Southern hospitality.
I love being from the South; the Southern cooking, the weather, the music, the slang ,as well as the accents, although I don't think I have one, I love it all. But what I love the most is the Southern hospitality. I don't know any other region besides the South where it's okay to smile at strangers and ask them how they are doing. It's okay to let someone use your Kroger plus card or pay $5 of someones grocery's because they were short. It's okay to give someone directions and not the cold shoulder.
Don't get me wrong, not all Southerners are like this nor are all Northerners rude. I've seen my mama smile to strangers or ask them how they're doing and sometimes she'll get no response. The look in her face is always the same. A bit of anger as well as sadness. Some people don't understand that this is our way of life. It's kind of tradition in the South and I plan to continue it.
The Smith's.
Fierce family!There's a lot of talk about how Will and Jada are terrible parent's because they let Willow get her hair cut that way. Please let me know what the problem is? It's just hair and it is so cute on her. The style, the cut, everything. It works. The reason why Willow wanted her hair cut like that wasn't to imitate Rihanna, it was for herself, a sense of freedom.
Look back.
15 minutes before I turned 18 Jalen asked me how much I've changed from exactly a year ago. It was very hard for me to think of things but I still continued to think about it these past few days.
I've learned a lot about love the past year. In 2008 I lost my virginity to a guy who I thought was going to love me. Last year after my birthday we had sex a few times and it never dawned on me that after 4 years and sex we were never going to be together. If a man was going to love me, he would, sex or no sex. Jalen has showed me how I should be loved and treated. I am truly blessed to have found him and have him in my life.
For many years I've battled depression and suicide and my 17th year of life has been the hardest. Too frequent I thought about ending my life and I dwelled on how unhappy I was. To a lot of my old followers, I'm pretty sure you can tell when I hit rock bottom, quite a few times I might add. At the time I didn't want to reveal that I was suicidal to total strangers but I'm positive some posts were pretty obvious. The reason I'm making this public now is because I'm completely over that part of my life. I'm in a better place now and I've learned not to let certain things get to me and to also keep in mind that things will always get better. I have a more positive outlook on life. Of course there will be time where I'm sad but it's up to me to deal with it in a positive way and to not let it destroy me. I thank God that I'm here today to see 18 years of life.
My 18th birthday! :)
Yall, he did it again. Jalen did it again! Before I go into details about that, I'll go into details about how my birthday went.
I woke up around 9:30 expecting to get ready for church. As I logged into facebook I heard my mamas voice outside. I ran downstairs and out the back door. She looks at me and says, "Happy Birthday! Look at you looking 18!" I don't know about all that seeing as how I had bedhead and yesterdays clothes on, so be it, I was 18. She and I talked about what I had planned that day. I had nothing planned at all but to go to church and that didn't happen. We settled on going out to eat because that's usually how things turn out on birthdays and such. I did a little of this and a little of that around the house until it was time to go. We got there, and my best frann, his mama and his friend joined my family, my sister, and mama. We ate, we laughed, we had a good time.
The night before Jalen told me he was leaving to Georgia the next morning. I was upset that he wouldn't be there but I accepted it especially since I didn't have plans anyways. Yesterday morning we texted about gifts and a cake. I didn't have a cake so he said he was going to mail me one from GA. Really??
After eating and saying my good-byes and thank you's, I went back home. It was around 5 in the evening and I figured I'd spend the rest of my birthday lounging around the house. I decided to get on the Wii and it wished me a happy birthday! It had on a party hat and confetti was all over the TV screen. I was too excited! :) The doorbell rang. It was my mama's friend Traycee. A few minutes, it rings again. I didn't answer because I was wrapped up in my Wii game and I figured it was for my mama.
Then I hear "Why you aint open the door?!" "I don't know who it is!" "It don't matter!" "Ugghhh."
I open the door and it's Jalen with my birthday cake! JALEN HAS MY BIRTHDAY CAKE AT MY HOUSE!! Excuse me, but weren't you supposed to be in Georgia mister?? I was soooo shocked! My mama and Traycee come from the back room singing Happy Birthday. I'm blushing and bashful.
I blew the candles and cut the cake. Jalen hands me a Converse Chuck Taylor shoe box; they were the blue ones [first ones one the birthday list post.] Too cute. So then he hands me another gift but this time it's actually in a birthday gift bag with the tissue and stuff. Before I opened it he said "I know you really wanted those shoes but I looked everywhere in Tennessee." So naturally I expected something else. As soon as I opened it he said "Soo...I had to go out of the state, Kentucky." and they were those flipping Jordan Spiz'ikes! [These ones.] Yes, the ones that were sold out everywhere!
He did it again!Whew! So I opened Traycee's gift and it was a Sony Cyber-shot 14.1 mega pixels in red. She also included a case, a memory card and a tripod. Youtube here I come!
After our 4 person party, the adults left. Jalen said to me "You really think I'd miss your 18th birthday." :D
He and I played the Wii for awhile and then watched the game. Our team lost therefore he convinced that we should never watch a game together again because I'm bad luck. :( The rest of the night we basically did what we always do at my house, chilled, talked, cuddled. Around 11:30 my baby was on his way home.
I had a great birthday. Here's a few pics:
This would be the best frann.
Jalen, me and Traycee.
♥
Oh girl, it's your birthday!
Open wide, I know ya thirsty!
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Your girl is officially 18
(as of 9 hours and 32 minutes ago) :D
Just thought I'd pop in and let you all know that.
Now I'm about to go have a fun filled day
doing whatever I please with whomever I please! :)
Be back laters with pics or something I'm sure.
Maybe... If I get that camera I asked for. ;)
Ta Ta loves. ♥
Crystal ball.
Have you ever thought about what it would be like if you married the person you were dating or crushing on? Thought about the kids you would have, you with their last name or vice versa, the house, the car, the actual wedding. All of it. What it would be like to spend the rest of your life with them.
I do it all the time.
I feel there would be no point in dating someone if I can't see myself with them. I don't date people just to say "I have a boyfriend", to feel loved, or to hold hands in public. Of course, the relationship may fall apart, or may not even happen, before you get to see if the things you imagined would take place. From the get go, thinking about it may sound very scary to the other person as if you're moving too fast.
But why would I waste my time dating you if I can't see myself with you in the future. And for the guys that didn't make the cut early on, it's all just a learning and growing process.
I hope yall understand what I'm trying to say without me making a fool out of myself...
BP oil spill.
Many people may not realize how tragic the situation is. I won't go into detail. Just know that the oil spill is out of hand, animals may become extinct, the oil has reached beaches and coast lines, and there is talk that the oil could reach Carolina shores in a month.
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My heart aches. :(
Birthday List [4]
Yesterday before MITP, one of my brown XXI sandals broke off of my foot! I'm so sad because I just ordered them and they no longer have them up. They have the same sandals just different colors. I want my brown ones. :(
Therefore, I want a bunch of cute sandals all kinds of colors. I don't want flip flips or baby doll flats. I want cute sandals. They aren't expensive at all. That is all for now. :)
Movies in the Park. (I.)
Yesterday was the first one of many during the summer.
There are many more to come.
Enjoy the pics! :D
Of course there was fighting. Smh.
I really believe and hope next week will be better. :)
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