Posted by Administrator on Oct 11, 2011 in
Escapes,
Pleasures What a day, what a day. You wouldn’t believe me if I told you, but luckily for you I’m gonna tell you. Where do I start, how about Sunday? I don’t know why we behave as if God doesn’t hear our thoughts. I’ve been working like a hebrew slave trying to prepare tis wardrobe, catch my girlies wedding, hang with family , catchup with friends, and plan my next trade. Yikes right. So I think to myself on Sunday, I deserve to sleep in. I’m not going to church. Oh was that foolish. I swear the sun was brighter, the bed was suddenly uncomfortable, and then like it came I wasn’t sleepy. Gee thanks.
I did make it to church and was throughly awakened and rejuvenated by the word. I thought to myself we’ll I’ll put some offering in the tray and the rest later. Oh, letme tell you…the fool I was. How about I swiped my card for the full offering instead of half. You’re kidding right. How can I fool my own self. Yea. Bc I didn’t.
So now Monday, I sleep in head to work late and then start to really think about this wedding. The cost, the drive, time away from making clothes. And I decide, egh I can’t makeit. That lasts about 12mins. I call up core, I’m talkn to her and she’s like yea, yep, yea. Dangit, she’s blocking me out …so now I have the fabric to make my dress, I’ve paid my tithes and ill be attending the wedding.
Eureka, everything slowly starts falling into place.
Tonight, I got a callback from hoooters apologizing for our bad service and offering a $40 food voucher. Ooo. I get a long awaited call for the night and it just puts me at ease. Then I have a much much respected artist that I don’t know call and confirm she’ll be in the show and actually I have seen and knew her before I ever knew her. Wow, now that….that….was an irreplaceable catch up. GOD IS GOOD. You hear? Pastor Rumph used to always say if you don’t him for yourself just keep on living. True words now linger along with memories that can not be forgotten. You listening.
Rounding off the night. I am almost finished with the mens wardobe. Very very sophisticated and posh! You’ll see. I have 10 more pieces to complete the wardrobe then I’m done. Six of these pieces will be key looks. Ohhh, I’m so excited. I am. I am. I am. Its a blessing to realize you can still grow up. That all you know, is nothing compared to things, places, people, and concepts you’ll never know. Pausing. I get that.
My eyes are open for more.
Lol, changing topics. My mother. My mother just texted me. Wt…..? Texted me. Are u kidding? My mother comes from the typewriter era. She still to this day belives a nokia phone is cutting edge technology. I don’t have the heart to tell her Nokia like Blockbuster are underperforming laggards in their industries. Egh, ill tell her tomorrow. Lol. But she text me. Given everything was ran together it read: istoppedbybankitwasclosedlovemom
Come on people, this is priceless. Ill try my best not to ever. Ever delete.
Now its 12:10a and she asking me via text how to capitalize letters? What am I doing? And how does she put spaces inbetween the words. Oh boy-
Posted by Administrator on Sep 25, 2011 in
Escapes They say people that volunteer live longer. The older woman said on the megabus today. Well, I don’t know how much truth that holds but a life of service does leave an impression. A lasting impression.
To bounce off or roll away. That’s what I think of new relationships. They should either bounce and continue to do and explore new levels or roll on long enough to fall apart. Is that negative of me to think that way? I had a friend tell me this weekend that you know when just kicking it can turnout to be more. So does that mean that if you know its gonna end an you stay that you are wasting your time? But sometimes isn’t just a “moment” not enough. I’m sorry that’s empty dealings in my opinion.
My heart is warm. I feel nestled and invited. There is no right way to engage. But there are wrong ways to engage. I select honesty and truth. I’ve come to a definitive assumption that maybe is not good enough. Your ok is not aceptable. And that a pretty face is just a shelf holder. You know? You can date, court, mingle, or marry a pretty face but if that’s all you had in common along with great sex, that will not be enough. Is it ever.
Ha. I’m smiling. My budah makes me smile. I would rather cry and be relieved or be upset and us grow and prevent these things than just parade a petty face. Ya know? But that’s me.
