hello my name is mona...i am 42 and will be 43 in july..i have lived in decatur all my life and have thought about moving but just havent chose where...i have been divorced for three years and i am starting to enjoy life...i dont sweat the small stuff because its all small stuff...
i have a son and his name is chris who is 23...i raised him by myself and i think he will be an awsome husband and father one day...when it comes to children there is no promises...sometimes they stray from their up bringing but all you can do is let them learn and they never forget what you taught them...the highest compliment a mother can receive is when a old school friend that you havent seen in years makes a special effort to tell you they have met your son ands what an amazing young man he is...i can not take all the credit...i did raise him alone up until he was in his 20's and his father, dale and him started a relationship and have formed a growing connection...this is a time when a young man needs his father for advice....as a parent i have been blessed with a great son and a wonderful man for his father...
i bartend at O'Charleys in decatur... i have the most awsome gm and his name is paul ragland...he would do anything to help any one of us out...his job title includes the following:father, psycholigist, mother, friend, marriage counselor,banker, big brother and i could go on and on...not many bosses are like him...dont get me wrong...he has his moments and you think to yourself "if he fell right now i would laugh my ass off"... the people i work with are like family and its a great feeling....i love my job because i get to make them smile and laugh...my bar is usually filled with laughter...most of my custumers stop by to hear the colorful tales of prella(me) and her adventures...most think they are fiction but are far from it...drop by sometime and have a cocktail and say hello..
i am also an art major...this was a late in life career change...at one time i was a registered nurse and also helped to run a flourishing law firm...people ask all the time why i am not doing either of those jobs...well the truth is at the time i was trying to be responsible and do what society respected...today i choose to do what makes me happy and that is art and tending bar...i live today for my happiness...i do believe the last three years have some of my happiest and would not trade them for the social respect and the financial security that i had with marriage...i left the money and the unhappiness on south cedar cove....
dont ever sell out because in the long run all the money in the world will never make you happy...people always ask what makes mona happy and smile...so here is a list of a few and will be adding more im sure a time goes by...
1. pink and blue cotton candy 2. my son's smile 3. the warmth of the sun on my face 4. the sound of laughter 5. a boutique of daffodils 10. the smell of honey suckle 11. dancing to that perfect song with the right man 12. the smell of the rain on hot pavement 13. other people smiling 14. seeing young couples holding hands 15. watching a helim ballon float off 17. flying my strawberry short cake kite 18. the closeness of my friendship with kristin 19. a night out with kristin 20. laying on a blanket watching the clouds go by 21. holding hands with someone special 22. a hug from chris paul 23. ice cream on a hot day 24. silly messages from brian 25. seeing tasi continue to grow as a young adult 26. to know my son is turning into an amazing man 27. john's ring tone and he knows why 28. my balcony in the summer 29. summer night breeze in my hair 30. amy-b's laugh 31. my brand new vacuum cleaner 32.smell of gardenias 33. my andrew who i call my tatty 34. mikes witty jokes 35. just being me 36.cadbury egg 37. how men find my red hair sexy:):):):) 38. i know the difference in bullshit and reality 39. pink bubblegum ice cream 40. thinking about the night cory had me laughing til i was crying 41. the night brandon, tyler and i wrote our names on the ceiling at the chicken shack 42. spending time with mudd on sundays 43. the birds singing on my balcony 44. hot sex...lol 45. the smell of cut grass 46. barefoot walking in the grass 47. somebody is waiting for me in the rain 48. dancing naked in the moon light 49. brian h 50. money didnt matter then and it doesnt now!!!!________________ vacation with kristin & chris paul
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