Thanksgivin' in B-Moe......

Ok, so today is 2/26/08, this is Sssssssso LATE I can't even believe it. I am 'bout the biggest procrastinator in the world. I digress..... '07 Thanksgiving I went o Baltimore, MD with my dad to visit my big sissy!!! I love that chile. Both of us always say, "If you weren't my sister I know we would be great friends." Anyhoo here ya go......



This is my "niecy-poo" Isis. She is a Charpit(Charpe/Pitbull).

Can't forget about QueenB, Ms. Misty. What about they's Aunties Babies, yes them is!!!! Yeah, neither my sister or I have children.



Ok here I is lookin' all F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!!! Gettin' ready to go to dinner that evening.


You know how we are after dinner.....love ya daddy!


Ok my sister & I decided around the same time to grow our hair. She & I both wore our hair faded or shaved. She's rockin' her twists, twist outs, braid out. Her hair is loooooong. However, she now has seen how my hair has grown with SL's & she wants to take the plunge I know she does. JUST DO, GIRL!!!!

It's been a year yall.......

(ok what's up with that eyebrow?!?!?!)

I have done it!! I have gone 2 years with out fadin' or shavin' my head. I have been loc'd now for a year and some dayz & I now know that I actually like hair. So, off to year Two, deux, dos!!!!!

What Ice Cream Am I............

You Are Fossil Fuel Ice Cream

What does liking "fudge dinosaurs" say about someone?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatflavorbenandjerrysicecreamareyouquiz/">What Flavor Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Are You?

Random Rambling....

Hey yall,
I haven't really been in the mood to post anything, but I have been lurking in my favorite blogs & sites, posted comments on other blogs & such, but just haven't had the desire to post. This time of year I seem to go through this constant running round tryin' to get all the winter clothes/coats dry cleaned, washable knits washed..........As the season changes what are the things that you find yourself doing every year to prepare for the start of cold wintery weather?

Oh BTW my 1 year SisterLockVersary is 10/10th & I am soooooooooo GEEKED!!

This aint about har.............

I got this email from my daddy this morning with the subject line............."You've gone too far Monique". However, I don't think so. Growing up I was always the tallest, and a 'lil on the chubby side. However, my mom instilled in me that just because your pleasingly plump, clean it up and dress it up. So my response to my daddy's email was as follows........"No. I don't think she's gone too far. We all know that she has been in the forefront of trying to change society's views of full figured women. I thank my mom for being that role model for me, later in her life, showing me that a full figured woman can be beautiful, classy, stylish, smart, and still have her husband flirt with her."

What do you all think?

I look like I'm on something?!?!?!

Ok, I've changed my main picture back to the B/W headshot. My sister said the picture in the very first post, also used as the main picture of my blog, looked as if I was on something or coming off of something:o(. I thought I was being artistic. I liked the way the light shines through the eyes, and the way I look like I'm deep in thought. Oh well what yall think?!?!?!?

or

I've been TAGGED.........

by Blackrussian...ok let's see............7 random facts/habits about myself that i could share................hmmmmmmmmmm.

1. I am the youngest of three, but I'm taller then the eldest, not sure where the middle child is....The sister I grew up with(oldest) and we found out at the age of 33 & 27 that we had another sister in between us. Shocked? So were we, that our mom had tipped out & not our dad, shocked even more huh? Yeah I know.

2. I've been married, and divorced all before I was 30....married a good guy,(hell he does my taxes) but we were better friends then husband/wife.

3. I am a few credits short of a degree........I know, I know, sad state of affairs. I will be enrolled this fall at WSU.

4. I am a smoker.........Virginia Slims Ultra Lights Non-Menthol........if I want mint I'll grab a piece of gum, or an Altoid & I know I need to quit.

5. I was a coloratura soprano, when I studied music, but am now mezzo-Soprano..........I knew I shouldn't have had that last cig, shoot.

6. 2004 I participated in a gospel talent showcase here in the D, and as one of the 1st prize winners I was able to perform on a broadcast with Bobby Jones..........When I got to Florida for the taping of the gospel industry retreat, I bombed. I didn't like what I had on, I was not in good voice at all. However, I got a hit on google :o).

7. I've come to the realization that I'm a procrastinator. I've been in denial for so long.

So now I've tagged Aya & welcome girlfriend. WOW what a way to get you in the mix.

7 Months & 26 Days

just a few pics of my retightening from last night (6/4/07)



I am suprised at how much my hair as not only grown but filled out. Ericka is the bigidybigidyBOMB!!! Girlfriend was moooooooving last night.

The TightenUp.......

The last time I had a retightening was in February, and I just recently had...............no, NEEDED to see my F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S consultant Ericka on Sunday 5/6 @ 7:30ish in the AM!!! I am so geeked. My hair had grown so much. Yall know from my Fotki, http://public.fotki.com/HaZeLEyEd1/, that my hair was thin in spots. In the beginning..............

then there was the first retightening.............. Still a 'lil scalpy, yeah........huh?!?!?................I know, but it got real bad. I think I neglected my babies when I was going through my whole car situation. SHOOT I didn't have the money to get that attention to detail that Ericka cares about so much. So I looked like THIS 'bout the head..............

CHIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiile..................on Sunday the back row was taken down and the single locs were made two.

My baby, yall know the one that was the first to just bloom, is now FOUR smaller locs. It took some time, but I am so happy that my hair is TightenedUP!! I feel like a new person. I remember when my appointment for a fresh perm or fade where DUE!!! After it was done you couldn't tell me SHHHhhhhhhhh.......

I'm excited that I am actually letting my hair grow. 2 years ago this time I was BALD, by choice, but nontheless BALD!! Well TODAY marks 7 months being SL'd and let me tell you................... I'm still happy I made the jump to Sisterlocks(r).

