tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41777479384356254982024-02-07T11:52:45.739-05:00God's leading ladyGoing through the process.....Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-75231785205122677442011-02-20T17:21:00.000-05:002011-02-20T18:33:40.928-05:00This one is for Taynement…..<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">She says she has deleted me from her blog roll. I refuse to let that happen.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Seriously though, I have really missed blogging. You know that famous C.S Lewis quote; <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world."</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818"> </span> This blog has been on my mind a lot lately, so I figured the most probable explanation; <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>it was time to write something.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">First things first, I guess happy 2011 . I hope everyone is doing well. I ended 2010 in a very bad place but we wont go into that right now.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I am just happy to be back. I think it’s only fitting that my first post back should be a random..<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">Currently watching my fair wedding with David Tutera, I am not ashamed to say I am in love with that man. In a perfect world he would plan my wedding, shoot, I even have the dress from<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>his bridal gown line that I want to wear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">Speaking of weddings, I am in one this summer and we have to wear two aso ebi outfits, why didn’t anyone tell me the price to sew native in the US? <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I am experiencing major sticker shock, I have henceforth warned all my friends, no more!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">I quit facebook. I realized how much time I spent on it. I don’t know if I will go back but right now the plan is to be away for at least 2 months. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">Still on facebook,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I used to scoff at people whose relationship status was “its complicated”. Sad to say, I may be in a similar situation. I am working really hard on the <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>decomplication process<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and I am happy to announce I am well on my way to success. Pray for me y’all<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">Last year, I reconnected with my primary school bff on facebook,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>we hadn’t spoken for at least 16 years<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and we picked right back up as if we were 9 all over again. She also writes a <a href="http://www.9javerse.com/bloodseal">blog</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I love<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>that her posts are very “relatable”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">I learnt a very valuable lesson about myself and life at the car wash the other day, I think it deserves its own post, I will be back with full details later.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">I was watching a show on TV, and this lady talked about how all she ate was pizza, cinnamon rolls, chicken tenders and French fries. I have not eaten anything fried or drank any soda in more than a year and I work out 5 times a week and yet her body looked better than mine, I struggled not to be bitter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818">I think that’s enough randoming for one post, I am off to go walk in the park, I promised myself that I would take better advantage of the nice <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>weather this year. That winter was brutal y’all..<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#181818"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-37396951438594229052010-09-22T15:48:00.003-04:002010-09-22T16:05:31.711-04:00I have problemsso work has been crazy this week, i was gone all last week and in addittion to playing catch up, i have do all of next week's work today and tomorrow but i'd rather sit here and do a 100 line meme. the way i see it, i am going to be here late so i might as well waste time *shrugs*<br /><br /><br />1. How old will you be in five years? 31<br />2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? Nobody<br />3. How tall are you? 5ft 6'<br />4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? My close friend’s wedding and seeing my crew from college days<br />5. What’s the last movie you saw? Takers<br />6. Who was the last person you called? My mama<br />7. Who was the last person to call you? labi<br />8. What was the last text message you received? "Why do I find myself watching glee and loving it" from my cousin, she swore she would never watch the show<br />9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail? labi<br />10. Do you prefer to call or text? Text<br />11. What were you doing at 12am last night? Sleeping<br />12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced? None of the above<br />13. When is the last time you saw your mom? 3 weeks ago<br />14. What color are your eyes? Brown<br />15. What time did you wake up today? 6.18am<br />16. What are you wearing right now? Skirt, ruffled top and a belt<br />17. What is your favorite Christmas song? Santa Baby<br />18. Where is your favorite place to be? On my couch watching TV<br />19. Where is your least favorite place to be? Obligatory family events<br />20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere? Travel around the world?<br />21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years? Most likely in the US<br />22. Do you tan or burn? Never burnt so I guess, tan?<br />23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? ghosts<br />24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh? A joke my pastor told<br />25. How many TVs do you have in the house? 1<br />26. How big is your bed? Queen size<br />27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer? A laptop and a netbook<br />28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on? With.. I am paranoid<br />29. What color are your sheets? Orange<br />30. How many pillows do you sleep with? two<br />31. What is your favorite season? Fall or spring<br />32. What do you like about fall? See above<br />34. What do you like about the summer? Summer shows on USA network<br />35. What do you like about spring? See question 31<br />36. How many US states have you lived in? 3<br />37. How many US cities/towns have you lived in? 6<br />38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet? socks<br />39. Are you a social person? no<br />40. What was the last thing you ate? A sandwich<br />41. What is your favorite restaurant? I really love food so I am going to say any place that’s not Italian<br />42. What is your favorite ice cream? The pie who loved me from coldstone creamery<br />43. What is your favorite dessert? cheesecake<br />44. What is your favorite kind of soup? Chicken soup<br />45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB and J sandwich? Don’t eat PBJ<br />46. Do you like Chinese food? yep<br />47. Do you like coffee? Cappuccinos yea<br />48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average? 2-3 bottles<br />49. What do you drink in the morning? water<br />50. What non-banking related card in your wallet is the most valuable to you? My ID<br />51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed? The right<br />52. Do you know how to play poker? Nope<br />53. Do you like to cuddle? yea<br />54. Have you ever been to Canada? No<br />55. Do you have an addictive personality? Yes<br />56. Do you eat out or at home more often? home<br />57. What do you miss about highschool, if anything? Nothing<br />58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you? Yea 3<br />59. Do you want kids? Not sure yet<br />60. Do you speak any other languages? than english? yea<br />61. Have you ever gotten stitches? No<br />62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? No<br />63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool? Ocean, the beach is my happy place<br />64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat? window<br />65. Do you know how to drive stick? I learnt but I probably forgot it was 11 yrs ago<br />66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on? Décor for my apt<br />67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7? none<br />68. What is your favorite TV show? Grey’s anatomy<br />69. Can you roll your tongue? No :(<br />70. Who is the funniest person you know? My brother and he does not mean to be funny<br /><br />71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? Uhm no<br />72. What is the main ring tone on your phone? The one that came with the phone. My phone is always on silent<br />73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little? Nope<br />74. What red object is closest to you right now? The case for my itouch<br />75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth? No<br />76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? closed<br />77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees? None of the above<br />78. Do you flirt a lot? No.