I'LL BE BACK

Sorry guys school is kicking my A-Z-Z right now. I have a final exam on Saturday and as soon as I am done studying for that. I should back to blogging semi-regularly.

BTW, today I've reached my first blogging milestone. YAY!!!!

Why ???

My sister came by to use my computer. After a about an hour she was cracking up and I came up behind her and saw this. I don' know whether to laugh or go and save that dog.

Shuffle Your iPod

I swipe this from Dawn's spot and thought it looked fun.

The rules: you select shuffle on your iPod or iTunes and plug in the songs as the answers to the questions. No cheating!


If someone says, “Is this okay?” what do you say?

Soar, Christina Aguilera (doesn't make sense, but OK...LOL)

How would you describe yourself?

Like This, Kelly Rowland (That is my theme song at the moment)

What do you like in a guy or girl?

Are You That Somebody, Aaliyah (Yeah, somebody that can put up with all this...lol)

How do you feel today?

Deja Vu, Beyonce (Ain't that the truth. I swear I've lived this day before)

What is your life’s purpose?

All I need, Aaliyah (huh???)

What is your motto?

Let it Be, Jill Scott (Come to think of it is is my motto for 2008)

What do your friends think about you?

Girl, Destiny's Child (Yes I am a girl...LOL)

What do your parents think of you?

Alive, Jennifer Lopez (again huh???)

What do you think about very often?

You know I'm No Good, Amy Winehouse (Ha!! that was my motto the last 10 years)

What is 2 + 2?

La Tortura, Shakira (???)

What do you think of your ex?

Love Don't Cost A Thing(The Remix), Jennifer Lopez (Wow, how fitting)

What do you think of the person you like?

Rockstar, Nickelback (hmmmm...)

What is your life story?

Fighter, Christina Aguilera (It is so weird how much that fits)

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Crown Royal, Jill Scott (I have no idea what that means)

What do you think when you see the person you like?

Loving me 4 me, Christina Aguilera (I sure hope he does who ever he is)

What will they play at your funeral?

Why, When, How, Justin Timberlake (LOL!!!)

What is your hobby/interest?

My Last Breath, Evanescence (Naw, not really)

What is your biggest fear?

Ain't It Funny(Murder Remix), Jennifer Lopez (this is actually true in a roundabout kinda way)

What is your biggest secret?

Who Knew, Pink (LOL!!!! I crack myself up)

What do you think of your friends

Play, Jennifer Lopez (hmmm... not really)

Countdown to Graduation ...

8 more classes to go not including the class I am about to finish up in a couple of weeks. I am going to take four classes this semester it sounds like a lot, but really two of those classes are only one credit weekend lectures I figure if I take three of those then I will have my last 3 credits for electives take care of without stressing myself out too much.

Every day I get more and more excited over getting my degree and wondering what doors it could open up for me career wise. Now I am not being too unrealistic I know that my undergrad degree is only going to take me so far, but I will be one step further then I am now. I have been working towards this degree for more years then I care to admit, but barring any catastrophes it will be in my hot little hand no later then May of 2009. YAY!!! What a sense of accomplishment I will feel I have been tossing around the idea of not going to the graduation ceremony, because I am not really into all that formality. I think I just might dawn my cap and gown and proceed across the stage anyway, if not for me, than for E. He needs to see what it is I have been busting my azz for all this time. He knows I am in school and what it means (more money), but he truly doesn't understand the impact.

I would love for E to go to college right after high school and get that whole college experience that I missed. I am sometimes totally envious of people who have those four years to reminisce about especially those who joined fraternities and sororities. I ALWAYS wanted to join a sorority when I was a kid because my older cousins joined and it seemed like so much fun. Oh well I may not have had the chance to be in a sorority, but I was in the biggest brotherhood there is the U.S Army and I would not change those experiences for the world. Talk about being hazed!!! gee...

Anyway, I am just rambling now. This next year is going to be extremely busy for me, but I am determined not to put any more pressure on myself then there already is. I am just such a perfectionist though so it comes second nature and the fact that I am just mere fractions of points away from graduating with honors. but if does not happen I will be alright. I think....LOL!!

Matter of Trust

Last week I witnessed a dying woman signing her Last Will and Testament. As you can imagine it was quite jarring seeing her in her hospital bed with tubes sticking out of her and the whole nine. Surprisingly, despite being on her death bed she was in very good spirits and quite chatty in her weakened state. Mrs. J made us feel at ease with her big smile as soon as we walked in the door to her hospital room. As I sat there and listened to everything that was going on it was quite interesting to me, because I am not usually privy to these conversations. When we left Mrs. J's room I felt quite sad for her, but not for the reasons that you might imagine.

You see Mrs. J has been married for the last 30-40 years to a man that she does not trust enough to handle any of her estate. She wants one of her children from a previous marriage to be her executor and to handle all of her affairs when she dies or if she is to become incapacitated before her death. She has such lack of trust in her husbands ability to be fair to her children once she is gone that she didn't even tell him that she was changing her Will. Unfortunately for her she did not have him sign a prenuptial agreement before they got married, so even with all the safeguards that have been put in place in her husband could still get a good share of her estate if he were to contest it.

All this got me to thinking that someday after I have made my millions(smile). If I were to get married would I have enough trust in my husband to make sure that he did right by E if I predeceased him. I would hope I would know him well enough to make sure that this was not the case. I have always been against prenuptial agreements, but in the case where there are children from prior relationships I now feel it is a must. I mean to be honest money does something to some people that make them go absolutely batty. Even hurting the people that you are suppose to love the most.

Can you ever really know enough about someone? or is trusting someone you love just a calculated risk?

What Are Her Bones Made Of ?????

If I was her I'd be afraid I would contort myself in one of these positions and not be able to get out of it.

Well tomorrow I go back to reality and go back to work. My vacation is over, but boy was it nice. I really needed a few days away from my office to just relax and unwind and do things just for me. I especially liked the sleeping in part and just being able to lay in bed and veg out until I was ready to get up.

I am a little late as always, but I wanted to thank Monnie, Gladys, Roycee, Onefromphilly, and Sissy for taking Hostess and I out for our birthday lunch on Saturday. We went to this great sushi restaurant called Meiwah and had good food and conversation as always.



I also would like to thank Monnie, Gladys and Sissy for putting up with my lack of fashion knowledge and helping me pick out a new winter coat. I really learned a lot shopping with you all,and hopefully you all will teach me some more great stuff as time goes on. As we were walking through the mall we came across these hideous creatures. Can you believe that they were $800 marked down from $1600!!!



While I was shopping I realized that I have put on quite a bit of weight over the last year or so and that is not cute at all. I have decided that I am going to start making recipes out my South Beach Diet cookbook, drink a lot more water and get some exercise in every day. With school and a kid it is just really hard to find time to really take care of myself, but this year I am going to really make the effort. Today I planned my menu for the week and made a couple of dishes. The pictures didn't come out that great, everything came out a little too bright.




I made Chicken Quesadillas with brown rice and a Cannellini Bean Salad. The Bean salad called for red bell peppers, but I used yellow, because the red peppers looked suspect at the store. I think next time I will use red because it makes for a better presentation. Both dishes were very good though and are good for you too.



After dinner E and I did our nightly exercise today we chose to spar a bit. Doesn't E looks mighty threatening all gloved up with his game face on ?



Well it is time for me to go to bed, so I can face the day with a bright and sunny disposition. Like Joel Osteen told me on Sunday I can not allow anyone to steal my joy. A good night sleep always helps to get me ready for the battle.