Oh and family? Yes. If enough of what you know fades you’ll appreciate what’s remaining. For me that’s family. Thx u tashy, tonya, trent, michelle& momma for dinner today. It makes my heart warm.
So check this out…I arrive of the megabus from cincy and its raining. Megabus was $17 one way. I overshot the timing and parking because I didn’t arrive via megabus. When I arrived I was one mile away from my car. How is this possible? Its called being in a hurry and finding a free parking space. Lol. So, I’m walking in the rain and thinking dang, I’m soaked. I can’t go to church like this. But did I let that discourage me? Nope! I took my soaked self to church and praised God. I can come up w/ excuses on my own time.
Njoy-
Posted by Administrator on Aug 23, 2011 in
Escapes 5:30p…zoom. Im out of there. No more for me. Im heading to cincinatti to hang wit my colleague then off to Toronto. Once I arrive, they show me high lookouts over cincinatti and great parks, woods, & local hangouts. I am so grateful. I’d like to live a bit more in this moment but it has to end. Or be continued later. smiling. The sky was perfect, every light, car, and smile in the absolute perfect place. To add pudding to the night we caught a live jazz set at north side tavern loved it. This was a very cozy place to hang out and relax. I enjoyed great laughter, gained a better understanding, and headed back to the room to prepare for early departure.
Two hours of sleep & im back up. Ughhh, whats my motivation again? Oh discount pricing. I hop on the greyhound which takes me to detroit & then fly over to Toronto. All in all up to this point roundtrip travel has costed me $140. You cant beat that. I find myself wanting to see a bit of the outskirts so I hop on another bus in canada and am amazed that their countryside looks just like ours. Wow! Is this indiana. Cost me $13.
Ill tell you another shock, I paid for a monster energy drink with a $10 and they gave me back coins. What the h? Stay calm. Ummm, mister, you’ve shorted my change. I gave you a 10. He says and I gave you $6 back. I look at my hand. What the h.. Is he smoking? How much is the drink? $4. What???????? $4 for a monster energy drink? You canadians are nuts! Not again, where is the local gas station because this convenient mart is tripping.
Now im in Toronto, I meet a great Montreal citizen that says we’ll meet up later for sushi. Sweet! I land and commute to the city. I see the queens park and two castles. I ask for directions to the hotel.chelsea and people say ooooo, you’ll have a nice stay. Enjoy! I get here and the front desk clerk upgrades my room to the penthouse tower. There is a special elevator just for the penthouse & I have to take it. Yay, im so excited. They gave me a balcony on the 24th/26floor. The 25th is a banquet hall & lounge for penthouse guest. Im so geeked!
As I progressed in my evening, I had the explicit idea to walk the town. I went east side, north side,.down to the waterfront, up to the gay district, over to the financial station, union station, chinatown, & multiple restaurants. I am now trying a stuffed burger at slacks. We’ll see. On my way, I found many parties to guide me. That was fun. I saw a homeless guy, laid out in the street like in the middle of the sidewalk. Now that was odd. When I was in chinatown, everything smelled like fish-yuck! There was a bakery that smelled like fish, smelly feet & sugar. I held my breath for 50sec as I passed it. Like, vomit attack!
So im like so tired from all that walking on yesterday. I felt the impulse to walk the city from 3p to 10p. My feet are tired, my eyes are red, but im still wanting to see more. Call me crazy I guess. Lol. So now its 8:40a. Im on a tour bus to niagara falls. And niagara on the lake. I dont know what to expect but im excited. This has been a very very beautiful time away. Ill let you know in a bit!
So niagara falls was amazing. Simply amazing. I really liked it. I did the maid of the mist, wine tour, niagara on the lake, and niagara walk. I never imagined what niagara was like but after seeing it, how could you not appreciate it? There is a fall of 170 ft and a depth of an addtional 175ft. Did u know the first woman to go over the falls was 63 but said she was 45. She locked herself and her kitten in a wooden barrel. The second successful attempt was a 7yr old boy that was trying to swim to shore and got caught in the current. He went over the falls unwillingly and lived. Wow, thats a miracle! And, check it out, on the winetour I tried three native ice wines of Canada one vidal, caberet france, & caberet sauvignon. Im so tired, this is supposed to be a vaction but I’m out and about. Tonight, Im going to explore the town and light up the night. Actually, I went to sleep at 6:30pm.
good god, its early! And im tired. Its 8:45a. That is a really long time to sleep but I needed it. What about my night on the town, yea, that never happened? What to do today? Maybe room service and watch cartoons in my G. Ingles ultra comfortable tee? Just to allow the day to melt away. I am not leaving this bed!
