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Billie Jean!!!!

                                               One of my all time FAVORITE Movies!!                                                  

Get To Know Me

   

Things that I love and are important to me I'm Passionate about

I'm shy,but I love people

I love surprises whether I'm being surprised or if I'm doing the surprising

I observe more than people would think

I'm a self proclaimed NERD

I love the Arts

My Favorite Color is Purple 
     
Corny jokes make me laugh

I've been told on more than one occassion by more than one person.... "I'm Sarcastic"

I'm a giver

A sister

A Aunt

Future O.T

A Lover of Life

I take the good with the bad,but every now and then I need a window seat

I'm a Introvert(Slight Contradiction)

I blog

I Tumble, and yes I Tweet

I Love pasta

I don't eat Seafood

and YES I'm from New Orleans

These Walls

Will you stay and break down these walls I've built?

To see the raw, unrefined person I really am

Will you go the extra mile to make me smile and brighten up my day?

Look past my flaws and insecurites.

Love me Unconditionally

~Written By: Yours Truly~

Choose Happiness

To be Miserable: Deserving or inciting pity

Misery: A state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of the mind or body

“Misery Loves Company” as cliché as this saying is, I’m learning just how true it is.
I don’t understand why people feel the need to bring others down because their life is not what they would like it to be. In my opinion, most people living in the United States of American and maybe even the world can find something about their life that they wish they could change. Could you imagine what life would be like if literally every single person who was unhappy about something in their life tried to destroy and tear down the next person? Life itself would be horrible for every single person. Thankfully there are people who aren’t so miserable that they cause misery to everyone around them.
Where does misery come from? How does one become so miserable?
I believe it comes from not having enough self-gratification which then causes someone to be miserable. There are many things in my life that I wish I would have done different, I mean hey, I may possible be in a better place in my life. There are lots of people who have achieved so much more than me and so much further than me in the game, but does that mean I can’t play? No it does not.
Everyday God wakes me up I have a choice to either change what I didn’t do last year, last month, and even yesterday, or I can continue to be miserable and wallow in self-pity and be consumed by all the things I don’t have and compare my situation to someone else. The difference between where I am in the game in comparison to someone else is completely been contingent on how fast I decided to do SOMETHING about the things I don’t like about myself and about my life. It’s not always easy to change, but I believe it starts with a made up mind. To be miserable simply means to be unhappy, but to be unhappy doesn’t have to be permanent. With God’s help and ambition, which simply means you, have the Desire and determination to achieve success. You can find happiness even in the midst of defeat, hopelessness and confusion.
“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it 2 change. The leader adjusts the sails”. ~John Maxwell

Schools Out!!

Hey you guys!!!!

Sorry I've been away. I kinda took a unplanned hiatus. I just finished my first semester of college. Just to be clear and so that I don't confuse anyone. I have been enrolled in college before,but at that time in my life I had nooo idea what I wanted to do, and as a result I had no passion for school, so I eventually dropped out. During my time off I researched and took a deeper look at what fit me more and when I started looking into Allied Health and found out about the Occupational Therapy Assistant program I couldn't be more excited because it fit my personality to a "T" unfortunately I couldn't immediately enroll because I had acquired dreadful student loans from other schools I had attended. God blessed and I was finally able to enroll this summer and I finished the semester with a 3.0 GPA PRAISE GOD!!!. I have about 3 more weeks off before I start again so my plan is to write while I'm off and keep you guys updated on what's going on with me. Thanks to everyone for continuing to follow my blog despite the slow post. I really really appreciate it

Pandamania

Hey you guys!!! I've been a way for a little bit. Did you miss me??(smile) I gotta be honest, last week was soooo crazy busy for me but overall it was a Great week. I worked Vacation Bible School for the first time at my church and it was sooooo much fun. Our theme was Pandamanina "Where God is Wild About You!" Me along with the other volunteers transformed our church basement into a rainforest, the kids painted, and learn soo much about God's unconditional love for us. It was bitter sweet when it ended, but it was truly a blessing. Here are a few pictures I was able to catch in the midst of having such a good time

Make-Up Time

Soooo I've never really been good at the whole make-up thing so I kinda shyed away from it. I've practiced in the past but every attempt was a complete FAIL Lol. I'm not a big fan of bright eye colors for some reason I always felt like I looked like a clown. I just think soft and simple is more me,sooo I decided to give it another try. I did a really simple eye. I used La Colors Gold eyeshadow for my lid and crease and a darker gold under my brows. Then I lined my top and bottom lid with black eye liner and used a NYX champagne color lip gloss. Check out the pic. How did I do???

