When I see the clouds it reminds me of Heaven and Gods' Glory.. I combined my photos with 'Higher Than This' by Ledisi to capture what I was feeling as I shot these pictures.  Hope you like it.

Mary J. Blige - Mr. Wrong

Mary has done it again...



Once again it seems like Mary has read my mind and wrote a song for me. Not since the My Life album have I been able to relate to one of her songs so well. I wore that cd OUT!! It was straight therapy for me and it was exactly what I needed at that time in my life. Flash forward 17 years; even though I've continued to be a Mary fan, I haven't really felt that connection again until now. (Mr. Wrong.. dang him again??- Sade warned us about him) *Le Sigh. I can not wait to get this new CD!! I've heard some of the songs already and it sounds like it's gonna be a good one. Another good CD to add to my "Music is Therapy' file. Thank you Mary, you help keep me 'sane'. Okay, somewhat.

Grandma time!! on Twitpic

Grandma time!! on Twitpic

OutKast - Hey Ya!..Makes me shake my.....

It all happened at my JOB!! And I really didn't mean for it to happen, but it did~This is my story...


I once worked for one of the biggest wine companies-(name withheld to protect the guilty) in America. This day they were having a wine tasting and celebration on the corporate lawn. Free Food, Free Wine and Good Music was flowing as I walked around and mingled with co-workers..At first I really didn't pay much attention to the House Band as they covered 'pop' songs, but then I saw that they had a couple of back-up dancers that were pulling people on stage to dance..Now anyone that knows me will tell you that I am not shy about getting on stage, but since I was in a 'work' environment; I decided to play it cool. Even when my co-workers from my dept started to encourage me to go up; I tried (really I did) to NOT go towards the front... Then they played Hey Ya!
Considering they were a cover band, they actually sounded pretty good; and my body began to betray me. I tried even harder NOT to go towards the stage, but as the music continued, I started dancing and people started to notice. "Go up there Lizz!" they were saying, even my Boss...And right before the got to the 'shake it' part...I was being led on stage by one of the dancers... "Well if you insist"...Oh how I wish I could have seen their faces, but since I turned around to 'shake it'.... I didn't get to see their reaction...Needles to say, one of the band members gave me a business card (wonder if that was a hint) and all of my co-workers were saying how they didn't know I could move like that...LOL!!! If they only knew, I went easy on them. HA!

YES! I am Creole....!!

My Dad and Mom; I call them 'Salt N Pepper'

I have a 'friend' who always tells me.. "You not Creole, your mama is Creole, but you not."  Now what kind of sense does that make?  If my MAMA is Creole, then dammit; aren't I at least HALF!!?? Now don't get me wrong, I understand that to 'look' at me I might not appear to be Creole (that's a WHOLE nother blog) but all Creoles are not light skinned with 'good hair'. And like I said I am half, with the other half being mostly African and Native American decent; however I know

I'm Creole, cuz I feel it in my soul.

  
What makes me a Creole? It's the passion in how I love, it's the spirit in my fight; its the Rhythm in my dance; its the fire in my smile; its the realness in my tears. It's the way my hips move when I hear second line music.  I am Creole, what da hell are you??!!

SN: I was born and raised in the bay, but when I hear this kind of music my body lets me know my roots.  

Yesterday I saw that Creole was 'trending' on twitter, and I got all excited. Let me see what they talking bout over der' (Creole voice). So I click on the link and what do I see? A bunch of foos going in on some chick from the Bad Girls Club!!.. I guess her 'thing' is to say; 'I'm Creole!'..Since I don't watch the show, I'm not quite sure how she is using this phrase, but the ppl were going IN on her. "She ain't Creole"..and of course I'm thinking.. I can relate to that..HOW THEY KNOW WHAT SHE IS!!?.. I know one thing for sure, if they get her mad enough; they will soon discover just how Creole she is.. We don't play once we get mad.. One more validation for me; I tell ya..

Oh...so I'm just following in my grandma's foot steps

Saturday was our Annual Family get together better known as our 'Family Reunion'.. and umm once AGAIN. I was not present in the Family Photo!!!
Last year I was not there, so okay I can see why am not in that picture. And the year before that I was 'in' it, but you could see me; some kind of way I was cropped out. All you could make out was my white head band.
But this year, due to some kind of scheduling mix-up, me and part of my family were left out of this years photo. When everyone was gathering for it; my Mom, one of my daughter's and my GRAND BABY were not around, so I decided to 'wait' for them to come back.  But when they did; the photo had been taken.  So come to find out; this is nothing new.  Apparently this has been going on even when my grandma was alive. Some kind of way, she used to be left out of the group photo as well.  I used to take it personal and since I 'joke' so much; my family thought I was just being funny, but I'm starting to see a pattern. But now that I know that I am in good company with my grandma; I'm not going to let it bother me anymore.. I'll just pop-up in random photos with random relatives; hoping to 'prove' that I really belong in this family..

I'm not gonna 'say' what I'm thinking....

RIP Amy Winehouse
It's too early to make jokes...I heard Ryan say today, but I saw this photo and it read: "Amy Winehouse Funeral"...but I'm not gonna type what I was thinking; and may her soul rest in peace.