Let Me Tell You Bout MY BESTFRIEND

So I was in church today, and I looked down at my phone. I had a message. It was from my bestie. The message said, "If I had to thank you for everything you've done for me it would take a lifetime but I do wanna take this time out to express how much you mean Thank You for just being in my life Love You and I hope you have a blessed day <3" :-) :-) :-) oh.em.GEE. AWWWWWW. El.oh.el. My bestie means the WORLD to me. We've been knowing each other since fifth grade, but we really didn't start hanging out as much as we did until senior year of high school. And we didn't get SUPER really close until this year, our junior year of college. We talk about EVERYTHING...well ALMOST everything. But I'm so glad I have my BESTIE. It's so nice to have someone in my life that I can talk to and just hangout and have fun with. We don't spend EVERY WAKING MOMENT together, and honestly, I don't want that. We spend just enough time together. I think EVERYONE should have a bestfriend...LIKE MINE. Haha

 Until next time...

N.A.S.

Since last week, I've been encouraging my girlfriends to text guys that they like but don't really have the courage to do so. I mean I'm no expert at talking to guys either, but it's easier to give other people advice than it is to take it yourself. So a couple of nights ago, when I was helping my friend text a guy she was CRAZY about, IT HIT ME.
N.A.S. No this does NOT have anything to do with the rapper. It's an acronym that I  RANDOMLY came up with. It means Niggas Are  Simple. El.oh.el. After I thought about it it made me laugh, but it is SO TRUE. When it comes to texting, ESPECIALLY when girls text guys for the first time, they analyze EVERY LITTLE THING. (I've been a witness to this over the past few days.)We try to figure out when is the right time, what we should say, how we should say it and all that other ISH. And while our mind is going CRAZY about how we need to approach the situation, the guy calmly answers each text in what it seems like SECONDS. ...WOW... We are CRAZY. El.oh.el. SMH.
I mean have you ever text a guy for the first time, but before you text him you were freaking out on the inside about what to say and stuff? El.oh.el. I mean I have LITERALLY thrown my phone after texting a guy just so I could force myself not to be caught up in when he text me or if he even text me back. No one has probably gone to MY extreme, but...SMH. That's pretty low. #sadday
Well I'm writing this post today letting ladies know that there is no longer any reason to stress yourself over the once dreaded "FIRST TEXTS." Those days should be put behind us. We should adapt the attitudes of those dudes we stress over, and just be COOL. Whatever happens HAPPENS. And who knows, we might not be alone. They could be stressing out just as much as we are. *pauses* Or maybe not. Haha

Until next time,
 

It's a NEW DAY

HOLA! It is another school year, and I am SUPER, DUPER excited. I'm a junior this year, which means I am almost out of this bizniEE. El.oh.el. (That was a little Love and HipHop Atlanta  terminology.) Haha. This post is a LITTLE late...I KNOW. It's October. SMH. It's okay though. I'm gonna get it together.
We've only been in school for like a month and a half, but there has already been SO MUCH that has transpired. I've added new friends to my friend list, I'm trying to figure out where a couple of my friends stand, and I have also lost one. *sighs* Guess that's what happens the older you get. #FOREVERYOUNG El.oh.el. Not only has there been changes in mys social life, but in my schooling life as well.
I'm taking nice classes, more intense then my previos classes though. One of my classes is photojournalism which I LOVE. El.oh.el. I even bought me a FANCY camera. I stay taking pictures now. #OFFICIAL I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. SMH. I'll try to have that figured out before senior year though. HOPEFULLY. *sighs* There is so much that I have to talk about, that I can't POSSIBLY write it all in this post.

Until LATER...

Friday Funnies

I was just thinking about the original video, but then I stumbled onto this remix. It's FUNNY. El.oh.el. *sighs* GOOD STUFF.

ENJOY.

FRIENDS....How Many of Us Have Them

While I was in Houston visiting Shelby and hanging out with her family, one of her uncle's said that me flying out for the FIRST TIME to celebrate Shelby's b-day, showed that I was a truely good friend. That made me feel really good. I mean I guess I hadn't thought about it. I just thought of it as a cool experience, that it would be something fun. I didn't look at the bigger picture. And when I thought about it, it WAS pretty cool. Then it made me think of all of my friendships over the years. My friends from when I was younger to now, for the most part, are different. I met a group of friends that will stay with me forEVER. I mean these girls are going to be in my WEDDING. El.oh.el. I don't have a LARGE group of friends that I hangout with. It's only really 3. Crystal, Thelma, and Shelby. Then there's my bestie Bri. I don't hangout with her like that. I haven't really since college, because we're onn different schedules, but she is still a friend of mine. AND my roomie. As far as guy friends are concerned, I also only have 3: D.J., my twin Donovan, and J.B., but of COURSE I'm closer to my girls. O YEAH! El.oh.el. My friends are VERY important to me. Living on campus, I'm around them ALL THE TIME. Well...MY GIRLS. El.oh.el. But if I don't see them, I'm either texting or calling them. YEAH...THAT CLOSE. I believe EVERYONE should have somebody that they are REALLY close with, other than a relative. With all my many issues, I need cool people to talk to and just have fun with. Things can be pretty stressful at times, even as college student, el.oh.el., so I need people around me to make things not AS stressful. My friends are also there to be STRAIGHT-UP with me, and that is ALWAYS needed. El.oh.el. At this point in myy life, I just want to keep my friends close to me. I try to text, call, and see them as often as possible. These guys aren't going ANYWHERE. El.oh.el. I want to keep them involved with every aspect of my life even when our college years end. Shelby, Crystal, Thelma and I are trying to go to the same grad school. El.oh.el. YEAH...this is REAL. My daddy told me that the friends you have in highschool sometimes fall by the wayside when you graduate, but the friends you meet in college will be with you FOREVER. I love my crazy, funny, GREAT friends, and I can't wait to continue my friendship with each and everyone with them when we graduate college. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! El.oh.el.

