Lebron said the sky is the limit!

Set up: Today was the Bulls and Heat game. Lebron gets his hands on the ball and......

Oh, yeah I see the resemblance....

I was flipping through channels on my tv today when I noticed Forrest Gump was on. Like everyone else on this planet, I've seen the movie at least 524 times. Nothing else was on so I figured, what the hay...

And then I "saw" it. I was staring at Tom Hanks' face trying to figure out who he reminded me of and it hit me....

Jersey Shore's Mike "The Situation...

                                   

               

Oh. 

Just ignore me.

-Toodles

                                                                                                                      

And I should do this why? Online classes pimpin'

                              

Is your mouth slanted to one side like mine is?

Are we to believe that Shannon Doherty (starred in Charmed) is actually trying to get her degree online? But huh? And why is Master P's son Romeo trying to convince everyone to enroll with ICDC College? What does ICDC even stand for? *Kat Stacks voice* Anyway doe I don't listen to B C celebrities. I'mma go to community college like my cuzzin and em.

Especially when Uncle Sam is signing the checks, nuffin but the best.

-Toodles

Christina Aguilera getting caught by Aunt Flo?

Christina Aguilera had the honor of singing at her idol Etta James' funeral today. I would totally check that off as a win until....

I miss you

I miss my mommy.

I lost her June 2009. One month before my youngest was born. I was placed on bedrest right before I received the call that she was found dead. I collapsed after Officer passed me the phone with my sister screaming in my ear. Everything was a blur, going to retrieve her belongings from her house, falling on her bed crying, complete and utter confusion.

It's time for school BITCHES!

School starts next Monday and I'm just figuring out my schedule. My original plan of attending a continuing education trade class fell through because I couldn't use my financial aid. I could've taken out a school loan but why start now? I figured I might as well try and complete my degree. My first obstacle was $$$$. I had a past due balance at school but I Officer coughed up nearly $400. He lubs me so it was all good in love and basketball :)

I'm just happy to be making some moves albeit them small. I plan on finishing my degree by next Spring if not sooner. I'm taking three classes now and is tempted to slip one more class in but I want to ensure myself A's and B's. I still will be working so I don't want too much on my plate. If at times I might seem a little down, don't hesitate to cheerlead in my comment box. I need all the support you can spare :)

-Toodles

Ravens/Patriots (Spoiler Alert: We lost!)

President Obama wants us to Stay Together..... He sings!

*Swoon* My mind is drifting into President Obama and First Lady's bedroom.... I love this man.




-Toodles

Quote of the Day

"... offense is taken, not given."
      -Comedian, Ricky Gervais explaining his jokes about celebrities

And also how I feel about people taking issue on what my hands type. Hmph!

Conversations With My Daughters 4

I was texting my friend when I typed a word that just didn't look right. I hollered over to Officer and asked him to spell the word. My 6 year old was in the room with me.



6yo: No Daddy don't help her, Ma you need to sound it out.

Me: -_-

-Toodles

I want ALL the attention

As I have listed on the left side of my blog *waits for you to look* I'm a mother, fiance', sister, blah blah. But I'm also me, a human woman. And I'm also a person who has been in a long long long term relationship. I love Officer with all my heart but I sometimes wonder if I still got it. I mean, is anyone still checking for me boo?

Officer probably will never truly criticize me unless I suddenly woke up 300 pounds. While I appreciate that about him, I need some kind of check and balance to ensure I never get to melted candle status A sloppy out of shape body Now I know that you should be loved for your personality but I still want to maintain attraction as well.

But what about wanting attention from people other than your significant other/spouse? Is that wrong? I'm not talking about sexting or dating but just receiving a wink or smile from someone. Does that mean you're lacking something or just wanting to check your "sexual" pulse?

I believe flirting is healthy as long as phone numbers aren't exchanged and you're not testing this theory with a close friend lol. Who knows, a flirty word might be just the spark you need to jump your significant other's bones when you get back home ;)



-Toodles

Baltimore Ravens vs Houston Texans, Playoffs!

The Baltimore Ravens are still all up in there!

Whew, my Ravens won, 20-13. It was an ugly, ugly win. The Houston Texan played some defense and pretty much eliminated our run game. Flacco took more than a couple of naps Sunday night with him getting sacked 5 times *sighs*

Thank God for our defense though. Houston was sloppy with the ball the first half of the game which gave us 17 points. Webb was beastly and the old tried and true Ed Reed sealed the deal with an interception.

The Ravens play pretty boy Tom Brady and the Patriots this Sunday and I'm playing that Terrell Suggs has some sacks stored up because he was a non-mf-ing factor against the Texans.

I'm super duper nervous but I have faith in my boys. 

