THA WEEKEND

Hey Hey Hey!!!

I hope everyone's weekend was AMAZE BALLS AS MINE WAS! IT WASN'T.....oh I'm sorry! LOL! But no! My weekend was full of FUN THINGS.  This will be a post with no pictures BUT I just didn't think to take any because I was having such a great time. I would love a new camera so maybe in the near future I can have a new camera for live and the bloggity.

Saturday morning I had to spend a little money on getting the oil changed in my Red as well as clear up some of the battery corrosion.  My love, Coach, came down to spend time with me, and we headed out to an outlet in a nearby city and window shopped. I used this opportunity to see what my baby likes and I think he was doing the same thing ;)! LOL!  After we looked around, we came back to town and went to our mall. We were there shopping for my nephew's birthday and get him fresh for the winter with a new outfit. We also made a trip to Old Navy so my baby could go shopping for his daughter.  She racked up! While in that shopping center we went next door to babies r us! One of my best friends in the world is having a baby...and we went in there to see what type of travel systems they have. 

After all of that shopping, we headed back to the mall to check out a movie, Baggage Claim. Baggage claim  was really good! I liked it a lot. If you are looking for a cute romantic comedy then that's the way to go. After the movie we had dinner together and went home for some "us" time!

Today, we headed over to my sister's house for a gathering for the September birthdays. My sister, cousin, and my nephew all have birthdays in September.  This was fun event because, my aunt, grandmother, and my MOTHER were there!! It was just a good time and being able to spend time with the people I love was even better. I'm hoping this good mojo that I have had this weekend heads in to the coming up week. Here is HOPING for a wonderful MONDAY!

Love ya,

DK

BIRTHDAYS

Whaddup Peeps,


SOOOOOOOOOO

Because I'm not really a fan of the topics of the blogtember challenge Im just going to go on my own path for this one. This post is very dear to my heart!  So on this day 4 years ago my nephew Nick Nick aka bad ass aka Nicholi was born!! Nicholas was born at 26 weeks. He didn't feel the need to stay in there for the remainder of the 13 weeks and was ready for his DRAMATIC debut. In all actuality it wasn't really dramatic but it was safer for him on the outside to stay in his mother so here we are. My Nick Nick was in the hospital for 98 days. While in there he didn't have many problems like some preemies do.....he just had a few little scares. Our family was BLESSED considering how bad it could have been.He has had some delays but he is thriving and doing well.

I'm just so blessed to be this little boys' aunt! I love him so much!!! I'm grateful for him! Thank Heavens for Nephews!!

Love Ya,

DK

Black Dagger Brotherhood (Blogtember Day 16)

   

Tuesday, September 24: Review a book, place, or product.

These blog posts get harder and harder. Review a book,  place or product.....IDK Jenni.....I just don't know! There are so many things that I love. One thing that I love to is read. I will read any type of book as long as there is a good plot that can suck me in. I love everyone from Eric Jerome Dickey to Danielle Steele. It doesn't matter as long as its good I'm in there!!  Another thing I love about books is a good series.  One series of books that I love....and I mean LOVE is the vampire series written by J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood.

Black Dagger Brotherhood

The Black Dagger Brotherhood, is about a band of SEXY vampires that fight against a group of the undead called Lessers. The series follows each brother in the brotherhood, their trials and tribulations as well the love they find on their prospective journeys.  These books are packed with action, suspense, and erotica. I can always tell the quality of a book by how lost in the world the author is trying to paint. With J.R. Ward, her writing takes me there. I feel apart of the story! Very good!!  This series is awesome. J.R. Ward is awesome in her own right. She has other series, The Fallen Angles as well as another surname that she uses when she writes as Jessica Bird. I haven't had a chance to read those and I keep telling myself that one day I will take a peak at the other series, but for now The Black Dagger Brotherhood gives me everything that I need.


Love Ya,

DK

Blogtember Day 15

Monday, September 23: A "life lately" post. What you're up to, how you're feeling, how you're doing on your goals, etc. Bonus points for great photos!

