Tampa Bay Caribbean Festival
Date(s):  June 13-14, 2009
Place: Vinoy Park
City: St. Petersburg (Downtown)
State: Florida

This year's headliners will include Gilberto Santa Rosa, Alison Hinds, and Sean
Paul among other local, regional and international artists. On Saturday night,
there is an "after party" at another venue to be announced.  These events draw
visitors throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.

For more information:  Phone: 813.334.3710
Website: http://tampacarnival.com
http://www.uslatino.com/events.cfm?EventID=567#ixzz0HVHYxAA5&D

Schedule - Saturday, June 13
12:00 Noon    Gates Open
12:00pm to 1:00pm:  DJ Ibis & MC Ian Degoose Eligon
1:00pm to 2:30pm:  Pan Jamboree
3:00pm to 4:15pm:  Kings & Queens Costume Competition
4:30pm to 4:45pm:  Mayor Greetings
           ---   92.5 FM & Wild 98.7 FM Radio DJ's   ---
5:00pm to 5:20pm:  Latin League
6:00pm to 7:00pm:  Auturo Sandoval
8:00pm to 9:30pm:  Gilberto Santa Rosa -  Headliner
10:00pm:  Park Closes

Schedule - Sunday, June 14
10:00am:  Parade Assemble at Albert Whitehead Park
1:00pm:  Parade starts on the streets
1:00pm:  Gates Open at Vinoy Park
1:00pm to 1:45pm:  DJ Ibis & MC's Ian Degoose Eligon & Smallie
1:50pm to 2:45pm:  Neauva Saka - Live Band
3:00pm to 3:50pm:  Costume Parade of the Bands across the Stage
4:00pm to 4:15pm:  Live Steel Band - Tamboo Bamboo
4:30pm to 4:45pm:  Paulette Rolle – Alesnik & Dancers
4:50pm to 5:50pm:  Leon Coldero and Code 868 - Live Band
6:05pm to 7:45pm:  Alison Hinds
8:00pm to 9:30pm:  Sean Paul - Headliner
9:30pm to 10:00pm:  DJ Ibis
10:00pm:  Park Closes

Below is an notice from the hostess of the 2009 St. Pete Beach event!!!  If
you've never been to a national event before, take advantage of this one!  It's
always a GREAT time...not to mention it's in our own back yard (almost)!  Keep
your eyes peeled for more info!

Tonya
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ST. PETE 2009 IS SCHEDULED

for November 5-8, 2009

More detailed information coming soon. But for now:

SAVE THE DATE!

Hello everyone! I'm Cat, who some of you may have encountered at some
point or other in the last 15 years of national events, HELP meetings,
or local socials. I've inherited the St. Pete national beach event from
my dear friends and esteemed predecessors, who many of you know and
love as much as I do:

Matthew (Furray - creator of the event, which began at Treasure
Island in 2000)
Addy (Adfame - fabulous long-time lead hostess)
Leslie (Gem - most recent, awesome lead hostess) and her most
capable sidekick Linda (NB)

This year, the planners will not be advertising the event at any of the
commercial dating websites and will not be associated with any single
one, so we're relying on a more grassroots approach - listservs, group
message boards, and your personal contacts.

Please tell everyone you know in the H community, and start planning
your trip, because we're gonna have a rollicking fantastic time (as
usual)!!!

Stay tuned to this channel because I'LL BE BACK...!

Cat >"<

Too cute!  And being the Mom of a 15 month old....yes, she came out talking and
has been talking ever since!  LOL

Thanks for sharing!
Tonya


--- In OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com, "Camille" <gomer425@...>
wrote:
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Check this out:
http://www.snotr.com/video/2630

Hi Andrea, 36, BM. I found out about 5 months ago. Recently stopped seeing
someone who I either received it from or gave it to. I know how you feel, I
would love to email you and at some point meet you. You are not alone, I hope
you contact me.
--- In OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com, "orlconcerned"
<orlconcerned@...> wrote:
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> Hi all. I am Andrea, 36, BF. Single mom. I am a little confused about all this
and am pretty much at the point where I believe I will live a very single life. 
I am not sure I can have this conversation with someone. I am not even sure
how/when...well, mostly the when, this happened.  I have also not had an
breakouts, so this whole this is quite strange.
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> Anyway, enough moaning.  I found you guys via a yahoo group search.  Seems
like it will be good to have some support.  Have a great week all.
>
> Andrea
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A friend sent this to me.... I decided to share.  Enjoy!

