Suzy Homemaker
This time on Suzy Homemaker we continue juicing. I call this one "Real Orange Pop" because it's so zesty it just pops in your mouth. I like sour stuff so this one was right up my alley. It consisted of carrots, oranges, lemons, and a little bit of pineapple. Very tasty and very nutritious...yum yum..pop! lol
Fitness Journey
This picture was taken almost 2 weeks ago and it was the last time I got on the treadmill. With Kelvin being home from school last week, my normal routine just seemed thrown off. I know, I know that's no excuse. Guess I'm just accustomed to mozying about my day by myself and it was really hard to stay on task the entire day knowing that the hubs was home. I'm gonna try and get back on it. My goal coming up is to go ahead and dust that bike of mine off in the garage. I was talking with some friends who do bike riding pretty consistently and I'm figuring I might need to get my bike adjusted. It's just a horrible ride when it comes to comfort. Surely some level of comfort has to be involved! Most of my friends who ride seem to ride no less than 20 miles and I can't do 3 miles on that river trail without wanting to toss that thing in the river...lol!!
Kid Swap- Date Night
I'm behind so these pics are from a few weeks ago. Back then, it was our turn for date night on the Kid Swap. So, with no real plans and big appetites we headed over to Taziki's. Wowza!!! That food was so good...lol! On Fridays, they have this pasta that has a balsamic vinegrette(sp) sauce, fresh herbs, grilled chicken, feta cheese and I had them add some grilled shrimp to it too...oh my!! It was the bomb!! The hubs had his usual grilled tilapia plate. Fair to say we were both pleased. We ate on the patio and that made for nice ambiance too :-) I wasn't too in the clouds to remember to do a little photo shoot to capture our relationship in a few snap shots...lol
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the other half of the Kid Swap night which was Brook's playdate with her friend and their family. It was her little BFF's Grandpa's birthday and they had a pool party bash. Take a look at my girl swinging at that pinata!! I would have loved to see the look on her face when it burst and all that candy fell on the ground. I can literally hear the reaction of all the kids that flocked to that stuff in the last pic like little ants...lol!
Brook's First Dance Recital
Can you believe we already made it to this point? Seems like yesterday I was posting pics from her first few dance lessons and we already had the first recital. She really came a long way over the course of the dance school year. At the first parent night she wouldn't even dance. She just cried and eventually sat in her Daddy's lap while the rest of the kids danced. She came out of her shell and at least participated when they had their Christmas performance at the nursing home. However at her dance recital last week, she killed it! Miss Personality, I'd say. I was soooooo proud!! I'd be remiss if I didn't mention how proud I was of myself as her personal stylist for the day for hair and makeup. So, they challenged me with making her wear her hair half up and half down. When I originally read that, I thought to myself "oh well, guess she won't have her hair the way they want." However, I put my thinking cap on and said to myself, "Self... just incorporate her trusty braids and make this work". If I can pull off lots of different natural styles on myself surely I can for my girl. So on dress rehearsal day, I washed her hair and braided a headband across the front for the half up part and braided cornrows going to the back for the half down part. On recital day, she was absolutely adorable when I took the cornrows down in the back and really let her wear that part down. Hi-five to me!! Here's a few pics from the dress rehearsal and then some pics of her supporters on recital day.
You would think this pic below is after the recital, but this was actually before...lol!
After Recital Dinner
After the recital, I felt like celebrating!! Which also means I did NOT feel like cooking...lol! So we had dinenr at Red Lobster. My child is one of the few children I know who loves stuff I hated until I was an adult like shrimp, eggs, etc. So, she ate mac and cheese and almost all of my shrimp off of my salad and my pasta. I was able to take a few shots of her and her twin/daddy before we sat down at our table.
Another App to Consume My Time
Picstitch
Good to Be Back
I recently reactivated with my sorority...yall know who it is :-) Anyhoo...Brooklyn and I attended my first meeting since she was 9 months old. I was really counting on the overflow room being available so she could have the occasional lack of discretion in the volume of her voice and not disrupt the meeting. However, the sound wasn't working in that room so I had tough it out in the main room. I must say, she did pretty well. The meeting which would have lasted almost 3 hrs back in the day was only 1 hr this time so that helped tremendously as well. I was also super prepared with coloring sheets, crayons, snacks, juice, and treats. At the end of the meeting, they passed out birthday gifts to the June birthdays. What luck, huh? Just so happens my b-day is in June...lol! I was so surprised that these most perfect little turquoise earrings were waiting in my birthday bag for me. They went pefectly with my outfit I wore to Brook's dance recital the next day!! Michelle talked about me for seemingly coming back just in time to get my birthday gift...however that was not the case...lol! By the way, Michelle passed my blog reading test within a few hours after I sent the notification email out. I can't lie and say I wasn't shocked. Guess she just happened to actually read my post that time around :-) or someone who does read it consistently may have tipped her off...lol
My Silly Family
I'll probably use this pic for my Father's Day post too but I couldn't wait to go ahead and paste it on here. Love these two silly billies!!
