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Ok so this is going to be very lengthy and I'll try and get all the details straight the first time: (Note this is not a joke thread, I'm not fabricating information for some kind of "persona" I think by now most of the longer lasting members of the forum can tell the difference when I'm being serious and when I'm having some fun. So for this thread alone, I will be actively ignoring anyone who has issue with the authenticity of what I write here) (Also to be noted, I will be making this a BLOG as pointed out by Gasbandit may be useful in long term explanation for those who may miss this thread)

Alot has gone on and as I've spent more years around the people of Halforums (and the two forums before it) than anyonelse in my life with the exception of my brother. You all are my extended family. There are black sheep, the ones I like, the ones I love and the ones I wish I could slowly watch the life come out of your body as your eyes beg me to stop which only gives me the pleasure of making it last lon.... ok ok ok none of that (at least in this thread). I do feel like this is the one place I can really talk about things outside of my own brother and you all really were my home and family in all the ups and downs of my life: When my 7yr relationship ended, when I struck out on my own, during my blackout party days and my many attempts at making relationships work despite my constant self-sabotage. You all were there and now the biggest event in my life has taken place for nearly the past 2 years and I just kind of vanished. For that I am sorry. Here's what happened:

The Big News
About 2 years ago, some of you may remember that I worked for an international bank. The main source of business that we dealt with were international customers. Most of them very large accounts. I personally oversaw multi-million dollar accounts of many different members. As some of you know, multi-millionaires can be difficult people to deal with. It's usually why they work through employees. Some like a more hands on approach. One such customer was a long time customer before I ever worked for the bank. He was probably one of the largest accounts we had that wasn't dealt with directly by internal bank officers. He was a "hands-on" type of person with his money. He was also notoriously mean. He would chew out every employee he met, especially the women, and talked down to most the way you'd only think happens in TV and movies. He was transferred to my office fairly quickly when I began working there as I quickly developed a reputation at the bank and home office for being able to work with hard to work with customers. Sure enough, we hit it off in no time. As I worked with the bank longer, I moved into different positions but always carried a hand-full of customer accounts with me as a personal rep. So when I became a public relations officer, having high profile accounts as a personal rep just went hand in hand. I went out to many work dinners and even did some minor traveling. This is when I announced the big news here on Halforums.

I was ready to start talking about all these great things that were happening to me at work and my brother was getting ready for his own huge change in life, he was moving to Austin. As badly as I hated the area I lived in, I couldn't pass up how good work life was going for me. So I wished my brother well and dug into my job (which barely felt like work at this point). Now here's where things started getting interesting. I became very good friends with the mean account holder and I got to know his business much better. Through him I met new people everyday. It slowly started becoming obvious that his business was not 100% legit but nothing he was doing that was "off" was running through the bank so there was nothing I could do professionally about it. I started meeting more and more high profile people and really getting into my element. I brought the bank alot of very large accounts and life couldn't be better.

The Girl
I was never open about my sexuality at work because it was an absolutely negative thing in my line of work. Guys (customers) hit on girls(employees) at any job. Older men especially hit on women in this fashion. I was used to it for years, I worked as a bartender, my skin was adamantium. So it became fairly obvious what was going on when I began having work meetings and dinners with another client of the bank I had met through "mean customer". I was in the process of bringing his business over to the bank when the meetings were constantly him, his son, and myself. He'd constantly make remarks about his son's single status, his son would constantly ask me out on "work dinners" etc. I of course would politely turn down the advances constantly. The amusing part about it, was that he had more than one son that he tried this with. Apparently he was going down the list in hopes that someone would strike my eye.

Now I wasn't about to explain my sexuality to a customer MUCH less a 100% Mexican business man (You think anti-gay sentimentality is bad in Alabama, imagine an entire Nation of Alabama style anti-gay sentiment) so I was constantly trying to make up excuses. Well I'm not sure how he figured it out (I later found out she was the one who figured it out, without ever having met me by the way) but one meeting he brought his daughter. I was obviously attracted to her (You all haven't even seen the good pictures) and I did my best to play it off, but it turns out she was just the next one in line to try and sink me. She asked me out when her father was gone and I accepted. (this was around the second time I came and mentioned I had big news for the forum, all of this happened so soon after the first big news I figured I'd lump it together and explain it all). Now of course I realized that the reason we were brought together was so that her father could have a friend in the bank that was as close as family but I was enjoying her company anyway. It didn't hurt that she spent money on me like it had no meaning.

