this is the longest post ever....

So Chris has been out here visiting me in Jersey for the past 10 days or so and it has been splendid. I love him... and I love when he is here. I am still trying to finagle some time of from verizon so I will be able to go out there to visit him and momma e and big c and the grannies. i miss them all even though i haven't spent too much time with them but chris and i are connected and that makes me connected to his fam as well.
so thanksgiving with my family in maryland was fun... the food was delicious. I got there early and helped my momma cook. we made turkey, ham, lamb, stuffing with sausage and dried cherries, cornbread stuffing, cornbread, mac & cheese, candied yams, corn, potato salad, collard greens, tossed salad, and of course the gravy. well what i actually made was the cornbread dressing, man & cheese, the grazy, the candied yams, and the glaze for the ham. my mom made everything else. she also baked 2 apple pies, 2 sweet potato pies, and a pecan pie the day before. while the various items were baking, my younger sisters and i decorated a pumpkin that my mom hollowed out and used for a vase. we used paint and nailpolish to make leaves and i wrote Happy Thanksgiving with purple nailpolish then added glitter. before we ate, we went around the table saying what we were thankful for and everyone had something meaningful to say. especially my dad... he was saying how he is thankful that he is able to provide for his family and that none of his children are criminals or strung out on drugs and that he is thankful for his grandchildren and that he gets a chance to see them grow. it was so sweet and heartfelt... so sincere. i thought he was gonna start crying but he manned up. ha haa... so we ate, told stories, and laughed at my dad saying retarded stuff. we watched a movie. then chris and i came home...
so Chris asks me if he can take my truck to go to best buy early in the morning on Black Friday. I couldn't venture out because i had to work black friday but i told him if he was geeling confident then he could take it. he was saying something about going to best buy looking for some external hard drive or something so i didn't think much of it. now the whole week prior to thanksgiving, i had been trying to get guuitar hero for my wii and for some reason i never got it. when i was finally going to go buy one, chris is all like, you should play with it first to make sure you like it. so i still wasn't thinking anything of it. i was just like uh ok. anyway back to the story... so chris gets up at like 3:30 and leaves for his black friday excursion. i was sleep! I have no idea when he got home or anything... all i know is my alarm went off at 7 and i got up and turned on the light in my room and in the middle of the floor is a huge bag of stuff and a homemade card from chris saying "Merry Christmas!!! I know it is a month away but I am not gonna be here so I wanted to give you your stuff now. I hope you like everything." I was so shocked... i had no idea he was trying to surprise me but it was sooooo sweet. i think i squealed! He got me a crap load of jeans and sweaters... and i was just complaining that i needed sweaters... i felt a little guilty because i know he is not working right now and i really was not expecting or needing a gift from him. so i was super excited. i loved everything. so i thanked him profusely and had to rush to get ready for work. so i go through my morning routine and as i was leaving, chris followed me out to the living room which was a little strange and he was just chatting with me but i got my coat and was about to leave and chris is like ok i didn't get the response i want so you must not have seen it.
and i say, seen what?
and he says look down
so i look down and i am looking at my feet and the Jordan 5's I had on thinking to myself like is something different? did he clean them? relace them? what?
then he says now look to the right doofus
so i look over and RIGHT beside my foot is the stinking Guitar Hero I had been trying to buy. i was so stunned, it was so sweet and thoughtful. i was so surprised. i really don't know how i missed that big box in the middle of my floor. lol. i dunno. i got him a lot of stuff for Christmas but this was so dope. it really was. so i had my christmas in november and it was fantastic.

we went back to md on fri and hung out with my family again... we watched kung fu panda and went to sleep. sat morning i made banana pancakes (from scratch) with pecan syrup and it was DELICIOUS! i also made some fried eggs and my mom made bacon. my dad made corned beef the way us jamaicans eat it with rice. so it was more like a brunch than a breakfast but everything was good and we went shopping with the fam.

then

I went to Sonic for the FIRST TIME. OMG! it was fantastic! mm mmmmmm
so after that we went back to the parents house and watched some movie. hung out a little bit then came back home. so on the way home chris and i had a fat moment. how? well we used my new google phone (which i ABSOLUTELY LOVE btw) to find the sonic nearest my house. i had no idea there was any near me and lo and behold not even 15 minutes away in PA, a big, beautiful sonic. so yes we went again before we went home and got some sticky bun ice cream thing... sooooo good.

well Dexter is on now so i'll have to continue another time. but all is well... there is a big part of the weekend that i am leaving out temporarily but i will blog about it sometime next week. i'll explain why then... okay i am missing dexter and he needs to kill miguel. like he has to. there is no other option... uhg i love this show...

