengal. Love Maine Coons… They all sound adorable (and your gravatar is adorable!).
I’m currently stuck in a seminar focused on Commercial & Corporate Trusts. I tuned out hours ago, and now I am just commenting on random posts on your blog.
BTW I am very excited for the second chance season of Survivor. GO SHIRIN!
Get the ragdoll.
I want to but my partner is allergic.
There are pills and eye drops for that.=^-^=
I tried to vote on the site and failed! Go Shirin too!
That bitch better win. Production wiĺl be rigging it in her favor I suspect. Just like they did in the episode she left this season.
I can’t stand who is left. I wish they would declare everyone a loser and give the money to the orphans.
Mike may be my saving grace. At least he was nice to Shirin. Worst scenario would be a Dan/Will victory. But it is impossible. Either Mike, Rodney or Mama C will go to the end with both of the goats.
Yeah, I suppose I am rooting for Mike at this point, if I have to root for anyone. He has to win all the immunity challenges though to pull it off and Mama C still has her necklace.
I want to see Cochran vs Shirin!
It is disappointing how many ‘goats’ are still cast on the show. Sierra, Dan, Will and countless others who were voted off before the merge. Casting really needs to be fired.
Lol good story! I’m wondering about rhobh upfronts like nobodies business.
WOW!!!
Someone actually beat me to the punch! When my daughter came to collect me for Mothers Day brunch she said our reservations were at PUMP. I had not been there before. It was darn busy, but we got an awesome table. About 10 mins. after being seated (I noticed a guy at the table behind me I thought I knew) I heard some “loud” talking, and turned round and just a stones throw away was Ken & Giggy!!!! They were talking to the guy I thought I knew…well I did not know him, it was Chas Dean (the “WEN” guy) they were taking pictures with Giggy. I turned around a couple of times to check out Giggy who was dressed in a lovely royal blue outfit. A few mins. later, having seen me eyeing Giggy, Ken brought Giggy over to the table and allowed us to take a pic with him. Very nice, Giggy is pretty cute!! I have a couple of pics I was going to send to TT of Ken & the Gigster! Lisa was in London according to the waiter. When we left Ken was sitting with his son & Giggy on the front terrace eating lunch. Chas posted hid pics on his Instagram page.
So jealous! We will have to go back. 🙂
I think it is impressive how involved they are in their restaurants. Most celebs buy a share, allow their name to be exploited and never even bother to show up. Or if they do, they ignore everyone/fans.
Upload the pics for us please.
I sent a couple to TT.
That was nice of Ken. I would love to see the decor there in person.
I can’t believe you got to see Ken and Giggy and take a pic with Giggy. I am so jelly.
What about the food, I have heard less than stellar reviews of Villa Blanca and SUR, I wonder if it is accurate?
I have been to Villa Blanca for lunch a few times. It is close to my office. It’s OK…. Not bad, but not spectacular. I have not been to SUR. My food at PUMP was pretty good as was my daughters. It is slightly expensive, but not at all out of line for the area . I would return.
Food was delicious, @itwasjulie.
OMG!!! Congrats and slightly envious! It’s on my bucket list!
Was the crying man named after a very fast cat, T?
yup.
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Great story, TT.
Dinner at Pump’s! We made reservations, which was a good idea, because it was very busy. It was totally “Lisa Vanderpump” inside, and really pretty, as you can see from the photo. We were lucky to be seated in the garden among the olive trees. No celebrities or fights among the adorable pink shirted staff, alas, but the food was really really good. Appetizer: beets and goat cheese with a balsamic vinegar sauce. I almost licked the plate. My daughter had a beef salad, son had the salmon, the boy friend had the chicken and I–as it was mother’s day–had filet mignon. OMG, that is what a steak is supposed to taste like! Desert was called a Lisa Tart or something–kind of like an eclair, but caramelized sugar instead of chocolate and tea. I sat right next to one of the olive trees. My daughter shares the RH obsession–so we spent most of the dinner explaining why we were there to my very patient boy friend and son. My daughter wants to go back on her birthday.