I've never been shy about being lavished on, I like it, I give plenty in return and I feel it has it's mutual benefits. Well things progressed really really fast. I was invited on multiple trips all over Mexico. I saw so many amazing places and people and experiences I was honestly overwhelmed (I grew up in a lower-middle class family, I struggled my whole life with finances, I never had a real vacation my entire life, I was completely swallowed up by this experience). The entire time this girl was amazing to me. I never had a want for anything, like, anything. She worshiped the ground I walked on (even though she was a very independent woman in her work life, she was very traditional in her love life, almost a little too subservient but I grew to understand it) and I was intoxicated by everything she offered me as a person.

Now understand, I'm not a stupid person. I knew the reason we got together and I openly accepted the set-up because it was beneficial to me without me really giving anything back but I did not expect the level of intensity she brought and it really did take me. I fell in love. With everything. How could I not? She opened my eyes to life in ways I'd never experienced in my very narrow lifestyle. I in exchange gave her something she'd never had as well. Someone who wanted to be with her and not as leverage to get to her father. I was genuinely only interested in her and even though the lifestyle was intoxicating, I would have dated her as a long term commitment if we had met in another venue. Her father was more interested in me (business wise) than I was in him. She realized that and it was just perfection between us. Though we had alot of explosive fights midway through the first 6 months (Two Latin women dating can have that result) we always found an intelligent and mutually agreeable decision in the end. Something I had never really experienced before. I either always gave in, or never did in the past.

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TLDR: I worked for a bank, got a promotion so I started working alot of overtime to the point I was never home to post/read the forums, met the girl of a very rich client, dated, did alot of traveling. Fell in love.
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Now why didn't I post in all that time? Well honestly I was simply overwhelmed with work (at first) to the point I'd literally come home, fall asleep, wake up, go to work etc. I was attending work breakfast, work lunches, work dinners, work parties etc etc etc. I was never "not working" and even when I was traveling I was working. I never got around to getting a casual laptop and I couldn't access anything non-work related on my work laptop. I realize this is a very shitty excuse for not being around but that's only the first half of this entire situation. I'm going to stop here because I've been writing for over and hour and need to take a quick break.

Yeah yeah, whatever, just tell us where you buried Waldo already.


So, are you rich now or what? Congrats i guess.


Edit: Oh, looks like you're not done with the post...

I think this is going to end up with her marrying the son, killing him, taking the inheritance and moving off to Belize Mexico with her new wife.

blotsfan said:

I think this is going to end up with her marrying the son, killing him, taking the inheritance and moving off to Belize Mexico with her new wife.

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I don't know where it's going but I'm hooked.

Damn. One more paragraph and my theory already debunked.

What, it could still happen...

This isn't a blog! This is a Saturday morning serial!

I had a feeling there was going to be responses before I was done. I'm glad I stopped where I did for now. (Last edit is "The Girl")

I'll explain more shortly. The reason I kept stopping and going was because editing this thing is a bitch and I kept losing large paragraphs.

At the end she's gonna announce that GGR Martin picked her to finish ASOIAF in case he dies because she's the only person in the world that can match him at torturing the reader with agonizingly slow delivery...

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At the end she's gonna announce that GGR Martin picked her to finish ASOIAF in case he dies because she's the only person in the world that can match him at torturing the reader with agonizingly slow delivery...

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Slow delivery? Holy hell I thought I was typing quickly!

Shegokigo said:

I had a feeling there was going to be responses before I was done. I'm glad I stopped where I did for now. (Last edit is "The Girl")

I'll explain more shortly. The reason I kept stopping and going was because editing this thing is a bitch and I kept losing large paragraphs.