Hey there guys!!! I'm holding strong with this Blogtember shin dig!! I'm shocked at myself that I have kept with this thing for this long. I get bored with things pretty quickly. This blog and Blogtember is holding strong so I must REALLY like it.

So, life lately is the same old thing. Nothing really all that new besides trying to stick to a budget, which I am failing miserably at(No judgement please)! Also can't forget about that handy ticket I got while zooming through VA to get to DC for my bestie's wedding reception. Word to the wise...NEVER...EVER...EVER drive past the speed limit in Virginia.....you will get a ticket and you will be HIGHLY ANNOYED. A little nugget dropped by yours truly DK! Your Welcome!

Other than that...I'm still living....and I'm still working 2 jobs trying to get out of this thing we call debt. Any helpful hints you guys can provide for me to stick to my budget? It would be much appreciated!!

Thank you!!

Love ya,

DK

Random Day

Hey Guys!!! I know its Sunday and tomorrow we will be back to the foolery that is Monday!! So....I don't know why....I just felt the need to come post on the bloggity today! Tomorrow starts a short WORK week for me but a long recovery week. You see...I'm having all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out on Wednesday! BABY....when I tell you that I'm NERVOUS....that's an understatement! I'm terrified....but I know that big G got me! Furthermore I'm going to recover at my sister's house with my two nephews, Nicholas who is 3 and Jacob who is 1. Hopefully they won't be too scared of me because I feel like I will look like Quasimodo!  Anyways....I hope you guys had a WONDERFUL weekend and a even better Monday!

I want to blog this week but I don't know how well that will work out! I will try though!!

Cheers to a new WEEK


Love Ya,

DK

COMFORT

Friday, September 20: React to this term: comfort.

Comfort is a term that when applied can be the most AWESOME thing ever, or depending on the situation can be something that is not so good.

Comfort to me is when I come home from a long day at working both jobs and I get to take my bra off and let it all hang out. Or when I'm hanging with my love, and he lets me wear his hoodie. When I'm sleeping in my own BED and the sheets are the correct amount of cool. When my baby dog Barkley curls up in my lap for a little nizzy. When my mother cooks that soul food.....COMFORT

When you are COMFORTable in a relationship, it may not be good. Having a level of comfort with your mate is great, BUT when you are too comfortable i.e. not doing the things you did to get said person then thats a problem. When you are COMFORTABLE at your job, you get stuck in a rut and you just do enough to get by. When comfort is used in those terms its not really a good thing.

COMFORT

You guys have a good weekend!!

Love

DK

BlogTember Day 13

Thursday, September 19: Creative writing day: write a (very short) fictional story that starts with this sentence: "To say I was dreading the dinner party would be the understatement of the century."

 To say I was dreading the dinner party would be the understatement of the century. I AM COMPLETELY DREADING said dinner party. My job plans an annual dinner party every year for the opportunity for the upper management to rub elbows with the lower class employees.  This year is my team member Lonya's first time going to this dinner party, so of course she begged me to come along. NO amount of objections from me could change her mind of trying to get me to out of the house for one night.

 As I'm putting on my lotion and getting ready to head out the door, I receive a text from Lonya who is expressing her GLEE for tonight and this dinner party. All I can think of is how my life was DRASTICALLY different 6 months ago. 6 months ago my life was great or at least I thought it was. I was happy....a happy I could never have imagined that I could have with anyone in this life. There was a man...who was EVERYTHING to me. A man, that I thought would rescue me, and be my knight in shining armor. He in turn was the evil villain who ripped my heart out of my chest and stomped on it. He is the reason that I'm not enthused about this dinner party. You see, this man who I thought was my knight, in all actuality is the current vice president of  my company. You see my ex will be there with his NEW WIFE who is currently pregnant with their first child. Did I mention that the new wife is my former best friend?

BlogTember Day 12

Wednesday, September 18: Only photos

Im back on the Blogtember bus and IM LOVING IT!!! Ive missed doing this....didn't know I could say this 12 days in! To my credit I missed a few days....but I was trying to recover from my weekend as well as trying to get over this PMS. ANYWHO....here are the pictures!

My baby love

My nephew

Lil ole ME

Blogtember Pause

Hey guys!!!