<br />79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Ranch Dressing<br />80. What is your favorite food? Used to be anything with plantain right now. Not so sure<br />81. Can you change the oil on a car? Nope<br />82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? yea<br />83. Have you ever run out of gas? Nope<br />84. What is your usual bedtime? 11pm<br />85. What was the last book you read? The Alibi by susan brown<br />86. Do you read the newspaper? No.<br />87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions? 3. Essence, Fitness, Better homes and garden<br />89. Do you watch soap operas? no<br />90. Do you dance in the car? Yes<br />91. What radio station did you last listen to? 94.9<br />92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you? Does the picture on my phone count?<br />93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper? Phone numbers<br />94. What is your favorite candle scent? citrus cilantro from pier 1 imports<br />95. What is your favorite board game? Apples to apples.. not really a board game but wateva<br />96. How do you groom your nails? Biting :( and manicures and pedicures when i get a chance<br />97. When was the last time you attended church? 3 weeks ago<br />98. Who was your favorite teacher in high school? none<br />99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent? Never camped out in a tent<br /><br />100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you? My bestie.Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-58053587861658639472010-09-09T23:51:00.002-04:002010-09-10T00:03:21.283-04:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYNEMENTI cam out of hibernation to wish our very dear <a href="http://www.taynement.blogspot.com/">Taynement</a> a very very happy birthday.<div><br /></div><div>I pray for long life and may all your wishes come true this year.</div><div><br /></div><div>You are such a blessing to blogville and i pray you receive many blessings this year</div><div><br /></div><div>P.S you are not exempt from randoming o!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-37598510464500754222010-08-05T00:37:00.003-04:002010-08-05T01:26:48.592-04:00Do you know what today is?howdy blog fam!<br /><br /><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">As of Tuesday August 3rd 2010, me and school are finito, as in done as in, i never want to see another textbook forever. These past 2 years have been no joke, all kind of drama popping off left and right. but God is faithful.. i can now put the 3 letters after my name. . otito dili chineke!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Today is august 5. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>anybody want to guess what that means? yep, it's my birthday. I am now officially closer to 30 than 20 and I could not be happier.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">I feel like i have finally grown into my own skin, even though I don’t have many aspects of my life figured out i am very optimistic about the future and i know my Father's got my back so no shakin :)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">My birthday is already off to a great start. I think i already got the best present ever. For the past <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>2 years i have been lusting after a purse from <a href="http://www.bmakowsky.com/">B.Makowsky</a> but I was not willing/able to spend about $200 on one. So why did the boy just leave my house after depositing a grey box containing yep you guessed it<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>a b.makowsky!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and in the color that I want.. black. Yeeeaah!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">I also get to leave work early and spend the evening with a lot of my family at my cousin’s graduation. Some of the people I have not seen in years so you know I am prepping myself for the weight comments. *sigh*<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">P.S happy belated birthday to two of my favorite people on and off blogger. <a href="http://originalmgbeke.blogspot.com/">Original Mgbeke</a> and <a href="http://www.lightherlamp.com/">Jaycee</a>. It is an honor to share this week with you and I am so glad y’all were born. Yes I said y’all… I live in Texas.. free me!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">P.P.S since I am done with the torture called school, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I am hoping my blogging will become less sporadic..<o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-40286176634616966272010-07-01T09:38:00.005-04:002010-07-01T09:57:32.324-04:00CheatingI know i promised a proper post but mayne life has been seriously complicated but on the bright side in approximately 4.5 weeks, i will officially have an MBA, if i don't flunk, that is. Advanced statistics is showing me pepper :(<br />Anyhoo i decided to cheat and do a "things i am feeling lately post"<br /><br /><u>Books</u><br /><br />EAT, PRAY AND LOVE. (I usually don't like authobiographies or journal kind of stuff but i really enjoyed this and learnt a lot too.)<br />Here are some of my favorite quotes from the book.<br /><br />"<strong>Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it." </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>"There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under the jurisdiction. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I can select what I can read and eat and study. I can choose how I'm going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life-whether I will see them as curses or opportunities. I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts." </strong><br /><br /><strong>"In desperate love, we always invent the characters of our partners, demanding they be what we need of them, and then feeling devastated when they refuse to perform the role we created in the first place."</strong><br /><br /><strong>"Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just be... a prudent insurance policy."</strong><br /><br /><u>Music</u><br />This is a little know gospel singing family. i think the song is beautiful<br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dUMRqJCV9Q4&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dUMRqJCV9Q4&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Good ole marvin...<br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vgwt-UhPhhs&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vgwt-UhPhhs&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I will be back soon, i promise for real..Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-19652339448865178792010-06-11T10:29:00.002-04:002010-06-11T10:33:44.703-04:00I LOVE IT!!Hey people!<br /> please forgive my blog laziness...How has everyone been?<br /><br />i came across this article and JUST had to share.<br /><br /><a href="http://marcestes.com/2010/06/08/steve-jobs-takes-a-stand-amen/">http://marcestes.com/2010/06/08/steve-jobs-takes-a-stand-amen/</a><br /><br />its an interesting read.<br /><br />I will be back with a proper post, i promise!<br /><br />P.S: it's summer y'all!!!Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-39072767068288125162010-04-26T11:55:00.007-04:002010-04-26T17:51:10.402-04:0010 things I loveHappy Happy Monday, how was the weekend? Mine was very eventful but it was good eventful so I really can't complain.<br /><br />Ok on to the business of things I love. It’s in no particular order so…<br /><br />1)<strong> Cooking:</strong> well actually feeding people, I love cooking for the people in my life; I am pretty convinced my boyfriend is with me just for the food.<br /><br /><br />2) <strong>Reading:</strong> Give me a good book and sufficient junk food and I am set for days. Grad school and CPA exam have been doing me strong ting so I have not been reading as much but august oh sweet august…<br /><br /><br />3) <strong>Sunday Morning Worship:</strong> I don’t think there is really much to say about this. There is no other way I’d rather start my week.<br /><br /><br />4) <strong>Music:</strong> Good music that is. And it doesn’t matter what genre. I feel like music is the most amazing form of self expression. No matter how you feel at any given time there is a song for it..<br /><br /><br />5) <strong>Home Decorating/ Entertaining</strong>: I have a subscription to Better Homes and Gardens magazine so I guess enough said?<br /><br /><br />6) <strong>My family/Friends</strong>: I am quite convinced most of them are crazy but yep there is pretty much nothing I wouldn’t do for them.<br /><br /><br />7) <strong>Shoes:</strong> I am a single woman with no children to support, so yea a good portion of my disposable income is spent on footwear. Don’t judge me!<br /><br /><br />8) <strong>Bargain Hunting</strong>: I am addicted to the red tag; I don’t remember when last I paid full price for anything that was not food.