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MS Word is your friend...

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MS Word is your friend...

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I actually am writing it out on Word before pasting it here but because of formatting, the forum deletes large chunks for no reason.

Shegokigo said:

Slow delivery? Holy hell I thought I was typing quickly!

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It's a forum, how fast you type is kinda irrelevant, putting up the story piece by piece is what kills us...[DOUBLEPOST=1396536053,1396535964][/DOUBLEPOST]

Shegokigo said:

I actually am writing it out on Word before pasting it here but because of formatting, the forum deletes large chunks for no reason.

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So we should blame Dave... also, mention that he's old... yeah, i think i can call it a day now.

I generally use notepad so there's no formatting, then add it here with the forum's formatting tools, if needed.

Jesus, I missed a bunch yesterday. Sounds like everything's coming up Shego.

Ok forget the break, I'll keep going:

Part 2
After close to a year of dating (Around January 2013) I had already met her entire family multiple times over (if you have any clue how large Mexican families are, you can understand how insane a feat this is) and they were a rarity. Multiple openly gay family members all over. Cousins, daughter, Aunts, Uncles etc. I also haven't mentioned her father. All I can and will say is that he's a very influential member of the Mexican government. I realize how bullshit that sounds, so take it or leave it. I didn't come into this knowledge till around this time. All I had known about him was when I met him through "mean customer" and the business he ran. I was spending alot of time traveling back and forth from Texas to Mexico and if any of you know about the troubles on the border during this time, it wasn't the safest thing in the world. I also hate flying so it was a conundrum. I started trying to get her to spend more time over here (which is kind of stupid because where I lived didn't offer shit in comparison and it was putting her in danger instead of me). So traveling was getting to be a burden. Well her solution to this was "Why don't we just get married and you can move in with me?" I'll be honest, I was kind of floored. Things were great between us and I know this is funny coming from me, but I thought she was just out of my league. I was a mid-level banker from a shit part of Texas. She worked with her father in a multi-million dollar business and lived like a princess. The only catch was she wanted me to move to Mexico. Now I enjoyed every single one of my trips out there, and it wasn't like I was visiting some tumble weed shit towns either. I realized the implications right away. So why didn't I just immediately say yes and live happily ever after? Well there's where we go back to the first part of this paragraph.

Her life was constantly monitored. She had three bodyguards (very awesome people by the way) that literally were never more than 500yrds away from her at all times. Her father had constant death threats, his family in turn had constant death threats. On a nearly bi-monthly basis there was break in attempts, kidnapping attempts, vandalism, auto-theft, bomb scares etc. These were all things I had also learned to live with during our entire year of dating, and let me tell you, it's not an easy thing to get accustomed to. We were never REALLY alone. Even though nothing had happened to me yet, I didn't really believe 100% of what she was telling me and felt she embellished alot. It wasn't until the bus she was coming to visit me in was pulled over by looters and I almost lost her that I began to see the reality of it. (She got out safely because it was a routine looting and not targeted, amazingly enough). So it was a harder decision than I wanted it to be. So I honestly sat down with her father and talked it over. I told him about my concerns, about working in Texas, the possibility of her moving out there with me vs moving to Mexico myself. About the fact that I didn't want to come off as a gold digger and wanted to find a job if I did move etc.

So in the end we decided to get engaged and I was going to feel it out from there.
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TLDR: Her father was a very important man, more than just a wealthy business man and her entire family was living in constant danger so when she asked me to marry her I was on the fence about the decision.

I'm so excited I peed a little.

