Happy Memorial Day

Today is my granny's birthday. Lucky her-- she get's two holidays in one. This day is also significant because my grandfather was a veteran. He passed away in July of 2004 from complications that he received in the Korean War. I know...he was old. But it was a long hard life. Yesterday would have been his 80th (??? I'm not really sure about this) birthday. As I think about my grandparents and all that they endured, I would like to offer a sincere "thank you" to all of the service women and men who put their lives on the line for our country and it's continued safety. Almost every male in my family has served in the armed forces. This day is truly heartwrenching when I think about all of the people who have lost their lives in battle...from complications...or still living with fresh knowledge (and some not so good) of the wars or places they were deployed. I pray for a flourishing of peace on Earth.

Everything is Fine in 2009

Hello Everyone!!!

So what have I been up to?

I have a job with Smarthinking.com so I have been training for that. The new semester starts January 23 and I am naturally a procrastinator so I haven't been able to post as much as I would like in this new year. I will get it together though. My time management skills are already getting better. That's good. And would not have been possible without God.

I feel like 09 is going to be the YEAR. Does anyone else feel like that or know what I am talking about?

My girlfriend is absolutely amazing. I love her sooooo much. We have been inseparable since I got back into town. LOL. Sorry to everyone who have tried to spend time with us...gottta get that quality time in again.

I got a sewing machine for Christmas so you know I am going to be sewing again soon.
I have so many purse ideas in my head that it isn't even funny.

I am now a contributing writer over at QueerCents. I hope you all stop by and take a look at the Dating on a Budget series, plus there are some good tidbits about managing your finances. :-)

If Money Is No Object

I have the perfect gift website for you all. Gifts.com, I mean it is a gem. I absolutely adore it! I mean really. You can browse by age, sex, interests and they even have a gifts personality quiz. You answer a few questions and voila, up pop at least 50 gift ideas. And they were good gifts too! I can actually say, everything that came up on my list (Classic Achiever), I absolutely adored. No more fashion jewelry hanging organizers from Dollar Tree for me. (Yes I actually got that one year.)

So here are my top 3 things from that website that I would absolutely love to have:

Stocks: A Share of Coach? It’s less than a $100, quick delivery, and it comes in a niiiice frame. No? I’ll take a share of Hershey or even Krispey Kreme. Start my investment portfolio off right!

Monogrammed umbrella: my initials are TNB, I like Edwardian Script font. I’m not sure if that is available, but something similar is acceptable. My umbrellas always break or get lost somewhere in umbrella land. I promise this one won’t get broken or lost. I will take really good care of it.

Wine Club of the Month: I am a beginner, but this is something I will really appreciate! A nice Riesling anyone?

A girl can dream can't she?!

Cross-posted at Tamara Nichelle 12/8/08

Holidays

This time I am not complaining about not spending Christmas with my love. She will be here and I will be in Florida with my immediate family. I haven't seen my family in over a year, so it is high time I get my arse home. I spoke with my granny the other day and told her I was coming, she was soooo thrilled. I then realized my momma hadn't told anyone so it might be a surprise. I swore granny to secrecy and didn't mention it to anyone else. The only problem is, I don't know how I am getting from the airport. LOL. I am sure we will have that figured out by then.

The only reason I am not as sad is we will spend Christmas Eve together (I will only be gone from then until Monday), plus we realized we aren't the only ones trying to make the decision of with whose family to spend the holidays. It's a classic issue for all couples, that I have seen played out many ways.

We are thinking of just going on vacation from now on. I like the idea of spending the holidays somewhere new, fun, and with little to no stress. For New Years Eve, we have sort of a tradition, we either go to Night Watch services or we watch movies and order pizza. Either way we have a good time. One year we went to New York City and attended a show at Lipz. It was great cabaret performances from all and a drink made by Frankie that sat me on my a**. That was my first trip to the city and I can't wait to get back. We haven't even decided about New Years yet.