CLAY BALLS
A man was exploring caves by the Sea shore.  In one of the caves he found a
canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls.  It was like someone had rolled
clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake.  They didn't look like much,
but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him.  As he
strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into
the ocean as far as he could.

He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and it
cracked open on a rock.  Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!

Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls.  Each contained
a similar treasure.  He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or
so clay balls he had left.

Then it struck him.  He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe
50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. 
Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of
thousands, but he had just thrown it away!

It's like that with people.  We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we
see the external clay vessel.  It doesn't look like much from the outside.  It
isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it.

We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or
well known or wealthy.  But we have not taken the time to find the treasure
hidden inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us.  If we take the time to get to
know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them,
then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.

May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a
fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see
the people in our world as God sees them.

Hi,
I am a SBM 36, recently found I was positive for type 1 (oral) about 4 months
ago. Also, just stopped seeing someone who was also positive. Would like to chat
and get to know sbf's who are also positive. Please reply if interested. I am
not weird, pretty normal just coping with what life has dealt.
--- In OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com, Z <z102308@...> wrote:
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> Hi Andrea,
>
> Welcome to the group!  I am also a SBF (35) no kids and unfortuantaley in the
same predictament as you.. No signs or symptons...just went for my annual
checkup and requested a STD test....and bam they hit me with the news.
.....sometimes ignorance is bliss....lol.  Anyway, I live in Orlando, but I am
moving to Palm Coast (about an hour away) to be closer to my parents..  I have
met a few guys on the "H" sites...positive singles and mpwh.  To be honest...the
guys were weird!!  Each one had issues....more than I was willing to deal with,
but I am still hopefull.  I haven't told anybody and haven't tried dating non-h
folks.  I just found out in Oct 2008, so the news is still a surprise to me.  I
haven't met any of the folks from this group, but they seem very nice and
supportive.  Don't be hard on yourself.....this thing is more common than you
think. Most folks don't know they have it and the rest are ignorant!!
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> --- On Sun, 3/22/09, orlconcerned <orlconcerned@...> wrote:
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> Subject: [Orlando H Singles] New to group....
> To: OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 6:39 PM
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how/when...well, mostly the when, this happened. I have also not had an
breakouts, so this whole this is quite strange.
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it will be good to have some support. Have a great week all.
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St. Armand's Circle Jazz Series

Join WSJT at the St. Armand's Circle Jazz Series in Sarasota this Friday, May
22nd from 6 to 9pm, sponsored by Cafe L'Europe, Sarasota Magazine, Herald
Tribune Media Group and Smooth Jazz 94.1. Jose Valentino Ruiz will be
performing. For more information call (941) 388-1554.

For more info., see:

http://www.coj.net/Departments/Recreation+and+Community+Services/Special+Events/\
Jazz+Festival/Default.htm

3 MONTHS and you haven't told her?!?!?!?!?!?!?...i disclose on the first
response from anyone!

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From: to_what_end <xtowhatendx@...>
Subject: Re: [Orlando H Singles] When to tell them...
To: OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 12:30 AM








So this may be a bit premature but I'm worrying about it so I'll give it a shot.
I met this girl online.. we've been talking on the phone and online for like 3
months now.. sooner or later I'm sure I'm going to meet her... So the question
is this.. when should I tell her about the H? Now? or when we meet? I know
things might not spark when we meet so maybe I should wait.. But at the same
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Hey man,

My first question is which strain is it?  If it is strain 1 then I would suggest
saying something before you meet her.  The first kiss it something special,
don't want her thinking the whole date about possibly kissing you then finding
out after.  Even if there is no transfer, if she finds out after it might make
her look at the first kiss differently.