Part 3

Getting Married
So what ended up happening was her father offered me a job as one of his businesses public relations officer. I basically did what I did for my bank but was more narrowly focused on bringing new clients to the business. My fiance and I moved in together (I wish I had picture of where I'm living, seriously guys it's breath taking) and things were working out great. So this went on for 3 months and where we lived nothing really happened to make me decide not to go through with it. I did alot of traveling all over Mexico during this time with my fiance and sometimes alone but nothing really happened to concern me. The only real downside to everything was having everything I did followed and monitored. I mean EVERYTHING outside of what happened in the bedroom/bathroom. It's not something you really ever get used to but the Pros outweighed the cons. My life was fundamentally different and while there were things I desperately missed (My brother and his family, whom I didn't see or really talk to since moving, free time for gaming or really any kind of internet freedom) and there were things I learned to appreciate that I never had before (just spending time with someone and not worrying about whether they were going to leave/change their mind, worrying about scaring someone off, worrying about where I was going to wake up after a crazy night etc). Life was really really good. So in March of 2013 we got married and honestly I could not have been happier.

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There are some details I'm leaving out that are not important to this discussion so I'm going to leave it at this. She has family members that aren't all on the up and up, this is one of the reasons for the heavy monitoring. I discovered this only after we got married. Though her father has political distance from them, I can tell you that there's alot of stuff going on to warrant alot of the danger the family is experiencing. I will not go into that part any further for obvious reasons but it's part of the reason I don't post here anymore even though life isn't exactly slow for me.
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Part 4

The Downsides
So I don't really game online anymore, anytime I have played anything has been on console (I miss being part of the Master Race). I don't post on forums anymore. I don't have any social networking presence etc. Also because of the negative connections in my life I can't help the people in my life I really want to. My brother won't accept money from me. I offered to buy him and his family a home as well as pay off their student loans but he's concerned for understandable reasons. The best I've been able to do is fully pay for my visit her by taking them out to eat, buying the kids a PS4 and Xbone, etc. It really wrecks me that my contact with him is nearly non-existant and when I go back, it'll probably go back to that again. It wrecks me that I see them living check to check, and while they're doing alot to improve that (he's going to school for his masters) I can't do anything to help. I miss you guys, I miss posting here. There have been so many things that have happened in my life that I just wanted to come running onto the boards and share it with you (Though after discussing with Dave on this subject, I may start doing it on a Proxy basis). I have so many awesome pictures back home I want to share. All my experiences, the fact that I can afford to travel and meet with some of you etc. It just wrecks me that alot of this isn't possible and even though it's been the best 2yrs of my life, no question, it has also been the most guilt ridden.
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That's pretty much the jist of everything. I'm glad to be able to share at least this much with you guys. I'm glad to even be here visiting. I'm going to do everything in my power (now that I've cleared it with Dave) to try and come back even part time/with updates. I'm just glad. I hope to keep catching up with most of you if I can, feel free to PM me ANYTHING and I swear I'll answer if I can.

Thanks for taking the time to read all this, I know it was a mouthful but hey, it's my life.

The idea of "routine lootings" s0unds inconvenient.

--Patrick

Hide single benjamins in various places around Gil's house over the course of the week, so that he doesn't find them until after you leave, and even then, probably only one every so often.

Draw owls on them too when you hide them. Hidden owl drawings are the best thing to do to someone's house.

So if I am understanding this correctly...
You're happily married to someone you genuinely love, that also happens to be ridiculously wealthy so you can live a life of luxury.

PatrThom said:

The idea of "routine lootings" s0unds inconvenient.

--Patrick

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It's pretty bad near the border and in the smaller cities. The larger cities have crime but what major city anywhere doesn't? I'm very glad to live in a very secure area, the guys that work for the family are really solid people and watch over the property and us 24/7/365. I've never personally felt in danger (thankfully), but the news over here can be very very brutal. I'm not sure how much is released over there because everytime I read any news from the US its about Bengazi, or Russia or Obama etc. Over here, it's about the Cartels, the military desertions, the corruption etc. The lootings are usually done by singular gangs, though sometimes the cartels are involved. The mass murders that happen over here are usually between cartels only.

@blotsfan: Well if we focus on just the good parts? Yeah that's exactly it. Seriously though, traveling with restrictions isn't always fun. Working for a family business means there really is no day off. Hearing about a family member (far removed but still family) having something terrible happen to them constantly isn't exactly 100% bliss.

Shegokigo said:

@blotsfan: Well if we focus on just the good parts? Yeah that's exactly it.

