I Wasn’t Ready To Leave.

The next couple of days were calm and relaxing on around the farm.  Andrew worked each day while sat on the upstairs porch, working through email and Skype. I even had a conversation with my divorce lawyer that was 100% awful. Work was getting more intense, I did have three state pageants to produce in …

Our First Fight.

Mornings were my favorite; waking up next to Andrew, making tea and sitting on the porch with my laptop and the most incredible view I had ever seen.  It took me a few days to adjust to the time change, but almost no time at all to adjust to him.   As I sat there …

It Was Magic.

The moment that Andrew wrapped me in his arms and we kissed I knew I had made the right decision by flying to Portugal.   He lived about an hour out of Lisbon and since we were in the city he had a few errands to run, in typical European style government offices were only open …

I Would Wake Up In Portugal.

Once Andrew left I packed my schedule with things to do so that I would keep busy and not miss him. Yes, that should work because dealing with my actual feelings would take up too much time.  I had two international trips coming up, my birthday and then before I knew it I would be …

I Interrupt This Blog For A Special Announcement.

Don't worry regularly scheduled postings will continue on Wednesday. Many readers and friends have asked why I stopped writing.  If you followed the original blog, Single and Stylish, then you know I stopped writing for the past, almost, two years.  So I thought it was time I explained why. I was talking to Jaxton about …

He Changed Me.

Andrew was not just a guy I dated, he was an person who changed how I thought about my life. I know that sounds cheesy and dramatic but it is true. Everything about him drove me wild.  The way he spoke, the way he moved, the way he looked and especially the way he looked at …

Andrew.

Andrew was the perfect distraction.  He was from Portugal but had lived in the US since college and only recently moved back to his family home in the countryside outside of Lisbon.  Andrew was straight forward, giving, passionate, funny, and interesting...and I only knew this from his email, I hadn't even heard his voice yet. …

I Should Be Celebrating.

After my disaster of a week and drunken weekend, I was actually happy it was Monday, thankful for a routine and a reason to get out of bed.  I got up put on my favorite “I feel powerful” pencil skirt and blouse then headed to the office.  A pencil skirt was always my outfit of …

I Wore A Sweatshirt To Dinner.

I landed in LA still in a daze, I don't know why I was so surprised my husband went back on his word to help me out financially and shut down our bank account with no notice, but somehow I was.  He had lied to me for over six years and all of a sudden I …

I Finally Said It Out Loud.

I arrived back from a wonderful week in New York, not knowing if I would ever see Sam again, but at that moment I was perfectly ok with that conclusion. While in New York I had become clear on what I needed to do with my life and now I needed to make it a reality. Waking …