I FINALLY MADE IT TO STL (ST.LOUIS,MO)

Its update time!  So I left Norfolk, VA on Friday at 3:30am! i took a break at 6am and filled up and also to take a 45 min nap. I filled up again in WVa, Ky, and finally in Saint Louis, Mo. I did awesome on snacks. I are fruits and veggies and a grilled chicken sandwiches.... I finally got there at 7:05pm!!! (CENTRAL TIME) so it was 805 in Virginia. Special thank you goes to my linesisters, friends, and family who called and talked to me the whole way there. It made the time go by fast. Also specail shoutout to the radio stations for playing good songs so when I was not on the phone I was able to jam out. Also praise Jesus for giving me traveling mercy and allowing me to get to Saint Louis safely and in one piece!

 It's crazy! As soon as I arrived in the city I met my roommates they literally greeted me at the door and helped me move everything in my room. My room was a decent size and everyone was so nice. My roommates also helped me arrange my room as well. Then I took a quick shower and changed and I went to my first social event ever in STL. It was fun! I met some really nice people.

The next morning I got up and volunteered with the black expo. This year it was geared toward health and fitness in the black community. It was great, I really networked with a lot different agencies and organization. I got my blood pressure check, my cholesterol was checked and some other stuff. I met some really interesting people there. I also met this woman, Toya Carter. I am not a big fan of hers. But I know a lot of people are so I figured I would tell yall.lol

The next day I came back and volunteered and I met Yolanda Adams AND Johnny Gill.

me and yolanda adams

i got an autograph from her

Johnny wanted to sing to me.lol

It was gospel day and I watched some prasise dances and heard a gr8 sermon. I also am going to start lookomng for a good church while I am here! Pray that I found one that not only preaches the lords word, but also breaks its down so that I can understand it. I like churches that gives me real life situtions and apply GOD to it. My god has done some awesome things in my life and I want to continue to praise and worship hime! Hopefully I can get involved in a Bible study or something. But we will see onlky time will tell. I know I gotta slow down. But I get really excited and want to try everything.lol

I also met a comedian

When I was volunteering, I met some cool and down to earth women.  I wasn't even in STL for 48 hours and met 3 celebs,found some organizations to possible volunteer with, and had a good time as well. How cool is that.... VERY! What a great way to say welcome to the city. Also my roommates gave me a 7 day pass to the gym so I'm so pumped. I think I am going to start doing morning runs and workouts. OHHH I almost forgot, I joined BLACK GIRLS RUN! ST.LOUIS. So I found people to run with me.lol. I know you are probably reading this and wondering how does she find out about this stuff. I cannot help it I am social and I meet people and they tell me stuff, plus I look up stuff as well.  My goal is try something new each week and learn as much about the city as I can in one year! I am excited!

My 2nd goal while I am is here is to lose 25 pounds by Oct. 15, 2011 and to lose 35 pounds by Jan 1, 2012. I stepped on the scale and I am down 8 pounds so I got 17 pounds to go in 9 weeks. I think that's a realistic goal. Also I got to run a 5K before the year is up. That's a goal that I made to myself to do this year. So I gotta do it!.Butttttt its getting late... I will update you all about the job either tomorrow or later on this week!Night and thanks for reading!

COUNTDOWN...

I gotta finish up some last min. items and then I am good to go...

This isnt goodbye, just Ill see you l8r

I leave in 2 days and I am so excited. This past weekend has a been a weekend to remember. You never know how much you are loved or appreciated until timings like this! I got a chance to hang out with my two good friends since I have been in Norfolk. We had a movie night and watch some movies. The first movie was really fun, however that last movie(i actually picked it out.lol) was not. It was the WORST. lol. But I really just enjoyed being in their company. So that made me happy. We shared laughs and it felt like old times. Its always gr8 to be surrounded by gr8 and genuine people....