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Envy tunes out the negatives

Seriously, I'm glad things are generally well for you.

*whistles, impressed*

Sounds like you've got a hell of a time ahead of you. I'm glad that you've found someone that you care for, despite the obviously manipulated introductions.

Honestly, after reading through all that, there's really only so much I can say that's not a series of platitudes. Hell of a storybook romance, though!

Keep your head on a swivel, work with the bodyguards (hell, this would be a great opportunity to pick up a new skill-set) on learning the ins-and-outs, which might help with the travelling restrictions.

Sucks that you're on a lockdown due to monitoring though... I get it, but does suck wombats.

Mad kudos for trying to help out Gil, even though he's being stiff-necked and prideful about it - to be fair, so would I. *grins*

I wish you the best of luck in everything, and hope that at some point, you'll be able to return with more regularity! I genuinely enjoy reading your posts - even those that are more persona-focused.

Even though there are the negative aspects of this new life, I'm really glad to hear how well things have been working out for you, Shego.

Also, this totally sounds like it could have the makings of a good telenovela.

Even though there are some annoying aspects you are having to deal with I am truly happy that things seem to be working out for you and I hope that you are truly happy.

@Officer_Charon: As @filmfanatic said, it borderlines telenovela, I know. I know this to the point that two of her Aunts call me "Mari Mar" for any of you who know what telenovelas are, will get that. (Side note: If I didn't hate TV enough before, I can't stand regular broadcasts out there, I'm so thankfull for Netflix.)
As for watching out and learning, I've been getting "How not to get kidnapped 101" pretty much since we started getting serious in our dating. I have learned ALOT.... What previously was hobbyist knowledge has become more professional.

@Hylian: I am pretty damn happy. Happy in ways I didn't expect but definitely happy. I never thought I could work this much and not hate myself, but it rarely feels like work.

Can I get the film rights? I promise you get to choose the actress who plays you.

*flicks @Gilgamesh on the ear* Don't be pigheaded. It's your sister, she wants to help ya out. It makes her happy and takes some of the burden off you.

Espy said:

Can I get the film rights? I promise you get to choose the actress who plays you.

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Betcha 10 bux she wants Olivia Wilde.

@Espy: Absolutely, but I'm going to want some unknowns in the role and they're going to have to audition for me first (Or Gasbandit's idea, that works too, I still want the personal audition though)

@DarkAudit: I believe it's less pigheaded and more worried about connections. It's why I haven't argued with him. If it was just being stubborn/macho, I would have just deposited it all into his wife's account

Shegokigo said:

@DarkAudit: I believe it's less pigheaded and more worried about connections. It's why I haven't argued with him. If it was just being stubborn/macho, I would have just deposited it all into his wife's account

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I can see that. That's where you can apply GB's other idea... except that this whole thread is in the clear and he probably knows all about it by now.

DarkAudit said:

I can see that. That's where you can apply GB's other idea... except that this whole thread is in the clear and he probably knows all about it by now.

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Doesn't mean he can do anything about it if she decides to do so

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Doesn't mean he can do anything about it if she decides to do so

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It's a safety thing. Would you want to put your family in danger (potential danger) for some money? He does not.

Dave said:

It's a safety thing. Would you want to put your family in danger (potential danger) for some money? He does not.

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Cash in small amounts is untraceable. Or at least less traceable than her physical week long visit already is. If he finds it one hundred at a time, it gets spread out over weeks, months, maybe even years depending on hiding skill, has no trail to go back to, it's practically laundered.

You could always give it to LittleSin. Jet could make that shit vanish.

Shegokigo said:

I would have just deposited it all into his wife's account

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That's the kind of thing that raises...questions.

--Patrick

Shegokigo said:

borderlines telenovela

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Or something like that...


With all the pros and cons your marriage brings along, I'm just wishing you all the best!

It's not a telenovela until somebody gets pushed down some stairs.

Well @Dave pretty much nailed it on the head as to why my brother won't accept any large amounts from me. However we had an awesome day shopping yesterday and are going to have a phenomenal weekend on 6th street before I have to head back for sure.

