Family Vaca? What are those?

So I was on my facebook today and I just so happened to look at one of my facebook's  friends facebook album and the title was called Family Vacation. And I said out loud, man oh man do I wish I could have went on one of those when I little. My summers and the saga continues even now, to being at home. I would have loved to go different places for the summer or even to the beach. My family was just that poor. My mother was a foster child so we didn't have any family members that we could go visit for the summer. So we stayed in God awful Roanoke. I remember when I was growing up, I would cry because we were poor, and we didn't get to go on vacations and get the name brand clothes. I remember I was so excited to work, because I was able to buy my own clothes. At one point, I worked two jobs, that's when I was going through my materialist phrase. I went on my first trip outside of Roanoke when I was in 6th or 7th grade with my at the time best friend and her mother. I had never been to the beach or anything. It was fun. Growing up, I did not have much. The family that I had consisted of my mother, my older brother, and me. If I had a better paying job I would love to take my mother on a cruise or a different state. She works so hard, and some days I wonder how does she sleep. I would love to take her on a real vacation like the ones I see on people facebook album. Hopefully we will one day.

Check Check CH-out My Melody

Music is like candy to a kid, like a pint of ice cream after a broken heart...it makes everything in life just feel better. It communicates so honestly and with such vulnerability that I think is often lost in other parts of life. It is happy and sad, full of pain and joy, and dang it ITS REAL!  I don't do anything without music, it turns on when I wake up and turns off only to sleep. I find enjoyment out of spending hours looking for new music and nothing makes me happier than finding something I just can't get enough of.  You know, I'm not even sure why I am writing this so I'm gonna wrap it up. But 1st, I'm gonna be awesome and leave you lovely people some stuff to check out!

I am having a MUSIQ moment yall

So I love musiq soulchild moment. Below I am going upload ssome of my favorite songs by Musiq. And these song did not make it the mainstream but were on his CD. we need more neo soul artist, who are geniune and real with their lyrics. All of his songs make you think and somehow you can relate.

Raheem DeVaughn - She's not you

Have you ever dated someon eand no matter how good that person was you still were thinking about that one person from the past. yeah me neither.lol

Social Work Orientation

No crafty title on this blog post.lol. Today I went to the my MSW orientation today. It was a happy experience AND  a sad experience. It was happy because I got in and it was good to be surrounded by future fellow social workers. And the teachers and staff made you feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside and that I am here to help you be the best you can be kind of attitude. But I was sad because I am moving to St.Louis. I talked to the director and they informed me that I can still deferred and I am all squared away for the next fall. I documented it all to cover myself and them as well. They even told me that they would mail me a hard copy as well. So without a doubt I am going to graduate school in the fall 2012. Its crazy how and where life takes you. Just months ago, I was all ready to start my MSW program. But now, here it is June, fours months after I got the confirmation that I go in and I am moving 13 hours away. I see everything as career booster that will lead to even better opportunities. I pray that I fall in love with the Show Me State and that I do not regret putting off graduate school for another year.

Change of plans

OK, so I as you know I was schedule to leave Norfolk and move to Saint Louis, Missouri in July. But since all this drama occurred I now have to stay an additional month and finish out my term. I will no longer be training in New Mexico and I am sad about that. My lease for my apartment ends July 31st. Now I have to find an apartment to sublease for 20 days. UGH this is so in way. Hopefully everything will work out. There is a happy ending to this all though. Since I had been in constant communication with the job in St. Louis, they promised they would hold my position until August. So that is a blessing.I will now train in Denver, Co. I have never been there before. I talked to Ms. So and So and I cleared up everything that happened. I did not want to burn my bridges with my current job, but at the same time I got to protect myself. I was honest and truthful, and I told Ms.So and So everything that happened. I was able to keep my benefits and my educational award. My current job however was not so lucky, since they did not do what they were suppose to do, after my position ends in August they are not giving them another person to replace me. I feel bad for them, but at the same time I am not staying. I will pray for them and maybe something witll come around. But I am saying is karma My time with them has ended.I am ready to start something new...and that something new is w8n for me in ST. LOUIS! I am ready to show the show me state what I can do!

Update on this right herrre is some bull ish

Update: So my boss's boss calls me at 5:56pm and tells me that my intern this past year, was applying for this position and she got another position as a VISTA and decided to decline because she wanted to work for my agency. Come to find out my intern calls the state specialist and tells the state specialist that she will be taking my position. The state specialist didn't know what she was talking about so the state specialist calls  Ms. So and So.Ms.So and So calls my boss's boss and they both talk.  Ms. So and So is upset with my boss's boss and tell my boss's boss that she did not know that I was not renewing my contact and took a job somewhere else. my boss's boss tell me what happens. Then she goes, they are thinking about possibly not giving you all of your educational award because you want to leave early. Then she goes I renewed you contact for another year back in April. I go, well I told you in April that I was applying for this job, and I kept you afloat, I am 99% positive of that. Then she goes you are 99% positive in smart little attitude then goes into this big uproar and tells me that I made a commitment for one year of service. And I go I did not know it would be a problem if I left one month in advance. I need my educational award. So if I have to I will. But I felt like I did everything right I kept you informed the first week  of April about this job. The new job contacted me at the end of March about applying. I did not tell my current job until the first week of April about the interview I wanted everyone to know about what I was doing. Heck I even blogged about my journey of the interview. So when my boss's boss tells me that I did not inform her until May, I am like this is some bull ish. I told her. No, I am 99% possible that I told you in April that I was applying for this job and each time I made it to another round.

See this right herrre is some bull ish

Soooo as you all know I got the job in Saint Louis (ring the alarm and que all the bells) I informed my coworkers, friends, my supervisor and her supervisor about everything. From beginning to the end they were informed that I was applying for a new job and no matter what I would be leaving the agency at the end of my term,. Boom. I got the job, everyone knew, I am excited and everyone was excited for me. My supervisor actually helped me out a lot during the interview process and everything. Her supervisor was a gr8 help as well. She actually in fact wrote me a letter of recommendation for graduate school, which I got in too. Special thank you and shout out goes to both of them for that. So I started applying for this job in late March. I got hired at the end of April.  I informed my job and everything, that I would be leaving in July. My boss's boss was fine with me leaving early. I asked my Boss's boss was that ok if I left early, and would that effect my educational award. She said no, you are fine, you can leave early. So my new job wanted my boss's boss to get in contact with the state office and get the A ok that it was ok for me to leave early. So I say ok cool. So I tell my boss's boss that and she was suppose to get in contact with the state office. Now granted she has been busy, but I asked three times. I left her a note on her desk,