<br /><br /><br />9) <strong>Traveling:</strong> if I could I would go to every part of the world. It doesn’t matter if it’s North Dakota or China. I am just so interested in seeing how other people live<br /><br /><br />10) <strong>Conversations that give me insight into a person’s life</strong>: you know those kinds of conversation where you feel like you are getting to see the real person? And it really doesn’t matter what we talk about.<br /><br />I tag <strong>Jaycee, Nice Anon, Simeone</strong> , <strong>Mgbeks</strong> (maybe this will make her come back?) and anybody else who is interested.Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-1635862027595354412010-04-21T10:25:00.001-04:002010-04-21T10:31:16.212-04:00Single, Engaged, getting MarrriedHowdy Blog family what’s popping?<br />So I was watching ABC nightline and they were showing a promo on one of the debates they had. The Topic, “why can’t a single black woman find a man”. One of the guys on there was talking about how black women are looking for a man that doesn’t exist. A Denzel Washington i.e , Fiiiiiiiiine with lots of money. I personally believe it’s the broke guys that talk like that. The way I see it, the so called single gold digging black women found a way to survive before the men came along right? Anyhoo me I am just tired of the single black women talks. Like one article I once read said, can I just be single and not have it be a national crisis? I mean? But I will watch the show though because it involves Sherri Shepherd and Steve Harvey so you know its going to be absolutely heeelarious! It airs tonight on ABC at 11.35 ET<br /><br />Speaking of single educated women, I have a friend who is engaged, she’s really really educated, I am talking PHD sturvs. Great right? Except for the fact that she’s not sure the guy is really into her. He doesn’t call (they are long distance by the way) and I am like sweetie, you might want to rethink this. you deserve better and she replies well I keep saying that with all the relationships I have been in, I don’t want to be old and single, I want to enjoy marriage and I am like if you marry a guy that is not into you how will that lead to an enjoyable marriage? As in I just tire..<br /><br />So when I was in college my friends introduced me to the fine art of Nigerian wedding website stalking. Oh I remember spending hours on wedding websites days before my finals. It was horrible. It’s been almost 4 years and I am still a wedding website addict. I don’t spend hours like I did in college partly because i don’t have hours and partly because I have become more efficient at it. One of my buddies is getting married next year and yep you guessed it, I am going to be on a website! I really don’t know how I feel about going from stalker to stalkee cos I know how me and my friends did the people on those websites. Oh well.. c’est la vie<br /><br />Ok let me go back to work.. Have a wonderful week people!<br /><br /><br />P.S Someone please tag me in the 10 things I love, I really want to do it :)Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-22728442119605131842010-03-29T16:28:00.000-04:002010-03-29T16:29:24.032-04:00TidbitsHowdy Blog world.. been a while eh? I don’t even understand what happened, I think I lost my blog mojo(not like I had much in the first place) but yea I guess I am somewhat back.<br /><br />I must say this first quarter of 2010 has been quite eventful. I can’t complain though because the good definitely outweighed the bad.<br /><br />I think for the first time in a long time I am able to say that life is good. I can’t say its due to any one thing, I just think it’s mostly because I finally let go of the belief that life is supposed to be easy. So right now all I do is celebrate the good and work through the bad taking everything one day at a time. I am much better for it.<br /><br />My friend showed me a text from one of her toasters in naija. The guy would toast her and add bible references to back it up. So he’ll say something like “I think you are pretty (Psalm 116:12)” I almost passed out from laughing.<br /><br />Speaking of naija I went to a naija wedding this past weekend the more i attend those things the more i am quite sure i want to elope. The best story was this one couple(guests at the wedding) that were dressed in all white from head to toe, as in the husband wore a white suit complete with white shoes and the wife wore white long skirt flamboyant lace outfit, her white was even whiter than the bride’s. *smdh*<br /><br />What percentage of the things that happen to us in life is attributable to our decisions and consequently our actions? And what percent can we say is fate, luck, chance?<br /><br />My mantra for 2010 is “no mo’ drama” I have been very proactive about it too. Peeps been getting nexted left and right.<br /><br />I have this “friend”, I can’t place my finger on it but there is something just shady about the girl. I find myself not believing anything she says and not wanting to hang with her or tell her personal things about me. The problem is she’s friends with people close to me so I can’t exactly shake her :(Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-43162760614004569712010-01-26T10:20:00.002-05:002010-01-26T10:37:51.099-05:00SoooI guess I lied about the whole weekly update business. Well I have a good reason; it was due to my OTHER New Year's resolution. Which is to complain less, and all the posts I had in my head sounded like me complaining. Anyhoo, I came across this neat quote by C.S Lewis it was from a sermon he gave in 1941!<br /><br /><em><strong>If you asked twenty good men to-day what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you asked almost any of the great Christians of old he would have replied, Love. You see what has happened? A negative term has been substituted for a positive, and this is of more than philological importance. The negative ideal of Unselfishness carries with it the suggestion not primarily of securing good things for others, but of going without them ourselves, as if our abstinence and not their happiness was the important point.<br /></strong></em><br />And then he goes on to say….<br /><br /><strong><em>If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly to hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith.<br /></em></strong><br />And my absolute favorite..<br /><br /><strong><em>it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased</em></strong>.<br /><br />The entire article can be found <a href="http://www.doxaweb.com/assets/doxa.pdf"><span style="color:#33ff33;">here</span></a><span style="color:#33ff33;">.</span> He uses a lot of big words but it’s quite an interesting read.Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-87303376268594201242010-01-09T04:31:00.003-05:002010-01-09T05:58:29.131-05:00Weekending<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Happy Happy New Year people. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">how was the first week of 2010? Mine was good... for the first time since i can remember i am actually excited about the year and it seems like that is the general consensus. Everywhere i go there is this almost palpable sense of excitement in the air... i love it! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I resolved to do better about blogging this year.. do a post at least once a week? maybe? we'll see. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">don't</span> want to set myself up by putting a number to it but lets just agree that 2010 will be better than 2009.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i was listening to this sermon on the Christian radio last Sunday and this preacher started out his sermon by saying he thinks we should all agree to call it twenty ten instead of two thousand and ten apparently its two syllables less and we can save lots of time by doing that. i got out of the car before i could figure out if he was joking.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Who watched the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BCS</span> bowl game? pure awesomeness i tell ya. So i discovered that i have an intense dislike for Texas teams. from the cowgirls down to the longhorns.. if its Texan.. then i have a problem with them. i am really excited/hopeful for the eagles to get their revenge this weekend... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">oooo</span> yea.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Speaking of college football, I think the story of Tim <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tebow</span> is a prime example of Math 5:16 . I am not like every other gator than worships the kid.. nah. i just recognize the hand of the Lord on his life and it makes me respect him more. if i had only one prayer request for 2010 that would be it and i pray that for every one of you my lovely readers.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I just realized that i am either a very mushy somebody or something is wrong with my hormones, the amount of "tear up" moments i have had lately is just <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ridic</span>...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Next month, i have to retake an exam for the first time in my 25+ years on this planet earth and i failed it by 1 point.. it was a process but i think i have finally come to terms with it.. