I don't think the 2 messages you're receiving are " have fun" and " be good." Like Lou, I want you to " have fun" but " stay safe". I feel you desrve the fun, but this naive, wondrous quality about you that I've picked up after 3 yrs on the board makes me feel protective of you as well.
Naive, moi?! Okay, I know what you mean but you don't have to worry about me anymore because GP is going to teach me Jujitsu. Also, he's going to train me to be some sort of gambler's moll. At first these concepts were freaking me out a little bit but then I had the excellent idea that no matter how things work out I can probably write a book about the experience. I think an account of the adventures of a midwestern Mom bibliophile birkenstock wearing type turned stiletto-wearing-flashy-Corvette-convertible-riding-in- watching-the-back-of-giant-dark-and-handsome-dice-roller would sell quite nicely to the women's book group set.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver