R & B Diva's Red Carpet 2nd Season Premiere Party

I hadn't planned on attending this event, but somehow I ended up there in VIP (Thanks Sherita).  Like some kind of weird dream, there I was suddenly knee deep in reality TV show divas!  I won't lie some of the reality shows especially those that involve "wives" are my guilty pleasure.  You can go discuss the morality of the shows characters with someone else. I must admit that I am not that familiar with TV One's R n B Diva's at all.  All I know is that I sat next to Nicci Gilbert the whole night. (I used to love me some Brownstone!) Some I recognized some I didn't but I had a great time none the less and the Museum Bar was great.  Check out my pics.

w/Mama Dee from Love & Hip Hop ATL

Lovely Chicks
Oh Nikka and The V-Bar Lady

Chanita Foster from VH 1's Football Wives

w/Mariah from Married to Medicine

w/ Nicci Gilbert from R&B Divas

Designer Sir Algernon

w/ designer Dia Bocage

w/ the beautiful Oh Nikka

 Do you have a favorite reality TV star?  Go ahead and list them, I won't tell anyone that you watch too!

Recap ~ I Love Me Because... I'm Different!

Memories of the I Love Me event still linger with me as I type this post.  I can still see all of the smiling faces and I can hear the excited voices of all of the kids that were in attendance.  I am so thankful to Julia Davis of Truchatonline.com for allowing me to plan and co host this event with her.  I Love Me events are her brainchild and have been a part of Fro Fashion Week since 2012.  All of the kids had a wonderful time there were even some grown kids who joined in on the fun!

Motivation!  These are the signs for the photo booth.  Positive words evoke positive behavior.  Each child also wore name tags that reflected positive words instead of their name.

Black History Heroes presentation.  Everyone who participated by reading about a Hero outloud received a prize!  Reading out loud teaches the child how to speak publicly.  It gives an opportunity to pronounce and enunciate words.  Reading out loud about a Black History Hero instills pride and also learning.  

Fitness! Zumba Instructor Amia Freeman spoke to the children about loving themselves and followed with a short Zumba session.  Fitness is very important to keep minds healthy &  fresh!

It's OK to be Different!  Jessica McGinty Ceo of JessiCurl and Tarin Boone CEO of Naturally Me Media and creator of Fro Fashion Week spoke to the kids about self esteem.   Hearing adults reflecting on things that they too had to deal with as kids made the kids understand that they could overcome adversity. 

Positive Play!  Promoting self love and esteem through positive play has been a key part of every I Love Me event.  Here we see a mom assisting her child by decorating a face that looks like hers.  

Prizes & Give Aways! Throughout the event prizes were given away from Our Natural Kids, Curl Collection, Fro Fashion Week and TruChatOnline.com.  Each kid also received backpacks filled with hair product samples from JessiCurl and Shea Moisture plus MUCH more!

We really had a great time celebrating these children and showering them with love and attention.  I hope they never forget this day.  I know I wont.

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Thanks for reading.

Peace.

Milestone Anniversary & Marriage Reflections

My husband and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary in February.  To celebrate we decided to take an extended weekend to the Gulf Coast.  I love being near bodies of water.  Biloxi was a perfect choice for us plus its in driving distance (I hate flying).  So we both took a few days off work and hit the road.  I think that people underestimate the beauty and enjoyment of a nice car ride anymore.  Mississipi is only a 6 hour drive.  Car rides give you time to reflect, to meditate. There is something about scenery going by, about breathing different air. In light of it being a milestone anniversary I took advantage of this time.  The most beautiful thing about being married is being able to be quiet sometimes.  There is a certain security that comes with marriage and you dont have to ALWAYS be talking...but I won't get into all that.  I will say that I never thought in a million years that I would have what I have with my husband.  His unconditional love inspires me to be a better person.  I am happy to say that after 10 years of being his wife, I still get tingles when he refers to me as such.  I love him.  

Our 1st Date February 1990

When I met him I wasn't in a very good place.  Our love affair in the 90's didnt last very long.  We broke up :-(  Time & circumstances came between us back then....but it was a good thing, because we weren't ready! I always loved him though.  10 years later he looks me up.  I was single & so was he...  We played Intro's version of Stevie Wonder's "Ribbon In the Sky" at our wedding.



Our Wedding Day
February 2001

 Sure there have been downs, but the UPS have far outweighed them...



We brought these boys with us into the marriage. 
My 2 and his 1
They are brothers now



Our Daughter
(She is 3 in this pic)

Maybe some one said this...maybe i saw it somewhere...I cant remember but I'll say it anyway...

If true wealth could be measured in terms of love...I am one of the richest women there is.

Biloxi
February 2011

Our anniversary trip was serene, peaceful and calm. The weather was perfect & so were the views... True love vibes were present & positive energy to begin the next 10 years of this journey. 
I love me some him.


Thanks for reading :-)
Peace