monday movements.

I went back to school today!!!!! It was okay. Typical first day of class, I have a cute geology teacher! Too bad he is married. I have an African Experience class, it seems quite interesting! Although I heard you don't have to do anything to get an "A" in the class. I'm going to do my best to resist peer pressure and do everything required :)

I got out of class today pretty early because my geo lab doesn't start for 2 more weeks! So I treated myself with afternoon sushi. yum.

It's weird for me to be chillin on a Monday. Last semester my days were from 8 to usually 6 packed with an internship, class and at least one meeting on Monday nights. I was burnt out and my grades showed it, so this semester/2009, I'm letting excess clubs and things go and taking Oprah's advice in being my 1st priority--in more ways than just school!!!

Although, I am meeting someone in the morning about starting an public relation internship--I dreaded my last internship at the radio station! I think this one is more exciting and actually beneficial. 

I'm still trying to move in my stuff...I have all my jackets and coats in my backseat still. I guess I should grab them soon, it's supposed to be like 40 degree highs this week! And for some reasons my rooommates seem to not believe in heat. 

I was really bummed to be back here yesterday, I really (kinda) contemplated going back home.  But I realized...that's not really an option and this semester will be over before I know it. Hopefully.

This semester I am looking forward to:

• Obama's inaguaration next week! I won't be there but...it's going to be a day to remember
  
• Traveling!!! Visiting my friends at school!! Last semester I couldn't! I didnt have the time or energy...
  
• Spring Break!! I'm supposed to be going to Puerto Rico with my sorority but i have no money. We'll put it on my vision board
• Being less stressed (we hope) and

just enjoying life

penny candy

I can't complain about much. Christmas was delightful, and I'm still having fun. One of my best friends is in town from Florida, it's so crazy how fast time flies....she moved to Florida when we were in 9th grade and now we are in our second years of college :O. Enjoy it. And live it abundantly...I don't know who hasn't seen Seven Pounds by now, i saw it twice in like two days.

It's 72 degrees today in Raleigh. I love North Carolina.

Last night, I went out with my bestfriends. I love them. The party was ...okay, I didn't feel well and the aroma of fresh sweat, herbal remedies and alcohol didn't settle well with my condition. I spent most of the time outside in my car/looking for a safe bathroom (to tinkle)/ writing never-to-be sent letters to lost loves on my BB/listening to my bff fuss out her boyfriend/and whatever.

Two of my friends stayed at my place and we finished the night up with 3 AM post-drunken girl talk...the joys of college, our fabulous Sisterhood, finally checking out of the heartbreak hotel and many days to come. I have two more weeks home, and I'm gonna enjoy it.

after i take a nap.

merry christmas.

I hope your Christmas was great!! Mine has been pretty special :) Here are a few pics! 

my cousin, Tony and my favorite Aunt Essie!!

my sister on christmas eve! she made it back from italia. finally.

punch drunk love.

more. ha! love don't you love christmas?!

my sis! cousin Rickey, me and and our girl, Pearl lol

what's Christmas without my pink and green?!

niki's new hott girl shoes!!! too bad my mom and her boyfriend bought her the same shoes lol

family. 

we opened our presents new years eve! we couldn't wait lol

niki lookin pretty happy, eh?!

Christmas day kisses!!!

Ryan and Makayla!

Kayla and her big cousin, me

happy holidays.

much love.

3 days 'til home

my car died this weekend. well not like forever, but currently.

i can't get to my internship in the morning. i have people i can call but I feel bad telling someone to come pick me up at 7:30.

but i laughed.

laughed 'til it hurt.

(not really about my car bc i actually almost cried about that bc i was so frustrated)

did alot of work.

did little sleeping.

ready to go home, need to go home, wanna go home.

not sure what to expect for my fall break, no real plans yet but i guess i like it that way.

i miss my sister! and you. and you. and maybe you too lol

        

here's one pic of the weekend. see me on the end? it was like 3 am i was ready to go to sleeeeeeeep! and oddly when i got back to my apartment...i couldn't.

have a great week.

fly on little wing

i woke up this weekend and my first thought was "i want to go home"

i haven't had that thought in a while. At least I don't remember. I don't know why I even't want to go home! Besides my parents, there is no one at home! My sis is miles and miles across the world. Speaking of, technology is amazing! I've spoke to my sister almost 3 times on the phone and chat all the time with her on googlechat via my blackberry! So neat. If you wanna see her awesome pics of her trip..check her blog out here.

