My Life in a nutshell

I have just a little free time so I am going to give a small rundown while I have the time. This is for old and new friends.

I am 28 years old and I came from Alabama with a banjo on my knee. I lived there my whole life, until the age of 21 when I got a wild hair up my arse and decided that I wanted to get out and see more. It was mostly due to the fact that the South, as we all know, can be a bit racist. My friend, Chelly, and I were working together at Decatur General Hospital and talked about leaving. We both hated our jobs and knew that there were more experiences to explore. We decided to move to Corpus Christi, Texas. Neither of us were married and I had a boyfriend that was a piece of crap. We told everyone goodbye and left with our two cars and a small moving truck. I worked there in a funeral home, briefly, and realized that I wanted to do that for the rest of my life! After working in a hospital, you come to appreciate the poor old peeps that have moved on. The don't speak or pee on you!

After the Spring Break time period was over, Texas started looking like a ghost town. We got the map out again and decided that it was time to go. We looked all over the map and wondered where we coulf possibly live that would be a blast. We both saw Las Vegas and our eyes lit up. Within two weeks, we were off to Vegas, baby!

Upon arriving here in fabulous sin city, I had no job and no idea of what to expect. I had never been here before. My roommate had a job and they paid our rent, since she was a travel nurse so I wasn't worried too much. The second day that I moved here I walked into Bally's casino and was offered a job on the spot. I got REALLY lucky, but it was for something that I had never even heard of before! It was for casino marketing at the Flamingo Las Vegas. I couldn't understand why I interviewed at Bally's but was hired for Flamingo. Well, I soon found out that Bally's, Paris, Caesar's Palace, and Hilton, at the time, were all owned by the same people. Whatever...I just needed a job. I worked there from 2002 until 2004 and then got a job at a beautiful property named the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino. I have been working here since. I am doing the same type of job and it's great. Nothing could be better except for me being able to work in the field that I really love, which is a funeral home or the coroner's office.

So, on to the bad stuff. I met a guy. He was from Arab and I was from Somerville. We met each other online while I was living in Vegas and he was living in Okinawa, Japan in the U.S. Marines. We talked every day and every night. We hung out by me flying over there and him flying over here. We got married. Everything seemed fine until he had to leave to go back to Japan. He turned into an evil, hateful person. When he returned home, things turned very bad, very fast, mainly because I knew about his affairs and the physical abuse. People always say that they missed the signs. Well, I can honestly say in this one time, there were no signs. We were apart for six months so I didn't have a chance to see any. I have filed for divorce and it's supposed to be final on 11/06. I am SO excited because this has been a long time coming. I haven't seen him in 6 years. People keep asking me why I waited so long. Well, it's because i didn't want to pay all that money and secondly, I didn't want him to know where I was. I just thank God everyday for my friend, Chelly. She helped me through moving and getting away from him.

On to bigger and better things! I have met the man of my dreams. His mother is from Guam and his father is black. He is the nicest, greatest man ever. We just recently moved in together and have been dating since 5/20. His family is awesome and he just took me on a cruise to Mexico. We went to Cabo, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta, then to Disneyland and California Adventure. We are constantly doing fun things that I've never done before, such as playing golf and seeing shows. The thing I like about him the most is that he gets along with everyone. He is very smart and loving.

We have a doggie named Charmer and we plan to get married a little later on when we feel the time is right.

I guess I can start to wrap things up now since I've given you a small rundown of my life. For all of my Alabama friends, I miss you all and I'm so excited to be able to read about your lives and to see you at Christmas! My parents have given me permission to bring my boyfriend home to meet them, which is a HUGE step for them, as you all know. This will be the first time that I can ever remember that someone of another race has been in their home. I am excited and anxious to see how this all turns out.

I'll add pictures as soon as I get home to my computer!

Love,
Melissa