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ok</span> i need to go to bed..my eyes popped open at exactly 2.45am and i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">haven't</span> been able to go back to sleep yet. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Have a lovely weekend people</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">MATTHEW 5:16</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Let your light shine before men that they may see </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven</span></div>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-11167590439400231962009-12-25T13:07:00.002-05:002009-12-25T19:55:32.200-05:00Taking Stock 2009<div>let me first start by saying merry christmas! can you imagine 2009 is done already? God is indeed great. This was definitely an interesting year for me. if i had to pick a word that best described my 2009, it would be growth. i was being John 15:2ed in pretty much every area of my life. </div><div><br /></div><div>FAITH</div><div>Me and Jesus had an interesting ride this year. i cheated on Him a couple of times, realized can't nobody really do me like HIm, broke off the crazy affairs and went back to my first Love.All in all, i would say this year really showed me how much He loves me and I am determined to do better becuase i now have a clearer understanding of our Relationship.</div><div><br /></div><div>FAMILY</div><div>This was a good year for family, i didnt get to spend as much time as i would like because of all the stuff going on( see career/education section) but i can definitely say there was no shortage of love in this area. My mum and I are actually getting along better these days, i think she has finally realized i am grown and THAT is no small feat for a nigerian parent, can i get an amen?</div><div><br /></div><div>FRIENDSHIPS</div><div>I started out the year sooo lonely friiendshipwise, all the people i wanted to be around lived in other states. For the first time in my life, i prayed that God would bring awesome people my way and He did. I think i lost touch with some people but the ones that matter are still here so thats good. Let's not forget the friends i made on blogville. shout out to Original Mgbeke, Taynement and Simeone!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>FINANCES</div><div>No doubt,, this was my most expensive year ever . i did a lot of spending. moved out on my own with no roomates for the first time. had to buy furniture, pay fo rmy CPA exams. Even though I didnt save as much i would like because there was always something to be bought. i could definitely see God's hand in my finances. I somehow mananged to get a good deal on everything that i needed to buy, even in this year of layoffs i managed to quit a job i hated for one i liked. i believe i am a living proof that tithing works...</div><div><br /></div><div>EDUCATION/CAREER PATH</div><div>There was considerable progress made in this area. i got a clearer vision of what i want to do which made me change my area of study for my masters. Almost done with my professional exams and I am excited for 2010 because it is the year i will finally be done with all things studying, </div><div><br /></div><div>RELATIONSHIPS</div><div>i was going to start by saying i had my first "heartbreak" this year but in all honesty, it was God taking me out of a crappy situation i did not even know i was in. i matured a lot. realized that if i dont know myself and figure out what i want how am i going to recognize it? oh and i adopted the mantra "no mo' drama" which led to a bunch of numbers being deleted. that felt great.</div><div><br /></div><div>HEALTH/GENERAL WELL BEING</div><div>i had a lot of health scares this year. from hearth attack, to gall bladder surgery to pulmonary embolism all was speculated. I spent more time in hospitals than ever in my life but I am glad to say i am fine. EVERY test that was run came out negative. i started actually watching what i eat, i ate better and exercised more. i am not where i want to be but i am making progress. </div><div><br /></div><div>ADDICTIONS/BAD HABITS/SOCIAL LIFE</div><div>i think i developed an addiction to food or maybe i just recognized it? i managed to kick my addiction to facebook. i spend cosiderably less time on it now. i dont know about bad habits, i didnt travel as much as i wanted to this year but i visited a few new states so thats not bad. as for social life, i went more except for days when i was buried in my books. i plan on doing a lot more next year.</div><div><br /></div><div>So in general, i believe i made progress in every aspect of my life in 2009 and that makes me very very happy. i am soo excited about 2010, i know God has awesome things planned for me.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>P.S does anybody else feel like they have to spend the last hours of the year at church or am i just weird? my friend wants to go downtown and i am like naah mehn i will be at church.</div><div><br /></div>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-35803055305246382922009-12-10T12:03:00.001-05:002010-01-09T04:30:58.297-05:00Lessons from The OfficeIf I had to pick my all time favorite comedy series it would be the Office. I love love love that show. I am having a bit of bloggers block so I will be writing on lesson I have learnt this week from <em>my</em> office.<br /><br /><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Lesson 1: It is never what it looks like. So my boss and I are the only ones on my team that work from our location and he’s gone a lot (vacation and most times working remotely). I used to say I want to be like him when I grow up. Not having show up to work every day. Why did I find out this week that the company lets him do this because a member of his family is seriously ill?<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Lesson 2: Do your best especially when you don’t feel like it: I woke up this morning with no desire whatsoever to go to work (It was soo cold) so I decided I would come in looking like a bum after all it’s almost Friday and I am not meeting anybody. Right? Wrong. I forgot today was the day my boss’ boss was coming from HQ. So I met the Director of accounting for the first time with my hair looking a mess and wearing gold ballet flats that do not match my outfit. .<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Lesson 3: its all about your perspective: The end of the year is the craziest time for us so everything is on a strict deadline. One of the things that has to happen is an inventory count and it takes a while. So this oversabi guy at work wants to “streamline the process” which I have no problems with except now I am 2 weeks behind and said process did NOT get streamlined. I could get mad at the fact that I will have to work way longer hours later in the month but I choose to realize that he was trying to help and if his method had worked it would actually have saved me time.<br /><br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">In other news, I have absolutely no idea what I am doing for Christmas. It doesn’t feel like Christmas at all I have been lazy but finally got my decorations up yesterday. So I am getting more into it. I think I will feel more Christmassy when I get my result from my exam next week and I know for sure that I am done with the exam. It will be the best present ever!<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br />How is everyone doing?? I need to go do my rounds…<br /><br />Theme song: Hallelujah by Hillsong,<br />I have been on a hillsong trip all week. That group is just pure awesomeness.</span>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-43636734913458937152009-11-16T10:57:00.003-05:002010-02-01T21:47:00.668-05:00arrrghhhh!!!I am slightly frustrated today because<br /><br />I came in to work today and someone done drank up all my milk that I use for my daily cereal. You see, I am lactose intolerant so I drink a special kind of milk so it was not like a case of mistaken identity. I am the ONLY one that drinks that kind of milk up in this piece..<br /><br />I went to visit my mum and ran into my uncle who every time I see has to give me serious guilt trip about not calling him. I mean every single time I see him. Like dude am I supposed to be calling you every day and do you have anything else to say to me? Anything??<br /><br /><br />I took the fall semester off so I could study for my exam. Well to be able to sign up for spring classes I need to reapply because I did not fill out a leave of absence form. Anyways, I did all of that and for some reason beyond me I was marked as international student. Now I have to take them proof of my visa status before they let me register for spring. I am more than halfway done with my program. I am pretty sure they can look up my record and see that I have NEVER been classified as international and save me the stress but who am I kidding?? That would be way too much work for them to do.<br /><br /><br />I have had a headache for two days and I have no idea why…<br /><br /><br /><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Anyways, it's another week and I am alive and well (except for the headache) and for that I am grateful..