OMG!
My Memorial Day Weekend was a hoot and a blast..
It started officially thursday night as I packed to roll out...
my intended plan was to go to DC and chill out till saturday
but my ride was like we ballin out friday..and i wasnt mad.
So we get on the road after seeing Pirates 3 which was excellent IMO...
We get to Philly..chill out as we usually do catch up with the usual suspects then call it a night..
Saturday we were supposed to go fishing...maybe around 2ish we decide to roll out..now i havent been fishing since i was about 6..so i was a bit nervous and excited...but i had a blast...drinking cool beers on the stream and listening to the water was refreshing..i even stayed out there when it rained a bit... but the most taxing part was the walk to and from the site..man i was beat...and it made me realize i could stand to lose about 20 lbs...i was panting and shit..twas a mess..so today begins operation svelte..again...
Anyway by the time we got back to Drew's were beat...and i mean beat...after running around in the rain and finally getting a bite to eat we were dog tired...and i was really amped to go out and get all gussied up but it wasnt in the cards...i had the women's cramps and didnt wanna do anything :( So fastforward to sunday..we actually do nothing..and i think we really did nothing but chill...and recoup from sat...monday was the cookout and i had a blast....
I double dutched http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/sha410/doubledutchbus.jpg
and I even harassed a few friends in the process
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I even wrangled in a few people to get facials http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/sha410/drewmk.jpg

It's the weekend..it's the weekend!!!

Yes this is premature..but my weekend starts today...hell yeah
i'm hella happy...I was finna go to DC and chill with my good folks but my plans
were derailed and now i'm Philly bound..for some R and R...And i'm going fishin!!!
U jealous? This will be a fabulous weekend indeed..a weekend on a budget but nonetheless
i plan on rocking with it..I hate being paid on a holiday off week..but it's cool...i wont blow as many $$$'s...I guess my readership as declined cause no ones commenting..but i'll continue to write...i guess others only want the grit of when i'm hurt...and as u can tell a sister has been pretty stress free for a moment...no more stressin bout dudes, who could give a shit about if im not feeling like myself...having said that i heard from 42(that's his official name..he's the older dude with the wife..i think) anyway he hit me on aim..hollering bout what's up and how busy he was..ahahah...dudes are a trip when they want u to miss them and u dont(that's another blog) But then he closed the convo with i'm so busy i hope your life is grand..i know mine is..hahaha i thought if your life is so grand why u feel the need to floss it? eh At any rate... have a good one i lost my train of thought

Domestic violence and you...

This sunday i witnessed the most horrific attack on a person I'd seen to date in my life...We were leaving Wine in the Woods..everyone was on this euphoric high..wandering around the woods aimlessly getting their wine taste on and eating good food..and listening to good music..we go back to the car..and i hear this sound...u know the sound of someone being hit..that's how hard he hit her..i turned around to witness a 6 ft something man hitting a woman in the face with a closed handed fist...my first instinct was to run and help..but i imagined what he would do to me...he was clearly drunk..he kept slammin the door, open and closed..hitting her on and off intermittently for about 5 minutes..the driver of the car was screaming for his boy to get in...i immediately took down the vital information and got my best friend to call the police...obviously the police lines were flooded with accounts of this attack...we followed the car..so did many others...out of no where i guess another chick jumped in the car to shield the woman from the attack but that didn't stop dude...he stomped and hit this other woman in the back trying to get to this woman..i thought to myself what was so bad that u had to lay your hands on that woman like that...eventually the man fled on foot..but the driver tried to pull off...some citizens blocked him in... As i closed my eyes and said my prayers i could only see this man hitting this woman in her face with his fist...i cried for a few moments...it was horrible..she was barely coherent herself..they all were clearly inebriated... I implore you..if u see and attack..think smart and report it..don't just stand around and look..u could save someones life...Lord knows what he would have did to her if he had gotten away...