Interesting…didn’t the Branditard who visited all of the restaurants in one day completely slay them in her review? Complaining about prices and that very same balsamic vinegar glaze lol.
Yeah, I have to totally disagree with her. The food was delicious, the prices were actually reasonable for that sort of restaurant, and the service was great. The balsamic vinegar sauce on the goat cheese and beets was amazing.
So curious…
I’m guessing someone was very bias. I really couldn’t understand her complaint about the prices. The ones she reported seemed to be very reaosnable for a restaurant in that location, with that type of menu and a celebrity owner.
The food I can’t comment on eithout trying, but I am a HUGE fan of a homemade balsamic vinegar glaze. Yum yum
Seriously, @Michael, I sopped as much of it as I could with the bread, then whimpered a little when they took the plate away.
I was surprised the food was pretty good! My daughter had the chicken Cesar and I had the PUMP burger with Angus beef. It was good. We were there in he afternoon, I would like to see it in the evening. We also sat on the patio, right near the front. They have a lot of staff, they all looked like they were out of central casting. I thought the decor was lovely.
Holly Molly, here you go @lisavanderpump references. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
So glad everyone enjoyed PUMP. I just know I would, if I had the chance. I would go to ogle the devor, the good food is a bonus.
That woman that did the bad review was nuts. Not sure she would recognize a good meal, she liked to eat what she didn’t like over and over. The prices she considered too high are reasonable by Chicago standards of a restaurant of that tier.
Glad you had a great time and a wonderful meal.
Thanks, fivecatsownme. 🙂
@lisamia Was the service good? 🙂 I own a restaurant and I think it’s impressive how involved LV and Ken are. 🙂 glad that you had a nice experience! :))
Disregard! Just saw that you said the service was great. 🙂 t
Ha ha, none of the “frequents” here have any compassion or recollections.
Ha ha, I am peeing from laughing. The move across just to say bye, and not having balls to say bye the next day. Sister 🙂
Whoosh! Right over my head this comment went. Lol.
Yep…..
what … ?
Sometimes its difficult to realize the person who we thought made us feel ‘safe’ is just a regular guy and not our ‘white knight’. How do we distinguish if that person is “Mr Right’ or ‘M. Right now’? I think it becomes evident in how they react when you are sick – do they hold your hair and give you a wet rag, or do they run off so they can’t hear or see you. Mine has been there thru near death, cat scans, bone marrow biopsy (sans anaesthetic of any kind) and now heart testing. My biggest fear is being a burden. I know that he could easily leave and there were many times I was at my limit with illnesses, but he has been there the whole way and pulled me right along. Somehow, I think I found my ‘M. Right.’ Funny thing, when I stopped looking, that’s when he came into my life…
Joanie, you are truly blessed to have a man like that. I could only dream and conjure up such a mate. My husband is a good provider, is calm and doesn’t bring his work home with him, and doesn’t curse (as I can). Yet when I’m sick, he’s not able to handle it and I have to fend for myself completely. He also won’t lift a finger to do work around the house or the yard and I have to hire help or else the place would look like a shack sited on a dumping ground.
You are so fortunate! Glad to hear that you have it like that since it sounds like you’ve been through the wringer.
Tamar, your stories always make me laugh. You have had a very rich life and the way you tell the stories makes one feel as though they can picture it as if in a movie. OMG how awkward is that to have a guy move all the way across country and then have to boot him out. Well, they say that traveling with someone tells you all you need to know about a person, and you got your schooling on the way back to your house. That took balls to get him to leave. I’m weak like that and would have probably just put up with it because I’ve always feared violence if I said “no”, and with good reason. I’ve known a lot of violent men ever since I was a child and it’s caused me to get into some bad situations not being able to stand up to them. I’ll bet you are purely a hellion when riled and I’m snickering over your “get the fuck out!” story.
Not “Tamar”, of course!
I dated a guy once that cried every time we fought then vomited from the crying. Total. Turn. Off. That lasted not long at all.
