The Great Wall

So the Super Bowl was full of blunders and busts - from the National Anthem to the not so exciting commercials, which are always my favorite to watch and talk about in my class. But I had a fabulous time. "Toby" invited Monica and me over to watch the game with about 20 of his relatives - intimidating right? WRONG! We were welcomed in with warm hugs from the minute we got there to the time we left. They are a fun family to be around and it drew me closer to him. It was so odd how things just fell in place - if my wine glass was empty he would fill it - if his was empty I would fill his. Most of the time we were in different rooms talking to different people - periodically he would come to see how I was - rub my shoulders - give me a little kiss - it felt natural and right. WHO KNEW!!??

I was with my ex for six years and never felt that comfortable around his family nor did he ever treat me like that infront of anyone....actually treat me like I mattered. "Toby" made me feel like I mattered and it was extremely nice. I'm still taking it slow because let's face it ladies I have the Great Wall of China up around me after what I've been through, even though now I feel like I may have found a man willing to climb and conquer that wall.