</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span></span><br /></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Have a great week everyone!</span></span>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-42758499507889180532009-11-03T14:50:00.005-05:002009-11-03T14:55:03.672-05:00???!!!!?????!Look like we will be randoming until further notice. It’s the only type of post that fits my current discombobulated state of mind.<br /><br />It’s supposed to be the busiest time of the month for us at work and I am bored. Hence, the blogging at 11 o’clock in the morning.<br /><br />I decided to play all the songs on my iPod in alphabetical order and I am rediscovering songs I forgot I had. Forget that award show tutu debacle; Beyonce’s ave maria is actually quite a good song.<br /><br /><br />Every time I hear that el dee big boy song I feel the sudden urge to get crunk…especially when he goes “gotta rep my hood I’m from Lagos city in naija”<br /><br />I want to be done with studying and test taking sooooo bad…<br /><br />One of my bucket list items is to sing Carrie Underwood’s before he cheats at a karaoke. I may be doing that in 2 weeks!<br /><br />Since when did Pandora stop being free? Stupid economy, everyone wants money :(<br /><br />“Blessed be your name” just came on, I think there is something about classic old school worship music that you can’t get anywhere else.<br /><br />Two of my favorite people in the whole wide world are getting married in Dec and I can’t be there, that makes me very very unhappy.<br /><br />in aproximately 3 weeks, i will take my last exam section and will ,by God's grace, be done with all things CPA.Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-46217403193009478162009-10-21T16:20:00.001-04:002009-10-21T16:22:09.838-04:00I have nothing...So I have been working on a post for a week and I finally gave up and deleted it<br /><br />I just had so much in my head and it was too hard to put it all together in a coherent form<br /><br />The weather today is wet and cold and just put a damper on my mood. I got in to work and my cousin had sent me this forward with quotes from Maya Angelou. One of it was “you can tell a lot about a person’s character by how they deal with rainy days, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree light” oh well. *shrugs*<br /><br />I have this friend that whenever I talk to, I always feel so vulnerable (in a good way), we talked today after many months and I realized how much I missed him.<br /><br />Speaking of friends, I always thought people who talked about backstabbing/two faced friends were just being dramatic but I think I just had one of those experiences. The good thing is I don’t feel betrayed because I really didn’t consider her a friend.<br /><br />I have this thing where I can tell after spending a few hours with a person what kind of relationship we’ll have. That actually dictates how I relate with them consequently.<br /><br />Is it possible or even normal to be mad at someone for something they may not have had control over?<br /><br />The auditors are here and on of them is a chick and quite cute and wearing a really nice dress its red and short…with four inch heels I am like …in this cold weather? Na wa o!<br /><br />Oh and our office assistant( more like office mum) she’s soo sweet and takes care of everyone, so why was she trying to get me to admit that one of the Sr. Manager's cologne was too strong.. Granted she’s not my manger but still wetin consain me???<br /><br /> My buddy started a non-profit <a href="http://www.barnabian.org/">organization</a>. Please stop by and join the movement.Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-47017739636508459312009-10-05T10:32:00.004-04:002009-10-05T11:16:29.410-04:00Small break in transmissionStolen from Nice Anon’s blog!<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Itching to work with:</strong> I think it’s more like itching to work at<br /><strong>Listening to:</strong> moving forward by Israel and new breed (yep, still on that)<br /><strong>Driving:</strong> a 2008 Nissan Versa. I’ve been told it fits my personality?!<br /><strong>Shopping fix:</strong> buying anything on sale just makes my day. Even if it’s something I don’t need, I’ll still buy it and give it out.<br /><strong>Signature scent:.</strong> Just discovered B&BW Exotic coconut…loves it!<br /><strong>Necessary Extravagance:</strong> can’t really think of anything.. I am cheap<br /><strong>Maintenance must haves:</strong> my Victoria secret fragrances<br /><strong>Fear Factor</strong>: God has not given me the spirit of fear.<br /><strong>Speed Dialing:</strong> brother, mother, bestie, fav cousin, <strong>Jaycee</strong>, 911.<br /><strong>Latest splurge:</strong> a super cool bathroom scale that also counts calories... (This weight loss business eezz not easy)<br /><strong>If I weren't:</strong> at work, I would be at home watching small claims court TV shows. Judge Mathis, anyone?<br /><strong>Dreaming of:</strong> the day when I don’t have to spend weekends studying.<br /><br />So Saturday is my date with destiny a.k.a the financial accounting section of the CPA exam. Everyone’s been telling me how hard it is. I can’t even say I am ready but I am doing my best. The other day I came across this.<br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">The LORD spoke to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people. He said: "Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread, Isaiah 8:11-13</span><br /><br /></em>Meditating on this has really helped me get through the past couple of weeks. I am determined to stop living in fear so yea bring on the 4 hour exam!<br /><br />P.S I found the verse to be also quite effective in dealing with all the craziness around us: Swine flu, bad economy, unemployment and whatever else is out there.<br /><br />P.P.S how’s everyone doing? I will be back in full after Saturday!Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-47385773727893574672009-09-16T23:36:00.004-04:002009-09-17T00:14:06.614-04:00New Schedule<div>up until the end of november...</div>7.30am. leave for work<div>5.30pm- 6pm: get home and grab dinner</div><div>6-7pm: go jogging/walking( yes o! only so many fat jokes a sister can handle)</div><div>7.30pm arrive at school library</div><div>11.00pm/ midnightish get home from library and fall into bed..</div><div>ALL I CAN SAY IS GOD DEY!</div><div>so i promised to post some of my new music faves, here we go..</div><div><br /></div>You guys were right.. I finally go into the new WH... this has been on heavy rotation<br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rXBWEPSlq3A&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rXBWEPSlq3A&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><div>This is the song from the last post... apparently imeem only works if you have an account.<br />This clip also includes the song he has with Mary Mary.. in short the whole album is faya! its called the power of one.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AYaiGB7eYU8&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AYaiGB7eYU8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br /><br />This is not really new but oh well..<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e7iHkgHOOW0&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e7iHkgHOOW0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />And of course Chrisette. everytime this song comes on the radio, i turn it up, sing as loudly as i can while trying to do my best woman scorned face.. Praise Jesus for tinted windows :)<br /><br /><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a5YnOos62NE&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a5YnOos62NE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br /><div>I have some more but its bed time so to be continued </div><div>have a great weekend people!<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">P.S Mgbeks can i just say thank you for being my unpaid albeit unlicensed shrink, I heart cha mucho *muah*</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">VOTD</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">But it is not the one who commends himself who is approved,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> but the one whom the Lord commends</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">2 Cor 10:18</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-57774875241641899592009-09-11T22:09:00.004-04:002009-09-11T23:10:43.101-04:00Been a while....<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Since I did a random post, it’s Friday and I need to procrastinate so what better way? </p> <p class="MsoNormal">1) I still can’t believe summer is over, its back to the crazy studying again.. Oh well. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Unto everything there is a season right?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">2) I went back to FL for my coz’s bridal shower and mehn I had serious thoughts of moving back. I so did not want to come back here. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">3) Speaking of the homestead, I got some new music from my fam and it feels <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>like I am in music heaven. I will share some of my new faves later.