Men: It All Begins with a Smile

My friend, John, as usual, got me thinking about the topic of Men and their smiles, again.  If I haven't blogged about it before I know that I posted about it on Facebook.  I can not stand when Men take photographs, especially with their Woman, and they don't smile!!!  Makes me mad to no end!  Anyway, I've noticed that almost all the Men (for the sake of one I recently met) hardly ever smile.  What gives, Gents?  Is life that stressful that you can't smile?  Are your smile muscles broken?  Or are you just sticks in the mud until a pretty girl walks by?  Yeah, oh yeah, I went there.

I will have you know, and yes, I'm talking to you all - that your smile, especially when a Woman walks in the room or you're talking to your Partner will either make or break our mood!  Yes, YOU and your gorgeous faces that you're hiding behind your scowls and mean faces can destroy how we interact with the world for the remainder of the day.  Sure, blame it on PMS, women just being women, or whatever it is that you men say about us, but understand this...I may not know about a lot of things, but relationships and Men are two things I do know.

I have been observing you ALL ever since we met...since the first moment of 'Hello' and I will tell you that every time I've seen you smile, it has changed my day - just imagine what it does for your Partner.  I've known a Man for many, many years and I can tell you that I have never seen him smile around his Wife.  He will smirk, but I have yet, to see him smile.  Another Man, it took YEARS - decades even, for me to see his smile and again, it wasn't until we were actually alone together that I got to see his great face.  I felt like I was seeing him for the first time.

I am fortunate enough to have been married to Men that smile, so I know that when a Man's smile goes away, it usually means that something is wrong - either wrong with him, us or a combination of both and Men, that's a very scary place for a Woman.

So, that's my advice for you Gents for today.  Take a moment, think about your faces and remember why someone fell in love with you and I will bet you a Snickers bar that when you smiled most, that's when she fell for you hardest.

Have You Ever Been in Love?

I can tell you that I have loved quite a bit more than I'm certain any one person should, but I suppose that's better than spending my life merely content with my position or emotions of the time.  In any case, I must say that I am truly in love.  This isn't a 'right now' kinda love, this is a sort of in love that happens even when the bad times happen upon us.

He truly is an amazing person.  Sometimes, I don't think he ever truly sees how amazing he is, but I do.  Every morning I wake up to his gorgeous face, his eyes that seem to change into the most beautiful of colors and the wonderful feeling that he's the great barrier between our Family and anything bad happening.  I feel completely protected by him.

I like to blog about my Husband, yes, the Man that I'm in love with...because most times, he doesn't even know I'm doing it and well, when he does, he looks incredibly cute when he finally happens upon my postings.  Anyway, what was I saying...oh, yes, he's amazing!

Darn, he just interrupted me and I lost my train of thought and the roll I was on...until next time...

How I Love the Rain

There's so much you can do in the rain, but for me, I like to just watch it and enjoy the coziness it brings.  It's raining where I live and I'm parked out near the hills where I can hear nothing but the rain and the occasional bird chirping while it bathes it's little bird body in the pouring rain.

Everyone should be able to have moments like this.  Moments of complete silence except for the melodic sound of rain.  I could almost fall asleep, but then I'd miss out on this incredible sound and feeling.

The whole world is busy.  Somewhere, some is shoveling snow, driving to work or having lunch with their co-workers, but not me.  I'm just sitting here wishing I were sharing this moment with my One and Only.

My Lovers Past...

     It seems like this song always comes on when I have time all to myself and can sing it as loud as I'd like without making someone want to scratch their ears out.  As I was driving home early one morning, I really listened to the lyrics, which I have to say, I don't usually unless someone points the words out to me.  In any case, I laughed almost through the entire song because I could (almost) see a little bit of the past men in my life in everything she said.
     So, here it is, the video, thanks to the wonders of YouTube.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the lyrics.  Oh, and to all the men from my past...Do YOU think this song is about you?  :)

Wiping the Slate Clean

First of all, Happy New Year, World!  Every year, we make resolutions, some of us keep them, some of us don't.  As we head into 2012, the year that's supposed to change it all or maybe even end it all, I found myself waking up with one thing on my mind and that is 'wiping the slate clean'.  I don't mean just saying, 'Ok, I'm over it', I mean, literally erasing the past things that people have done to affect my life in a negative way...is it possible?  I don't know.  But, when I wake up with only one thing on my mind, it's usually God speaking to me. 

How do I know that God's speaking to me?  Well, it's not like he's talking to me in his booming voice with directions to take, but there's a definite feeling and a peacefulness that comes over someone who is being spoken to by God, an understanding without having to understand and just a time of actually feeling as if you're carrying nothing on your shoulders and when that happens, you should listen, because change is coming your way.

It would suprise some that I believe in God, but guess what, I do!  Some would even wonder how is it that I've made the choices in my life if I believe in God...and to that, all I can say is that it's between me and God.  My faith as is yours, is strictly an individual thing.  When you can create a world filled with animals, people and all the plants, fruits and vegetables needed to sustain millions of people over time, then I'll defend my faith to you, until then, cast your judgements to the wall, because I'm not interested.  All that of course, had to be said, because like with all things, there will be people who are skeptical of either me or of God.

That said, where was I?  Ah, yes, wiping the slate clean.  I have been through a lot, to Hell and back it seemed at times, and along the way, there were people and events that tempted, tormented, abused, used, belittled and degraded me...me, the wonderful person that I am.  Ok, I let it happen sometimes.  My decisions weren't always the best for anyone other than myself and even then, not even best for me.  I can't continue to carry the burden of what people do to each other, I can only forgive what has happened to me, so I'd like to make that clear.  This much like my blog, is all about me, my thoughts, my feelings.

So, this morning, it's been decided that anything that's happened prior to this moment, in my eyes, in my heart is gone...as if it never happened.  God said to give all our burdens to Him, so there you go God, it's all You now.  So, to the people out there reading this, and to those that have done me wrong I sincerely hope you don't waste this opportunity, because this is a once in a lifetime event for me.  I know, I've dilly dallied with it several times, but today, I feel different.  Today, I feel like it's a new millennium...weird, thought, I know, but maybe it is the beginning of MY next thousand years and no offense, but I don't want to be covered in my angst and hatred toward people anymore.  It's quite exhausting.

Anyway, Happy New Year!  Glad you made it home safely.  I know you did, because you're reading this now :)