I also dated a guy like that. I tried to break up with him a few times & he cried then puked & since I felt I was being a bully I stopped trying to break up with him — but then he started crying on other occasions (+ he became physically abusive). His excuse “there’s nothing wrong with men being sensitive”. After that any sign of a guy being too sensitive I ran for the hills.
OMG I have a crier. What the hell is up with that? Crying, throwing full-on meltdown tantrums. The drama never ends and I can’t stand it. I’m going to sound like a cold-hearted bitch but it reminds me of being in middle school/high school with a bunch of teenage girls looking for attention. He is an incredibly intelligent man, just has the emotional coping mechanism of a 13 year old girl.
Are you dating or married (& kids?) I also felt like a cold-hearted bitch (which is why I foolishly prolonged the relationship) but it only got worse. Too many crying jags vs. good times (then later in the relationship physical abuse because I guess he was trying to prove he was a “man” followed by more crying jags & “sooooo sorry’s”). Personally I’d run for the hills. 😉
I had another guy cry when I dumped him too. It was pathetic. Then he went all over the Internet declaring how he was never that into me. LOL. I should have video taped him crying I the fetal position while denying he was gay. (he was, he just didn’t want to admit it).
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LOL. No wonder he was upset. You were his shill (or whatever they freakin’ call it)! ☺
What a story Tamara! Good thing you had the balls to say it’s not going to work out. Sometimes a trip tells you a lot. Right after college my 10 years older than me live-in boyfriend insisted on coming to a family wedding in Colombia (not south Carolina, not District of, not Missouri) and I could see culture shock from the minute we stepped off the plane. Then he got some nice tropical intestinal bug and went home early. Phew! End of story.
I do want to ask, where did you meet this man, and how much of a relationship did you have before the decision to move in together?
I once let a man move in with me; shortly after he was settled in, I awoke one night to a strange, gurgling like sound. It was him, sucking on his thumb. I broke up with him the next day, and, naturally of course, he acted like a big baby about it.
HOLY SHIT — Talk about a turn off! I’m lmao here just picturing your face. Did you ask him that night “WTF are you doing? ⊙.☉ Did you tell him why you were throwing him to the curb – possibly saying “I don’t want any thumb suckers in my bed”. What did he say? Come on give us the dirt – inquiring minds want to know. ☺
I couldn’t believe it, and since it was dark I couldn’t be sure where the noise was coming from exactly, so I touched his face and there he was, sound asleep sucking contentedly on that thumb. Then I put my hand on his hand and he jerked away like I’d slapped him in the face, which I wanted desperately to do. Not a word was spoken about it, and to this day, I’m not even sure he was aware of it at all. But that was the deciding factor for me as there had been other issues almost from the beginning. My advice is never let a man you aren’t married to move in with you. Big babies don’t go away quietly.
That’s too funny.☺ Big babies definitely don’t go away quietly (& neither do big bullies). Personally I’d never marry a man I didn’t live with first (at least some of the time – a few nights at my place / few nights at his) – how else are going to find out if he’s a undercover thumb-sucker or not?! ☺
I definitely agree — live together before marriage, just don’t do it in a place where you are responsible for all the bills before he gets there. Big babies expect a free ride.
Woo hoo nola!
I made an appointment with a lawyer for Tuesday. I gave some context and she set up an appt so I’m optimistic that I have a clai.
I’m a charter school teacher in New Orleans and was fired 9 months in for “not being a good fit.” however, my school gave a reference that I was fired for disciplinary reasons (lies). I mean, the real reason i was fired is bc my pregnant boss hated that I sometimes had opinions, which is a legal reason to fire someone. It’s not legal to lie about why I was fired though.
I interviewed at another school Friday and nailed it so please keep your fingers crossed for me and say a prayer if you have a spare moment. I’d super appreciate it and share my million dollar settlement with you (lol)
Ugh that sounds like a major stress!! 🙁 good luck! Fingers crossed 🙂
Prayers going up, Jelley
Prayers to you and congratulations for nailing your interview! Keep the faith!
