Starting to Get It (23 weeks)
Starting to Get It I’m just now starting to understand why (in addition to the time it takes to create a baby) women are pregnant for nine months and the various stages we go through before birth. Right now I am 23 weeks pregnant and I have 17 weeks to go, although I [...]
Naturally Threatening
Naturally Threatening I must come across as someone to be feared. Or maybe my massive size intimidates people. Maybe, just maybe, my smile exudes something that makes people want to walk on the other side of the street. I’m not sure what exactly it is, but I was recently viewed as a national threat. And [...]
What Happens in Vegas
What Happens in Vegas…. Milton are are taking full advantage of ‘babymoons’ over the next couple of months before our freedom to get up and go disappears. This past weekend we headed to Las Vegas (or as the they call it Lost Wages). Usually it doesn’t take me long to pack, but packing [...]
Soaring Above New Heights
Soaring Above New Heights Last weekend was a very emotional weekend for me. I traveled to Fort Benning, GA to watch my husband, Milton, graduate from Airborne School. He’d already finished his JAG training and now needed to successfully complete five jumps to also have the title of Airborne Paratrooper. The five jumps were supposed [...]
Thanks Giving
Thanks Giving It always feels nice to do something for someone else, but it seems to be a special lasting memory when you do it for someone you’ve never met! I had that experience this past Sunday when ladies from our fitness/Zumba studio went and decorated the outside of someone’s house for Christmas. The wife [...]
Tis the Season
Tis the Season For some, this has been a great year with a lot of positive life changes and experiences. For others, it seems to be the extreme opposite. They’ve experienced personal loss and setbacks and are anxiously awaiting a new year and change. Regardless of which of these categories you fall in, it’s still [...]
Pasta Please, PLEASE!
Pasta Please, PLEASE! I love me some Macaroni Grill! Even if I have nobody to eat it with, I call it in for carryout, take it home and am one with my merry self! It was a typical Saturday afternoon and Macaroni Grill kept whispering “eat me” in my ear. At 12:15pm (the times will [...]
Redbox Scare
Redbox Scare You know some things just seem to keep calling your name? That’s how I felt recently each time I went to Redbox. There was this movie on the display that I’d never heard of with black actors on the cover. After a day of needing to rest my body, I decided to invest [...]
Don’t Judge
Don’t Judge Why are we always so quick to judge someone or a situation? We love to turn our nose up at something without investing a single lick of time to seeing what it’s all about. I found this happening to me recently. I was at an event (I won’t say where) and had a [...]
For Colored Girls
AWESOME! AMAZING! BREATH TAKING! INSPIRING! MOVING! These are all words I’d use to describe last week’s performances of For Colored Girls. I was able to witness a local cast transform the bodies, voices and movements into powerful, meaningful roles. Although their costumes were mainly simple long skirts and colorful t-shirts, when each person opened their [...]