Room service? Was I kidding myself? I havent sat down since. left the room at 9:21 and have not returned. I had to see the hotel manager about a small issue and guess what? They comped my breakfast in the world garden. Now that was pretty outstanding. Headed over to chinatown again. I know gulten for punishment but I didnt see anything I wanted. Caught the wrong streetcar. Then got on the right one for too long. Got off & got stuck in their Toronto exhibition& world fair people traffic. No thank you!! I got stuck in chicago’s people traffic at a festival one time and it freaked me out because people started pushing, shoving, and becoming impatient. In this hot sun. No thankyou!
So I got out of line and now im walking to the lakefront again. A different part. A chinese lady asked me, can I go with you? Umm, sure, have we met? I dont know where to go. I told her I didnt either nor do I speak fluent Chinese but she doesnt speak much English. So yes, I have a new buddy following me around Toronto, half my height, commenting on sights in Chinese & I dont know her name.
Last day of my vacation, its 6pm. I still have yet to go party. But I’ll pass. Not interested. I feel bad but I had to ditch my foreign companion. She wanted to go hang in Chinatown and eat there. Ummm, how about no! Its a plastered gag reflux for me. I’ll pass, so I told her no. But she insisted so I had to pull a Boomerang on her, yup I dodged out the back door of the restaurant. Im heading back to the hotel at 7pm. Dang its almost time to go. I text a few contacts in Cincy since its a family expo there, and then I think to myself, I didn’t eat.
I am shocked that so much of Toronto is Asian decendants. There were koreans frying chicken at Popeyes, Japanese at the Carribean restaurants, and Chinese at an all American Brewery. Wait….rewind, Japanese making Carribean dishes. snickering. I think I’ll eat there just because and yes….it does taste like food on a buffet. Never had Jerk Japanesse Carribean chicken lol. My trip is coming to an end, I fly out at 1am.
Back in the USA. YES, I have cell phone coverage! Yes, I have facebook and can trade again. Sweet. All in all, I give my vacation in Toronto 5 stars. I give my “end” to my vacation 5 stars as well. You have made me immensly happy. I can’t wait to see you again.
Pictures uploaded soon…thanks for reading my Toronto vacay blog!
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Posted by Administrator on Jul 11, 2011 in
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Escapes Yesterday was a genuine great time. It was. I had my mixer on 82nd at Wasabi. It started at 4pm. Jewell was the first one to arrive. Thank you jewell. I didnt doubt that people would not come. I was interested in who would be coming. Thats always the surprise! This round people that I had not met, seen, or hung with came & some of the more dedicated people I usually see did not.come. But, I am grateful. I met 11 more people, I would never have known. Awhl.
Now to the food. Yup amazing. Wasabi’s sushi is japanese style rolling whereas, I didnt know but Miyagis is korean. Wild Ginger is chinese. I.didnt know. At the mixer we covered everything from the prics of gas, to good eats, to the theatre, back down to scheduling another hangout. I dig it. I was very excited to see Hope Touch’s Isabelle & Emily. Anj, from so anxious clothing. The everyday stunning brittney! Bernie Martin from catou. David Bridgeforth from DBQ magazine. Sola from Image Cube. Meet the Tharps! And the support from office family. Love ya Wanda B & Theresa H. Rounding out the room at the back was the fellas. Charles, earl, eric, jordan, anthony, ta mario & many more love you all.
