Good Bye Sweetie!

Well- I was correct in my thinking about Nikki. I felt her pushing away and now we are no longer together. She's a wonderful girl and I'll miss being with her and laughing with her. She was feeling as if I was not giving her room to see her friends. I regret she felt that way and I regret "if" I did make her feel that way. It hurt's that she told me in a email I just recently received.

"Thank you Marlon. You do make me so happy. And I can't even begin to tell you how much you mean to me. I love you so much. Your message meant a lot. Xoxoxo

your loving girlfriend"

I'm going to miss her warmth and her voice and her laughter. She's got a wonderful family that I will miss also. I have to respect the fact that she no longer wishes to be with me because of our age difference. I asked her more then once if she had a problem with the age difference and she was always fine with it.

We saw each other for the first time since her trip with the family on Wednesday. She was acting a little odd even then and I asked her if "we" were OK! She lied to me and told me that we were.

I called her the next morning to tell her good morning and she was non responsive. She told me she had a really bad morning and that it was personal.

I called her two other times in the day to see if she was fine and she said she was. She told me she had things to do until very late and would do her best to get together.

I never heard back from her and when I called her she told me she was out with her friends.

I'm glad she was out having a good time and I know I never kept her from doing other things with her friends. I wished she would of talked to me about it if this is how she was feeling.

I know this is no real reason to break up with someone who loves you and cares for you and I hope she knows it. I asked her if her bad morning the day before had anything to do with me and she said sort of. I suspect the outcome and I'm not mad just hurt because I do love her and care very much for her. If her family had a problem with me I wish I would of known earlier before I fell in love with her.

Anyhow- I will not say a bad things about her and I will go on with my life and she will go on with hers.

I love her very much and wish her the best. I hope she goes far in life and finds what she seeks from life and may find love and happiness.

She will always have my friendship if she seeks it and wants it. Good by Nikki and I will miss you.

The Black Knight: My Girl & I Love This Part

The Black knight

Remembering The Isla De Ometepe

Granada Where My Grandmother Was Born

Animals & Sounds All Over The Island

Beautiful Plants All Over The Island

Isla De Ometepe

Knowing The Produce Was Fresh

The Main Square

I loved turning the rocks near the beach looking for these and from time to time I got my fingers cought.

Volcano Concepcion In My Back Yards

If this is not a beautiful view I dont know what is. I loved walking out as a kid and seeing this sight all the time.

Approaching Isla De Ometepe on Lake Managua

Thinking back to Nicaragua

I was thinking back about my childhood in Nicaragua. It's been twenty one years since I left and have not gone back. I remember being little and looking forward to seeing my grandmother, (Mimi) as everyone called her - But her real name was Teresa. She would come to Nicaragua every couple of years. She was one of nine sisters and two brothers and on her visits she would bring gifts sent by relatives back from the states. I have to tell you that she was a hard lady and yet very loving.
I was thinking back about my early years living in the Isla De Ometepe on Lake Managua. As a kid one of the things that I miss now was being so close to the water. I had this small boat that my father had built when he was nineteen years old. I used to take it out and go fishing with him and friends. I remember this old tree near the banks that lead to the beach. It had fallen over long before I had even been born and it's branches were all in the water. It was used by kids to tie their boats to the branches and we would climb on top of the huge bark and scale our fresh catch.
I remember everything being so green and full of color and sounds all over from all the animals. It was such a sight being on the boats that trasported you from the island to the pier in Managua. As you got near the island you would see this massive volcano standing tall. It was such a sight and it was on my back yard from every direction. I was taken by my uncle on a hike years ago to the very edge of the mouth. It was so green and lush with life all the way up to the top and it just faded out into pebbles and huge rocks as you got to the mouth.
I remember taking my boat with my father my uncle threw out the many connecting rivers in the island and it was just so beautiful seeing the monkeys jump the branches as they sensed up approaching. I have to say that I have always loved the iguana the most of all the animals.