Essence,Fireworks & Birthday Cake

Not only was this 4th of July weekend, it was especially special because it was

My BIRTHDAY!!!! Yeap my birthday is July 4th and I turned 29 years old today.

I actually didn't have any plans for my birthday I decided that I just want to spend time catching up on some much needed R&R ,but to my surprise my sister-n-law, brother, and my nephews came in town and surprised me. They had a whole weekend filled with fun things for us to do, and not to mention it was Essence Festival here in New Orleans. They threw me a surprise party with ALL of my favorite things. Sorry I don't have any pictures I was having to much fun, but I did manage to snap a picture of the cake before everyone dug in(smile)

Today I woke up to over 50 Facebook Birthday messages, WoW! words can't describe how special I felt, So much happend in the year of 28. Let's see, I went Natural, I moved to New Orleans, I started school, I was in a relationship and learned so much from it,and I learned to trust God more. I'm so blessed and thankful for all the good and bad that happend in the Year of 28 and and if I had to do it all again, I wouldn't change anything. The good and the bad has made me a little bit better. I'm SO excited about my future and I'm looking forward to all the things that will come in the Year of 29!!!

Broken Hearts can be Mended

Getting over a break up is never easy, trust me I know because I'm going through it right now, it's actually kind of hard to pick yourself up when all you can think about is the other person,but I believe that time heals all things. http://www.Bossip.com had a list of 10 ways to get over a breakup and here are my top 5 from that list

1.) Avoid the Friend Zone - when it’s over, it’s over! There is no such thing as being friends with your ex right away. In time, you can be friends but take the time you need to heal! No phone calls, no random late night sleepovers because “I miss you.” Stay strong and avoid contact for at least 90 days!

2.) Refrain from Random Sex - finding a “jump-off” or a void filler is nothing more than quick fix that doesn’t help you in the grand scheme of things. Furthermore, why pass the pain that you’re feeling on to someone else? Nobody wins. Take the time you need to heal, jumping into a fling immediately after a bre akup is not healthy and likely ends up being a waste of time.

3.) Switch It Up - Go through your house and rearrange your furniture, especially in the bedroom. Move your bed to another corner or switch up the entire layout of your living room! You can take it a step further and paint a room or two a different color. This helps refresh your attitude and enhances the desire to turn a new leaf!

4.) Do You - after a breakup it’s so easy to get lost in your sadness and let yourself go. Just because you no longer have a girlfriend don’t veg on the PS2, drink heavily and fail to get your line-up. Ladies, don’t let your nails and toes suffer and develop a habit of eating ice cream in the bed every night! Go to the barber! Go to the salon! Go get your mani/pedi! Hit the gym harder! Be better, not bitter!

5.) Surround Yourself with Love - there are people that love you regardless of your hardships. So don’t be too proud to reach out to them and let them know you need them. If it’s your siblings, other family members or your best friend you can never have enough support through your transition.

Hopefully these 5 things will help you start to heal!! :0)

Vrroooom!

It's not the most girly of cars but something about this car screams Sexy to me

If I could be a Animal

Inside my Eclectic Mind

My thoughts are pretty eclectic and hopefully my future home can represent that. Check out these pics I found and are great inspiration

The Final Goodbye

As the sounds of Marsha Ambrousious "Far Away" plays in the background I think about you, but now when I think about you my confusion,uncertainty and thoughts of you are no longer whether you’re being faithful or what’s the true story with you and your best friend, instead I wonder how you’re doing and if you’re thinking about me to? I never wanted you to change things I just wanted you to understand where I was emotionally and was hoping that with me being open and honest enough to tell you, that you would accept that that’s where I was, and know that I was willing to understand and know that it would take time.

Relationships are not easy but I’ve learned that both people have to be accepting of the good, the bad, and indifferent of each other in order for it to work.
I’ll miss the walks on the Levee. Whether you know it or not my first time on Bourbon was with you (smile) and it’s something I’ll never forget. The walk on Magazine, or the rides around the city.