Super Bowl? 

-Toodles

Why I love President Obama reason 183688...

Sunday night, NBC honored Betty White on her 90th birthday. Comedians and celebrities were present to gently roasting Betty including *ahem* .....

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I chuckled and giggled throughout Obama's little skit requesting Betty White's long form birth certificate. Check it out below :)

I love living in the world of Obama. What a sense of humor he has :)

-Toodles

I'm made of sugar, spice and everything SPITEFUL!

Me likey!

I use to be an accommodating person. I always wanted acceptance. It use to hurt me deeply when someone didn't appreciate the effort I put out or hit me with the What have you done for me lately? *Janet J. voice* I use to cry and rant to Officer about it and have him sigh, Why do you even care?

I cared because I'm human. You want to help others and have their help when you're in need. It also feels good to come to the aid of someone. However, rejection or plain ol' we don't give 2 fucks, has a bitter taste.

Something clicked in me after I experienced another similar incident. I realized, Hey I'm an adult and I can decide whether or not I want to end or continue this "abusive" relationship. I say abusive because I always felt victimized after. I began cutting ties with people and moving on with those who respected me.

The funny thing is after distancing myself, I realized I didn't really need them. I was doing good all by myself. *snaps*

You might want to applaud my actions but I also discovered a callousness as well. I currently go by the philosophy, Only do for those who do for you! Definitely not Christian-like, right? That motto was drafted for my heart. It's like a scab protecting an injury. I don't want to get hurt again in that spot. As self centered as that seems and IS, it's working for me. I never feel used anymore and I'm never doubting the intentions of the people I'm surrounding with.


Win Win Win An Office reference when it was funny..




-Toodles

Name that feeling!

1. I feel _______ that I'm not receiving any real help (besides my SIL) for my wedding.

 2. I'm ________ that my wedding is only 5 months away!

3. I feel__________ about the money that this wedding will cost.

-Toodles

Get in my belly! Restaurant Week 2012

Hey foodies and cheapos! Baltimore County's Restaurant Week starts tomorrow! It lasts from the 1/12th til 1/21st.

The lunch and dinner prices are: $10.12, $15.12, $20.12, $25.12, $30.12, and $35.12. All the cents end in .12 b/c of the year :)


I hope you Marylanders take advantage of these awesome dinner deals. The link below has the restaurants and times available.

http://www.baltimorecountyrestaurantweek.com/

Bon Appetit!

-Toodles

Happy Birth-day baby I don't know!

What a beautiful food baby o_O

As you probably already know Beyonce's surrogate Beyonce took the pillow out delivered a baby girl yesterday.

*Valley girl voice* Like seriously, I was like so worried bout like when she was going to have her baby since like she was due in February and then January...

Babies are blessings and no matter what way said baby was welcomed into the Carter home, she should be celebrated.

One question though, Beyonce and Jay Z, Why did you name that little nugget Blue Ivy? I know that Blue Ivy doesn't need a resume ready name, the um, I don't get it...

The streets are saying that Blue is Jay Z favorite color, or she was named after the Blue Print. The Ivy in her name represents IV = 4, the number of her parents obsession. I don't care enough to investigate or form my own opinion so...

Congrats you bundle of blue joy! May you be gifted with your mother's golden hue, Beyonce's beauty, Jay Z's street smart and both your parents' combined income.

-Toodles

I don't need this, my man has 2 jobs!

The above title was in honor of Rochelle from Everybody Hates Chris.
Every job I've had in the cellular business was working for an indirect dealer. That means selling, let's say Verizon, a company's product but not being employed by them. Also, every company I was employed by, rented space within another company's store.
Confused? :) You can see how this set up can be a mess.
With my last company, the store we rented space from didn't care two cents what we did. We sold phones, made them money, they were happy.
But my current one? Hmph...
Today I was told I can't have my cellphone on the sales floor. I've never carried on phone conversations or openly texted while working here. So sir, your store is dry, we barely average two phones a week. You're giving me grief about occasionally texting? Oh.

Awesome Blog Alert!

I love other people's blogs, moreso than mine ;) I discovered the blog, Letters of Note from Twitter. This blog has historical and amusing letters from the past. The below letter stuck out to me...

(The description, picture of the letter and transcript is from the above blog editor, Shaun Usher)



In June of 1945, this striking letter arrived at the home of 3-year-old Dennis Helms in Washington, written on a sheet of Adolf Hitler's letterhead. It had been penned by his father, Lt. Richard Helms, an intelligence operative with the OSS who, following Germany's surrender the month before, had managed to acquire some of the recently-deceased Nazi leader's stationery from the Reich Chancellery. He then wrote to his son.