@Officer_Charon: Does Narnian magic work on money? That could be an interesting proposal!

@PatrThom: well uhhh yeah, obviously

@Just Me: It also doesn't help being a gay couple in some parts of Mexico. We have literally signed into some hotels with separate beds/rooms because of this. I have really pushed myself into as many gay rights activities and events that my free time allows but it's like a breeze pushing against a tsunami.

@GasBandit: oh the stories I could tell...

I hope you don't get murdered by a drug cartel!

Charlie Don't Surf said:

I hope you don't get murdered by a drug cartel!

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She's the one who knocks.

Charlie Don't Surf said:

I hope you don't get murdered by a drug cartel!

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I want to tag that post as funny, but I just can't.
Don't ever change Charlie.

So where does one sign up for this big bag of money? Or does it only apply to siblings? And if so, what papers do I need to sign to be your brother, too?

This story kind of went along with what I was thinking (it had to do with Mexican government), but it is a lot more glamorous. I'm happy to hear that you're happy and doing well!

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So where does one sign up for this big bag of money? Or does it only apply to siblings? And if so, what papers do I need to sign to be your brother, too?

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Yeah, I can be your hermano at the drop of a sombrero.

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Yeah, I can be your hermano at the drop of a sombrero.

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I can do this, but avoid sounding like a gringo by not saying hermano or sombrero.

But I did say gringo... fuck.

@ThatNickGuy and @Chad Sexington: How's your Spanish?

@WasabiPoptart: I would be lying if I didn't say the majority of the time is just sitting in awe of where I'm at, I hope that feeling never goes away. Luckily I wasn't born with it, my wife is insanely hard to please outside of the bedroom when it comes to just about anything. It's one of the few things we argue about. I make sure to Pay It Forward every chance I get. Wherever we go out to eat, if the service is good and have good attitudes, I tip in ways I wish I had been tipped as a server/bartender. As I stated earlier, I give to Gay Rights groups and attend events almost every month. I do what I can for those who helped me at one point or another.

Your life is massively cray. Glad you're enjoying though!

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@ThatNickGuy and @Chad Sexington: How's your Spanish?

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I know you're joking, but it's improving! I've been using Rosetta Stone and starting back up with Duolingo. I'd love to be able to speak it/read it much better by the end of the year.

I, uh, I listened to a lot of Eddie Guerrero's promos?

Not what expected, but still pretty awesome. Hopefully you can figure some way to work around all that and visit your brother and us more!

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...international bank...international customers...very large accounts...multi-million dollar accounts...traveling...not 100% legit...running through the bank...high profile people...amusing...strike...Mexican...figured it out...good pictures...I did my best to play...sink...lump...family...it had no meaning...I like it...all over Mexico...completely swallowed...this girl...intoxicated...me...leverage...business...explosive...laptop...public relations officer...breath taking...followed...monitored...cons...desperately...worrying...political...warrant...danger...

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Mmmm-hm. Yes, yes. Oh, I see. Please, go on!

@AshburnerX: I knew I was going somewhere in the financial world eventually, I would have never imagine this either. I will be working with some proxy practice with Dave in the near future and see about visiting more often as well.

@NSA: Ohh ho ho, what are you going to do, spy on my telephone conversations? I've seen what your President can do when threatened. I'll cross that red line a couple times like it was a hopscotch drawing.

Let's dance!

La unica persona que habla espanol aqui es en el estudio ahora. Desea dejarle un mensaje en el correo de voz?

Aaaaand there's my spanish. Done in one.

Tu mama es una vaca! (Which I jokingly say to my husband when we're talking about how awful my Spanish is, not because I am really insulting his mother who is a sweet lady.)

I am glad to hear you have found happiness Shego.

Shego you can pay off my house and student loans if you want. I ain't skeerd!

I would find it hard to believe that any of these "connections" is any scarier than sallie Mae

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La unica persona que habla espanol aqui es en el estudio ahora. Desea dejarle un mensaje en el correo de voz?
Aaaaand there's my spanish. Done in one.

