saddened

I'm so sorry to find out about the guys who were killed in Raceland sunday night. My heart goes out to their families and friends. I know how it feels to lose someone so young, someone you love. My condolences to the families. Sincerely.

about today

I'm taking the test for my real estate license in a few weeks, so I'm studying.
Mother's Day was great. The card that I got my mom was the cutest.
Went to the mall today(what's new huh?). Didn't really shop though, just got my nail color changed to red. I couldn't find a pair of jeans worth buying to save my life!
Meanwhile, Coach took the bag that I blogged about wanting oh so BADLY off of the employee excluded list yesterday. GREAT right??
We sold out of them two weeks ago. Thanks Coach(middle finger). Anyways, great day. I'm just chillen. Be good all. Peace n Luv. _Angel

Dwindle

I can't erase you from my past

but i can opt not to think of you
delete you from my phone contacts
and trash any emails that I have from you

you're dwindling


your smile is a blur in my mind
and i don't recall your touch
forgetting your laugh, your style
,your favorite things and such

you're dwin...

my skin is numb
or maybe just thicker
a fire that burned ferociously once
became but a small flame that flickered
then went out.

you're dw...

cool, soothing, breeze to my soul
woke up today
and you're not home
but I don't notice
and I don't feel alone
my mind is renewed
you're...........

gone.

She get it from her momma..:-)

In lue of mother's day I dedicate this blog to the sweetest, STRONGEST, prettiest, most talented writer (and baker), and just plain LOVING woman I know_Mil Kydd. I love you with all my heart.

Special shout outs to:
Both my grandmothers
All my aunts
My sis-n-law and mother of my god baby Journ- Mekia
Shannon
Lanesia
Ciara
Kera
Ranada
Monique
Vanessa
Jazmine
and all of you hardworking, loving mommies around the world. Single and Not_Your day is well deserved:-) Peace n Luv_Angel

CONGRATS "WINNIE"

Special congrats to my bestfriend (and sister) Kristi Nicole Adams, who is today, officially "Dr. Kristi Nicole Adams." Four years ago I attended her white coat ceremony when she was first accepted into Pharmacy school at Xavier University, and today I attended her graduation from Pharmacy school. She's come a long way and I must say, everything that she has earned from the day I first met her to now was fought for and is well deserved. :-)

I'm SO proud of you bud!

song of the day...

signs in bold fonts

You know the feeling that you get

When you know it just wont work

But instead of admitting the feeling

You start kidding yourself

Close your eyes to reality

And dream that it’s worth

..the pain that you experience when your feelings get hurt

Until you wake up

And realize

cant take no more cries

Eyes swollen shut

cause the night before all you did was cry

Saw her car at his crib

when you decided to drive by

Now you on some “throwing-bricks-through-windows” sh*t

Hope that helped you REALIZE

Your love_YOU set the bar

standards can never be too high

If he don’t know your worth then he aint even worth the compromise

He’ll climb if you make him reach for you, like for the stars

but if you place yourself at his feet

then he aint even walking that far

get up girl

I HAD AN AMAZIN NIIIIIGHT!!!

Here's some video that I recorded and some of the pics that I took at the Lupe Fiasco show last night at HOB in N.O.
The show was AMAZING!!

this was my fav part of the night when Lupe performed the coolest a capella


Lupe live in action




if you are what you say you are....


my girl miss "nikki jean" herself


hip hop saved my life (lupe and nikki)


Job well done..

my brother's so talented:-)

So I stole this from my brother's blog. Had I asked....well...I just don't like asking sometimes. lol/ anyways, he's a really talented artist. He doesn't know this but I'm a HUGE fan of his poetry. Here's one he posted called So delicately a dream dies. Simply opening my eyes....

