I find it hard to talk about myself except through the eyes and words of friends and those I work with. I have been told I have the patience of Job, and dedicate myself to finishing what I begin. I have a deep faith in God and put all my trust in Him. I am a first degree black belt, and one midterm away from second degree. I am a music instructor with a succeful schedule of students. I am seeking my other half though, and finding her seems the never ending story. I don't know if this will be where we meet, but, I hope you are doing well.
I am not quite sure of the correct and most appropriate introduction process, so I would like to introduce myself in this brief profile, perhaps it would be best to start, not at the very beginning, that would be anything but brief, but for the sake of time, and courtesy, I think I should most likely start at the point when I arrived in Texas. It was a cold and blustery day, an all to familiar rain seemed to have taken hold of the clouds, and was squeesing every drop of water out of them, just kidding, seriously though, I arrived here in 97, at the request of my Dad and Mom, Mom had taken ill, and Dad was having a hard time managing everything, I was living in Colorado at that time, just biding my time,And as everything happens for a reason, I had only just finished a government remedial job, and had picked up my CDL, thinking long distance driving would be a lucrative investment of time, I quickly discovered that I would have to spend far to many hours alone to enjoy the benefits of that carrier, being I am not a person that enjoys that much solitude, So, I had to answer the call for family, there was actually never a second thought, I packed up what little belongings I had accrued, and here I landed, lock, stock and barely awake. It was September of 97, the 17th if memory serves me, I went to work for L.P., Lousiana Pacific, a well established plywood mill that was here in town at the time, that was the beginning of the third week. Mom and Dad decided to head out on what was suppose to be a short three week vacation, to visit my sister in Salem Oregon, we lost Mom while she was there on the vacation in October,(one small consolation being, she was in her element,... Grandchildren there with her, and most likely at one of the happiest times in her life), it was the 24th, the saddest day I've ever known, bar none. Much grief, and grieving ensued, as you would expect, after losing a Mother, best friend, confidant, and major source of wisdom, and guidance. Well, that takes us to January, 98, met a woman, fell in love, went back to college, married her in January of 99, finished college in 01, I started substitute teaching in that same year, but I could not then, and still can not now, understand why the pay scale was, and is so low for teachers. So, I opened a private music studio, and it was as if the mighty hand of God had set me on this path, and looking back at it now, I am sure that God did, and does play a major role in the success of this, and all my ventures, things took off, it was really astounding, I worked hard, as I am a very thorough and deligent person, stayed dedicated, the business flourished, so much time was invested in the building of our company, and there had been so many hours, so much of my life, and time was spent on the business, and as well it should have been, but, through all the initial setup, and subsequent completion, I did not neglect what brought us to that point, there was always what I believed to be good communication, it takes so much to make anything successful, and knowing, that good beginnings are difficult at best, I knew our relationship was strong enough, at least I presumed to know in my heart it was strong enough to endure, so, I opened another studio in livingston, and in the summer of 08, my wife decided she wanted something else, and though I loved, and respected her deeply, her dicision ended everything between us, and 60 days from that moment, a 10 year marriage was desolved. I guess in the process of trying to establish a stable and secure future, I worked myself right out of love, and though I still have my studios, and they are as busy as ever, I'm pushing ahead alone, again, and I'm not sure how that worked its way back into the big picture, but it did, and honestly, it kind of left me feeling like the court jester, a fool at least. My name is Roy, and I hope to hear from you. I should also let you know, teaching has always been a passion to me, and through all this turmoil, I will always give, as I have always given, all, and more then I gave to any part of my business life, or even passion for teaching, to my partner, and I know life is not all work, and no play, but there's time, and a time for everything.

I am looking forward to talking. Roy



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First dates, like first impressions can say many things about a person, I believe first dates should be somewhat planned ,but with a fair amount of time open for spontaneous interaction. And as we all know, anything can happen, and oftentimes, the best or worst part of a first date is how one handles the unexpected.