Richard Helms later became Director of the CIA. His letter to Dennis now resides in their museum. 

Transcript

OBERSALZBERG, DEN V-E day

ADOLF HITLER

Dear Dennis,

The man who might have written on this card once controlled Europe — three short years ago when you were born. Today he is dead, his memory despised, his country in ruins. He had a thirst for power, a low opinion of man as an individual, and a fear of intellectual honesty. He was a force for evil in the world. His passing, his defeat — a boon to mankind. But thousands died that it might be so. The price for ridding society of bad is always high.

Love, Daddy

Deflated

That's how my job search has me feeling...

Yesterday's interview was another screening process. The interview was different all around. There was one recruiter and ten applicants. The recruiter went around, asking questions and we stood and responded.

Exactly my thoughts.

I just knew we would hear the results of our group interview that afternoon. Nope. I'll know next week if I'm moving forward in the interviewing process. This annoys me. I want to put my two weeks in so bad!

Patience, patience.

Oh, I didn't accept my last job offer. As much as I wanted the job, salary was almost doubled this one, the shift was worst than my current one. 3-830. Yup and it was all road work. I can't image myself driving around Baltimore at night in all types of weather. *sigh*

I can't win.

-Toodles

Harpo, who this man? Can y'all guess? I mean there's a hint of Clay Aiken but the other stuff is made of imagination. Is Clay sick, plastic surgery obsessed or is he still carrying weight from his twins? I'm confused. Not that Clay's checking for me because he could buy my opinion and sell it *shrugs*

His face makes me nervous though. I'm not sure if I'm watching Aiken on this season's Apprentice. I only know 3 of the other cast members. I'm not listing the other contestants, go to NBC.com, I'm not doing all the work for you.

*stares at the above picture again*

-Toodles

Gimme!

Everyday in our lives, people and things competing for our attention:  family, job, bills etc. You're suppose to balance everything out in order to have a healthy, stable life but... it's 2012. The economy is still in the shitter so even if you wanted to take a Mental Health day at work, who knows if your manager decide to use that against you. In turn... we extend ourselves to meet every demand. 

You're at every school event.

You stay after at work.

You take the kids back and forth to sports/music/etc.

Etc, etc, and more etc.

Even with all the extra attention, a person, place, or thing gets neglected. Which then leaves you unsatisfied in that arena.

*Takes in breath*

I hate my job, lol. Like totally. It's the area I'm lacking. It's sucking away all the energy that I want to give to my family, social life and relationship. I didn't give my job permission but the economy has forced my hand. I need the money. I can't afford to quit so I'm dragging my feet to stand on them for 9 hours. 

Ugh.

Play a tiny violin, say a prayer, or whisper my name in the wind. I need help :)

-Toodles

Sitting up in my room...

There's something about the holidays that tends to trigger feelings you have of distance and/or family members that passed on. I'm getting hit double with all the wedding planning I'm doing. If you didn't know, I wasn't raised by my biological family. In fact I never "lived" with them. My parents were 19 when they had me and 21 when they had my sister. They were young, dumb and ....... living in Baltimore. They tried by their own accounts to set up house but for whatever reasons it didn't stand. I don't fault them, blame them, or hate them at all. My experiences growing up, good or bad, made makes me the person I am today.

Even though I wasn't one of the Cosbys, I didn't go to Hilman *Kanye stance* I remember some things about my parents as a child.

Things I love...

1. Warm weather
2. Hard fried chicken
3. A good book
4. Laughing kids
5. Good conversation
6. A day in bed
7. A nice pair of boots
8. Coupons
9. An admirer
10. Good hair day
11. Nice teeth
12. Help with laundry
13. 2 plates of soul food
14. Lemon pie
15. Twitter

These are a few of my favorite things....


-Toodles

Ravens vs Bengals

We won against the Bengals!!!!

This win gave us home field advantage for the first play off game and a bye. Thank God. We have some injured Ravens and Ed Reed surely needs to heal that shoulder.

Yes we won but I'm not satisfied with my Ravens performance. Defense looked slow at times, especially Ray Lewis. You could see his age this game :( Flacco overthrew his receivers MULTIPLE times. 

My boy Ray Rice though. What a runner. Almost picked up 200 yards this game.

The first play off game is scheduled for January 15, 2012 at 1 pm vs Houston, Denver or Pittsburgh. I know I won't be able to afford those tickets but I surely will be watching.

Oh, by the way, the Jets didn't make it to the play offs, ha!

-Toodles

Good Hair

If only all our sisters and brothers felt this way *sigh*

-Toodles

2012

Happy New Year!!!!

May this year bring you all that you hope for. God Bless.

-Toodles