Whenever I see the city skyline I won’t be able to help but think about you. I’ll miss the only other relationship that I would allow you to have and that was the one with my hair (smile) Of course I’ll miss captain hook; I’ll miss the laughs and trips to popeyes. O and by the way I still have the plant you gave me, it’s not dead yet aren’t you proud of me? (Smile) but most of all I’ll miss YOU!

If you ever need me I'm always here please remember I'm never far away. Know that I still love you because my love is unconditional and when you love unconditional you never stop loving, Flaws and ALL.

Good Luck with everything!

Cake Please!

So, if you love cake as much as I do, your going to love this idea. I saw this recipe on another bloggers page and had to share it with my followers, so here you go hope you enjoy:


• Vegetable shortening
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 1/3 cups sugar
• 5 large egg whites, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups milk, room temperature
• Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple gel food coloring



Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush six 9-inch-round cake pans (or as many 9-inch cake pans as you have, reusing them as necessary) with shortening. Line bottom of each cake pan with parchment paper; brush again and set aside.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar. Slowly add egg whites and mix until well combined. Add vanilla and mix until fully incorporated. Add flour mixture and milk in two alternating additions, beginning with the flour and ending with the milk. Mix until well combined.

3. Divide batter evenly between six medium bowls. Add enough of each color of food coloring to each bowl, whisking, until desired shade is reached. Transfer each color to an individual cake pan. Transfer to oven and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean, about 15 minutes (working in batches if necessary).

4. Remove cakes from oven and transfer to a wire rack; let cool for 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto a wire rack; re-invert and let cool completely.

5. Using a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes to make level. Place four strips of parchment paper around perimeter of a serving plate or lazy Susan. Place the purple layer on the cake plate. Spread a scant 1 cup buttercream filling over the first layer with a small offset spatula so it extends just beyond edges. Repeat process with blue, green, yellow, and orange layers.

6. Place the remaining red layer on top, bottom-side up. Gently sweep away any loose crumbs with a pastry brush. Using an offset spatula, cover the top and sides with a thin layer of frosting (also use any of the excess frosting visible between the layers). Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.

7. Using an offset spatula, cover cake again with remaining frosting

LOVE vs. FEAR

So, I was doing something I do often, THINKING

Thinking about my relationship and I had this amazing epiphany.
The say....“Love is a action word”....TRUE!, but to know what Love is and to be in a position to give Love (which is ultimately putting it into action) you REALLY have to surrender to all of your fears and any insecurities you may be holding on to, and give the other person permission to see who you organically are.

The more and more I think about it I realize how serious it is and it makes me wonder how many people really understand that; however it’s not easy to allow yourself to be so transparent and venerable, well at least not for me. Giving someone ALL of me and not knowing the outcome is scary. So question…. How do you let go in order to experience something that could be sooo amazing?

Exactly how do you “Love without fear? Trust without question. Need without demand. Want without restriction and Desire without inhibition?”
Feel free to let me know in the comments section

Definition of L.O.V.E

"True love is when someone accepts your past, supports your present and encourages your future"

Thank Me Later Medley (Cover) - Drake

Pass the Pound Cake Please

Sooo today March 4,2011 is National Pound Cake Day and if you like Pound cake as much as I do your really going to LOVE this recipie courtesy of Catherine DeOrio. There called Pound Cake Pops, there sooo cute and even better, so easy to make

Ingredients
1 (16 ounces) package frozen pound cake
1 (12 ounces) bag white chocolate chips or white melting chocolate
20 4-inch lollipop sticks
Bag of shredded coconut, toasted
Preparation
1. Slice pound cake horizontally into 1-inch thick slices.

2. Use one-and-a-half-inch wide round cookie cutters to cut pound cake.

3. Place circles in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Insert a lollipop stick into the bottom of each pound cake round. Freeze 1-2 hours.

4. When ready to dip and decorate the pops, place shredded coconut into a separate bowl.

5. Place white chocolate into a large glass bowl in a double boiler set-up. Stir until chips are completely melted.

6. Dip each pound cake pop into the white chocolate, then sprinkle with coconut flakes.

7. Place back onto the cookie sheet. When you have decorated all the pops, chill until firm, about 1 hour.

How to toast the shredded coconut

Spread coconut flakes in a thin layer on baking sheet. Place in an oven preheated to 350 degrees and bake for 10-15 minutes until coconut is toasted. Stir frequently as it cooks to prevent burning.