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">4) While we are on the music subject, I seriously cannot get into the new Whitney CD… maybe I need to grow into it? Heck, I just finally got into Chrisette Michele and her album has been out for a hot minute.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>How awesome is that “blame it on me “song? I listen to it at least 5 times a day and THAT’s not counting the times it comes on the radio!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">5) Am I the only one who really does not care about the whole Sony deal? I don’t think there is anyone in the world who believes ALL Nigerians are crooks. In the words of madea “it’s not what you are called, it’s what you answer to”<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>so anyone who wants to dispose of their Sony items preferably PS3s.. I am willing to send you my address.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">6) Speaking of madea, this is the first time a Tyler Perry movie comes out and I am not there opening night. I just don’t feel like it. Come to think of it, I don’t feel like a lot of things. Hmmm.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">7) I am really quite nervous about certain areas of my life. Help me Jesus</p> <p class="MsoNormal">8) On the bright side, can I just say having convictions and sticking to them, no matter what, is a beautiful thing.</p><p class="MsoNormal">This is my new theme song.. i have to listen to it EVERY morning</p><div style="width:300px;"><object width="300" height="110"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/Q-FqJojV0b/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/Q-FqJojV0b/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><div style="background-color:#E6E6E6;padding:1px;"><div style="float:left;padding:4px 4px 0 0;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/E6E6E6/" border="0" /></a></div><form method="post" action="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><input type="text" name="EmbedSearchBox"><input type="submit" value="Search" style="font-size:12px;"><div style="padding-top:3px;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=0&ek=Q-FqJojV0b" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/152/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=1&ek=Q-FqJojV0b" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/153/10/" border="0" /></a></div><div style="padding-top:3px;"><br /></div></form></div></div> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Algerian;font-size:7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px;"><br /></span></span></p>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-28083131183259990572009-08-30T23:31:00.006-04:002009-08-30T23:43:31.785-04:00I forgot!Happy day before monday lovely blogville people.<p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">How did the weekend go? I had one of my little moods this weekend. It finally became official that I won’t be able to go to naija this December among other things and I <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>was quite depressed. I mean life was going so good and bam! Everything changes I went into full self pity mode. Complete with the sitting on the couch in PJs and not answering any phone calls.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I mean why is it that when life is going really good something ALWAYS</span></b></i></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></b></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">comes to ruin it?</span></b></i></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Well, I got my answer today. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A good friend( why do people always say good friend, if they were a bad friend they wont be a friend. right?) invited me to come and watch him play at the youth Sunday at this African Baptist church, I actually ran into a blogger there( shout out to <a href="http://taynement.blogspot.com/">Taynement</a>). <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The kids did an awesome job, anyways their whole theme was seasons and they talked about each of the four seasons and what they symbolize. Spring for planting, summer for nurturing, fall for Harvesting <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and winter for resting. And it actually occurred to me that I was crabby because my season was changing and I didn’t want it to change.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I was enjoying spring too much and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">forgot</i> that summer and fall were coming. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>As our people say no condition is permanent and i believe one of the tricks to doing life successfully is the ability to anticipate and accept change.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So I have been known to wear out a song… I mean I would play it every day morning noon and night if I could.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>My current fave is an oldie but a goodie. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It has been great for my current mood. Here is a video of the live performance. It’s pretty good for a song that has only eight lines <span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;">J</span></span> </p><br /><br /><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ODmHMKfD_iY&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ODmHMKfD_iY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-44676205532833642312009-08-21T17:51:00.006-04:002009-08-22T10:29:39.607-04:00I am,actually, not Crazy… Yess!!!<p class="MsoNormal">So a friend sent me this, its called random/weird thoughts people our age have, since I have had majority of these thoughts. I now officially feel better about my sanity <span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;">J</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: left;">1) More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can</div><div style="text-align: left;">think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell</div><div style="text-align: left;">my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves</div><div style="text-align: left;">me.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2) Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're</div><div style="text-align: left;">going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to</div><div style="text-align: left;">be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the</div><div style="text-align: left;">direction from which you came, you have to first do something like</div><div style="text-align: left;">check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to</div><div style="text-align: left;">yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're</div><div style="text-align: left;">crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.</div><div style="text-align: left;">3)I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.</div><div style="text-align: left;">4)Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know"</div><div style="text-align: left;">feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose</div><div style="text-align: left;">not to be friends with?</div><div style="text-align: left;">5)There is a great need for sarcasm font.</div><div style="text-align: left;">6)Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and</div><div style="text-align: left;">suddenly realize I had no idea what<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>was going on when I first</div><div style="text-align: left;">saw it.</div><div style="text-align: left;">7)I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually</div><div style="text-align: left;">becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting</div><div style="text-align: left;">90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's</div><div style="text-align: left;">laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little</div><div style="text-align: left;">bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the</div><div style="text-align: left;">only one who really, really gets it <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">( nacho libre..anyone?)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">8)I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than</div><div style="text-align: left;">take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.</div><div style="text-align: left;">9)The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to</div><div style="text-align: left;">finish a text.</div><div style="text-align: left;">10)Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say"</div><div style="text-align: left;">11) I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.</div><div style="text-align: left;">12)Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron</div><div style="text-align: left;">test is absolutely petrifying.</div><div style="text-align: left;">13)Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart",</div><div style="text-align: left;">all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".</div><div style="text-align: left;">14) How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod</div><div style="text-align: left;">and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?