Wow, they really want us to put our life aspirations here. Truthfully, I'm still making up my mind about that. Eventually I'd love to open my own restaurant, nothing huge, on a local level only. Kind of like Mel's Diner, but with food that's edible.

The kind of person I'd like to meet: smart, funny, secure enough in himself to let me have friends, both male and female. I want someone who can laugh with me, and not just AT ME. I'm pretty goofy, so laughing at me IS going to happen. There's never been any question about that in my mind. I've never been about anything too fancy, I'm a jeans and tee shirt sort of girl, what ya see is what ya get. I'm very plain spoken and some people cant deal with that. If you can't you might not want to go any further than reading my profile. I'm not Barbie, I never have been. I'm pretty sure I never will be. I like trucks, and fishing, and just hanging out on the lake doing nothing but watching the water roll by. I can change my own tires, arrange to have my oil changed (which is more than some girls can do), and if the occasion calls for it..hang drywall. If I sound like your kind of girl, give me a shout.

Okay, I feel like I need to add a few things here. First, if you live more than 50 miles from me, you dont really need to bother. I'm looking for a long term monogamous relationship, those are hard enough to maintain when geography doesnt interfere. Second, if youre over 45 years old, I'm probably not going to be interested. I dont have a daddy complex, never gonna happen. That's not to say I WONT be interested, but it isn't likely. Third, and most important, if you read my profile and it says "cannot contact without a picture", this does not mean you should use the instant messenger feature. If you havent got guts enough to post a picture of yourself then you really dont have guts enough to talk to me.

Well first dates are always awkward, aren't they? I think meeting in the park would be nice, take a turn around the trails, walking around the duck pond, having a go at the swings would be nice. It gives you a sense of what the other person is about, how they react to their surroundings. Bars are too noisey, they kick you out of movies for talking(voice of experience), and who really wants to eat in front of a first date? Been there and done that, I saw more of the guys food as he was chewing than I did when the waitstaff placed it on the table. Ewww. So yeah..outdoors is best.