Many Blessings and LOTS of FAVOR

Boy oh boy do I have a story to tell.
This weekend has been crazy...what started out gr8 almost ended fatal...I have been moving out of my place for the past couple of weeks. My LSs and friends have been helping me and for that I THANK YOU! Saturday afternoon we finally finish unpacking and I take a shower and get dress to hang to out with some girlfriends to eat! We all eat at smokey bones. Then we head to movie.Then right before the movie starts my heads begins to hurt...I thought nothing of. It at worst, and began to watch the movie. Next thing I know I am thinking girl do you have epicbelpic...so I go what if I do, then I go let's just close my eyes, bc I'm not trying to find out and start having a ceshar right here at the movies...so I just listened to the movie with my eye close.(What. Fun.lol) then one of my girlfriends go are you sleeping in a joking matter, and I go no my eye hurt...so another girlfriend(who always has something handy in her purse.lol) gave me a eye drop...so I'm thinking maybe my contact is a little dry...nope didn't help...the movie ends I don't know if the cowboys or the aliens won the battle.lol. Heck the indians probably came in and defeated both of them.lol. My eye was beginning to blur, my friends had to director me as to which way to go!!! It was crazy...one of girlfriends told me I think you have a migraine, I get thoughs all the time and that action pack movie was not helping...I never had a migraine, sratch that I have never been sick(knock on my wood, your wood, and everyone else too) so she gave me some medicine to take and told me to lay down when I got home...take the medicine was a chore within itself for me...

Countdown....

BEFORE I MOVE TO SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI!!!!



Ive been gone for a min, now Im back with the Jumpoff lol

Hello all, corny title I know but I thought it was catchy, dont judge me.lol. I have not been blogging for a while now. Stay tune, I will update everyone on whats been going on with me tomorrow. but right now I am going to a Janet Jackson concert!!!! # winning!

big thighs & sweet potatoes fries

OK, So I have been going up and down with this diet thing. I have however been exercising 3-4 times a week so the exercising part is going GREAT!! I am watching my calories so go me!!!! And as reported I have lost 2.50 more inches (2 in my  hip and .50 in leg) and I don't eat chocolate or sweets(not really into those kind of things, every now and then I eat a piece of cake, carrot cake is my favorite cake).So you are probably wondering ok, whats the problem?... Its the food thing that I am having a battle with. But this is the NEW issues... sodium.. I have noticed that I am eating food low in calories but high in sodium. oh no!!!! Help, any suggestions would be gr8.

I think I am going to buy a George Foreman Grill and see if I can grill items like tilipia, salmon, chicken, and turkey.. I love fish and turkey, not a big fan of chicken though but I know these items are high in protein. I love veggies. I have been getting my veggie intakes in by loading lots of veggies in my homemade wraps.I have been getting my fruit intakes in the morning, by placing bananas in my cereal. Also when I eat my shrimp tacos, it is loaded with pineapples(YUM). I am however going to start eating more fruits,veggies, Greek yogurt, and almond nuts as my snacks.

Since today is Sunday, today marks the first day that I start my INSANITY workout!!! Since I leave in 40 days, this will be my motivation!!!! 40 days of insanity, along with still doing Zumba and piliates.(i cant give up those exercises) I might do lifting too, but I really don't have to, since I am doing the insanity workout and you are just using your body to do the work and mold and sculpt my body. I am excited to see what my body will look like 6 weeks from now. My goal is to be a size 7-8 jean. I don't know how many inches that will be. I have lost a total of 13 inches and I was able to keep 11 of those inches off, and I am gaining muscle. I am proud of myself and what I have done so far.Oh I gotta intake more water. Right now I am drinking about 5-6 glasses of water. My goal is that by the end of day 40 I am drinking 8 glasses and by day 63 to be at 10 glasses a day. I don't mind looking curving or being curving, I just want to fit into smaller clothing. I am ok with being a curvy size 7 or 8 I just don't want to be bigger than that size. Lets see what happens people!! Wish me luck!
Thanks for reading and God blessed!

I've Got a Camera Crush!

Yeah you read it correctly!!!! So I found this camera that I am absolutely in love with it! My goal is to buy a digital camera before I move to STL. So we shall see.  Hopefully I can purchase this beautiful, amazing camera,that I must have like now!!!! I would tell you about it but I don't want anyone to have it before me. I will feel like a photographer with this camera. This post was silly, but I am so excited to purchase this item. Hurry up Craigslist items and sell so that I can buy "Mahogany"... Its sad that I have already named her, but I must speak her into excision. That's all for now! Until next time people,

Stay Blessed and Happy Sunday!!!