Missing Laneeka

Please keep my cousin Laneeka in your thoughts. She's been missing since the night of Monday, November 24. She's a really special lady and we want her back.

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Treacherous Three

So yeah... two of mi favorite peeps came to visit me this weekend. YAY! The Treacherous Three Reunion Tour. For those of you who didn't get tickets... what a shame. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. You don't know what you missed. Anyway... It was fun, but they are such a distraction. I didn't get any work done this weekend. I had a midterm in French this morning. Don't ask. I have a problem set due in about 5 hours. (It's really hard!) Oh yeah... I was supposed have at least 1000 words of my 3000 word essay written last night. Guess how many I have. And it's due on Wednesday. This all-nighter thing is really getting old. But let me get back to work. Tuo Ecaep!

P-Units

Over the years I've realized that I am very fortunate, very blessed in the parental unit department. First of all, I have both parental unit #1 and parental unit #2 in my life, in the same household. Most kids don't havge that. Secondly, I know my parents love me unconditionally. No matter what, I know they love me whether or not I'm the perfect angel or slipping up. But that's not what this is about.

I have a great relationship with my parents. We connect in a way that most kids and parents don't. We see eye to eye on most issues and even when we don't, I know they always have my best interests at heart.

My mom and I are very close. We are like sisters, especially since I've always wanted a sister. Some people think this is a bad thing; the line between parent and child is blurred or I'm just a "mama's baby," always hanging under my mother. But that's not the case either way. She sees the young lady I am becoming and respects the decisions I make, never treating me like a baby or trying to hinder me from growing. On the other hand, I know she is my mother and will always respect that role first. The fun that we have together, the inside jokes, the craziness, I know that it's all just extra. If we weren't this way she would still be my mother and that needs to be respected.

Nonetheless, we koo. lol. I have no problem being seen in public with my mom, whereas a lot of kids don't want to be seen anywhere near the same vicinity as their parents, devising schemes so they won't have to be. We get along great and she knows everything about me. Everything. Sure, we have our disagreements, but we never let them tear us apart. We always look at the bigger picture. I can't imagine growing up without this relationship with my momsy. I don't see how other people do it. If/when I have kids, I will have that kind of relationship with them.

On the other hand, me and my pops have a totally different relationship. No, he's not my brother (I got enough of those), he's my pops. We koo. For a while, I thought my dad and I didn't have a good relationship, only because it was different from me and moms. But now I see that's not the case, it's still good, just different. No, we don't joke around, act crazy, or shop together, but we still have an undeniable bond. When I talk to my dad, I get to step outside of myself and see the whole picture or see myself in a different light. He has this insight without even knowing the exact details that my mom has. I'm thankful for that.

He's a cool dude. I have two great parents in my life, so yeah, I'm very blessed!

Tuo Ecaep.

Kris Kringle

Christmas is here! Well...right around the corner. It's only 2 days away. I'm so excited. Christmas is my favorite time of year. No matter how bad I'm feeling, the thought of Christmas approaching can always cheer me up. I love to give gifts, to see the smile of the unexpected to spread across the receiver's face. Sadly this year, no one seems to have caught that Christmas bug. I'm tryin my hardest to brighten people's day, but it's so hard. Everybody is going through a lot, me included, but I always find a reason to smile around this time. Oh well gotta sign off...got one more gift to wrap. Ecaep tou!

Q.T. With Momsy

Me and momsy are about to watch The Devil Wears Prada. I'm so excited, I've been waiting to see it for so long. And then I read the book and got even more excited. So we're just chillin in her sanctuary, spendin some much needed time together, tryin to escape the world. I really like how the room's coming along. She did a really good job with it. It has a nice feeling, it's now my favorite room in the house. Yeah sometimes you just need an escape, especially away from certain family members. You can only take so much. But ah well, the movie's starting soon I guess I should go get the hot chocolate. Peace out. Sign off.

To Turkey, Or Not to Turkey

So yeah, its Thanksgiving. whoop whoop whoop. I saw my people for the first time in like three four months. It was all good at first, then they started actin like themselves so it got a lil crazy. But luckily there were no sirens or handcuffs. (no i'm not kidding) Oh yeah, I made my decision to buy my bike for either a christmas gift or birthday gift. Most likely birthdat, thats when i'll be more willing to give up the cash. I'm supposed to be going to the Battle of the Bands tomor, but I don't have a ride, so I really don't know how I'm going to get there. If I dont go I might shoot somebody. Why, you ask. 1. Because its back in the Superdome and 2. Because this will be my first time missing it in like forever. And yeah I just rambled on for a whole paragraph, what you got to say about it. What! What! Peace out! This is me signing off. Until next time.......