I felt the need to blog. Not for any reason in particular, just because it's almost the start of a new season and I felt like bloggin'. Well actually, it is the start of March Madness and a little less than 30 days out from.......OMG....the BIRTHDAY! Usually I plan to my little heart's content, but I'm just not feelin' it. This is the second year that I've felt this way...either it's because I'm nearing 40 (whew chile) or my dream of having a DATE with a MAN to my favorite restaurant has yet to come true. Like, how hard is that....obviously..HARD! UGH LOL
Because the birthday is imminent what better time to work on this here body but the present. Sooooo, I decided to partake in this 24 day challenge which begins with a 10 day cleanse. Day 1 is in the books and I'm off to a great start. I ate clean, took a walk (which involved a hill....man, me and that hill almost had it out, but I would have looked kinda crazy out there arguing with the sidewalk on Prince William Parkway) and followed all the instructions. Wasn't as hard as I thought it would be actually. I feel pretty good to tell you the truth. GO ME!
I took a before picture and shared it with my BFF. Only her though, y'all don't need to see all that. Let me tell you why I love my BFF, sooooo I text her two pictures, a side view and a front view. Her response " OH HEEEEEEYYYY!" See, you need you some good friends. I love my BFF, I have known her all my life. She is the best. So supportive, in everything I do...and I do a lot. Sometimes, a little too much, but you know what, she's right there, every freekin' step of the way. LOVE HER!!!
Tomorrow may be somewhat of a challenge. You see my desk cubby is like a mini mart. I have snacks for days. I'm just going to have to hide them. Better yet, I have self control...I'm going to get through this, because I want to see the final result. Oooh honey........I'm gonna think I'm fine or sumthin! Get it stuff!!!
It's daylight savings time and I'm going to be discombobulated for a day or two until my body gets into the flow of ...wait, did we gain or lose an hour? Either way, there's more daylight and I'm sised! I love longer periods of sunshine/daylight. Hate coming home from work in the dark and now that's a thing of the past at least until FALL.. Oooh Yea *(in my Jodeci voice).*
Well, that's all I have to share for now...actually, there's one more thing. My dude, my son, my pride and joy received a nomination to participate in the Junior National Young Leader's Conference in Washington, DC this summer. (shameless plug). So if you're reading this and are a facebook friend or would like to support him on this great accomplishment, hit me up and send a donation. I hate asking people for money....but quite frankly, donations is the only way he'll get there! "Preciate You!
Until we blog again......
I'll HOLLA~
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
CIAA......the recap
Sooo this past weekend I was indoctrinated into the CIAA hall of fame. Not really but it sounds good....I did, however, attend the CIAA tournament for the first time, which if you knew how long I've been trying to get there you would understand why this is so EPIC! For those that are reading and have no idea what CIAA is, it's the NCAA Division II conference of historically African-American institutions. In short...a basketball tournament for HBCU's.
Anyhoo, let's begin. Soooo, it must have been right after VSU homecoming last year that the plans for attending CIAA went into motion...hotel was booked (we stayed 15 minutes from downtown in this cute little town called Huntersville) and car rental was reserved. See, when trip plans are in motion....they are in motion.
The journey...we departed before the butt crack of dawn to make it to Charlotte at a decent hour because somebody I know ( who shall remain nameless) purchased their day party ticket from a second hand vendor and had to go to some off the wall place to pick it up (ummm, where was will call). Also, we had a third rider whom had to find their peeps in the throngs of noonday madness in downtown Charlotte. Said person also had to find a way to get their ticket because they literally procured there's on the drive down (OYE VEY!) Nevertheless, everybody got ticketed and all was right with the world. One thing that I figured out quickly is that traffic is universal. Doesn't matter where you are, what you're doing..it's always there.
So, after the red hunt for day party tickets we go back (15 mins. ) to the hotel to check-in, freshen up and change clothes and hit the road back to Charlotte for party number #1. Let me tell you something....if you have never had the opportunity to party with the "Legends Of Troy" you need to do so...quickly. They crank a party like.....well, I just can't explain it, you just have to be there. Remember Lorenzo "Ice-T" Thomas?...Yea, those are his people.... anyhoo, we straight partied in the day time like it was night time. I mean.....Yea.