</div><div style="text-align: left;">15) Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in'</div><div style="text-align: left;">examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete</div><div style="text-align: left;">idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and</div><div style="text-align: left;">said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"</div><div style="text-align: left;">16)What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">( ok.. not this jobless)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">16)MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I</div><div style="text-align: left;">know how to get out of my neighborhood. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">ya know?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">17)Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the</div><div style="text-align: left;">person died.</div><div style="text-align: left;">18) I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the</div><div style="text-align: left;">shower first and THEN turn on the water.</div><div style="text-align: left;">19) Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty,</div><div style="text-align: left;">and you can wear them forever.</div><div style="text-align: left;">20)I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.</div><div style="text-align: left;">21) Bad decisions make good stories</div><div style="text-align: left;">22) Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their</div><div style="text-align: left;">profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got</div><div style="text-align: left;">the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if</div><div style="text-align: left;">I do!</div><div style="text-align: left;">23) Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go</div><div style="text-align: left;">around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly</div><div style="text-align: left;">nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be</div><div style="text-align: left;">a problem....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">i swear!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">24) You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work</div><div style="text-align: left;">when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything</div><div style="text-align: left;">productive for the rest of the day. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">(right mgbeks?)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">25)Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't</div><div style="text-align: left;">want to have to restart my collection.</div><div style="text-align: left;">26) There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are</div><div style="text-align: left;">going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">(the library at school has rocking chairs..lol)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">27) I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me</div><div style="text-align: left;">if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I</div><div style="text-align: left;">swear I did not make any changes to.</div><div style="text-align: left;">28) "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.</div><div style="text-align: left;">29) I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people</div><div style="text-align: left;">watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will</div><div style="text-align: left;">they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't</div><div style="text-align: left;">watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and</div><div style="text-align: left;">leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'</div><div style="text-align: left;">30) I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and</div><div style="text-align: left;">goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone</div><div style="text-align: left;">and run away?</div><div style="text-align: left;">31) I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not</div><div style="text-align: left;">seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">( for realz)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">32) When I meet a new person, I'm terrified of mentioning something they</div><div style="text-align: left;">Haven’t already told me but that I have learned from some light</div><div style="text-align: left;">internet stalking<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">( guilty!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">33) I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,</div><div style="text-align: left;">then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.</div><div style="text-align: left;">34)Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising</div><div style="text-align: left;">speed for pedophiles...</div><div style="text-align: left;">35) As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers,</div><div style="text-align: left;">but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.</div><div style="text-align: left;">36) Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.</div><div style="text-align: left;">37)I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they</div><div style="text-align: left;">drive behind obeys the speed limit.</div><div style="text-align: left;">38)I think the freezer deserves a light as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;">39)I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or</div><div style="text-align: left;">Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.</div><div style="text-align: left;">40)The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw</div><div style="text-align: left;">they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words,</div><div style="text-align: left;">someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think</div><div style="text-align: left;">about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people</div><div style="text-align: left;">eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by</div><div style="text-align: left;">myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard</div><div style="text-align: left;">before dinner.</div><p></p>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-27968148595376522892009-08-16T23:54:00.002-04:002009-08-16T23:58:46.453-04:00No Title Post<p class="MsoNormal">I do not care what anybody says, the quarter life crisis is very real . It doesn’t have to be a bad thing but I think 25 is one of those ages where you just have to stop and ponder the direction your life is taking. I did my pondering and made some life changing decisions that I am quite proud of.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No matter how much I try to fake it, I am an introvert; I can only hang out with people for so long. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>After a while I need to be by myself or start to feel like I am losing my mind. This weekend was my chill at home and recover weekend. I only ventured out to the grocery store and church and I feel so much better. Ready to face the world again..lol</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So I called into Vera’s <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/">show</a> <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>yesterday, quite interessante I must admit. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The topic was happily single : Myth or fact .<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I was quite amazed at some of the opinions expressed. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I think my favorite were the people who kept saying it was impossible to be single and happy say whaaa? <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Don’t <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>get me wrong, companionship is awesome<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and there is nothing like having someone who loves you and all that jazz but if<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>you can’t be happy by yourself how you going to know what a bad relationship feels like?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In the words of my darling <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Mgbeks </b>“marriage is not for everyone” I encourage you to listen to the show if you can. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Oh and I happened to mention that I wanted to be single for two years and apparently that’s too much?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>One of the lessons that God has been teaching me lately is that of delayed gratification. Just because you want it now does not mean you have to have it now. It’s the reason why you can’t build a multimillion dollar business in a year.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>You have to go through due process or you will get the good thing and it will slip from your hands because you won’t be able to appreciate it.