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Heh. I used to be fluent when I lived in Spain, but that was a loooong time ago.
My Spanish is sooooo rusty (even though my accent is still great) porque falto compadres para practicar.

--Patrick

I am disappointed that there was no guitar case rocket launcher involved.

Did anyone else think Shego was one of the problems at the border?

I'm relieved it's true love and marriage and Mexico fairy tale. Stay safe and happy, Shegs.

Shego, all I gotta say is this is way awesome. Keep your head up and don't let the bad outweigh the good.

Oh, and stay safe.

This whole story was a trip from start to finish.

I absolutely love it.

A) If you're godmother to any of Gil's children, it isn't all that unusual to have an account in that child's name and deposit a small amount in it regularly - my girlfriend's putting away €20/week in an account for her goddaughter, for example. unless you're actively funneling that money through the Caymans, nobody'll look t wice - you have a job, you're allowed to have some spare money to spend on your godchild. And if Gil won't accept it, well, at least one (or all of them, depending) of h is children will have some savings if/when they go to college or become adults or whatever. I mean, passing someone a house raises some flags, small regular donations are so common no-one looks.
B) With the pictures of your wife, plus your statement her father's someone important in politics, someone could easily do a bit of digging and find out who -especially someone who knwos something about Mexican politics (not me ). I dunno, seems you may be being too open if you want to remain unfound.
C) Glad to hear it's been for (moslty) awesome/good reasons you haven't been around. I'm aware of some of the pitfalls of having to live with round-the-clock security, it isn't always great, but it's still a lot better than "just got back from 2 years in jail" or so

It's good to hear what you've been up to! Congrats on your success and your lady.

I'm glad you're happy (mostly) and safe (apparently).

I'm disappointed I was unable to find a Shego-Carmen Sandiego mashup anywhere online.

Piotyr said:

I'm disappointed I was unable to find a Shego-Carmen Sandiego mashup anywhere online.

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Just hue-adjust a picture of Carmen Sandiego from red into green. Easy!

--Patrick

PatrThom said:

Just hue-adjust a picture of Carmen Sandiego from red into green. Easy!

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Done and Done.

What has been seen cannot be unseen. Damn you, @Cheesy1!

That's quite an adventure, Shego.

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Why? What did we do to deserve this?

HCGLNS said:

I am glad to hear you have found happiness Shego.

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That goes double for you my friend.

CrimsonSoul said:

Shego you can pay off my house and student loans if you want. I ain't skeerd!

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blotsfan said:

I would find it hard to believe that any of these "connections" is any scarier than sallie Mae

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Never said they weren't, but just because something isn't the worst, doesn't mean it can't be bad right?

fade said:

I am disappointed that there was no guitar case rocket launcher involved.

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Zero Esc said:

Did anyone else think Shego was one of the problems at the border?

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Well.... remember when I said I left out some minor details?

Shegokigo said:

Never said they weren't, but just because something isn't the worst, doesn't mean it can't be bad right?

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Just meant that its probably worth the risk for @CrimsonSoul

Holy crap Shego, can I have the rights to your life. It sounds like it would make an awesome movie! Of course, the names would have to be changed to protect the inn... er....gui...ah.... you know what I mean.

@Gryfter: I think that filmfanatic may have already claimed that, I'd have to check around to see what thread it was posted in.

@Shawnacy: It's been an adventure for sure, with all the pitfalls and perils to go along with the wonders and amazements.

I used to have a ShegoSandiago avatar a long while back, that thing is long gone by now I'm sure.

As for the sad news? My week is up! We'll be heading back to the airport in the morning and flying back home. It's been a rollercoaster ride during this visit and I will make sure it doesn't come close to that long a time between visits again. I have a couple pictures from the fun we had this weekend that I'll try and post before I leave in the Pictures thread. I'll also try and convert all my posts into a blog for longer term access. I'll be on and off the forums for the rest of the day and maybe do some during the evening because I plan on staying awake as long as possible today!

Great to see you again! Stay safe, young'in!

And like that... she's gone.