Sooo, after leaving the day party, we had to venture back to the hotel to get ready for the night party (mind you, this is still day one and I have been awake since 2 am and by this time it's almost 6pm, do the math, add the cranky). So, we get back to the hotel area and go find something to eat. Bojangles it was. We also hit the alphabet store because they were trying to rob me while I was purchasing my adult beverages. Got back to the room and tried to catch a nap...which didn't work out very well. Sooo, we got our tired selves together so we can head back to Charlotte to see none other than Doug E. Fresh....let me tell you a little something about Doug E. Fresh. I got a thing for Doug E. and have bought tickets...on three different occasions and never..I repeat....NEVER saw the man (either bad promoters or lack of ticket sales). So I was a little amped.....until we got to the venue. See, the Doug E. Fresh party was at the Omni Hotel. The Omni hotel is HUGE. The crowd was YOUNG, DRUNK and RUDE...but, guess what? Doug E. was there...how disappointed was I when this dude came out and said he wanted us to make a Soul Train line in honor of Don Cornelius #RIP. Ummmm, say what now Mr. Doug E.? I am not here for the Soul Train line, that's my cue to leave....I can't believe I saw Doug E. Fresh though and he didn't give me any human beat box. So blown........well, as we were leaving the hotel we saw the monsoon outside. Deja Vu? (reminiscent of a time we went to DC Live and left the club and it was raining buckets) It was raining buckets and we had a loooooong walk to the car. But, shout out to the job that gave me a waterproof jacket! LOL. Finally made it back to the car and headed back to the hotel, I think I may have fallen asleep, but can you blame me? I was awake for a solid 24 hours!!!
Saturday morning I ventured over to see my Mom (S/O to Statesville NC). It was good to see her and although the visit was short, I wouldn't have felt right being so close to her and not stopping by. We really didn't have any plans for Saturday during the day anyway, but guess where we ended up? At a day party with EU and Suttle Thoughts. Okay, so most of you know I rep Cali (Wesssside), but I also rep the #DMV, not the place where you get your license, but DC, MURLAND (Maryland) and VA (Virginia). Well, DC is the land of the homegrown GO-GO music. GO-GO gives me alllllll the LIFE. I danced so hard for a multitude of hours and had the best of times. I don't know what it is about me and GO-GO, but once they hit that pocket.....it's a done deal. So, EU set the stage and while we were waiting for Suttle Thoughts to set-up we noticed the element and atmosphere was changing. We saw so many camel toes and catsuits, leggings and lacefronts, bright hair and bright clothes,....I mean...where exactly were we?(NO SHADE) I won't even mention that a few times I thought I was catching contact....oh, I just mentioned it!
You're probably reading this and thinking...nothing about any of this sounds like a basketball event. Guess what? You're right...maybe next time I'll tackle getting tickets to the actual game because I hear that is where the real fun is.
By Saturday night I can't even begin to explain how exhausted I was. I laid down and it took me awhile to get back up! Nonetheless, we ventured out one last time. We were supposed to be heading back to Charlotte to a Pretty/Nasty party (Kappa's and Que's, because you know how much I love Omega Psi Phi), but we didn't make it. We did however, venture out to a house party hosted by a Que, which was nice...ohhhh and I forgot to mention that at the Legends of Troy day party some bruhs set it OWT ( I don't know why, but that makes me excited LOL) I have issues.....
Well, we woke up Saturday morning, checked out and hit the road. All in all, it was a fun weekend and I made it back in one piece to blog about it.
I really want to move to NC, but that's another blog.
Until the next time.........
Anyhoo, let's begin. Soooo, it must have been right after VSU homecoming last year that the plans for attending CIAA went into motion...hotel was booked (we stayed 15 minutes from downtown in this cute little town called Huntersville) and car rental was reserved. See, when trip plans are in motion....they are in motion.