Fragile dream of beauty…
What you doing dealing with that?
Those burdens are too heavy to carry alone…here...use God’s shoulders

Fragile dream of beauty…
What you fighting for?
In life you love…life goes on even when love doesn’t

Fragile dream of beauty…
Tell me who you are without using your name

Fragile dream of beauty…
Can I tell you who I am?
2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 hands, and 1 heart

Fragile dream of beauty…
Did you sleep good last night?
A reality change will help with that

Fragile______of beauty…
Open your eyes

this one is my favorite.

SaY RED!

I copped these for the Lupe Fiasco show. They photograph well don't they:-)

Doesn't she LOOK like me?

So who doesn't know that I love pink?? So imagine my disappointment when I saw this bag in our summer preview video at work, only to later find out that they won't even allow me to purchase it because it's on the "excluded" list for employees! Yes. They are withholding this PINK PATENT LEATHER BEAUTY from me.
No ladies. I cannot purchase it. :-(

a new day

the sun came out today....
i realized i didn't miss the rain
got so use to the storm
i forgot how the rays felt on my skin
they felt good
and I don't miss the rain.

love this...

I'm sure the bunny had her reasons......:-)

soooooo funny!

big ups to boosie

if you're a boosie fan, even if you're not/check out the "boosie bad azz dvd" it'll change your mind.

judge a tree by the fruit it bears

I was in the supermarket on the greeting card aisle when a man standing across from me, whom I had exchanged friendly hello's with just a few minutes before, walked up to me and asked me if he could share something with me. ............?
Puzzled as to exactly "what" he wanted to share with me, I replied with a somewhat uncertain
"ok....?"
"You judge a tree by its fruits," he said. "You know what I mean? For example, if someone does crazy things, they're probably crazy, you know? That's all. I just thought I should share that with you."
I nodded and smiled as to say, "I understand what you're saying" and he replied, "Ok," and returned to the other side of the aisle.

:-).............(scratch head)........umm............hmmmm?

I don't know.. my girl said if that's indeed true then HE'S crazy. lol.

sleepy....

I just wanna go to bed. yes, bed... at 6pm. but I have to work tonight.....summer floor set. so I won't be snoring any time soon:-(((((((
I was thinking of dog names today. I decided on_"Kyddles."
meanwhile Kristi came through with a parade of shoes that she purchased for her graduation party weekend. she wanted my opinion on them. Naturally I loved them all and was of little assistance I'm sure:-)
I'm out. Peace n Luv
_Ange

don't be sad momma..

Professionally, how can I ever go back to live in my sugar cane field surroundings
when all there is in any relation to my field of study are mediocre 9 to 5's with not much opportunity for real advancement in the area? I don't mean to be pessimistic or condescending even but I know I won't be living there after college. That wouldn't be a problem if my heart wasn't there. I love the country. My family and some of my closest friends are there, but I have BIG plans that the area just doesn't cater to. I don't even know if New Orleans has what I need for real, and that's my closest city to home. 

On the bright side, there's always vacation time and holidays. Besides, you appreciate things more when you have an opportunity to miss them right?

LUPE TICKETS!!!!!!

Yes yes, my Lupe ticket and an opening work shift the day of the concert! 

seriously, what more can I ask for on a saturday?:-D
......The House of Blues, a flyy ass dress, and Lupe rapping sunshine to me:-D lol
(whatever haterz, I hear yall_Even If he's not rapping it to "me" alone, I'll still feel like the only gyrl in the room when the song comes on, lol.) PeaCE NerDs!



Listen to lupe's "Food & Liquor" and "The Cool" on www.lupefiasco.com

Thanks Lauren

I was reading a Lauren London interview today (she's one of my fav "up and comings") and she said something that stuck out in my mind. _When she's going through things or having the worst day ever she said she thinks back to some of the really heavy things that she went through when she was just a kid that you wouldn't believe, and she feels like if back then at that young age she could handle that stuff, she knows she can handle the things that she goes through as an adult.
That helped me put things into perspective myself.  If I got through what I got through at 14, what can't I get through at 24?

if you wanna check the interview out its in this month's issue of Jewel magazine