There's nothing like an A+ from an English Teacher!  Thanks. 

wow.....AugustLeo I have no eal words to describe what I am feeling right now.  I stand amazed at what you have written and can only hope that someoe is lucky enough to find you soon. 

 

I agree with you wholeheartedly, that, as you put it "...not prone to regret the past because I believe I was meant to learn lessons by my mistakes.".  I think the strongest of us are the people who believe that and live it. We take the good, the bad and the ugly and use them to better ourselves and in the relationships we develop later. 

 

What a poignant story.  And by the way, I did not for a moment take you as being angry.  so don't give that another thought.  I appreciate your kind words.  This thread was meant as a sort of escapist prod, to give way to the fantasies of a guy who wishes he could relive some of his golden years in High School atheletics.  I'm quite literally blown away that it gave you pause to consider it so much more. 

 

As Jess(Bruno Kirby) said to Marie(Carrie Fisher) "...It spoke to you, and that pleases me".

 

texoma

I've always taken things literally, texoma, so I guess I kind of blew your escapist fantisies, eh?  Whether you know it or not, you are living your "golden years"  right now. I think you know it!

You said you hoped somebody would find me soon.  That would be impossible because I've been hiding.  I don't know what it is about your question that opened my heart.  I had no idea what I was going to say when I began to write.  It was as if my heart guided my hands and the words just flowed.  This has been such a liberating experience for me.  I actually think that I may take the first steps toward loving, and being loved in return.  It's been way too many years.

English :  I didn't mean to be flip in my response to you.  I'm not very good with compliments.

 

that is EXCELLENT news.  I'll be praying that you give yourself a chance to find that kind of happiness again.  I will be as encouraging as possible and am sure others here will as well. 

 

As my idol John Wayne used to say.."Let's get to it, we're burning daylight"!

 

Texoma

English Teacher:  That is one of the most beautiful compliments I've ever received.  Thank you very much!

AugustLeo,

 

Though your experience was heart-wrenching I have to say that to some extent I envy you because I don't believe I have EVER loved that deeply, or been that deeply loved in return...and I don't believe that most people have.  So for that you have been blessed.  *Deep Breath...*

 

I would go back and relive ages 29, 30 and 31.  That was a period in my life when I went through my first divorce and when I found my first real "popularity" and blossomed and when I feel I looked my best.  If I knew then what I know now I would not have married so many times and I would have done things differently with my children.  Long story....

 

Anyway, AugustLeo, I hope you don't think I have been flip about your situation, for I don't mean it that way at all..

 

LilOleMe

 

 

Wow Augustleo - (wiping tears away)

 

What I have learned from all the good people on this board is priceless.

Thanks, smartyshorts, LilOleMe, and cindylouhoo3.  I was very blessed to have met him.

Ya know I don't think I'd do anything over.....I love my kiddies and I learned alot from my ex.  I have put alot of life experience under my belt and I like that. 

August (and the rest of the Krew): in an effort to prepare myself for my new "position", I was going back through some old threads and just re-read all of the posts on this thread!  All I can say is it was a truly moving experience to have read this and, I know you have been struggling with things (health/school/etc.) and I wanted to remind you about keeping your heart open.  How lucky and blessed we are to have found each other (all of us!). 

 

 

Chris - What a sweetie you are.  Thank you!    We have made a point of not deleting certain threads like these b/c they say so much about the members of the Krew and it is nice to look back at them now and again.