Thank you for your wonderful story. You have a very compelling writing style. “A moving van full of his shit snailing its way to my place and me backing out with every mile.” That is very powerful imagery.
I also want to congratulate you for having had the guts to end the relationship. Many people would have weakened due to the circumstances.
Teacup, my thoughts exactly, she is a gifted wordsmith indeed!
Tamara, dear, it is strange to love people you don’t know? Because after reading your blog now for about two years, I feel like I know and love you. We share the same first name (which isn’t common… I’ve only met 2 in my 34 years) and have similar p.o.v’s on everything– so do all of your readers. I’d say we’re all kindred spirits, right? That’s why we’re all drawn to your website and remain readers, loyally. I’m sure this is not a novel idea, but wouldn’t it be great if you could organize a trip for us all to meet and socialize in person? Maybe the Tamara Tattles crew could meet up in some exotic location and drink champs, eat sushi, sip tea and throw some fun shade? IJS, I’d love to meet my fellow Tattlers and the wonderful Tamara herself.
Omg. You need a better association with LA travel, TT!
I’ve actually driven on I 10 in every state from CA to FL. Longest stretch on one trip was LA to Houston. Although I’m a terrible passenger on roadtrips, I really don’t mind being the driver. I was at a conference in Reno, NV on 9/11. When I heard that all flights had been suspended, I immediately took the shuttle to the airport, rented a car, bought a phone charger and map, and began the drive home. It took me about 2.5 days. Wasn’t too bad except for I 10 in West TX. Deer would be hanging out in the grassy median at night waiting to cross the highway. Kinda freaked me out, so I had to pull into a hotel pretty early for the night.
Tootsie Yes I-10 thru Texas goes on forever with little change in scenery. I love to drive but that area is horrible.
I drive with audio books and talk radio with snacks.
Once when the book was good, I drove an hour and half past my turn off. That sucked.
LOL!!
God Texas was the worst part of the trip. I love Texas, but driving I-10 from LA until it ended in Florida was a rough ride. But Texas. It never fucking ends. And when we stopped for the night it was the season of love bugs or whatever. It was like a plague. SOFA KING bad. We had to walk from our cheap hotel at dusk across a giant parking lot to a HoJos for something to eat. The bugs were all over me and I was not a pleasant person.
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They are talking about elder abuse in long term care facilities on our news. When my father was in one, the eldest son decided to move him to another one that was even further from my house. I never really asked why.
Then it came out after he died that he had been abused in the first one. I later found out the decision was that Tamara can NEVER know about this.
Because they know I would have gone HAM on as many of them as I could fuck up before the cops showed up to throw me in prison. I hate these news stories.
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
> God Texas was the worst part of the trip. I love Texas, but driving I-10 > from LA until it ended in Florida was a rough ride. But Texas. It never > fucking ends. And when we stopped for the night it was the season of love > bugs or whatever. It was like a plague. SOFA KING bad. We had to walk from > our cheap hotel at dusk across a giant parking lot to a HoJos for something > to eat. The bugs were all over me and I was not a pleasant person. > > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 5:35 PM, Tamara Tattles [email protected]> wrote: > >>
Calipatti,
The area to which you are referring is steeped in history and beauty. There are few places in the world that come close to the beauty of the desert. The Christmas mountains, the Chihuahuan desert, Study Butte, Terlingua, its ALL beautiful, it may not fit the norm, but it is beautiful. You will never feel closer to whatever higher power you choose, than simply enjoying the peace and serenity to be found there. Looking up at the cliffs between Alpine and Fort Davis, you can picture Apache warriors on their war horses and feel the power of the earth in all it’s glory. Beauty is everywhere you look – everywhere.
First time I went to New Orleans I drank several Hurricanes, went to an amazing drag bar, walked up on Mickey Rourke filming some movie at midnight and I met him and his assistant offered me his room key (Mickey was hot back then–now he looks like someone from Botched). I didn’t go to his room because I had hooked up with some weirdo executive from Kaiser Permanent who was there for a convention. I tried to jump into the river, drunk out of my mind, and spent the night throwing up in the bidet in my gorgeous bathroom. Good times.