Barclay


--- On Thu, 4/30/09, Z <z102308@...> wrote:

> From: Z <z102308@...>
> Subject: Re: [Orlando H Singles] When to tell them...
> To: OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 9:45 AM
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Anyone thinking of travelling to Australia this year? Why not join our national
event. . .

Australia's national herpes gathering is an informal get-together held over a 3
day weekend. It's a fun, supportive social function.

Initiated in 2003, the event's aim is to 'celebrate' life with herpes... because
even with herpes life is worth celebrating.

This year's event will be held in the Byron Bay region of northern NSW. The main
function will be held on Saturday evening - a catered dinner (BYO alcohol) and
60's themed party at a private venue.

PRE-PAID BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL

Registration Fee: $50
This goes towards venue hire, promotion and speaker fees.
The registration fee is to be paid ASAP by Paypal to
jeanniemay@... or email for bank direct deposit details.

Additional Costs:
Expenses for catered meals and activities are payable by 31 August 2009.
Accommodation, alcohol and meals (other than the catered dinner) are at your own
expense and arrangement.


Dates: Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October 2009

Location: Byron Bay region, northern NSW, Australia

For updates and to RSVP online: www.livingspherecommunity.com/events/

For further information contact:
Jeannie May
Herpes Awareness Campaigner and Peer Support Person
Phone - 0414 698 343
Website - www.livingsphere.com
Blog - www.livingsphere.blogspot.com
Social Network - www.livingspherecommunity.com

I've not waited that long.  I took the road where after emails, IMs and a few
phone calls I kinda got a feeling about this girl.  If I felt she was someone
I'd like to pursue then after the first or second date (depending how they went)
I'd tell them.   For some it was a deal breaker but for others it wasn't.  I
think it would not be fair to have that 'someone' start to develope feelings for
you (and likewise you for them), if they are not comfortable with the
situation.  Plus, one might consider the amount of time being invested by both
parties...
you certainly would not want to court someone for months only to find out it is
a deal breaker.
 
Of course the above is my advise and what worked for me.
 
-T
 


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From: to_what_end <xtowhatendx@...>
Subject: Re: [Orlando H Singles] When to tell them...
To: OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 12:30 AM








So this may be a bit premature but I'm worrying about it so I'll give it a shot.
I met this girl online.. we've been talking on the phone and online for like 3
months now.. sooner or later I'm sure I'm going to meet her... So the question
is this.. when should I tell her about the H? Now? or when we meet? I know
things might not spark when we meet so maybe I should wait.. But at the same
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hmm..I haven't been in the situation yet, but I would wait to meet her.  See if
there is s connection first then when the time is right tell her.  Who's knows,
she right be one of us!  I know plenty of folks were one person is +, the other
is - and they date, even get married.  If she likes you...she likes you.

--- On Thu, 4/30/09, to_what_end <xtowhatendx@...> wrote:


From: to_what_end <xtowhatendx@...>
Subject: Re: [Orlando H Singles] When to tell them...
To: OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 12:30 AM








So this may be a bit premature but I'm worrying about it so I'll give it a shot.
I met this girl online.. we've been talking on the phone and online for like 3
months now.. sooner or later I'm sure I'm going to meet her... So the question
is this.. when should I tell her about the H? Now? or when we meet? I know
things might not spark when we meet so maybe I should wait.. But at the same
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So this may be a bit premature but I'm worrying about it so I'll give it a shot.
I met this girl online.. we've been talking on the phone and online for like 3
months now.. sooner or later I'm sure I'm going to meet her... So the question
is this.. when should I tell her about the H? Now? or when we meet? I know
things might not spark when we meet so maybe I should wait.. But at the same
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I'm moving that weekend...sounds fun.  Watchout for the gators!!

Just wanted to get the word out to everyone since this event is coming up this
next weekend!

Way to go Orlando H2O!!

