*****OWNED AND COLLARED BY EJG3******

Goodness. You have no idea how long I've been waiting to say those words. I'm in love my friends! Have been in love for a year and will be in love for the rest of forever and a day. To those of you who know my Daddy, I'm sure you will recognize him as the sweetest, kindest, most respectful gentleman of a man. Wise and caring and nurturing and hilarious, he is the best friend I've ever had. The fact that he claims me and desires me and is the sexiest man I know, is the cherry on my chocolate and whipped cream and banana covered sundae (wink wink).

I love that he loves me, is satisfied with little old me, and wants to do this right so each day is a stepping stone to a real future. And Lord in the heavens above, he knows how to push my buttons. All of them. I think he may have created new buttons in me that exist only for him. All of my sexiest stories on Lush have him to thank. That's all I'll say about that. Giggles.

I will try my best to not go on and on and on and on about Edward when I talk to you but I make no promises. He's the reason why I can't stop smiling and why my feet haven't touched the ground for the last year or so. Thank you in advance for indulging me my passion and I can only hope that everyone finds this level of love in their lives, whether it is here or in real life.

"I will not love you in secret
between shadows and stolen whispers
but under the light of the sun
the fullest moon,
and all the stars
will bear witness
and be filled with the joy
that pours from me"...Matthew Spenser

"He just doesn't know how he affects me
How he calms the chaos inside my head.
He stills the typhoon of thoughts that still my sanity.
When I am in his arms, I feel as though we are in the eye of my turbulent life,
Safe together while the storm rages all around us."...unknown

"When your eyes met mine, my soul pointed at you
And whispered to my heart...HIM"...L..R.

I'm not sure that there is anything else anyone needs to know about me. But, for those who insist...

I love to chat and engage in great conversations that leave both of us smiling in the end. I've been told having a conversation with me can make you a bit dizzy so I'm probably best handled sitting down (lying down will be absolutely unnecessary) smiles I'm rarely visible mostly because I have an embarrassing tendency to forget I'm visible and off I go and stay logged in. So, if I am visible and you say hello and I don't reply I promise it's because I'm not really here. I never ignore anyone on purpose. I'll reply when I see it.

Most of the people I chat with seek me out. For better or worse I rarely initiate a chat or black box unless we speak often. I suppose I figure if you wanted to chat me you would. Which is a bit of a Catch 22 when I've befriended someone who feels the same way.

I can be annoyingly positive so if you're having a very bad day either avoid me or flock to me depending upon your outlook. Cheerfulness is my answer for most things in life as I believe in most things it really is all about our attitude. Those rare exceptions...life's true tragedies...well, I give cyber hugs like no other (or so I've been told).

I'm not very secretive although I don't ever share others secrets. But as much as you can be open here on Lush I think I'm rather open with my own secrets at least.

As for D/s I'm fascinated by the physical and emotional intricacies of our brain and psyche and how that translates to our sexual responses. I realized that I was a submissive soon after joining Lush. The realization that I was a little came much later...only after I started interacting with Edward. I am a capable, independent woman and mother and so discovering I have little tendencies came as a somewhat unwanted surprise. However, after being claimed by Edward, He's become my soft, safe, place...tender, sweet, caring, supportive, loving, nurturing...my inner child finally feels like in His care I have a safe place to play. I absolutely adore everything about our dynamic. And on top of all of that, He says and does the sexiest things. I never, ever, get enough of anything we do together. If I say anymore we'll all be blushing. When He does give discipline I crave it as I know it will just make everything even better. Even though I certainly don't think of Him as a biological father nor does He think of me as a real daughter, I can't help but think of Him as a dear, sweet Daddy who lets me (His little) wrap Him around my little finger.

My real life consists of being a busy mother to a busy son while holding an incredibly insanely stressful job that eats up almost every second of my extended spring, summer, and early fall. Which means all things Lush related take a back seat to real life especially then (wall posts, reading/writing stories, and chatting). Please be patient with me. I try to be a great friend through the long, cold fall/winter/spring.

I look forward to getting to know all of my friends even better, reading more of friends and newcomers stories and poems too, and writing and writing and writing and writing. Hope we all have a chance to chat soon...xoxo

Interests
Days with my Edward, dancing till my heels come off, cooking till I reach culinary nirvana, running, my gym...which I've been absent from but shortly am changing all of that, traveling, and being a great non-soccer mom. Overall though I'm interested in anything interesting. I love great conversation, great cocktails and great people who think great thoughts. On Friday nights you can usually find me in the Zone here on Lush.

Favorite Books
Pride and Prejudice-I want to be just like Lizzie Bennett when I grow up. Too Deep for Tears-A book about soul mates who must live separate lives. Every time I'm finished I feel the same sad discontent but the tale is so hypnotic I must read it again and again. To Kill A Mockingbird-Enough said. Gone with the Wind-When I look up from the book it is a struggle not to bat my eyelashes and "Sugar" everything in sight. Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing-Makes me giggle. Like Water for Elephants-So many parallels I feel as if I wrote it myself. The Glass Castle-You never can tell a persons past just from looking at their present. Anne of Green Gables series-The most well-written children's literature I've ever read. Little Women. And of course there are many more-I could go on and on really. But these are the first that came to mind.

Favorite Authors
Jane Austen and the Bronte's, Shakespeare, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Dickens (Emily and Charles), Anais Nin, Henry Rollins, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kathryn Lynn Davis, Stephanie Laurens (when I used to think paperback romances were trashy), L.M. Montgomery, Alcott, and of course there are many Lush favorites-too many to list by name.

Favorite Movies
If I'm being honest and I always try to be honest...I'm unabashedly crazy about RomCom's. Almost every one. Anything with Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon...I'm sure you get the idea. But, I also love period films. Pride and Prejudice, Anything by Shakespeare, Gone With the Wind, Breakfast at Tiffany's. And old classics-To Have and Have Not, To Kill a Mockingbird, Rebecca. And I love old musicals anything with Kelly and Astaire, Judy Garland, Debbie Reynolds, Shirley Jones. So many great films-Singing in the Rain, Oklahoma, Show Boat, Picnic, An American in Paris, Gigi, etc.

Favorite TV Shows
Most things on HGTV & Food Network. The Voice, Master Chef, Pawn Stars. It's been forever since I've watched a series but I always enjoyed Castle and House.

Favorite Music
Harry Connick Jr is my musical muse. A moment of silence please to show respect and regard. Thank you. And I enjoy Big Band, Sinatra and the Rat Pack genre. I like anything that lets me dance including Latin Hurbano tracks. Old metal and hair bands. Some Top 40. Modern Country and some 80's, some 90's-not a huge fan of old-time country as a genre but there are a few old songs I love. And classical music also. I like a lot about a lot I suppose. Harder to describe what I don't like (barbershop quartets and death metal).