Thanksgiving Weekend in Dover, DE

i hope that everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving Day with the ones they love. i know i did!!!

as you may remember, i mentioned that my godsister & her kids moved to Delaware over the summer. so she invited me, mommy, lala, her mother & sister to spend the weekend out there & to check out Dover, DE. we had a lot of fun but then again anytime we are together, it's always fun. Lala missed the kids so much that when we got in @ 2:30 am, they were up till 5 talking & hanging out in the living room. we didn't get to sleep till 6 am talking and preparing all the food.

the next day, the kids went to the park & we headed to Wally World {Wal-Mart}. NYC needs one & badly, of course i had to buy a few things. Thanksgiving Day was awesome, dinner was fulfilling & everyone was happy. later that night, we headed to the Casino's for a bit of gambling, drinking & sightseeing. we returned home @ 3 am then stood up watching a movie till 6am.

all in all, we had fun. even thinking about relocating to Dover, first i'll need to get a job & thank God there are quite a few Universities out there. None like where I am but my daughter's best interest in education, safe neighborhood to live in and peacefulness-along with some down time with her cousins. we'll see, just have to leave things in the hands of the Lord.

BTW, my all this is what i walked out of the Casino with & i'm still happy because i had a wonderful time with family.

Orlando Came & Left

so Thursday was the big 32 & to be honest it didn't faze me the least. strange when i was 25, i went on a 7 day cruise with my girlfriends and ended up having a mid-life crisis. sad & depressed & in the middle of the Caribbean Islands thinking that i haven't accomplished anything and that i was getting old and getting nowhere fast. now, i don't even see it that way; i am actually trying to count my blessing without the "buts" it's not easy for me but i'm getting there.

orlando came to town because one of his best friends was getting married & he was in the wedding. he bought along Neal {another best friend} and though the visit was just till Sunday, i enjoyed every moment with both them. looking forward to going to West Palm Beach & hanging out with them, haven't been there in 8 yrs.

i had a wonderful weekend with a friend, stayed home, watched movies & that's all ya need to know. sunday morning i went to mommy's house to spend the day with them, by the afternoon we were shopping and then once we got back to mommy's my cousin was there with his family {pic below}. my cousin came by to bring his kids over so that we can see how much they have grown, he hasn't seen his kids in 6 yrs. because he was fixing his papers here so he can become a resident. he finally got it done and now he isn't an immigrant, as i like to put it {i say this w/love}. after that a family friend & her husband drove Anthony {Orlando's middle name} & Neal to the airport & we came home.

my dad bought me my computer chair, mommy got me my bathroom set, my step-mother bought me pj's for DR, Anthony gave me money, and Lala made me 2 birthday cards.

the official birthday will kick off during Thanksgiving Weekend in Delaware. Vivian's birthday is the 25th & we will be celebrating it then. looking forward to getting out of the hood for a little bit, change is what i need. speaking off change, CONGRATS TO OBAMA & his success.

my daughter witnessed something greatly historic & what better birthday gift could a girl ask for.

Barack Obama for President

we remember that i have a 9 year old daughter and who @ times i believe is 19 years old. she is way to mature for her age, of course when it benefits her.

this child has been up and down the streets of NY letting everyone know how she feels and who needs to be president of the US. in her world, she is voting for Obama. cute :-)

friday i picked her up from afterschool {fridays are club days} and she was in her Nutrition class {not cooking class}. she and a few friends were in the middle of a deep discussion on Obama & McCain. the poor teacher was trying to teach them about the different toppings you can put on an apple slice instead of eating just a plain ole apple. god bless her, for not wanting to tell them to shut up, turn around & listen.

Lala, J, & A were telling H that she needs to be voting for Obama because McCain doesn't know what he's talking about. H tells them that her mother & her are voting for McCain because he has more experience & knows what he's talking about. J tells H that she has no business voting for McCain because she is Spanish & poor that they need a black man to help them out. Lala, of course, backs J up & reminds H that everyone is voting for Obama because he is smart & understands what Spanish & Black people are going through & that we need a change. A is standing in back of H chanting, "Obama, Obama, Obama".

A's mother told him to be quiet & sit down & that people can vote for who they thought was the man for the job. Lala tells A's mother that Obama is the man for the job & turns to H & tells her that when he wins she is going to cry because nobody is voting for McCain. She also reminds H that "you never see anyone with a McCain button/shirt". At this point, I tell Lala to be quiet & to pay attention to the teacher so that we can go home.

Because my child cannot vote, she is praying hard that Obama wins. So every night, he is in her prayers and on Facebook I posted a pin just for my baby girl.

Righteous!!!!!

Saturday's Halloween Show

my friend Rachel is an aerialist-silks & she invited a few of her friends to her Halloween performance on Saturday. it was good to see her, Dr. J, DeAndrea & meet a few of their friends. the company would not allow the audience to take pictures after the opener. so I was not able to take Rachel's picture while she was performing.

my date to her performance was Lala & she enjoyed the show, they opened the show with a "Thriller" number & ended it with a trapeze act. the ending had my heart stopping from time to time whenever the girls would let go of the swing & have the guy on the other swing catch her wrists. lord, did i pray for them while they were performing.

Rachel's performance was beautiful, saw her act on Facebook but watching a video & seeing a live performace are way different. Lala's said that she's beautiful & that her performance was the best by far. Can't wait for her next performance in December. Lala's already marked it on her calendar & is looking forward to it.