and this has been on my spirit for a few days now..and i was trying to deal with it..
don't u hate when someone recounts their weekend..and u were not apart of it..especially when they've complained about not hanging out with u..and their response is..i tried to call u oh well..or whatever...it almost makes u mad.. i had 2 incidents of this..this weekend..i had to work on saturday..and my comp was up..but i was barely at it because the traffic in this office as a mess...imagine about 100 students in about 1 hour..we were swamped..granted my phone is janky at times...but it's peculiar i got about 10 calls saturday no one complaining of not being able to reach me...and i have text..i think it was just a cop out..eh ...i'm over it tho..but i had to purge the last remnant of those thoughts...

This entry is more of a vent...then a realization..well maybe it's a bit a both...A long time ago when i was broke up over the "apparent" loss of my ex in college(read: first boyfriend ever!), a good friend of mine told me something so profound..i couldn't wrap my brain around it..she simply told me "Niggas come back!" She didn't preface that shit..she didn't add anything on...and i do believe I've touch on this before...Simply, just when u thought that someone was out of your life and you've grieved for them...they always manage to come back..In some capacity..either begging to get back in or just trying to charm their way in...And i believe I've experienced a brief upswing in the comeback theory...Call it the spring fever or maybe i look my best in spring or somehow i just exude a ethereal beauty...ahahaha Seriously..some, I'm like yessssssssssss..because u know how life gets in the way and u lose contact with someone..and viola by some stroke of nature or luck..u run into them..and the whole time you're talking..you're cheesing...those are the reconnection's i love and like..cause it's like a new shiny coin..all polished and ready to spend...the possibilities are infinite..and u don't mind take that chance...But on the other hand u have those people who just caused strife, come back...and i don't know if it's to torment you for another time..get over another time..i mean it's not really clear in the beginning because all they're trying to do is get a foot in the door..and the ya know I'm very leery..because often when they come back..it's not on some oh I'm sorry I'm this..or any type of apology it's on some bravado..."u know u miss me." do i? I've learned from my mistakes and don't even entertain that kinda tomfoolery...u really cant believe u enriched my life and tried to weigh me down at the same time..so much so..i want u to do it again..yes please sir another heartache!...no thanks I'll pass..really it's a weird thing..because when u seemingly go about your business..they'll press and press till u see them..nah jack! it ain't happening...I'd like to share a story----->I went on a date a few months ago...the demise of the date was that dude couldn't control his urge to look at every ass that passed in the joint...i took offense to that..because it made me feel like i was so uninteresting that all he had to do was look at ass...and when i mentioned it..he said to me he thought he was smooth with it...my facial expression said he wasn't smooth but eh...so yeah needless to say the date ended shortly thereafter...fast forward a few months dude hits me up.. asks me would i go on a date with him..i said no..he said he'd changed..but then he proceeded to act a fool and that further showed he didn't change...so he went on to say...u need to get in on the ground floor..i got a new car..a new house..I'm making moves to open my own practice...please go to a movie with me...ruth chris...mccormick and schmick...now by this time i was too thru(and he was not joking) because..granted seafood is my fave but i cant be bought with a meal..and him thinking i was that hard up for a meal said he ain't change one bit...and i know some of u will say i was reading too deep..whatever..this convo spanned...yahoo messenger..then gmail...once i logged off yahoo...but yeah he called me a tough cookie...but i really am trying to press forward and not go backward...i just think u invite the same thing once u do go back..not to say people can't change but often progress is very slow when the person feels no need for change...So to those of your who are reading before you go back weigh the pros and cons and really ask what is that they can do to enrich your life now..If you can't come up with anything..it's probably not a good idea to let them back in

This is a double whammy... a dual entry i didn't touch on..So Friday i went out to ladies night with my friends from college/high school..I was already apprehensive because when we all hook up all they talk about are their children/husband/boyfriend..and ya know the girl has neither..and it's not so much that i don't have any of that but some are quick to point that out. Like in a discussion i have nothing valid to add because I'm without child or a man...*shrugs* I try to have an open mind since these are my friends but I have one friend who likes to just pick..like if i say something jokingly she'll start in on me..and she's just argumentative and combative...like she's the only one with a point of view..i know that we'll but heads soon..i just know it..other than that she's so sweet..but she has these moments when she thinks she's this wise married woman..eh..I'm over it...and I'm glad i don't have all the things they have tying them down because i get to go where i wanna...which is always a topic of discussion... ah well...

