Whew....Pig Soieeeeeee!!!

I had a wonderful weekend in Arkansas! I left to visit my parents Friday evening after work and stayed until Sunday afternoon. I left AR in a better mood than when I arrived. Montose, AR is a small town located in the Southeast part of the state. It is about 35 miles from Greenville, Mississippi and 20 miles from the Louisiana state line. The population is about 500 and you can tour the town in about five minutes. It's a town where everyone knows everyone, but don't be fooled, it has its share of excitement on a weekly basis.

I'd been feeling a bit down during the week because I have no family and friends in Senatobia. I guess I was a little lonely and starved for adult conversation. I got that and more as I arrived in Montrose. When we got to town I noticed that the streets were deserted and I wondered what was going on. My mom informed that everyone was at the football game in Lake Village. Lake Village is about 12 miles from Montrose and most of the locals attend school there, as I did. I decided I would go to the game and I took LB and LP with me, DQ decided to stay with her Granny. The game was fun, my little ones wanted to hit the concession stand as soon as we walked through the gate, so we made our purchases and took our seat. We sat with the Montrose folks and joined in with the cheering. The game was exciting, but it was cold! When the opposing team scored their third touchdown, we decided to leave, frozen toes and all. When we got back to Montrose, my cell phone rang and my weekend of compliments did too.

With Montrose being a small town, most of the people are kids and older adults, not much in between. It seems there is a shortage of attractive women because I have been hit on by men of all ages. I must admit, the attention is fun. Who doesn't like to be told they are beautiful?! Well, it is kind of creepy to have older men telling you to call them, but to have 26 and 29 year olds ask for a date is kind of flattering. I know what you're thinking...why in the world would someone my age even give them the time of day?! Because it's fun to talk to and get to know people of all ages. Please be assured that I am not interested in any kind of romantic relationship with a 20 something. I always tell them that I'm too old for them, but they insist age is nothing but a number. Conversations with these guys are quite interesting. I've learned about one guy's culinary skills, another's military skills and another's travels to Mexico. They seem genuinely interested in my interests and I think I've led one to start reading mysteries. There is substance to our conversations, those who know me know that I can't stand shallowness (is that a word?)

As I was talking to one guy, he told me that I should never cut my hair. What is it with Black men and hair?! Personally, the only reason I haven't chopped it off is because I love to pull in back into a ponytail. Anyway, he went on to say that I am supermodel status. I informed him that I'm 37 years old. He said my self esteem is too low and all I have to do is look in the mirror every morning and see a beautiful face. He told me that not only am I beautiful physcially, but I have a "banging" personality. I don't I have a self esteem problem, I just don't think of myself as beautiful. I think that is one of the things that make people more attractive...the ability to be real and realize true beauty comes from within. But I am human and I do like the compliments. Sometimes I think they are feeding me a bunch of crap, but nonetheless, the attention is fun.

So, as we drove home on Sunday I had things and words to think about. My children were exhausted from two days of riding bikes, playing basketball, picking up pecans and watching Disney channel. I was refreshed mentally and physically, ready to start another week. Oh yeah, it was good to see my parents too.

It's beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.-- Anonymous