The journey...we departed before the butt crack of dawn to make it to Charlotte at a decent hour because somebody I know ( who shall remain nameless) purchased their day party ticket from a second hand vendor and had to go to some off the wall place to pick it up (ummm, where was will call). Also, we had a third rider whom had to find their peeps in the throngs of noonday madness in downtown Charlotte. Said person also had to find a way to get their ticket because they literally procured there's on the drive down (OYE VEY!) Nevertheless, everybody got ticketed and all was right with the world. One thing that I figured out quickly is that traffic is universal. Doesn't matter where you are, what you're doing..it's always there.
Sooo, after leaving the day party, we had to venture back to the hotel to get ready for the night party (mind you, this is still day one and I have been awake since 2 am and by this time it's almost 6pm, do the math, add the cranky). So, we get back to the hotel area and go find something to eat. Bojangles it was. We also hit the alphabet store because they were trying to rob me while I was purchasing my adult beverages. Got back to the room and tried to catch a nap...which didn't work out very well. Sooo, we got our tired selves together so we can head back to Charlotte to see none other than Doug E. Fresh....let me tell you a little something about Doug E. Fresh. I got a thing for Doug E. and have bought tickets...on three different occasions and never..I repeat....NEVER saw the man (either bad promoters or lack of ticket sales). So I was a little amped.....until we got to the venue. See, the Doug E. Fresh party was at the Omni Hotel. The Omni hotel is HUGE. The crowd was YOUNG, DRUNK and RUDE...but, guess what? Doug E. was there...how disappointed was I when this dude came out and said he wanted us to make a Soul Train line in honor of Don Cornelius #RIP. Ummmm, say what now Mr. Doug E.? I am not here for the Soul Train line, that's my cue to leave....I can't believe I saw Doug E. Fresh though and he didn't give me any human beat box. So blown........well, as we were leaving the hotel we saw the monsoon outside. Deja Vu? (reminiscent of a time we went to DC Live and left the club and it was raining buckets) It was raining buckets and we had a loooooong walk to the car. But, shout out to the job that gave me a waterproof jacket! LOL. Finally made it back to the car and headed back to the hotel, I think I may have fallen asleep, but can you blame me? I was awake for a solid 24 hours!!!
Saturday morning I ventured over to see my Mom (S/O to Statesville NC). It was good to see her and although the visit was short, I wouldn't have felt right being so close to her and not stopping by. We really didn't have any plans for Saturday during the day anyway, but guess where we ended up? At a day party with EU and Suttle Thoughts. Okay, so most of you know I rep Cali (Wesssside), but I also rep the #DMV, not the place where you get your license, but DC, MURLAND (Maryland) and VA (Virginia). Well, DC is the land of the homegrown GO-GO music. GO-GO gives me alllllll the LIFE. I danced so hard for a multitude of hours and had the best of times. I don't know what it is about me and GO-GO, but once they hit that pocket.....it's a done deal. So, EU set the stage and while we were waiting for Suttle Thoughts to set-up we noticed the element and atmosphere was changing. We saw so many camel toes and catsuits, leggings and lacefronts, bright hair and bright clothes,....I mean...where exactly were we?(NO SHADE) I won't even mention that a few times I thought I was catching contact....oh, I just mentioned it!
You're probably reading this and thinking...nothing about any of this sounds like a basketball event. Guess what? You're right...maybe next time I'll tackle getting tickets to the actual game because I hear that is where the real fun is.
By Saturday night I can't even begin to explain how exhausted I was. I laid down and it took me awhile to get back up! Nonetheless, we ventured out one last time. We were supposed to be heading back to Charlotte to a Pretty/Nasty party (Kappa's and Que's, because you know how much I love Omega Psi Phi), but we didn't make it. We did however, venture out to a house party hosted by a Que, which was nice...ohhhh and I forgot to mention that at the Legends of Troy day party some bruhs set it OWT ( I don't know why, but that makes me excited LOL) I have issues.....
Well, we woke up Saturday morning, checked out and hit the road. All in all, it was a fun weekend and I made it back in one piece to blog about it.
I really want to move to NC, but that's another blog.
Until the next time.........
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