I don't believe this....

Ok, it was on 5/1/07 a rainy Tuesday afternoon. One of my co-workers offered to take me home after work. We're slowly working our way through the downtown Detroit rush hour. We're talking about the days events and how tired we were. We pull onto my street and I happen to glance toward where I last saw my car parked ready to give my baby the type of look a mother gives her sick child. However, to my surprise, my baby isn't there. Am I seeing things!??! I see a gray Saturn, and a gray, truck, no gray, Cirrus.

I'm about to cry, my car was STOLEN?!?!?!? No, it had to have been towed. The battery was dead, and it was leaking transmission fluid. I resolve that my neighbors thought it was an abandoned vehicle, and had it towed. Ok, Ok. I'll just call the police department and figure this one out tomorrow.

Well, 5/2/07 comes around and I go to my local police station with a copy of my title and ask where my car was towed. I was then told by the officer that my car wasn't towed by the police department. WHAT?!?!?!? SO SOMEONE REALLY DID STEAL MY BABY! I make a report and take a bus back home, defeated, angry, violated, and just sick. I mean, I have this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. For some reason I don't cry, I just pray to God that I can still stay on my plan to pay off the remaining balance of my tickets, and when they finally find my car I can go through with registering it and renew my license at least by June, not May, but JUNE!!! Another setback.

It's now 5/3/07 I come home and I get this letter in the mail from the MI Dept of Treasury. It's telling me that my refund has been adjusted and the amount that they placed towards my driver responsibility has paid off my tickets. Hallelujah!!!! That means I can renew my license like tomorrow Friday 5/4/07. That also means that when my car is found and it's not in too bad of a shape, I can purchase my insurance and renew my tags, and DRIVE!!!

I can see the light at the end of my tunnel.

Thanks for sharing in my whole ordeal.

I'm 'bout to loose my mind....

Ok in the previous post I mentioned that I was goin' through this thang called "maturity". Well, here we go.......................About 4 to 5 years ago. I was receiving tickets almost every 3-6 months at a time. 1. Driving with out license, 2. driving with out proof of insurance, 3. driving with out registration etc. I know, I know, I know, (to all yall mamas out there) I was wrong. I did say that I was young and did some foolish things in my previous post, didn't I?!?!? Well, now I'm 33 and I am a firm believer that if you are not doin' the right things in your life that they come back to getcha. Well in Feb, 2007 my car sputtered out in the driveway of one of my dear friends. We had do push it to the nearest shop.

This is a personal perception of MY OWN. I live in Detroit, MI and we have a very LARGE Middle Eastern community. Most of the gas stations and small auto shops are owned by the Ali's & Habeeb's etc. So the shop that we pushed my baby to was one of the aforementioned establishments. I was given a quote of $350 to replace a fuel pump. I thought this was quite pricey, so I called a few of my male friends to get their opinion. As I thought I was being shanked by roughly $50 - $75. So, I went back to the shop and asked for the money back and told "Sam" that I felt like I was being taken advantage of because I'm a woman. He assured me that he called the local auto parts suppliers...........you know your PepBoys, AutoZones, etc. and he even went as far as to call one of them while I was in the shop office. AnyHoo, I decided to leave the car, by this time(3pm) it was late and I had the money to get it fixed but not towed. So, I picked my baby up at 'bout 6pm. Drove it home and went about my evening and the following 2-3 weeks.

One morning, I was running a 'lil late for work, I usually walk since I'm so close, but today. I gotta drive. Well to my surprise my baby would not start AT ALL. I'm SICK, JUST SICK! I just dropped $350 and now she won't even stay started?!?!?!? I end up what?!? Walking to work. I call around to get pricing on towing. I have my car towed to the nearest dealership. I am now being told that not only is it my fuel pump, but my car needs rewiring, needs a transmission, whatelse, whatelse..........hmmmmm. I'm in shock, in tears, infuriated. So, I get my car fixed to the tune of $1430.50 (yes, the decimal is in the right place). By the way did I mention in my previous post that I just celebrated a birthday?!?!? That means I need to get new tags, OH! I forgot this is the year that I need to renew my license :O(. I am not a happy camper.

So, I WOMAN UP and I start to take all the money that I have and my pay to start paying off these tickets, and it has been a slow, but what's a girl to do. God if you were trying to get my attention. I get it. Like my mother told me before she passed away. "Posie (nickname), Do the right thing in life, treat people right, treat yourself right. Just do the right thing" Mommy that was..........whew 7-8 years ago. I hear you, I hear you.

It has now been about 2 months and I've been taking the bus to where I need to go. Which I don't stray too far from home. I'm not too knowledgable on the mass transit system here in the city. Heck I never knew the bus system in Columbus, OH, my hometown. That's just the blessings of God......I've always had my dad, my own car.

I've found some reasonable insurance through Progressive, and once my tickets are paid off, I'm goin' straight to the Secretary of State(MI's Dept of Motor Veh), renew my license, and tags and complete another step towards this journey called "Maturity" and doin' the "right thing".
Ro~

Just a few thoughts...........

Hello everyone,
This is new to me, this bloggin' and sharing thoughts. I am so geeked about starting this new thing in my life called..................maturity. I just turned 33 on 4/7/07 and there is stuff that I am in the process of cleaning up that I created in my 20's. My whole thought about this cleanup is that; it may take a 'lil time but once I am rid of these things the lesson will be learned to not do the "young dumb" thing again. As I child I used to here older family members and my mother sayin' that someone was either an "ole fool" or an "educated fool". I used to (quietly, still do) think what they said was law. So, LAWD for bid, I would hate to be an "ole fool":o)