But the fun didn’t stop there oh no! We cashed out $600 later & moved the party to fox & the hound. They were not ready for what we hit them with. A full class of adults wanting hangout in a dead bar. We brought the party because after that it seemed as though the were busy. Lol. My highlight from this event was about 10 of us hangn on and around my car laughing, planning, hustling, & all carrying on as if we have no jobs the next morning or obligations. That was fun. I promise it felt like recess at middle school. Onye snaked herself up thru the sunroof. I don’t know what jordan & erica went. Leatrice was laughing. Karen was joning. Nita & myself were looking at the others act just wild. I dig it. Oh and can’t forget silent ta mario cutting up on antony & his plans of doing it big. All we needed was a beach ball, then game over.
But it gets better. Oh yea, I’m like let’s just crash talbot & so we did. Some of us. Lol. The best about talbot. Sitting on the curb hanging out, in the late late hours, just talking and laughing. Really it was the best. Priceless…
Before I go, I must thank all my guest again. Leaving your name out doesn’t mean I didn’t have a blast with you there. Thank you Melinda & co. Laila, Terri, Jewel, Anj, Wanda B & Co, Theresa, Nita M, Rana, Erica & Karen.
There were 34 guest in attendance.
Posted by Administrator on May 15, 2011 in
Escapes About the most stressful thing about doing any show is the planning and prep up until the show. There is the hustle, the spending, the worrying, and the planning for “murphy’s law” which still can and will end up going wrong. Have you noticed when you are in motion of doing something; there is always someone else who offers you ideas on how to do your idea better. I agree with the Lays Chip Company…”get your own bag.” All of the stress, timing, sewing, merchandising, and planning of a show can wear-you-out. You do all these circles, crossing the t’s, and dotting the i’s for that final moment. That moment when the show ends and you get credit. And thats it.
I do it for the customer fulfillment. I do it for that hmm, or wow. The thought that maybe a guest in my house will see the meticulous concern over little details that I took to entertain them visually and appeal to their artistic fashion sense. Even if it is just a “I liked it!” comment at the end. Its worth it.
Which brings me to my blog title a little vay kay; short for vacation. I spent this pass weekend after I closed out business, relaxing. It was so beautiful….words paused. I thought to myself Gods green earth and that was enough. I had great company, relaxation at its highest, and the spirit of gratefulness. I don’t mind pampering myself, having stay aways in the Appalachian Mountains, hiding away at a private lake, lodging in the hills of Kentucky, or recently dodging the city for the craving of running fresh water springs, rivers, lush thick forrest and high overlooks. Pennsylvannia is a silent vacation spot. Seriously check out Nemacolin Resorts.
This vacation was much needed and it comes an an impeccable time for celebrating. While I can not share all the details, I can say that this year my faith has been renewed. This year, I Khyla, have stepped it up. If you go back and read my blogs you’ll notice I’ve been giving church a try. Paying my tithes. And taking praise and worship seriously. Participating in fasting. Praying for others. Decreasing negative influences. And seeking God first instead of my friends in my phonebook. These things were the best things I could have done for myself and probably the easiest in tasks; but i always avoided it.
I am so thankful for where I am. G. Ingles is going in higher and growing bigger. God is so good. Life is but a dream, and better choices the easier. I had a great vacation!
Posted by Administrator on Mar 23, 2011 in
Escapes Overall, I try to do the right thing all of the time. I think to myself, if I were them what would I want, what would I expect. The thing about expectations is they have to be realistic and subject to change. Indeed. People are subject to change because we have moods, bad days, high days, and moments where we are clear out of our minds. We all have profound moments, prolific moments, non-sensible moments, reckless, heroic, wild, and vindictive moments too. I am at a point right now, right now, that as an adult; I finally get that people will be people. Seriously, not just saying it. But expecting that people will have any mood on any given day and as their partner, friend, or co-worker you should allow then to expand and contrast, even blow up if thats what they need. Its your decision once they deflate and contrast if you still want to keep that person as close as they once were. Hurt is not permanent. Its not. Love is truth. And, love deeply given, concern genuinely shown can fade hurt. Even disappointment can be forgiven with kindness.
I guess, Im saying. Don’t discard people for their errors you don’t like. Let them do them, away from you. We are too fragile and close as people to allow one burned bridge to burn the rest.