Weekend Outings: Fab Times with Fab Friends!

It's been 5 years since I graduated from Howard University and sadly enough it's also been 5 years since the last time I've seen my college roommate Ngozi.

I clicked with this chick as soon as I met her and I've considered her a close friend ever since!

Just as tumultuous as one would expect college years to be, Ngozi and I were there for each other thru many up's and down's. She was one of the more focused girls I met at HU, working part time as a waitress and always finding time to hit the library to study. There were times I found myself convincing her of why going to a certain party would be a bigger benefit to her life goals than burying her head in a pile of books all night long. :)

I also remember that when I experienced the loss of a boyfriend to gun violence I fell into a very dark mental space and thanks to friends like Ngozi being there for me 24/7 I was able to make it back to emotional wellness way faster than I otherwise would have.


Hanging out with Ngozi (and another college friend Jessica) this weekend was just like old times! It was like we never parted ways....
(Fast shout out to Jessica who accomplished her dream of becoming a dentist. She's currently in NJ but will soon be practicing in the DC area so if you live out there and you're looking for a good DDS... she's your gal! Get it Girl!)

It's great to know that no matter how long we may go without seeing each other, whenever we do get to hang out we can just pick up from where we left off. It's common that people go off in their seperate ways and live their adult lives experiencing things that change them as individuals or changes the dynamics in their friendships --(not always a bad thing!!)--.... I'm just glad to know that we all still see eye to eye!

So long story short I caught up with an old friend and had a BLAST!!!!

(our vision after the shots lol)

C'mon guys, you already know we painted the town RED!! ;)

See you again soon Gozi!! Love ya babe!

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Weekend Outing: Chrystal visits NY & ME Fashion Show !!!

This weekend a college friend of mine, Chrystal, decided to pay a visit to the Big Apple!! Chrystal was actually freshman year roommates with my good friend Naimah, at Howard.

I'm happy to say that these ladies have remained good friends over the years and Naimah was even in her wedding party several years ago.

It's been at least 3 years since the last time I saw Chrystal so I was more than happy to hang out with her while she was in town.

My fabulous cousin Garvin just so happened to be producing the Medgar Evers Fashion Show that was taking place this past Friday so I got us some VIFlea tixs and we all passed thru to support G.

(one of the hottest chicks on the runway right now, Miss Deija; Please don't let the post-show frazzle look fool you... shorty is baaaaad!)Oh, and that big head boy jumping in our pic is my boo, Paris!

When I found out that Miss Daija and I have the same birthday I can't say that I was all that surprised. I mean only Bad Woof-woof's are born on January 24th ;) Go-Girl!! (Me, Yani, Chrystal & Naimah)

Is that your model pout Chrys? lmao!! :DGood times for sure!!

Overall the Medgar Evers Spring Fashion Show was F.A.B. as I expected and the ladies and I had a great time catching up with Chrys!!

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Weekend Outings: Tony Collins @ Medgar Evers CollegePageant

So last weekend I dropped by the Medgar Evers College Pageant to show the local school some love and to support my cousin Garvin, that produced the show.

I was plesantly surprised when the young homie Tony Collins came out and blessed the crowd with a killer performance!
He did a special acapella tribute song to his mother (in the spirit of Mother's Day!) as well as his usual bangers "Get Into You" & "Whine For Me".

Look out for this supernova on the rise!

And don't say I never warned yall about this dude!

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Weekend Outings: Spacastle

Hey luvs... so I've been having some really cool weekend outings in the past few weeks but my picture taking game really sucks :p , so unfortunately I haven't shared alot of things with you.

Several weeks back a friend of mine, the lovely Hope, treated me to a day at the Spa (as a late birthday present). She was unable to attend my bday Spaday that I had at the quaint Body by Brooklyn Spa, so she decided to make it up to me and BOY did she out do herself! :)

She took me to Spacastle in College Point. It's on the most unassuming little corner in Queens but is it phenomenal!


Its sort of set up like a cruise ship on land LOL! Seriously. Once aboard, I mean inside, anything
your heart deires is yours with the simple scan of your watch!


They have pretty good food... and amazingdrinks!! Be sure to try the College Point Iced Tea!
(had me leanin! LOL).


There are enough spa services and pools to keep you occupied for an entire day, with 5 floors of luxuriation!


The ladies locker room alone has 4 mineral pools, 2 c0ld pools, 3 saunas and a steam room, not
to mention 4 large plushy couches just asking you to pass out on them...


My good friend Jasmine's bday passed last month (on the same day as my boo ;)) and we decided to spend a day marinating at SpaCastle.


Upon entering you have to remove your shoes.
We were starving like marvin as soon as we got there so our first stop was on the Second Floor for some grub.


I decided to keep the asian vibe going and enjoyed some shrimp tempura:The girls grubbed on burgers and fries
The second floor is also like steam room heaven lol....... mind you I've been here twice already and have never stepped foot in 1 of these rooms yet! smh
On the third floor are the outdoor pools:
These pools are surprisingly refreshing even when the weather is cold out.

Here we are enjoying 1 of the indoor pools:
(Counter clockwise - Leslie, Naimah, Michelle, Rashida & Jasmine)

Don't worry. If you don't want to be bothered with swimming and all the exertion that comes with pools there is a room full of recliners with little televisions attached so you can definitely get your couch potato on!

Jazz & Rashida

For the body conscious, they give everyone the same Spacastle signature orange top & pink shorts and this uniform just adds to the feeling of being a part of a special group of people that get to luxuriate all day long!!

the Bday girl!

Fun times indeed!

Hey, if you're looking for an awesome experience definitely try Spacastle. You won't be disappointed!