I'm still trying to get into the swing of things here at school. My days are sooo long between class, being editor of our Black Student Union magazine and still writing for my school's newspaper. I haven't been feeling well lately so that kinda stinks too. I'm working hard tho...I know this will all pay off soon, hopefully sooner than later.

if i were at home i'd like to :

go to hayes barton. although i went right before my sister left, you can never get enough of HB!

find a chair and other furniture for my apartment! it's so boring. my walls are white. i have a nice poster that was a gift but its on my floor still bc i don't have a hammer! and the chair with my desk is PAINFUL! so bad that its been forcing me to study in bed...which is not so effective, you know.

sleep with Romeo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For those close to me, you know who this is lol. Long story short...romeo (see above) is a teddy my mom gave me when i was like 11 or 12! He is pretty disgusting now and dirty. I sleep with him everynight. Well, i left him at home because I feel like i'm a little too old to be sleeping with teddy bears...but at least it's not a guy everynight, right?!? just looking at this makes me sad (sigh) miss u booboolol

self explanatory. but you have to go late when the freaks come out!!!

have a great week :)

dear summer

to you forever...from me to you:

Thanks Mr. West, for kicking off the summer with the one of the best concert's ever...and supplying my motto for summer '08: "grab a drink, holla at some (boys) and party b*tch!!!" which became amazingly true! lol

to my sis...(who is obviously too cool for this earth by looking at this pic) for giving me a place to crash! and many fun times and hillarious stories..please don't leave.


my job in the financial aid office at wtcc...made my heart weak when i became numb to sob stories and people who couldn't afford education, or my heart hurt when 21 year old single mothers were being shipped to iraq with a weekend's notice. nevertheless, it kept my mind strong.

although our seperation this summer was painful..the occasional random midweek sleepovers made me forget it all. This summer made me a few of those moments where I realized we were beyond best friends esp when I realized how hurt I was when you got your tattoo without me and when I couldn't sleep until you got back that morning in VA beach! It's gonna be a great year for us both...no worries.

didn't see you much this summer but we'll make it back here someday...maybe we can use the field to take off on my spaceship?

from running sprints on the moving sidewalks in the airport to you just making it with your broken ankle...stop worrying. You're gonna take Duke by a (red)storm. Just as long as you bring your t-shirt...

how come we were mutual friends of our 580489 friends for so long?? Don't know if I would have made it this summer without ya...that's a fact. I love you more than Ms.Annette, Goldilocks and Ms. Bev love cigs! Tell ECU to be ready when I come down and give them the business...

My only friend from school who came to visit me this summer! You were the specialest guest we ever had at $4 Tuesdays...can't wait to see you again

my girls...

we didn't get one shot together this summer since the camera died! but....

thanks for the long nights...sometimes too long lol

uber sexiness

true friendships/girltalks/dr*nk talks/heartachetalks/celeberations/tazewell suites to traveling pants times!

and overall, dear summer, thanks for reminding me

good people...

good food..

and good drinks...never goes outta style.

(special thanks to HondieBoo for getting me thru 2,000+ miles this summer!)

"im done for now

so one for now

possibly forever, we had fun together

but like all good things, we must come to an end

please show the same love to my friends

dear summer"

jayzdearsummer

my turn.

ten random things about me:
1. When I'm really concentrating on something or really busy, I roll my tongue like crazy. If you see my lips pursed or my half my mouth sucked in, I'm probably at work.
2. On the nights I don't go out during the week, I go to bed at 10:30. I have to sleep.
3. Unlike KarrieB, I'm horrible at taking compliments! I always respond with..." I'm tryna be like you!" or.."Really? Your dress is gorgeous too."
4. I swear on Proactiv.
5. To avoid thinking about something I shouldn't or don't want to think about, I say "not helpful" in my mind.
6. I get headaches really really easily! Strong perfumes, too much caffeine, bright lights, hunger...etc.
7. I have oddly accurate concept of time. I can wake up to the minute. Never use an an alarm clock at school.
8. My birthmark is eerily similar to the shape of the continents of Africa and Asia!! lol
9. I hide the food I buy from my family in my sis' old bedroom or hard to reach places in the freezer! That and my (small) stash of liq.
10. As much as I pick on my sister's' granny panties...I rather wear Vickie's bikini's any day than a thong as of late.