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I passed my second CPA section so I am now officially 50% a CPA. God is just too good. Especially since it was my first try and no one I know has passed that section on the first try.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">VOTD</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";font-size:11.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";font-size:11.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Ecc 3:11-13 </span></span></p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";font-size:11.0pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></div></span>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-21324604673861434742009-08-05T04:49:00.009-04:002010-02-01T21:51:01.024-05:00Party over here!!!<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="Georgia","serif"; font-family:";color:black;">So today is my birthday. I officially hit the quarter century mark today, i don’t </span></span>know about anybody else but my birthday is usually a reflection day.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>As I look back on this past year I can’t help but be thankful because God had indeed been good to me.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I am thankful for<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Redemption</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>My Father sees me even when nobody else does. I am in no shape or form perfect but he still always comes through to bail me out of my mess.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am thankful for my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Really</span> great family</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>am thankful for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">remarkable</span> friends.. I am awake at this hour because my friend in naija who I haven’t spoken to in ages called to wish me happy birthday… </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">random</span> friendships I have made off blogville, from my regular blog commenter s <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>to Gmail buddies.. I am <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>grateful for you all.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>thankful for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">resilience,</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The strength that God has given me to bounce back from all the crazy things that happened to me this year.. I really can’t take that for granted.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am thankful for my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">recent</span> employment upgrade,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I love my new job/boss and I honestly <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>can’t complain.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am thankful for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Rent</span>, yes I said <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>rent, the fact that I pay rent means I have somewhere to lay my head at night and that in itself is a huge blessing.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am thank ful for my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">ridiculously</span> fun church. I love love my church, I have met some great people there, I look forward to Sundays and Wednesdays<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and there is nowhere else I’d rather be on those days.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b>For you created my inmost being;</b></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b><br /> you knit me together in my mother's womb.</b></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b>I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;</b></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b><br /> your works are wonderful,</b></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b><br /> I know that full well.</b></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b> </b></i></span><sup id="en-NIV-16255" value="15"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b> My frame was not hidden from you</b></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b><br /> when I was made in the secret place.</b></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b><br /> When I was woven together in the depths of the eartth</b></i></span></p><h2><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i>your eyes saw my unformed body. </i></span></span></o:p></h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i><b> All the days ordained for me<br /> were written in your book<br /> before one of them came to be.</b></i></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Charis SIL';color:#993399;"><i><b> Psalm 139:13-16</b></i></span></p>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-48249072424493727062009-07-30T00:40:00.002-04:002009-07-30T00:55:27.295-04:00:) :)So today is exactly 1 year since i became an active citizen of blogville and it is also an exact week before i officially hit quarter century. oooh yea!!<div><br /></div><div>I would really like to do a proper 1 year on blogville reflection/ shout out post but its late so uhm i guess that will happen this weekend...</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, two ( well 3 if i count myself) of my most favoritest people in the world also have birthdays next week. I love you guys and thanks for being in my life.</div><div><br /></div><div>so i am off to bed... expect a proper post this weekend. i think i am still tired from last weekend( which will officially go down as the busiest weekend of my life so far)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> VOTD</div><div style="text-align: center;">A cheerful heart is good medicine,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but a crushed spirit dries up the bones</div><div style="text-align: center;">Prov 17:22</div>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177747938435625498.post-64911965263877864942009-07-21T22:44:00.011-04:002010-02-01T21:55:05.075-05:00if it isn't love...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Small break in transmission.I just had to share what has kept me from loosing my mind these past few days. So you know how folk in naija be hooking you up with "prospects" without your approval? well my friend had that happen to her. Anyhoo she decides to be nice and let the bloke down easy. this is what ensued.</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">HER EMAIL</span><br />Hello ,<br />I hope you are doing great.<br />Well, I can't pick up my phone cos i don't have mins on it except if you call me weekends or after 9pm my time. As for every other thing we have talked about, i don't see this working out, so I say you move on and find someone else back home. I can't seem to understand why you would like to date someone who is far off & haven't seen, when I'm very sure that there are good ladies there too.<br />As for me, i'd prefer to date someone here too. Not that i don't trust people back home but at least i can get to know the person better.<br />i really don't understand, i'm i supposed to say "yes", probably just see you once if i come home, approve and get married? i'm not sure how that works.<br /><br />Not to sound rude in anyway, but hopefully you understand too and move on with your life.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">HIS REPLY</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;">Hello my dear<br /><br />How are you and your groove over there in US, hope fine. I got your mail and i believed that we are matching in the same path,what differentiate the kingdom is the word "DISTANCE" yea distance means much in thing like this but giving a room for an ecstasy is another cool chance for us to shuttle this relationship out.<br /><br />Yes we talk and mail but have not seen each other,thats give us the ego to say to each other you are welcome to my life then feelings and planning follows it. Just accept then lets move round the orbit to find the solution for distance which both us we agree on. my words to you might sound abhor to you but my dear thats how i feel, i will love you to come into my life thats my heart desire.<br /><br />How i wish my dream will be as acacia where roses and warmth will grow between us. Dear i know that the journey of couples is not a day talk but please put it in your memory you will find out it can work out and i know here in nigeria girls are many but few are choosen likewise there in the states.lets develop the emotional side of it and leave the rest for God. I am not trying put you in self indulgence but think about everything and put my feelings too. what i owe now is always praying to God to help us, guide you and give you joy ok. Have a cool stay .....Dear permit me to say that i cherished you.<br /></span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">P.S: So is it bad that every time i get stressed i go back to read his email just to get a good laugh?</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">P.P.S: Vera and Mgbeks, please show me the way to super cool blog templates na?</span></div>Reverencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455597687735108379noreply@blogger.com8