Love you, @Shegokigo. Be safe, take care of yourself, and come back as often as you can.

It's been great to hear of your life's adventures and I'm glad you've found heaps of happiness. The item most unclear to me from your story is: Why did you arrive at your brother's in a minivan?

@Lurker: Because the people where we rented our vehicle from don't know the difference between an SUV and a VAN. It's mostly my fault for not confirming the rental myself. We corrected the issue the next day but I was exhausted from the flight and the wife convinced me not to tear them to shreds. In the end I found it amusing as all hell to show up in a van. At least that's what I told myself to contain the rage.

The only reason I even wanted a large seating vehicle for the trip was because my brother's vehicles only seat 5 and there was 7 of us total.

Shegokigo said:

@Lurker: Because the people where we rented our vehicle from don't know the difference between an SUV and a VAN. It's mostly my fault for not confirming the rental myself. We corrected the issue the next day but I was exhausted from the flight and the wife convinced me not to tear them to shreds. In the end I found it amusing as all hell to show up in a van. At least that's what I told myself to contain the rage.

The only reason I even wanted a large seating vehicle for the trip was because my brother's vehicles only seat 5 and there was 7 of us total.

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Should have rented the Stienman mobile! I hear it can seat an entire auditorium.

Argh I missed the Shego. Damn overworking tendencies.

Well, Shegs, for when you get back: stay safe, have fun, enjoy love.

GasBandit said:

Hide single benjamins in various places around Gil's house over the course of the week, so that he doesn't find them until after you leave, and even then, probably only one every so often.

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Buy all the kids new clothes every season. Kids never stop ruining clothes or growing out of them. I remember, I used to be one. Don't even get me started on shoes. I grew out of so many pairs without even considering the consequences!

So this morning was a huge mess of a rush. Between seeing my sister off, getting everyone where they have to go (my wife to work and the kids to school) as well as myself to school there wasn't alot of time to get things squared away. It's insane how fast the time went and before I knew it she was already walking down the aisle to the plane. Ugh, it feels like a part of me is gone again. I hate the torn feelings inside me right now. I am so happy that her life is what it is now. I really am, but there's this insanely jealous/selfish feeling inside that just wants to keep her nearby.

Right before all this happened was my move to Austin. She even came up with my wife and I to look for places and for a place for herself. She was going to drop everything she had where we were from and come with me. We made all kinds of plans, even considered getting a place large enough for everyone together etc. The thought of living with my sister again was an awesome thought, it's like living with your best friend AND still having a family. The long nights of gaming we would do, the hilarious conversations we would have, going out to the arcade and watching her kick ass etc. It was always amazing having her around and with the exception of my 9 month move to San Antonio, we've never lived more than 30 minutes apart.

These past two years have been brutal for me on an emotional level. Mostly because I DIDN'T know what was fully going on with her after her move. I was happy she met someone but I barely had time to really meet this girl (I think we all got together maybe twice for less than a couple hours each time) and I knew the dangers of the areas she was visiting. The first couple times it was only a week or two without talking. Then she'd check in and everything was fine for a while. Then it was a few months. Then it was a year. I got emails from her sporadically but not so much as a phone call or text message. I feared the worst every day.

Now she's come and gone and I feel like a horrible person for wanting her to stay, knowing that she's so ridiculously happy, it feels like I'm torn in half. I miss her already. I'm just glad I have my family and everyone here. Though sometimes even then I feel like I'm hanging out with my sister's friends. Stupid I know, but that's just another one of my silly mental idiocies.

I know she had a great time hanging out online here during the week and she kept talking about figuring out a way back on when she got home. I'd love to talk to her even here if need be. Thank you all, from her, for reminding her what an amazing place this is, even if she didn't exactly forget it.

Gilgamesh said:

The thought of living with my sister again was an awesome thought, it's like living with your best friend AND still having a family.

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Can't bro-fist this hard enough.

Wow, sorry I missed this. Glad to see that Sheko has found someone that she loves, that loves her, that she can truly be with. I'm happy for her, though it does sound like a pretty intense situation at times.