Tonya

Orlando Canoe Trip - Saturday April 18

What: Orlando H2O Social Group Canoeing
Where: Wekiwa Springs State Park
When: Saturday April 18,
Time: Meet at 8:15 am, Launch at 9 am

Come join us on Saturday April 18 for a canoe trip.
We will have a picnic along the way. Bring your lunch.
It's great fun and you will meet a lot of nice people.
RSVP required.

We're looking forward to seeing you! It will be fun!

For RSVP and more information, email:
OrlandoH2OGroup@...

Or visit: http://www.geocities.com/orlandoh2o/

July will be 5 years on Orlando.  Lived in South Florida before that.  :)

--- In OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com, Z <z102308@...> wrote:
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> Hey Andrea,
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Jersey girl :)
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> --- On Wed, 4/1/09, orlconcerned <orlconcerned@...> wrote:
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> Subject: Re: [Orlando H Singles] New to group....Z
> To: OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com
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the same predictament as you.. No signs or symptons...just went for my annual
checkup and requested a STD test....and bam they hit me with the news..
.....sometimes ignorance is bliss....lol.  Anyway, I live in Orlando, but I am
moving to Palm Coast (about an hour away) to be closer to my parents..  I have
met a few guys on the "H" sites...positive singles and mpwh..  To be
honest...the guys were weird!!  Each one had issues....more than I was willing
to deal with, but I am still hopefull.  I haven't told anybody and haven't tried
dating non-h folks.  I just found out in Oct 2008, so the news is still a
surprise to me.  I haven't met any of the folks from this group, but they seem
very nice and supportive.  Don't be hard on yourself.... .this thing is more
common than you think. Most folks don't know they have it and the rest are
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Orlando Canoe Trip - Saturday April 18

What: Orlando H2O Social Group  Canoeing
Where: Wekiwa Springs State Park
When:  Saturday April 18,
Time:   Meet at 8:15 am,  Launch at 9 am

Come join us on Saturday  April 18 for a canoe trip.
We will have a picnic along the way. Bring your lunch.
It's great fun and you will meet a lot of nice people.
RSVP required.

We're looking forward to seeing you!  It will be fun!

For RSVP and  more information, email:
OrlandoH2OGroup@...

Or visit: http://www.geocities.com/orlandoh2o/

For you soul food lovers, Soul Food Festival 2009 will be making a tour to the
following cities:

5/30/09 Miami, FL
6/6/09 Cincinnati, OH
6/13/09 Louisville, KY
6/20/09 Jacksonville, FL
6/25/09 Oklahoma, OK
7/11/09 Nashville, TN
7/18/09 Memphis, TN
8/1/09 Charlotte, NC
8/15/09 Cleveland, OH
8/22/09 Kansas City, MO
8/29/09 Atlanta, GA
9/19/09 Riviera Beach, FL

For more information, see the following link:
http://www.ilovesoulfood.com/index.html

Hey Andrea,
 
How long have you been in Orlando?  Where are you orginally from? Me...I'm a
Jersey girl :)

--- On Wed, 4/1/09, orlconcerned <orlconcerned@...> wrote:

From: orlconcerned <orlconcerned@...>
Subject: Re: [Orlando H Singles] New to group....Z
To: OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 6:59 PM






Thank you Z. I appreciate it. I have not met anyone as yet. I am looking forward
to attending one of the functions. I hope you are having a great week..

Andrea

--- In OrlandoFLHerpesSing lesSite@yahoogro ups.com, Z <z102308@... > wrote:
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> Hi Andrea,
>  
> Welcome to the group!  I am also a SBF (35) no kids and unfortuantaley in the
same predictament as you.. No signs or symptons...just went for my annual
checkup and requested a STD test....and bam they hit me with the news..
.....sometimes ignorance is bliss....lol.  Anyway, I live in Orlando, but I am
moving to Palm Coast (about an hour away) to be closer to my parents..  I have
met a few guys on the "H" sites...positive singles and mpwh..  To be
honest...the guys were weird!!  Each one had issues....more than I was willing
to deal with, but I am still hopefull.  I haven't told anybody and haven't tried
dating non-h folks.  I just found out in Oct 2008, so the news is still a
surprise to me.  I haven't met any of the folks from this group, but they seem
very nice and supportive.  Don't be hard on yourself.... .this thing is more
common than you think. Most folks don't know they have it and the rest are
ignorant!! 

