& This Christmas

My Auntie Kitty always has at least two Christmas trees and more than two dozen people in her house. Christmas is her holiday. My mother’s is the fourth of July Thanksgiving is always a surprise here lately. “It’s too much food. Too much money.” 10 children and 28 adults That’s the count this year for…

& Butterflies

I only know how to love you, even if you don’t want me to… After all these years you still give me butterflies in the deepest pits of my stomach. Your rare smiles make the corner of my eyes curl. I can still see the young man I met years ago every time I stare…

& 25 Questions for 2016

It’s hard to believe that 2015 is almost over. I’m  scratching my head about a few things going into 2016 though. It seems like just a week ago I was jamming at the Ariana Grande concert and riding roller coasters at Cedar Point. But why not leave 2015 with a few laughs and a few…

& Sisters Was Hilarious!

Remember earlier in the week when I reviewed a few sites that give you free goodies in exchange for your review? Monday I didn’t have time to write because I watched an advanced screening of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey’s “Sisters” and it was hilarious! I invited two of my friends who constantly questioned how…

& Tinder, Love and Comedy

Today I deleted Tinder for the third time in the last whirlwind of a year. Tinder was an experiment and a lazy effort to put myself out there to explore what else the world had to offer while I was taking a break from my junior high sweetheart. An article in Cosmo intrigued me about…

& Today it Happened

It was today. A lightbulb went off Everything you had been saying for years It finally clicked I finally realized I had been holding on to us because I didn’t want to be a quitter. You know You’ve always made me feel like “The crazy one” I love you. I’ll always freakin love you. I…

& I Leaped from the iCult & Wandered into the Galaxy

I was faithful to my iPhone for about five years.  You couldn’t tell me that the iPhone wasn’t the best phone on the market. My best friend would tell me otherwise and I never took her serious until the iPhone 6 dropped and I started to question why I was buying the same phone over…

& No Apologies

No Apologies It only took me 26 years but I’m madly in love with myself. I love the rich cocoa complexion I was so blessed with The bright smile that somehow survived candy as a food group and every other curve on my body makes me smile in the mirror. I’ve grown to realize that…

& Your Words, My Life

When I was a kid, I hated my cocoa colored skin. I didn’t have a reason either. Turns out I hated it because everyone else hated it. I got pushed and shoved and called names that I still remember to this day. I still vividly remember the fresh tears rolling down my cheeks after one…

& Tug of War

What we’re not gonna do is play tug of war with our love. Either you love me or you don’t. Don’t get my hopes up if you’re not going to hold me. Don’t pull me close just to push me away because I’ve been there. And that’s not fair. As long as you try and…