HeHe. New Orleans. Hurricanes were responsible for my falling down walking back to my hotel (planted face first on the cement). I couldn’t figure out why my friend wasn’t helping me up – I looked over and she was puking in the gutter. Good times indeed! 🙂
But the beignets and chickory coffee made it all worth it, right? Such amazing food. From what I remember. 😉
What a great story – a bit embarrassing, but great nonetheless.☺
LMAO…sounds like a typical New Orleans trip!
I love Tt’s stories and how everyone on here has such interesting (and intelligent) commentary.
As far as breaking off engagements, I broke one off at 18 that I dated for a year. On the flip side, married my husband 3 months after meeting him. I don’t know which was the more ridiculous idea – getting engaged at 18 or marrying a guy that fast.
My day: Just had a biopsy done on my nose. Needles, cutting and cauterizing. The smell
of burning flesh. I had a feeling it’s skin cancer (it popped up on my nose looking like acne, but just won’t heal) – the Derm thinks so as well. Not a surprise, I’m 36, and a redhead that grew up in AZ in the 70’s with a mom that never believed in sunblock.
It hurt 🙁 even with the pain meds that I take for my discs and joints. Ouchie! Way worse than Botox (don’t judge :)).
Has anyone had any experiences with skin cancer on their face? I hope it’s ok that I’m
asking. 🙂
2 members of my family have had skin cancer on their faces & had to have Mohl’s Surgery (not sure if spelling is correct). They’re both okay now & are avid sunblock users + wear hats when they’re outside for prolonged periods. Sending you positive vibes. 😉
Thank you addie2u :))) have a great day.
If it’s Basal Cell Carcinoma, you should be okay with getting it removed, but you have to be very vigilant to check for more red spots or sores that don’t heal. They can take a bit of flesh to make sure they get it all, so you may have a spot or dent that you notice.
Thank you belladonna. She thinks squamous perhaps. Thanks so much for the answer. 🙂
Today is May 12th – National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. To any and all who have this, I send you gentle hugs. I’ve been dx’d with this for 24 yrs. About 18 months after a Lyme Disease dx. My doc thought it to be a secondary infection/condition being that my LD was caught so late, the damage has been done already. There was no treating the active infection as the time for that had long passed. But I did take a course of oral antibiotics for 9+ months. I’m not sure Yolando has Chronic Lyme. I think she’s got something else, I just don’t think they’ve figured it out yet. Auto-immune illnesses suck because they so closely mimic each other. Anyway, I consider myself to be in waiting game stage as well because every single person I know that has been dx’d with Fibro, has years later been dx’d with either Lupus or MS. Ticks are nasty critters people. If you spend time outdoors as I love to, just take 5 minutes and check your body when you come in. Save yourself a world of misery.
After my successful Mother’s Day planting of tomatoes and basil plants and spending the entire day in the direct sun I sit here with sun poisoning. My face is still swollen and miserable looking. It actually looks like a chemical burn and hurts like a bitch. Even my pain meds are not working well today and it’s been 48 hrs.
Thank you, TT. This blog is my refuge when I’m having not so great days, as well as the days where I’m okay.
@addie2u We live together. 5 years now. It just seems to get worse as he gets older. I know his job is stressful, but the behavior…I just can’t.
My relationship with “the crier” lasted a bit over 5yrs but we never lived together + he didn’t start that behavior until the last year or 2. You’re certainly more patient than I am in dealing with it 24/7. Personally I’d be weighing my options.
It’s not like you can tell him it bothers you as it’ll only make him more stressed = more crying jags! It’s definitely a delicate situation. Good luck in whatever you decide. 😉
@addie2u Well his job takes him out of the house for 2-3 weeks out of the month so he’s not home a lot but when he gets back, it’s very tough sometimes. I empathize with him. His job is very stressful and can be life or death situations. It’s probably a major contributing factor and he’s been doing the same thing in the same industry for 28 years. So I get it. And I’m not completely heartless. But, still…sheesh.