nine ways to win my heart
1. "just what i need you to do --stroke my hair"
2. don't jolt when you find out i pick my nose
3. pure sugah...no artificial sweetners here.
4. good morning texin messages
5. read me without words
6. tip toe with me to the sun
7. be knowledgeable of global/local issues! watch the news with me
8. tell me something(s) i don't know...which may be hard to do with me :)
9. listen.

8 thing I'd like to do before I die
1. live in london/paris for a least a year! not forever because my best friend/family will be too far
2. have an executive position at a condenast publication!
3. be able to go to every concert i wanna see
4. make some babies with my beautiful husband
5. (stay) fly like paper get high like planes
6. see my sister get married! and have babies too.
7. go to a live taping of the oprah winfrey show
8. love my bestfriends/kiddies/shawtyboo/family 'til it hurts.

seven ways to annoy me
1. act like you've read the encyclopedia of the world front and back
2. believe you're better than someone!!!
3. not do what you say you'll do.
4. not say "thank you."
5. to ask me something i just told you
6. acting stupid because it's cute...to you
7. send me forwarded text messages!!!!!

six things i believe in:
1. making traditions ex. neighborhood fireworks on july 3rd, midnight waffle house, cookout after the club!!
2. what goes around comes right back to youuuuuu
3. naps
4. Jesus
5. the laws of attraction/the secret
6. the black tax

five things I'm afraid of:
1. really growing up
2. seeing bugs before i go to bed
3. getting another speeding ticket
4. my heart & mind not agreeing
5. not seeing my sister for 4 months!

4 of my favorite things
1. nice weather
2. my ipod/blackberry (they count as one right?! they are always in reach)
3. my bed
4. my favorite pajamas

3 things i do everyday
1. pray!
2. check my email
3. watch world news with charles gibson

2 things i wanna do right now:
1. eat some mexican food! i've been starved because my heartburn is soo bad
2. go outside

one person i wanna see right now
1. jilly from philly

some dreams stay dreams,some dreams come true

added a few things to my vision board this weekend...

mind if i share?

one step to making my dream --> reality

spring 2009: kingston university, uk
i'm a journalism major. i need it.

gotta get back here. soon.



my baby.

gots to.

only necessary.

can't share everything with you but..just look forward to seeing it all come true.

what's on your vision board?

everything is everything

I've been busy! I really have...I feel like my summer is coming close to an end, so I'm enjoying it and of course, I work hard so I feel obligated to play hard(er). I do feel kinda bad because I've turned in one of those people who takes weeks to return calls and have been meaning to make time for people who want to see me before I go back to school.

It's summer. I'm young...and enjoying it! Here are pics from the past week!

july 4th was great! i still miss it...

chatting it up looking like an angel in my blue dress :)

my shawtyboo!** and my other boo... d's amaretto. yum yum.

my bestest friend ever. so happy should could finally make it to my cousin's.

the cutiest pie ever. makayla --> 17 months. fab runs in the fam.

see?! my sis looks hot. sorry she's taken.

next night...we decided to hit the club. it was a pretty ghetto club, hence my lack of effort in putting real clothes on. or doing my hair.

loves it! haha enough of that.

holla.

the moustache, THE president (mackenzie) and me

birthday celerbation @ kanki. rdu's best sushi/japenese restaurant ever.

$4 Tuesdays!!! bottoms up! my sis's friend and my sis. friends since 2nd grade!

whatttttt...idk what this is.

him.

the olivia!!!! and my work bff!

in the mix this week i also:

saved 3 lives! (by giving blood)

then had to get blood work done :(

took 200+ voicemails

went to a interesting collegiate bible study

and helped many grumpy a*s people in my office :)

this weekend = chillin.