I have been out of commission since Friday, with travelling for a friends wedding reception in DC.

God bless the victims of the shooting at the Navy Yard!

Ill be back tomorrow with the next Blogtember post!!! Until then...check out the new do! I LOVE it!

Love Ya,

DK

BlogTember Day 9

Friday, September 13: A self portrait

These posts keep getting later and later. I'm going to miss the deadline! SMH! But no, today has been a really busy day!! At first I wasn't going to post anything because I didn't really get the prompt....was there a deeper meaning to self portrait. But no it was just a photo! So I can do that!!


Here is my self portrait!!!

My new cut!

You like?

 

 

There you have it!! Happy Friday Guys!!

 

 

 

DK

 

BlogTember Day 7

Thursday, September 12: Discuss ways that blogging or social media has changed you.

MAN! MAN! Im  impressed with myself for holding out till day 7. I’m surprised that I'm actually blogging so today is just an AWE day. LOL!

Social media has changed me because I am a social media addict. I love Twitter, Instagram and Vine! Facebook not so much anymore. If it weren’t for family and close friends I probably wouldn’t be up there anymore. In the next year or so I will probably be out the loop all together and just let them reference the blog OR just pick up the phone to give a sister a holla!  Social media has opened up a line communication to the world that who knew was possible a few years ago.  Who would have thought that you would have a random thought…type it out in 140 characters or less and share that it could be spread all the way to Africa if you have a follower there. To me that is AMAZING!  Social media has changed the world I live in. I'm even more connected to people that I might not have had an opportunity to be connected with before. Just loves it! Now if I could find a job working with social media…we might be on to something LOL!!

Good Days Guys!

DK

BlogTember Day 7

Wednesday, September 11: Share links to your favorite online shops, preferably with a few photos of your favorite items in each shop.

I don't really do any online shopping.  Now that I think about it I don't really do any shopping unless its a special event. Like yesterday I went to Dilliards to find a dress for one of my good friends wedding reception.  My Ash Cash got married this past Friday!! Congrats boo!! But, I found a cute flowy maxi dress for the event that was less than $15!!Whose winning?? This girl!

Anywho

Not one to shy away from a challenge I had to think of something to post. So I decided to go with a website that I frequent a lot in hopes that one day everything I have on my wish list I will get! What website is this you ask? Well its:

Via

 

 

 

The number one thing on my list is:

1.

Via

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really want a DSLR camera, this one is SO NICE!! YAS!!!


Well that's it you guys!! Now its so late but I procrastinated at work! Whatev!!

Good Night

DK

 

Blogtember Day 6

Tuesday, September 10: Describe a distinct moment when your life took a turn.


I would  have to say in February of 2012 I lost my job with a company I was contracting for. Now mind you I knew that the job would be ending but not 6 months prior to that. I believed that as the first person on I would be the last person out. I was mistaken. So, I worked in two different cities 30 minutes apart. I would travel to both during the week. In the middle of the project I was working primarily in one. My part wasn't doing as well as the other considering that I was the only one in my city and the other city had 3 or 4 people Monday-Friday. So who would think that my city would be doing better when I'm the only one busting my ASS?!

ANYWHO

Although I didn't particularly like my job, I was good at what I did so when I was told that I would be the one let go! I was SO SAD...what was  I going to do for money...how was I going to survive? Then I got kinda excited because it was an opportunity for a new beginning and a chance to be away from the place that I wasn't happy in. My refund check came around that time as well as my unemployment so for a good month I was living high off the hog. Until I started my job hunt again and ended up with NOTHING. I went on several interviews and no one was biting. Up to this point, this time was probably the lowest in my life. Being unemployed, someone broke into my house, I had an accident in my car just to name a few things going on and not to mention the bills that kept adding and adding UP.

In September of 2012 I finally found a dead end job that allowed me to get off of unemployment but I was barely making it by. Furthermore I HATED THAT PLACE!

That time in my life taught me a lot about who I was and money management. Still trying to grasp this whole money management thing but I'm learning. I'm no longer at the dreadful place and now at a new one that I don' mind and the potential to move up is A HUGE POSSIBILITY.  So...my big homie upstairs was working it out for me an placed me where I needed to be. And for that I'm thankful.