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The DFW Friends social group is hosting the 2009 Friends Over Texas event May 14
– 17, 2009!!  You can check out all the details at www.dfwfriends.com.  We're
staying at the beautiful Embassy Suites Hotel in Grapevine, Texas.  The hotel is
just a couple of miles north of DFW Airport and provides a complimentary shuttle
to and from the airport.  The hotel also provides a complimentary cooked to
order breakfast each morning and a 2 hour happy hour each evening.  All rooms
are suites so if you want to split the cost you'll have plenty of room for
roommates!  The hotel is attached to the Bass Pro Shop and across the parking
lot from the Grapevine Mills Mall.  We've got lots of fun activities planned
starting on Thursday evening and building through the weekend to Saturday nights
Texas-sized dinner and dance!  All the event details can be found on our
website.  Please sign the guestbook so others will know you are coming!  If you
have any questions, please feel free to email me at laura@... or
contact one of the other event coordinators listed on the website.  Hope to see
y'all in May!

Thank you Z.  I appreciate it.  I have not met anyone as yet.  I am looking
forward to attending one of the functions. I hope you are having a great week.

Andrea

--- In OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com, Z <z102308@...> wrote:
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> Hi Andrea,
>  
> Welcome to the group!  I am also a SBF (35) no kids and unfortuantaley in the
same predictament as you.. No signs or symptons...just went for my annual
checkup and requested a STD test....and bam they hit me with the news.
.....sometimes ignorance is bliss....lol.  Anyway, I live in Orlando, but I am
moving to Palm Coast (about an hour away) to be closer to my parents..  I have
met a few guys on the "H" sites...positive singles and mpwh.  To be honest...the
guys were weird!!  Each one had issues....more than I was willing to deal with,
but I am still hopefull.  I haven't told anybody and haven't tried dating non-h
folks.  I just found out in Oct 2008, so the news is still a surprise to me.  I
haven't met any of the folks from this group, but they seem very nice and
supportive.  Don't be hard on yourself.....this thing is more common than you
think. Most folks don't know they have it and the rest are ignorant!! 

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Hi Andrea,
 
Welcome to the group!  I am also a SBF (35) no kids and unfortuantaley in the
same predictament as you.. No signs or symptons...just went for my annual
checkup and requested a STD test....and bam they hit me with the news.
.....sometimes ignorance is bliss....lol.  Anyway, I live in Orlando, but I am
moving to Palm Coast (about an hour away) to be closer to my parents..  I have
met a few guys on the "H" sites...positive singles and mpwh.  To be honest...the
guys were weird!!  Each one had issues....more than I was willing to deal with,
but I am still hopefull.  I haven't told anybody and haven't tried dating non-h
folks.  I just found out in Oct 2008, so the news is still a surprise to me.  I
haven't met any of the folks from this group, but they seem very nice and
supportive.  Don't be hard on yourself.....this thing is more common than you
think. Most folks don't know they have it and the rest are ignorant!! 

--- On Sun, 3/22/09, orlconcerned <orlconcerned@...> wrote:

From: orlconcerned <orlconcerned@...>
Subject: [Orlando H Singles] New to group....
To: OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 6:39 PM






Hi all. I am Andrea, 36, BF. Single mom. I am a little confused about all this
and am pretty much at the point where I believe I will live a very single life.
I am not sure I can have this conversation with someone. I am not even sure
how/when...well, mostly the when, this happened. I have also not had an
breakouts, so this whole this is quite strange.

Anyway, enough moaning. I found you guys via a yahoo group search. Seems like it
will be good to have some support. Have a great week all.

