Taking the Bull by the Horns!

Well, It really has been a long time since I posted anything. Needless to say my life has been turned upside down since February and I have pretty much been to hell and back if I may say so myself. I ended up getting married to that super charming attractive man on Feb. 24. 2010. It was a small wedding with just my family and that is ok. I liked it that way.
We were living up at Zion National Park because both of us worked there and things were a little awkward. Our living arrangements were less than cool for a newly married couple. I suggested that we look for other housing and he didn't really like that idea. He got really rude about it and we started fighting and in the midst of all of this I found out that the charming man I fell in love with and married was no more than a drunk, controlling, and extremely abusive (physically, mentally and verbally) person.
I tried to make things work out because I didn't want to be a failure in a marriage after only a little more than a month. Things were getting so crazy that we ended up leaving the area and moving to Las Vegas. We had no money and basically lived in the streets for over a month. During this time I got a whole new look at the person I married. I decided that I deserved much better than that even though deep down I still love him and probably always will, it just was not worth getting beat up on regular basis.
A little over a month ago I got the nerve up and left him. I had tried to leave him before but it always ended up not going the way I had planned and I usually ended up with bruises or a fat lip.
Anyway, I am trying to get my life back on track and am feeling much better about life. Its amazing what can happen in such a short period of time. I just want to say thank you to all my family and friends who have a been a great support for me through all of this. I love you all dearly. Wish me luck. I'm taking the bull by the horns and moving on.