The economy in the U.S. sucks, but I'm blessed with a stable job. I'm working with youth, real active in my church, and I can't believe the woman I'm seeing loves me beyond all reason. Shes gorgeous, humble, hardworking,God fearing, and loyal. I am Shrek and She's Fiona. My parents are awesome, my sis and nephew rock! I have my rough patches and trials, but this year has been so good to me compared to years past. Feels like a dream.

shrek and fiona...

ya'll are both gorgeous. and you can see the chemistry and bond in the pictures.

Sure at times ...

and sometimes nightmares creep in to help in rebalancing

alot of times i do.

Mach said:

Hey karmatornado, no disrespect meant, but what's up with you repeatedly popping up out of nowhere with the same thread over and over that always says the same thing: "hey guys, my life is awesome, I love Jesus and here's a picture of me and my hot girlfriend!"

It comes off a bit...weird.
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PunkMistress said:

And no, I do not feel like parts of my life are like a dream. I'm firmly in reality, man.

I just keep waking up hoping that certain parts are just nightmares... and then reality grabs hold and shakes me silly ...

PunkMistress said:

Reflection said:

I don't mean to be mean.

There's nothing wrong with sharing your happiness - and if he is truly happy, I am truly happy for him. But like I said, he disappears for a period of time, then pops back in with the same thread over and over. Not interacting with others, just kind of throwing up a billboard for himself. It just comes off weird to me.

PunkMistress said:

This is messed up, Erin. I never get that vibe from Chris at all. He's such a humble, thoughtful guy that in that context it's clear to me it's just him sharing his joy and taking time to be thankful for life's blessings. I think you've got him pegged all wrong imho.

Fauxie said:

I could be very wrong, just my impression.

Yes, some parts of my life do feel dreamy -- both in positive and negative ways. But, like you, I am learning to count all my amazing blessings of late.

I'll only add: You may feel like Shrek, but your girl is definitely no ogre!

God bless, karmatornado. Good to see you.
[Edited 11/23/09 20:45pm]

PunkMistress said:

He's not really giving any credit to himself here. I think you're being harsh. If you're finding fault in what he's said here, that to you he does it often, and in your mind only interacts on the org by way of such threads, then let me have just those faults! He's a very positive, enthusiastic guy. Took me by surprise and took some getting used to when I first started interacting with him, I won't lie, because it's different to the norm, but I don't doubt his intentions or his humility.

To answer the thread, not a dream, no. Certainly I do still have little moments where I stop and think about where I am and have a chuckle at how I ended up in Bangkok, Thailand. I just never would've imagined it when I was younger. In terms of my relationship too, it's funny to look back on how events came together for me and my wife to be together. It all seems to hinge on such precarious circumstances and turns of events. Everything had to happen just a certain way for things to turn out this way and it just so happens they did.

The man bursts with positivity. I actually never noticed him being preachy before.

PunkMistress said:

Hey Erin, thanks very much for the critique. Greatly appreciated. I'm actually quite a busy guy, and usually on facebook more these days. I'm just happy with life, and actually a super overly happy guy in general. Ask those who have met me in person from here, talked to me on the phone, or interacted with me on a regular basis. I don't mean to be in your face about the girlfriend situation (and actually you were the first one to peg that my photos were engagement phots) but Im blessed. As we speak I was about to post a thread asking how to Brime a turkey! lol. Nick, Cinnie, thanks for the support.