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Weekend Outing: Brooklyn Bowl!!!!!

So the other night the homies & I attempted to bowl at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, BK. Well we never actually got to hit any pins but we still had a blast!!

That place was sooo packed our estimated waiting time to bowl was 5 hours.......blankstare......exactly!

So we just made the best of the situation and got drunk! LOL!! JOKE!!!!

No but seriously we decided to enjoy some good food and call it a night. The food at Brooklyn Bowl is prepared by the chefs of Blue Fin! So if you know like I know that means it's serious!

Look at these greedy messes lmao! I luv it!!

Hey O!!!You all already know this guy!! ;)

Here's some pics of what we feasted on.....

Calamari

Wings...
mmmmm & some ribs!!!!!

If you're ever looking for an awesome bowling alley with a great vibe and delicious food I definitely recommend Brooklyn Bowl...

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Weekend Outing: Las Vegas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This past weekend I had the BEST time in Vegas for my good friend DeeDee's Birthday!! I mean, I've been on lots of trips and I can tell you it's not too often that a group of females can hang out for days straight and have not 1 arguement, 1 money issue, or 1 cry baby out the bunch and just have complete FUN!!!! That's exactly what this trip was about.

I was the last to arrive on Thursday night so I missed all the first day fun! :(

The ladies took a limo ride over to the beautiful Palazzo Hotel and had diner at Lavo restaurant. It's an Italian restarant that was created by the people that brought us Tao (so you know it's on point!) . I heard about this darn meal for the rest of the trip!! It must of been really good. Lavo is definitely a must visit during my next Vegas trip.
I see yall Players!

Hey Birthday girl!!

When I finally landed in Sin City it was a matter of running to the room, changing and meeting the group over at club TRYST in the Wynn.

That spot is Huge!! and really pretty inside. Part of the club is outdoors and theres a gorgeous waterfall.... perfect for picture taking lol

On Friday we got up nice and early and visited the indoor pool at our hotel. (NO pool pics yet)Vegas was COLD so any outdoor pool action was NOT happening! After a nice swim we changed and headed to this cute little Burger spot downstairs from our hotel called Grind Burger!

YUMMY!!! No seriously!!, the BEST!

Better believe all the Lemonades on the table are SPIKED!! (hey, when in Vegas!....) lol

After lunch we went over to Caesar's Palace for some Gambling!! Miss Rashida over here was getting it at the 3 card Poker table! She even got a chain from one of the dealers! Now that's Major!

While at Caesars we got some reduced tickets to the Eiffel Tower ride over at Paris Hotel so we headed there next and had a ball the whole way there...

The "ride" itself is super WAK!! I'm so glad we didn't pay full price for it. And it's literally an Elevator ride lmao! But you know us, we can make anything fun! It was kicks and giggles the whole time with these girls!

...and here's the view from the TOP!

Next we headed to Tao at the Venetian for dinner! This is my favorite spot in Vegas!

They brought out a gigantic Fortune Cookie dessert for the Bday girl. This was delicious and really cute... there were fortune cookies for everyone at the table! I don't remember what mine said but I remember really liking it... IDK or maybe it was the drinks! LOL ;)

My favorite dish at Tao are their steamed shrimp dumplings!

Look at my homegirl Vanessa fronting like she knows how to use chopsticks! :D jk!

and here I am acting like I don't have any home training lmao!!

So.... do you remember those spiked lemonades we had earlier plus the casino drinks and the drinks at Tao! Yeah..... so lots of drinks all day long = NOT making it to the club that night!

LMAO! WHYYY does this happen to me every trip smdh!

Well... since we were all really well rested from collapsing at like 10pm Friday night, the ladies and I all woke up at about 6am Saturday morning and just had a good old fashioned girl talk session for hours on end. I must admit that this might have been the best part of the trip to me!

We shared thoughts and advice with each other and just lended an ear to some and words of support to others! There was so much love in the room it was beautiful!!

(No PICS!!! this was super EXCLUSIVE!! -- not to mention I'm not putting up morning face shots on here hahaha!)

So anyway, we decided to head out to the MGM for some more gambling and fun to start our day. After finding a teriffic shoe store (that we stayed in forever) we hit up the casino and I won't say any names but lets just say someone whose named after a princess hit a BIG number and won LOTS of money!!! :D WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!

I, myself never witnessed someone win that much that fast before. NOW I see why people can have false hopes and spend their savings away thinking that their next hand will be that lucky one. Must be NICE!!! ;)

After some gambling we had lunch at a Chinese restaurant in the MGM called Pearl.

the General Tao's Chicken was the TRUTH!!

Schrimp in Chilli SauceShrimp & Scallop

Good old Fried rice

Crispy Garlic Chicken... The garlic spread comes on the side so you get to moderate how intense the flavoring is... this was really good!

The Honey Barbecue Glazed Spare Rib didn't last on the table long enough to get a pic lol it was THAT good!!

Fire Roast Mongolian Beef

Crisp-Fried Spider Prawn Dumpling(s) (there were more I swear lol)

After we ate we took it back to the room and got ready to make up for our missed night of FUN and our last night in Vegas!!!

OK Ladies we're ALL looking lovely!! Let's hit it!
and we're OFF!!

This guy was shouting out to everyone that he just turned 21! He was soo happy!!!! :)

and I would have been doing the same!! lol Go head boy!
Last weekend also happened to be the big UFC match where fan favorite Kimbo Slice beat out Houston Alexander by a unanimous decision in the 3rd round! I definitely sat that's more reason to celebrate!!

and of course it wouldn't be an official trip to Sin City without..... *singing* SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! :D

Happy Bday honey!! I love you girl!

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