Happy Mother's Day...

Yesterday started off pensive for me..since it was my first Mother's Day with my granny...I thought about her and my mother...in addition to my aunt...all of whom had a hand in raising me and molding me partly into who i am today.. You never know how much u miss someone till they are no longer around u..or available to you..I've always thought of mother alot but i find myself thinking of my granny..just random things...anyone that knows me..knows my silverfox was the light of life.. she was single handedly the best momma on the earth...we would chill and talk about any and everything..
issues with my family up until the time of her death prevented me from seeing her as often as i liked...I wonder if she's with me..or my momma or my aunty...i know i have 3 angels around me all the time..I spent mother's day with my bestfriend and her mother and granny..twas a good day..very joyous and restful...a friend of mines texted me a nice text yesterday that kept me upbeat for the remainder of the day.

Over the weekend i had the opportunity to Host a show...it was for the last stop on the first leg of a tour..One Leg @ a time...all the performances were dope..but the rain dampened the turn out :( Nevertheless i had a ball...I was pretty nervous at first but eventually i let loose...

Man o man
this weekend was action packed...it started with me getting off work at 245 friday so i can link up with my folks and take an impromptu trip to philly...in support of a few sets of friends..We set out thinking traffic was gonna suck..but it didnt..just in maryland a little but from there it was smooth sailing to philly..we get there..time enough to chill out..change and head out to the show..which was dope!! After a few shots..3 mojitos and 2 beers i was floating...after the show we went to this place called Larry's their cheesteak is delicious..but one thing about philly is lettuce, tomatoe and mayo doent automatically come on ya hoagie..u gotta ask for that shit..it was good nonetheless...after getting in and sleeping by 4...i had the nerve to wake up at 8 and not go back to sleep..like wth was i thinking..so i showed..dressed and watched all my fave cartoons..and i'd say from about 1-6...i consumed about a qtr keg of beer...but it was cool cause i was maxin and enjoyin my folks..by the time the hard likka showed up to the cookout..it was time to go...every time i go to philly i see a new piece and i think the city as a whole is aesthetically pleasing...but yeah

I ended up having a great weekend...
stress free and all that

this blog is anti venom
hahaha

the saying goes...when one door closes another opens...well how about 2 people!!
i've been just running around prepping myself and trying to stay motivated...I stated before i started doing Mary Kay again..and think i can successfully do it..i'm in meetings with 2 lenders to get a small business loan..to start at profit level..keep your fingers crossed for me...Now for the door closings...so the dude who has a girlfriend/wife has finally shown himself the door...we had a convo last week about him wanting to go to the movies..now mind u this dude ran down this long list of why we cant succeed only to try and date me..and i'm like dude i'm worth it the first go around not the second after u go thru ya lil black book or emotional rolodex...he basically got a tude because i wasnt with it..and i'm not with alot of stuff... i think men and women take for granted that people wont settle just for fucks sake...I mean i know people who have settle for some ho hum run of the mill and guess what those folks are miserable...absolutely...I'd like to take this time to briefly touch on the folks who like to kick when they think you're low ...i mean they think you're low so they think..why not add to the shit?...but i'm not about that...why would i let u kick me in the first place...and some have gotten the nerve to be perturbed when u seem unshakable in your faith...hahahaha.... I'm just having an awesome awesome month..my life is great and there's nothing pressing to write about other than the behaviors of others who want me to join them in their miserable ranks...hahaha

i'm ranting...peace