Marilyn Flake:  

I live in Tulsa...always Tulsa (except- there was that time I moved 45 minutes from home...that didn't last but 3 months)! My family is in Tulsa and I could never move away from my Mom! Someday maybe, I will move from this changing weather to somewhere warm. I love the sunshine on my face, toes in the sand. (I could sell sunglasses under a little hut on a beach in Mexico and be happy the rest of my life)! The wildest thing I ever did in school was when Crystal and I stayed out all night one time (one time)...it was an eventful night from having a flat tire, to our friends mooning people, hitting the old Wal Mart building and tearing the rubber off my dad's bumper (thank you Kevin, you were NOT an "excellent driver")! Breaking the ashtray! Hangin' at Brookside, and oversleeping the next morning (we almost go caught)!I also had a party when my parents were gone out of town. I did NOT have a good time! I was too busy chasing people around with a trashbag to put "beverage" cans in...making sure that no one was having sex in my parents bed, etc! They found out about the party (even though the house was cleaner when they returned than before they left)! Someone had put a bag of ICE in the FREEZER! I never did that again! I also spent the night with Kim Hooker once, we went to see the midnight movie(my mom would never have let me stay out that late)! We saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Threw the rice, toast and all! I hope old friends and classmates remember me as being a loyal and trusted friend. I was a bit on the shy side (to those I did not know very well)...but I was pretty goofy with those people that I knew. I'm much more outgoing now and never MEET a stranger! I love people and I'm still pretty goofy, but also have a complex serious side to me. Depends on my mood. I planned on being a famous country singer...and I did sing, had my own band, but when my dad died of cancer, I eventually stopped singing, then had my first child. Now we all enjoy karaoke and sing a lot on the car! The "Story Wizard" wants to know: How do I blow off steam...I slam doors and cabinets, anything that makes a loud noise! Haha! I'm currently in Sales...(Outside Sales)..I spent many years in the family business and in other companies along the way, working in an Admin position...found out that I HATE that...and went into sales. Lovin' it! I enjoy meeting new people and establishing new friendships (Like father, like daughter). I'm going back into the ole' family buisiness...wish my dad were here to see me now! Regarding Hero's: My dad, is my hero, by far...I miss him terribly. I wish so much that he could have been here to see the woman that I have become...seen the child that he molded, so much like himself, yet I never even realized until after he was gone. We would butt heads so often and I would argue with him, but it's that same stubborness & determination that has pulled me through many rough times in my life, and helped me to achieve many things. He would always leave someone with laughter and was so compassionate, he taught me how to give, he taught me empathy and sympothy. He taught me how to stand up for what I believed in and "What's right, is right!" He instilled values and taught me that a reputation is not something you can ever restore once its tarnished...he taught me goodness and mercy. I strive everyday of my life to be like my father, in him I saw Jesus. The one person from my past that I would like to see again? I guess many friends that I have lost contact with over the years. Friends that I shared times with, laughter and tears or secrets! Life goes so fast, we lose track of time and friendships that we once treasured...I want those back! I currently watch a lot of TV (due to a recent surgery, I've been stuck at home) I enjoy Big Brother, American Idol and starting to get burned out on Law & Order/CSI, etc! Too much TV is rotting my brain! I NEED OUTTA HERE! My obsessions: ORDER! A clean house...no clutter (whatever, like that's gonna happen with all these kid...Expand for more