A Year Later

Well....here I am for those few of you who might still be checking out my blog in hopes that I haven't fallen off the face of this crazy planet. : )

Sometimes it is hard for me to believe I made it a year here in this economically depressed, yet friendly and lovely city, but I did!!!! Thanks to some very good friends and generous family and a very dear and loving man I am still here!!!

This year has been another great opportunity to learn and grow as a more confident and compassionate human being. Learning how to live without money and in survival mode has been a great classroom for me!!! Less than 2 years ago I was living in a lovely 2 bedroom, tastefully decorated oceanfront condo in Melbourne Beach without really anything of importance going on in my life or any personal challenges to deal with to learning how to survive without an income (I opted to not escort while I transitioned mentally and physically into the homeless community...safer for me this way) and this involved living in my van for a couple weeks and then moving into a trailer that is 13 ft. x 7 ft. with no real kitchen or bathroom.....being creative is key in making life liveable and enjoyable!!!

I am happy to say that this adventure was made possible by a very caring and loving man who entered my life on the trip out here...down in San Francisco (making my way up to Portland I stopped into SF for a few days). I am happy to report that come Christmas I will have been involved with this man for a year.....breaking my all-time relationship record by 7 months!!! Yes, that is right......I've only been with a man for 3 mo. ever in my life. NOW THIS IS PROGRESS!!!

What is great about meeting this man is that I told him what work/play I had been doing and he was totally ok with it. No, he is not some twisted, sick preditory kinda guy. He is just an older, more mature man who is comfortable in his own skin and knows that sex isn't what makes a relationship strong....but rather it is trust in yourself and your partner that sex is only one of many components to focus attention on. It also helps that my guy is an artist so he is very unconventional and very creative!!! We have made our long-distance relationship work over the past year and things are progressing to the point that after looking at each of our situations, I can afford to move down to CA and try living together and seeing where things are going. I am nervous, but I love this man and am willing to take a bigger risk for a committed relationship.

Wish me luck please!!!!

xoxoxxoxoxoxoo

Truly blissfully yours!!!

Emma : )