Cynthia Ott:  

I hope old friends remember me as serious as well as fun loving and a little romantic. I did have a boyfriend in school for a while and I hope he has nice memories of me. I would enjoy meeting him again and know how he and his family ( if he has one ) are. Some of my best friends were in sports ,both men and women. I wish I could have met more of the football team and was once a program seller during the games. Such a wonderful time it was. Too bad can't go back to relive the times. I always wanted to be a gym teacher when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a good idea. As it turns out, they were right. But although I finished 2 years of college and went into the Navy reserves I met the man who was to be my future husband and when we married we transfered all over the nation and Guam as he was in the Navy so I never got a degree. I never felt bad about not finishing and never let my husband feel guilty because I never graduated. At work I sometimes get angry but am doing much better . I like to read, exercise spend time with friends and have a beer or two every now and then and sometimes I like to be by myself outside or even when around others--just observe how people act and how our pets play and even eat.I'm retired from the Navy Exchange on Oahu, HI since 2013 after 26 yrs. but bank to work at a security company G4S because unless you have many $ you can't live on puny retirement alone. Now been working 5 days of 12 hr shifts..20 hrs of O/T each week which comes in good use to pay Down maintenance fees etc. Husband passed in 2004 and only child a son passed in 2010 both of heart attacks. Son's wife and I both devistated over lose of our lose. Great & loving & loyal men they were. If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have patients, prayer, and friendliness to be able to deal with the daily grind. I guess my hero would be my late husband, Dale, as he helped me to mature and grow up and would listen and offer advice when I asked him for his ideas. And my other hero is God who helps me through all kinds of troubles I stumble on. I have lived in California, Virginia, South Carolina, Key West,FL, Guam, Hawaii. Kept moving as my husband was in the Navy and I am still here until I decide I can afford to move to the mainland. Our son lives in Wabash, IN. and wants me to move there. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Dennis and Bill, because because one I loved and one I did not get a chance to.. Pro Football, some college games,both mens and womens, Survivor,Dancing with the Stars, Sometimes American Idol , but since I work at night I don't get to watch them very often. I like cats,some types of dogs and birds, horses. I think my biggest surprise was that I found my man when I did when my siblings were losing theirs after years of marriage. Ours lasted because we trusted and forgave and loved even when hurt and did not have family close to help so we did it ourselves. It takes time and real caring to make it work so you really grow together as one. No wonder a heart can break after the death of a spouse--it is pretty easy to will yourself to die just as a loving pet can do if it loses a favorite owner. If I could improve my home, I'd remodel Kitchen and add on a new stove and refrigerator and new cabinet doors. My dream home would be in a quiet area and built with strong wood double wall ,high ceiling, master loft bedroom that opens to outside terrace for private dining and sunning.. Our son, John has helped me by comforting me and helping me learn this computer by remote assistance. Just listening to his voice is comforting. His wife Jennifer says he sounds like his Dad. John has learned by watching me and his father solve our problems in differing opinions. Too bad he and his father did not get a chance to learn computers earlier in their lives. If I won $100 million, I'd give My church some of it to tithe and, then spend the rest on on my son and my sister and...Expand for more