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Name: Melissa
Location: Dallas
Birthday: 2/13/1980
Interests: the betterment of self, good books, making lists, violin, application of the Bible, toast, foreign films, and earlobes.
Expertise: Judging the callipygian ideal.
Occupation: Administrative
Industry: Legal
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Member Since:
11/8/2005
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| So I had a little adventure this last weekend and sometimes it doesn't even seem real to me. And I did it!
 
Here is four of the six in our group. They guy in white, Chris, is our pilot and the guy in the back, Todd, is the one allowing us to stay in his beach house on Crystal Beach. The second photo is Brooke and I inside our private plane for the weekend! Our take off was pretty good until we had to turn around because gas was leaking but other than that it was a great flight!
We picked up a friend in Houston to make our party six and headed to the beach house. This place was huge! We all had our own rooms and there were still plenty more beds!
Here's some of the highlights:
Friday night, took a swim in the ocean at sunset. Gorgeous.
Saturday, Todd took me sailing for the first time. We capsized a couple of times trying to get past some waves but after that it was wonderful!
Saturday night, Chris started singing that famous Top Gun song to Michele and then she started singing it back to him and then our whole table chimed in and then the table next to us and then the table next to them until the entire restaurant was singing this song. It was so movie.
On the flight back, Chris showed us some fancy flight manuevers. Let's just say the scarf I was wearing was hanging in the air!
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| As most of you know, I've been dating here and there. Primarily good, upstanding Christian men, right? That's what a good Christian girl is supposed to do, right? But just recently, I decided to date this guy that is not a believer with the understanding that it is temporary as he is a foreign exchange student and will leave the country in just a few months. I enjoy his company and he has an excellent combination of humour and intelligence. Anyway, we had the DTR before we even started to date and in that discussion I outlined my boundaries for physical affection. He said he understood and could abide by those rules. Considering every single guy to which I have ever expressed these rules has always tried to push that line, I had reasonable doubts about that, especially since he didn't have a love of Christ to help temper that urge. Here's what I found: Foreign Guy is so much more respectful of my boundaries! I'm completely floored.
Here's what I realized:
(1) Because I have never experienced such respect, I didn't sincerely believe it existed. So therefore found it difficult to expect it.
(2) And if a nonbeliever can do it, what are Christian guys thinking?
I find it exhausting to constantly be on guard, like I am on border patrol, monitoring for an immigrant attempting to cross the line by any means possible. To constantly have to say no and remind them of what we talked about the previous 236,000 times gets a little wearisome. I feel like I have had an awakening - a new understanding of what could be. I feel like Foreign Guy has better prepared me for future relationships. Thanks, Foreign Guy!
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| Has anyone read Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson? I'm reading it and would love to discuss it with someone. I can tell there is a lot more to be understood and I would like to hear another's thoughts.
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| As many of you know, I find it interesting to discuss religion and am pretty open about how I practice my faith. Well, this is the first time I have encountered and responded like this:
A person who works with my company often chats with me as he waits for the elevator. We do this frequently everyday since he works on the my floor and another. He asked if I had any big plans for this weekend and I excitedly told him about how I'm going on this retreat through my church. He kind of nods his head and then asks, "So you are pretty involved in church and all that?" "Well, yes," I replied. He then had a long explanation about how he used to go to church but he doesn't anymore. He understands why people go to church because it makes a difference in how they lead their lives. But he makes good decisions whether he goes to church or not so he doesn't need to go. There was a long silence after this explanation before I tossed back my head and burst into laughter. In response to his questioning look, I said, "So basically you are just that holy? Maybe I should stop going to church and just follow your example?" He tried to deny and back pedal and I told him that he can call me Sinner and I will call him Righteous. He was rightly embarrassed.
I'm not really sure if that's how evangelism books recommend sharing truth.
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