Date women from United States / California / Emeryville, 45 year old

Date a soulmate from California, United States. What can I say? I am a nice girl (usually) just looking to find that special person. I am the proud mom of two girls who have graduated from college and high school respectively. I put off a lot of things to devote myself to raising them, and now I am so excited that my life is actually mine again. I am hoping to start off this new found freedom by meeting some really wonderful people. I am also transitioning into a new career. After working with the public for so long and encountering just about every situation and dramatic incident there is, I thought it would be fun to learn why people do the "interesting" things they do. So I took my passion for understanding the misunderstood, and decided to get myself a master's degree out of it. The next thing I knew, I was at the tail end of my training to become a therapist. The cool part in all of this is that I absolutely love it! Dr. Phil needs to watch out for me, because I'm on my way and I want his spot. Sometimes things get intense but I have my friends and family to keep me sane. I live my life on the side of sensibility, but also make room to be spontaneous. I have definitely learned to appreciate some good old-fashioned down time, which might consist of some lazy Saturday sleep-ins where I keep my pajamas on all day. On the flip side though, whenever I can, I love getting out and seeing what I can get into. It is important for me to make time for worship on Sundays though, because my relationship with God is what sustains me. My guilty pleasures are cheese puffs, horror movies, chocolate and Maury Povich. Hey, who doesn't want to know who the father is? One of the things I dream of doing one day is traveling to Egypt to see the great Pyramids. I want to experience all of Africa and walk on the ground that my ancestors once traveled. I think that would be such a profound, spiritual experience
About the One I'm Looking For:
Someone who has big, loud, colorful dreams! If I could compare what I want to a movie the ideal man would be something like Revenge of the nerds, meets The Terminator meets, The Hangover, meets Friday the 13th. Brains, brawn and humor, with a sprinkle of bad boy. Nothing extreme ,but someone who can hold his own in every situation; from offering his opinion on who he feels should be elected president, to belting out "YMCA" in front of a crowd on karaoke night all the way down to wrestling a 900 lb grizzly bear to the ground. Just kidding about the bear. If we were ever faced with that situation, I would have total respect for you if you decided to run. Besides, how else would you catch up with me?
I will freely admit that I can be as goofy as they come, so I love a funny, interesting guy that can make me laugh until my stomach aches, or hold me captive with stories about things in his life. I absolutely adore passion. It could about you repping your favorite team-T-shirts, slippers, and even a snuggie if that's how you roll. That old car you've been restoring on the weekends for the past 10 years ,your shot glass collection from the 80's, or even your prized garden in the backyard. The right man helps me to shine by encouraging me to be my best and understands that though we may not always see eye-to-eye, we are on the same team and will do whatever it takes to win the game -together. If you are comfortable in your own skin and at peace with your flaws then let's chat. And if you just happen have a hopeless romantic side and a killer smile? You get bonus points.