Fashionista
Even though ultimately a boy would be so much easier sometimes, I must admit it is pretty fun dressing my little baby doll up. Summer has got to be the time of year it is most fun to do this. She looks soooo cute every Sunday for church...and she'll tell you she does too..lol!
Stayin' Alive at Fifty Five!!
This past Friday, we celebrated my Daddy's 55th. Sing with me now...ah ah ah ah...stayin' alive...stayin' alive..lol! I hope he had as much fun as we all did! We kicked off the celebration with a grown ups only lunch at Benihana! I know what some of you are thinking. That was not all just about me...lol! Daddy likes Benihana too! That's when we showered him with gifts that I'm pretty sure are being used consistently! Later that night was when the real work began. We accompanied him to his church's Family Night Out. That task was so much more than meets the eye! Let me just include the fact that I had 4 little girls with me that night as I had agreed to babysit Aubrey and Presley and it was also my turn on the Kid Swap. Regardless of eating facing the sun, sometimes overcrowded bounce houses, and a nosebleed on one of the girls that seemed like it lasted forever; we all had a pretty good time! I think all the girls did for sure!! Most importantly, Daddy got to spend his birthday exactly how he requested and that's priceless!
Surprise Visitors
So, this past Saturday I was sitting in the backyard balancing our checkbook and working on our budget and Brook was playing on her swingset. I was thinking to myself how I should have invited another little one over to play to keep her entertained a little more. Then like magic, my high school chum Javana called to inform me that she and her little one were in town for the weekend...yaayyy!! She suggested that they come over right away to spend some time with us...perfecto!! Brooklyn and I really enjoyed their visit. The kids played so well together and really looked like they could both be Javana's children...lol! Aiden had his first driving lesson and we all went and did a little window shopping in attempts to try to get my Father's Day shopping early which was a bust! It was such a nice surpise and a great way to spend our afternoon. 
A Few of My Favorite Things
I've decided to add a new section to the blog to allow my readers to really know what makes me smile :-) I'm going to briefly talk about my faves in a different category each post. Let me know if any of you share the same! This week- movies. I love sitting down to a good movie. Sometimes the same one over and over and over again. I must also say there's something about just catching it on tv. 90% of the time if I go out and buy it, I never watch it. I know I'm a strange being that way. So, my top faves in no particular order...drum roll plese....
This picture represents all 3 in the trilogy!! Am I the only one who considers these movies absolutely genius? Every time I watch any of the 3 (and I watch them a lot) I catch something different that I didn't before. To me, that's what makes it genius. The fascinating attention to detail someone must have had to create this concept.
I can remember Michelle asking me to go to the movies with her to see this one and I questioned why in the world I would want to see this movie. After she saw it, she said it was a definite must-watch but I still waited a few years to even view it. OMG!! By far one of the funniest movies I've ever seen!! My favorite scenes- the engagement party and the bridal shower.
B.A.P.S.
Kelvin and Cheryl will tell anyone I am a fool over this movie...lol! I can remember watching it everyday when Kelvin and I were in our early years of dating over at his apartment. Not because he owned a copy of it, but because I put a copy of it in his collection...lol!
This one is definitely a blast from the past. I had to list this one because it was the proof behind why video rentals were a profitable industry for so many years back in the 80's and 90's. I must have rented this movie 50 times...lol! Even at only 99 cents per rental, Blockbuster and Hastings made their money off of me...or shall I say off of my parents...lol!
Now, I know I'm not the only little black girl who loved this movie am I? lol! Wait a minute, I know at least 2 others who did---mama and Brandi...lol! We used to know every song and every line from this movie. I wanted a shiny Pink Ladies jacket soooo bad!!
The Pink Ladies plege is to act cool, to look cool, and to beeeee cool...til death do us part...think pink!!
I love the muppets anyway but this movie was one of my all time favorites when I was growing up!! I've only run across one other person who shared the same appreciation for this movie in my adult life and they know who they are. I won't make this section of my blog an expose'...lol!
This one is definitely a guilty pleasure!! I love this movie! It used to come on HBO all the time back when Kelvin and I first moved into our house. Back then I used to watch that movie everyday. It was such an exciting time for us! This movie always puts me back in that happy place when I see it :-)
This was by far the movie I rented the most as a child. Daddy put me and Brandi on this movie. It was a kid's dream!! All that candy and sweets. I know some might argue but I think this version is by far the best version! The newer one seemed so dark and creepy.
I loved this movie!! I saw it at the movie theater and Mama bought me a VHS copy of it for my 20th birthday. I loved the fact that everyone in the movie seemed to have their own sets of accomplishment in some way. Everyone was so stylish and it seemed like a fun circle of friends. I know at least 2 other folks that share the same sentiment as me and we all need to get together and have a watch party at the theater when the sequel comes out!
Alright faithful readers...if you stuck in with me this long and made it to the end of this post...HI-FIVE to you with 2 snaps up, a twist, and a kiss...mwuah!!
Ta-ta!! for now
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