Interested to read the other posts for Blogtember!

Love Always,

DK

BlogTember Day 5

Hey guys! Hope your weekend was filled with fun!! I didn't do much because I'm fighting this pesky cold. But I did get the opportunity to hang out with some of my family for my grandmothers 80th birthday dinner!! It was fun fun fun to say the least! My family is BETTER than your FAMILY! Nope...just kidding...but they are the absolute BEST although they get on my nerves.

So I am keeping u p with this blogging during the week thing and I'm impressed with myself! HEHE! So here are the results of my personality test.

The extrovert aspect is so true!! I am a TRUE extravert. Or at least I think so. The others....IDK!

Here is an explanation of the ENFJ personality HERE but I'm not quite sure how accurate it is. While I was doing this I accidentally missed a question and when I went back all the questions were blank. And I wasn't getting ready to go back and do all 100 questions AGAIN.....I ain't got the TIME! So when I went forward my results were still there so I kept it!

Anywho! Those are my results! What are yours?

Happy Monday


DK

Blogtember Day 4

Friday, September 6: A story about a time you were very afraid.

I don't know if I have ever experienced a time I was very afraid. Like afraid I was going to DIE! I don't think I have ever experienced that....if I did I must have blocked it out!!! So what I'm going to do is list some things that I am afraid of.

1. I'm afraid of DYING
I know that one day everyone will DIE! But I have a fear that I will die before accomplishing everything I set out to do.

2.I'm afraid of ghosts and scary movies
LISTEN.........you can't pay me money to see a scary movie. I know that it is made up and its just a MOVIE but BABAY.......I will be jumping all over the place.

3.I'm afraid of insects
I hate them...that is ALL.

4.My nephews being hurt while under my care.
Let me tell y all....my nephews are my world. Kids get HURT....I know this and I would hate for them to get hurt PERIOD but getting hurt while with ME....just take me to the KING because I will be distraught.

That is all....I'm doing so well this week(MINUS TUESDAY) but hopefully I can keep this up for next week. It might be beneficial to plan over the weekend!! Actually I think I will do that!!!

You guys Have a good WEEKEND

BlogTember Day 3

So I'm back with another post. I can really get use to this who blogging thing. I just need a rhythm and I'm good!  :)

So day 3 topic is: Pass on some useful advice or information you learned and always remembered


One piece of advice that or information that I have learned and have a hard time remembering is that you should always follow your heart and do what you want.  If it is right everything will work out in the end….if not then there are plenty of lessons that will prepare/help you later on in life. So its a win/win anyway you look at it!


Thats it! Short and sweet!!

Until Next Time Guys!

DK

BlogTember

So....I have been wanting to blog FOREVER. So last week I decided to finally sit down to do it. NOW...the hard part has been finding things that I want to talk about that I think people would want to talk about too. So with this being said....I follow Brittany's blog here and she mentioned this link up to post I believe 20 days in the month of September. So what better way to get started in this whole blogging world then ATTEMPTING to post all 20 days(LETS forget that I didn't start yesterday the official start day...NO JUDGEMENT please ;) )

So for today, the post is:

If you could take three months off from your current life and do anything in the world, what would you do?

Coach would tell you that I would TRAVEL! Anywhere I could....here are a few spots that I would love to go to ONE DAY if its safe for Americans to travel there.

1.Egypt

This place seems so RICH in culture and sites! I would love to go where I believe civilization started!

2.London

London seems like a blast, I would love to be a true tourist and visit all the sites and historical places. Buckingham palace is a MUST. Cheesy yes....BUT IDC!

3. Tahiti

Tahiti is GORGEOUS....it just screams ROMANTIC AND BABY MAKING! GEEZ...also relaxing the water just looks AMAZING! I will be going there SOMEDAY!

4. India

The Taj Mahal is the ONLY reason I want to go.

5.Australia

I just want to go....NO REASON except for I want to go there.....LOL!

So that's it guys....if you are interested in joining in on the blog challenge make sure to click the link!