Andrea



















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The 14th Annual Smooth Jazz Fest is coming to Coachman Park Saturday, May 2nd. 
Appearing on the Aegon Stage will be Wayman Tisdale, Kim Waters with Maysa, Eric
Darius, Keiko Matsui and Level 10.

Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.  Listen all week for your chance to
win tickets and be sure to enter for a meet and greet with some of the artists
at WSJT.com!

Heya Aaron!

Glad to see you're still around!!  Yeah that's right...move inland just before
hurricane season.  Seems a bit 'spicous to me.  LOL

Hope all's well in your world!  Maybe we'll get to meet up at one of the
socials!  I think Dale and Robin are doing a pic-a-nic-a next month.  Haven't
heard anything.  (Oh, I had to throw in the towel being to social coordinator. 
With a baby it was getting VERY difficult for me.  Dale and Robin are in charge
now and doing a WONDERFUL job!!)

Tonya
:o)

-- In OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com, Aaron Potts <aaron@...> wrote:
>
> Tonya,
>
> Great to see you still rallying the troops after all of these years! :)
>
> Shanna and I are still religiously attending the St. Pete event each year,
> but haven't been to a local social in quite awhile. We did a wonderful stint
> living in Cape Canaveral, but we'll be moving back to O-town soon, and will
> look forward to meeting both new people and "veterans" at future events.
>
> For anyone new to the board - or to the community - take a good listen to
> Tonya's words. H is nothing but a condition - NOT a sentence. Those of us
> who have been in this community for awhile can very much vouch for the fact
> that life DOES go on, and you'll meet some truly wonderful people in the
> process. :)
>
> - Aaron
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 6:47 PM, eyzseau624 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>wrote:
>
> > Ok, maybe you aren't groupies per se, but hey, it's all good!
> >
> > Anyway, welcome to our world!!  It's a great world!  Why you ask?  Because
> > it could be sooooo much worse.  You're breathing and above ground.  So, in
> > my eyes, it's a great world!
> >
> > I'm not sure how long you've been gifted but there is plenty of support
> > both here and by the support phone line.  We're all in this together whether
> > we chose this or not.  So, we make the best of it and life goes on.
> >
> > I myself, wow, it's hard to believe that on May 28th it will be 19 years.
> >  I once was very single and chose to be that way. I dated but refused to
> > have 'the talk'.  I did once and well, we'll just skip that chapter and call
> > it a mystery.  Anyway, I joined one of the H dating sites.  Met a TON of
> > great people and made even more friends.  Yeah, I even kissed a couple frogs
> > along the way.  (no, I didn't get any warts...LOL...in any manner!)
> >  However, I did find my husband.  We will be married 4 years next month and,
> > best yet, we have a little 13 month old girl.  So, yeah, life is great.  Had
> > I not been gifted, I would have never found my husband, made all the friends
> > I have and learned a lot of life experience lessons.  And that's me in a
> > pecan shell.
> >
> > So....again....welcome!  If you need anything, just shout!  Someone's bound
> > to answer you!  Also, from time to time the Orlando Social group will post
> > information about a local event.  Please feel free to join us!!  That I am
> > aware of no one in the group bites!  (just kidding)  And best yet, no one
> > wears t-shirts advertising our group!!  It's discreet and I have to admit, a
> > lot of fun!  So, keep checking back here for anything coming up.  If I heard
> > correctly, there is a picnic coming up sometime in April.  :o)
> >
> > Glad you found us!!
> >
> > Tonya
> > :o)
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Tonya,

Great to see you still rallying the troops after all of these years! :)

Shanna and I are still religiously attending the St. Pete event each year,
but haven't been to a local social in quite awhile. We did a wonderful stint
living in Cape Canaveral, but we'll be moving back to O-town soon, and will
look forward to meeting both new people and "veterans" at future events.