A job so stressful that it causes crying jags – in my opinion is not worth it. Thank God you’ve got a monthly 2-3 week reprieve. You must dread when he’s coming home (which in itself is a shitty feeling). Don’t be so hard on yourself. Sending hugs (& strength). 😉
TT: the love bugs are just starting to come out now. I think they might be more of a South TX/Louisiana thing. We didn’t have them in Dallas back when I lived there. Of course things do change.
If you’re interested in a little tootsie kay magic tomato plant update, check out the gardening page. 🙂
So I looked through all of the faces of the poor men who wrote me and I found one that drew me in…not the most attractive but I liked his profile. We are basically planning our wedding but catfish makes me afraid. Damn the internet.
Are you serious? Did you at least meet this guy — you know the one you’re planning to marry?? Or does “basically planning our wedding” = you’re just talking about maybe someday?! ⊙.☉
She means they are really hitting it off. Trust me. Been there done that.
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JustJenn, for all that you hold sacred please take TT’s advice & “Stop planning the wedding RIGHT NOW”! And sorry but I do mean to worry you. I’ve seen enough crazy things happen to know that line “it’ll never happen to me or someone I know” is BS!
Stop planning the wedding RIGHT NOW.
Rule number one of Internet dating is meet in person for coffee whether you like coffee or not. RIGHT AWAY. Do not fall in love on the phone. Trust me on this.
A face to face meeting in a very public place for a short time, preferably with is friend waiting for you in the car is a MUST.
If you like him. Then you have a safeword with your friend. If you say “cookies” or whatever the word is, she should call 911 and/or come find you.
Um not to worry you or anything.
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Wait a minute TT, is JustJenn the same gal who runs a business with her mom & is / was ♫ torn between 2 lovers ♫ ? If I remember correctly both of them salesmen that rolled into town at different times of the year?
yes we told her to dump them both and sign up for an online dating service. And by “we” I mean me.
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Holy shit that was only a month or 2 ago! She works quick. ⊙.☉
I met my sweetie pie on Yahoo Personals. I had given up dating a year before, but didn’t bother to take my bio down. I made it really stupid on purpose. My handle was “Loves Garden Gnomes”. I wore no make up in the photos and my bio read like a job resume. I never expected anyone to actually respond, but then one day, he sent me a message saying “I was searching the internet for Garden Gnomes, and your name came up.” Well, of course I was intrigued to meet this person who share me really dumb sense of humor. He told me he was attracted to me because I wasn’t switched on like all the other women on the site. He could put a sentence together, which I liked. We emailed each other a couple of times and phoned, then did set up a date just like you said–coffee house, 5 or six of my friends at the table next to me. He walked in and I kid you not, I dropped my coffee. He was adorable. Then we went for a walk and he dropped his coffee! We talked for a few hours. When I got home, he called and asked me out. It was love at first sight. It will be 8 years, July 1st. He is as decent and good as he is cute. God gave me such a schmuck for a husband, I think He felt a little guilty and gave me Russ for the second half of my life.
Oh good grief. You aren’t planning your wedding. Go buy a tomato plant.
Excellent advice! 😉
Thank you for this New Orleans picture TT…I LOVE this city…good memories…good times
The picture was of PUMP.
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I’m dreading getting on a plane this weekend. First time my toddler is flying, and first time I’m flying since gaining a lot of weight. Not sure which is scarier, the prospect of needing a seatbelt extender or facing an hours-long tantrum. I had plenty of time to lose weight. I just can’t seem to get it together.
As long as you are not on Southwest… you should be fine. Newer planes have a bit more wiggle room. I worry more about the “bucket seats” in coach the seatbelts are fine but sometimes I wonder how my ass is going to fit in a coach seat. lol. Buying two seats would not help. They have DIVIDERS in some seats. It’s awful Best of luck.