You and I have had the most incredible online friendship I can ever imagine. With miles between us, it is quite apparent we will never meet. Much to my surprise, one day you e-mailed me that you are coming to Chicago to some convention in July. We both were very excited about you being 90 minutes away and the possibility of meeting. The date finally arrives. You arrive first in the morning and get settled in your hotel be...

Dear Diary continued ……. April 9thOscar and I had just finished eating and packing up our picnic lunch when it started to rain.  Little drops started to spot our clothes.  Taking my hand he began to run for cover.  I pulled back and he stopped.  Turning around he looked at me as I grinned naughtily at him. I had always thought it would be so romantic to kiss is the rain.  I wrapped my arms around his neck and pressed my l...

A Naughty Christmas Wish                                                                                     I shopped quickly and hurried home to pack.  Robbie was taking me to a little chalet in the mountains for the Christmas holidays and would be arriving very soon.  Since I’d never been skiing before, he thought it would be a special time for us and a great way to spend the holidays together.  I was actually quite ne...

Dear Diary…March 18thToday was incredible!   You will never believe what happened!  As you know, Oscar and I have been friends a long time.  I would like it to be more, but don’t want to risk losing his friendship.  Today, we went bicycle riding together.  I loved seeing the beauty of nature around us…no other people or signs of civilization to be seen.  It was peaceful to say the least.We talked and laughed about silly s...