For anyone new to the board - or to the community - take a good listen to
Tonya's words. H is nothing but a condition - NOT a sentence. Those of us
who have been in this community for awhile can very much vouch for the fact
that life DOES go on, and you'll meet some truly wonderful people in the
process. :)

- Aaron

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 6:47 PM, eyzseau624 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>wrote:

> Ok, maybe you aren't groupies per se, but hey, it's all good!
>
> Anyway, welcome to our world!!  It's a great world!  Why you ask?  Because
> it could be sooooo much worse.  You're breathing and above ground.  So, in
> my eyes, it's a great world!
>
> I'm not sure how long you've been gifted but there is plenty of support
> both here and by the support phone line.  We're all in this together whether
> we chose this or not.  So, we make the best of it and life goes on.
>
> I myself, wow, it's hard to believe that on May 28th it will be 19 years.
>  I once was very single and chose to be that way. I dated but refused to
> have 'the talk'.  I did once and well, we'll just skip that chapter and call
> it a mystery.  Anyway, I joined one of the H dating sites.  Met a TON of
> great people and made even more friends.  Yeah, I even kissed a couple frogs
> along the way.  (no, I didn't get any warts...LOL...in any manner!)
>  However, I did find my husband.  We will be married 4 years next month and,
> best yet, we have a little 13 month old girl.  So, yeah, life is great.  Had
> I not been gifted, I would have never found my husband, made all the friends
> I have and learned a lot of life experience lessons.  And that's me in a
> pecan shell.
>
> So....again....welcome!  If you need anything, just shout!  Someone's bound
> to answer you!  Also, from time to time the Orlando Social group will post
> information about a local event.  Please feel free to join us!!  That I am
> aware of no one in the group bites!  (just kidding)  And best yet, no one
> wears t-shirts advertising our group!!  It's discreet and I have to admit, a
> lot of fun!  So, keep checking back here for anything coming up.  If I heard
> correctly, there is a picnic coming up sometime in April.  :o)
>
> Glad you found us!!
>
> Tonya
> :o)
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>


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Ok, maybe you aren't groupies per se, but hey, it's all good!

Anyway, welcome to our world!!  It's a great world!  Why you ask?  Because it
could be sooooo much worse.  You're breathing and above ground.  So, in my eyes,
it's a great world!

I'm not sure how long you've been gifted but there is plenty of support both
here and by the support phone line.  We're all in this together whether we chose
this or not.  So, we make the best of it and life goes on.

I myself, wow, it's hard to believe that on May 28th it will be 19 years.  I
once was very single and chose to be that way. I dated but refused to have 'the
talk'.  I did once and well, we'll just skip that chapter and call it a mystery.
Anyway, I joined one of the H dating sites.  Met a TON of great people and made
even more friends.  Yeah, I even kissed a couple frogs along the way.  (no, I
didn't get any warts...LOL...in any manner!)  However, I did find my husband. 
We will be married 4 years next month and, best yet, we have a little 13 month
old girl.  So, yeah, life is great.  Had I not been gifted, I would have never
found my husband, made all the friends I have and learned a lot of life
experience lessons.  And that's me in a pecan shell.

So....again....welcome!  If you need anything, just shout!  Someone's bound to
answer you!  Also, from time to time the Orlando Social group will post
information about a local event.  Please feel free to join us!!  That I am aware
of no one in the group bites!  (just kidding)  And best yet, no one wears
t-shirts advertising our group!!  It's discreet and I have to admit, a lot of
fun!  So, keep checking back here for anything coming up.  If I heard correctly,
there is a picnic coming up sometime in April.  :o)

Glad you found us!!

Tonya
:o)

Hi everyone my name is Daniel and I'm a 27 year old student living outside
Orlando

Welcome!....you're in the right place!.....we're NOT bad people!....life
goes on, & is GREAT!



From: OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
orlconcerned
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 9:39 PM
To: OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Orlando H Singles] New to group....



Hi all. I am Andrea, 36, BF. Single mom. I am a little confused about all
this and am pretty much at the point where I believe I will live a very
single life. I am not sure I can have this conversation with someone. I am
not even sure how/when...well, mostly the when, this happened. I have also
not had an breakouts, so this whole this is quite strange.

Anyway, enough moaning. I found you guys via a yahoo group search. Seems
like it will be good to have some support. Have a great week all.

Andrea





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