Untill next time,

New Adventures

I know I haven't written anything in like FOREVER, and I'm SORRY. I'm gonna make up for it tho. I'm gonna do like 3 posts back-to-back. So YEAH. El.oh.el. OKAY. So my friend's Shelby's b-day was this past weekend. Before school ended, she told us that she would have plans for her b-day weekend, and she was inviting us to come. (US- Me, Crystal, Thelma, and Bri) When school ended, I offficially decided that I was going to buy a plane ticket to go to Houston and celebrate Shelby's b-day. I mean she's my friend, and I'll have money, so why not??? Besides, I knew that Crystal and Thelma would be going with me, so I wouldn't be by myself. I knew Bri wasn't going because she HATES planes. *sighs* I called Thelma and Crystal as soon as I got my ticket to let them know where I got mine from so we could be on the same plane. When I told them, they were telling me a whole LIST of things that I didn't want to hear. They were saying that they might not be able to make it. I was just thinking, "oh.em.GEE. These hoes BETTA go. I'm not gonna be in Houston by mySELF." El.oh.el. I encouraged them that they would, and that was the end of that conversation. A week and a half later I asked them again, and it was confirmed...I was going to Houston by myself. *sighs* I finally came to grips with it. I mean...I wasn't gonna NOT go. Besides, it's non-refundable. El.oh.el. So I was packing up everything...LITERALLY. I know I packed more than I should have, but I needed to have options. When the time finally came for me to travel to Houston, I was SUPER psyched. I was feeling anxious. I was nervous and it was TOTALLY noticeable. When I got to the airport to check in my bags, the baggage handler asked ONE question. From that question, the he was able to determine that it was my first time riding a plane. El.oh.el. SMH. I was FREAKING OUT. I was shaking SO HARD. It was RIDICULOUS. It only got worse when I got closer to where I needed to be. I went inside, past the security, which I thought was a little much, and I started to walk to where I THOUGHT I was supposed to be. I looked a little lost, but I was trying to. El.oh.el. I finally found somewhere to sit. I ended up sitting by this guy who not only goes to JSU, but who said that he sees me around campus and always thought that I was beautiful. *pauses* I always find the weird guys. El.oh.el. He didn't bother me that much, because he was keeping me SOMEWHAT calm. It was finally time for us to board the plane, and my nerves were at an all time HIGH when we started to move inside. By the time I sat down, I was totally out of it. I didn't even know how to put on my seatbelt. SMH. Then I became calm. I thought to myself, "This isn't that bad. I can DO THIS!" El.oh.el. But little did I know that we hadn't ACTUALLY taken off yet. All I felt was the plane speeding up and then I jolted back in the seat. The plane started flying around. It really felt like a rollercoaster. And THAT was takeoff. El.oh.el. When that 5 minutes of surprise was over, I started to dose in and out of sleep. Next thing I know, they are passing out snacks, and then they're telling us we were in Houston. WOW...that was FAST. I was super excited now. I was in Hobby airport. I had to go to baggage claim to find stuff. After the THIRTY MINUTES that took, el.oh.el., I was to ready to go with Shelby's mom. She picked me up from the airport. Houston is GINORMOUS. It took us it seemed like FOREVER to get to the house, and they said that that was close. 0_o Shelby was excioted to see me and I was excited to be there, but there was no time for hugging and talking. It was time to get ready for our first placeto go for the weekend. We went to a sports bar. It was REALLY SNAZZY. After almost an hour of waiting, her friends are black, el.oh.el., they started to show up. And I must say, Shelby's friends are ALL GOOD LOOKING. I was like WHAAAATT??? El.oh.el. Of course I was reserved at first, but I started to warm up a little. Shelby's friends were really col. The next night was even better. We were at Dave and Buster's. Everyone was more relaxed and chill. Things that night got pretty CRAZY. El.oh.el. So crazy that they can't be discussed. El.oh.el. But they aren't THAT bad. El.oh.el. The next day was a Sunday. It was my last day there. I went to church with Shelby and her dad, and then I was on my way back home afterwards. Shelby's church was giNORMO. It was something I wasn't used to, because my church is WAAYY smaller. It was a nice experience though because I've never really been to another church. Soon...it was time for me to go.     :-( I was pretty sad. I wanted to stay a little longer, but the whole JOB THING. *sighs* But  I definitely want to fly again. I'm still taking baby steps, so I don't think I'll be flying to like Canada or anywhere, but traveling via airplane is a new thing added to my list of things to do.

Until next time,

I Whip My BRAIDS

So this summer I wanted some new hairstyle that would be manageable. My hair was already reaching it's "natural state," el.oh.el. and I didn't want to keep going to get my hair done. SMH. That gets pretty pricey. So I was talking to my friend who braids hair, and I was telling her that I wanted her to braid my hair, not really knowing FOR SURE. I started looking up braids, and I started to get REALLY interested. hy have I not ever considered braids BEFORE?! They are great AND they look cute. I don't have to worry about being in my head all the time. All I have to do is fix it up and GO. That makes things SO much easier. El.oh.el. I finally found out what kind  of braids that I wanted. I ended up getting box braids. They are TOO cute. El.ohel. Now braids will DEFINITELY be a hairstyle that I will consider.