I’m venturing away from my two comfortable message boards (JamieWhite.com and SecondWivesCafe.com) to meet some new people and hopefully read some stuff I haven’t read before.
Hi. I’m Esmeralda. Four years ago, I married a man who had 3 daughters, and it’s the craziest fool thing I ever did :smack:. I love him, and the girls, who are now 11, 13, and almost 16, are great – no one could ask for better kids, step or otherwise – but I could sure do without his ex-wife :mad: . She’s a real piece of work, but I’ll reserve those observations for the Second Wives Cafe boards.
So to escape when I need to, I take belly dancing classes 2 nights a week, and I recently joined a professional, award-winning belly dance troupe. My other escape is wallowing in the unconditional love of my dog, Snickers, and my cat, Missy. They’re my babies, and thankfully I don’t have to share them with their “real” mother :rolleyes: .
I also love to go horseback riding; my plan is to belly dance until it’s no longer appropriate for me to do so, then I’ll buy a horse.
Other things that get me through the week: TV (Friends, CSI, Law & Order, Scrubs, Nick at Nite, Discovery Channel, “I Love Lucy”), reading, making scrapbooks, going out for coffee with my mom or my girlfriends, and enjoying the home my husband and I have put together in the last 4 years.
I love my job (textbook editor), but I often have long periods of down time between projects. I’m in one of those periods now, so here I am. Enjoy.