recap

so i know it's been a while... sorry for the delay. i have been very busy as usual. so first let me update you on the miss new booty sessions! so i've been working out for about 6 weeks now. i missed one week out of the six so i technically have worked out twice a week for 5 weeks with my trainer. sooo i don't see a huge difference but i do feel the difference. i do have more energy and i am definitely stronger. my jeans fit better. i can see my thighs have slimmed and my waist has slimmed some. my upper arms have slimmed some. my workouts have gotten harder but i am able to sustain them... i don't get as sore as i used too. so all in all i feel better. i have been cheating on the meal plan though. i can't even lie... lol. not cheating terribly but enough to slow the progress down. i have to get serious though.

in other news... chris is back in nj as i'm sure you all already know. i really like having him around. he is my snuggle muffin! LOL! he got to experience his first family gathering at our annual pre-thanksgiving get together. The saturday before Thanksgiving, my roommate and i, have a thanksgiving get together at our place for our families. we do this since people always have so much to do ont hanksgiving and people sometimes feel torn as to whose house to go to or they are rushing trying to make all invites. my little apartment was completely packed with people and kids. it was loud and ridiculous but so much fun. i have not laughed so hard in a long time. we ate and talked and laughed and played taboo. taboo was ridiculous... the kids played dance dance revlution on my wii... it was good times. so my turkey day plans are pretty much to go down to my parents house and relax. i have to work friday then shopping shopping shopping all weekend!!

i'll see if i can post more later... like how chris almost killed us driving home from philly on thursday! LOL! he left that part out of his "the bridge is over" post....

i am pissed

to the highest level of pissed-tivity... this has got to be one of the crappiest days thus far. it's been gloomy and rainy all week and i think that may be part of what is affecting my mood. i dunno... all i know is I woke up a few minutes late then i stepped on my glasses and i don't even know how they ended up on the floor but whatever. then i was stuck in traffic for 20 minutes because of some corny accident. that made me 15 minutes late for work... torture. then i get here and open my email and we get this lovely bit of information:

Good Morning Team,
A corporate decision has been made that Verizon will be open on Thursday, January 1, 2009. Our hours of operation will be 9:00AM to 5:00PM.
Wanted you to know in advance so you can plan accordingly.


what type of ish is that?!? are they serious? WHO is calling for new service on Jan 1st. NO ONE! what the eff are they thinking. we have never opened on new years day... this is absolutely uncalled for and i am P.O.'ed... aaaaargh. double triple aaaaargh!

other than that... christopher is back in IL and i miss him... he's coming back for thanksgiving though so that makes me happy and i am supposed to go out there for Christmas... however, effin verizon is being extremely gay. i have no vacation time available but i will have one comp day i can use for working veteran's day. but i can't use it the day after christmas so i really don't know how it's gonna work out yet. i'll probably end up just calling out and taking an occurance.

my sneaker collection is growing rapidly... i have about 50 pairs now... and that is added to my 80 pairs of heels/boots etc.. it is such a problem.

i am off to make my Christmas wish list... that should cheer me up. maybe i'll post it when i am done.

everyone is going green...

so in honor of the new environmentally friendly attitude the world is taking on, i've decided to recycle... while i still throw soda cans in the trash instead of the recycle bin i don't have, i have decided to recycle this post from a few months ago.. i was curious how it would come out since i've added some stuff and... well... it's pretty funny!

MEME Rules:
1. Put Your iPod/ music player on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT
After you’ve answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the meme themselves!

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
I'm Still Standing- Dorinda Clark Cole

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
The Ride- Prince

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Pussy Control- Prince (this is really what came up on my ipod... that is HILARIOUS)


HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Can I Walk With You- India.Arie (this is soooooooooooo true)


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
That's How Long I Love You- Chi Lites


WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
The Anointing- john p kee


WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
touch and broken bones- the hives

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
passenger seat- death cab for cutie

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Out there Grindin- DJ Khaled

WHAT IS 2+2?
West- Prince


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Hangin on a string (contemplating)- Loose Ends (this is true of my homegirl Dee- she crazy)


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
A day Without You- Art Porter (chris must have put this on my ipod cuz i have no idea who this is) oh i just listened to it- smooth jazz stuff.. interesting


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Self Conscious- Kanye West

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Big Dog Status ft. scarface, T.I., & UTP- Lil Wayne (ha! this is true)


WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
How Could It Be- Eddie Murphy


WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
I Know- Destiny's Child


WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
I was Made to Love Her- Michael McDonald (aaawwww... take notes chris!)


WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Milestone- Miles Davis (true)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Girls and Boys- Prince


WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
When the Day Met the Night- Panic at the Disco


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Back to You- Men of Standard

WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
So High f/ J. Ivy- John Legend Solo Sessions Vol. 1 live at the knitting factory (DOPE version of so high)