I have a thing for sequins + a love affair with vintage, so when I saw my latest finds in a nearby Goodwill, I had to grab them. They remind me of some dresses that my mom wore in the 80's and early 90's that she still has in her closet. I wish so bad that I could rock them, but my mom was damn near a size 0 back in the day, so that's not going to happen for me right now, lol. My mom used to pay like $300-$400 for sequined garments like these, so when I saw that they were only going to cost me $10 each, I knew they had to be mine...
First up, a fully sequined tunic:
This thing is so heavy and the detail on it is out of this world...
I love blazers, so the fact that I found a sequined one was the best thing that could ever happen to me!
The lapel kills me - that's all black beadwork...
They've been in my closet for about a week, but my husband has yet to see them. I know he's going to be like "WTF ARE THESE?"... he HATES 90% of my clothes but then he'll say he likes that I'm different - I don't really care either way, I like what I like!
Apparently being a wife without a full time job isn't so bad as opposed to being single with no job - instead of people looking at your like you're a bum, they praise you for being a "homemaker" (oh really?)
People always told me you got tons of extra money at tax time for being married - jokes on me - good thing I didn't get married for that reason
Puppy eyes still work on my husband ::pumps fist in the air::
People always feel the need to give marriage advice even though you never ask for it - I just smile while my mind drifts off into wonderland...usually thinking about 10 other things I'd like to be doing than listening to unsolicited advice
The fact that we didn't put wedding expenses on a credit card is AMAZING!
When people who meet us for the first time find out we're married, we usually get, "You guys look too young to be married"...I know the fact that I look about 12 yrs old throws people off - but my husband is staring 30 in the face
Marriage doesn't solve problems that you had prior to signing that legally bounding paper - in blue ink only (as per Florida law...ridiculous)
Board games suddenly become more fun
Having your own closets are key to avoiding divorce - mainly because you can buy stuff and hide it in there...if you can also have your own tv's - you've hit the jackpot
I will never learn to like cleaning the bathroom...I think after 5.5 years together, he's finally coming to terms with this
...and finally, getting married is the best thing that ever happened to me...
When I was growing up in Jamaica, Hip Hop music was not as big down there as it is now . They never played it on the radio and even if you had cable, more than likely you weren't allowed to watch MTV or BET as children. While in Florida one year I caught a glimpse of this video and that was it for me:
Soon thereafter I immigrated to New York - the birthplace of Hip Hop and where Jay-Z's music
flooded the airwaves (and still does). I fell in love with his music which led me to other artists
and love for the entire genre. Hip Hop was so new to me and I wanted to know everything
about it. From 80's Hip Hop to everything current, I studied it, danced to it and it became apart of me.
My first Hip Hop cd was Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life". My uncle had a store in Jamaica where he sold cd's and purchased his goods in New York. He would always take me with him to choose cd's, because I was able to tell him what "the kids were listening to" - that way he would know what to buy. My reward/pay was free cd's (I learned from a very young age not to do things for free, lol) Luckily for me, the place where he bought his cd's offered clean edited versions, and that's the only reason my mom allowed me to get it. I was never the same...
Funny story: my mom and I actually made up our own
Christmas carol to this song...lol...it's hilarious!
Strangely enough, a large amount of my memories coincide with
a Jay-Z song...his music has served as the soundtrack to my life... for me, his music is very nostalgic...
Somehow Cousin Jan had gotten her hands on a pair of tickets for the opening of his tour here in South Florida, and I was bummed that I couldn't go.Unfortunately, Cousin Kim had a family emergency and wasn't able to go with Jan, and so I ended up going. Initially I thought my cousin was playing a joke on me. I didn't believe her until we actually got to the arena. We were so excited! We were in the nosebleed section, but had a clear look at the stage - that's all we needed - we were just happy to be there...and hell, we didn't pay for our tickets anyway...
away early this week. As soon as we could, we rushed over to be with them, and
it was an even more heart wrenching experience than when we had been in the ICU
with the entire family. I didn't know what to say to make them feel better, so all
I did was sit there and listen. Everytime I wanted to give them words of comfort, it just
wouldn't come out. What could I say? My husband on the other hand talked with them and offered words of encouragement and behalf of the both of us.
The last funeral that I went to was my aunts in October 2007, who passed away of breast cancer. That was the first time in my life that I had ever seen my father shed a tear - it was rough. I didn't
look at my aunt...I couldn't bare to have that be my last memory of her. The last time I
saw her was a few years earlier. I was in the car driving through downtown Kingston and happened
to see her in traffic - she had a big smile on her face during our short conversation - that's the
last image that I wanted to have at her.
I started reliving the whole expereience again and so bothered that I found myself in the kitchen baking late night when I should have been in my bed sleeping:
The jumbo sized cupcakes are for my husband. He never liked pastry
or any kind of cake - but ever since I've been baking, he can't get enough...
Oddly enough, baking has become like therapy, Whenever I get
stressed, I find myself in the kitchen whipping something together. I guess it's
a better alternative than my old method of chopping my hair off whenever things
took a bad turn...I'm going to have to learn better coping skills...
