Proposals, Football, and Beyonce

I just had a great weekend spending time with family. We celebrated my Dad's birthday and my cousin had a Super Bowl party on Sunday. You know I was only there for the food and Beyonce. I could care less about football but I was rooting for Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers to win.  He's had a great season and unapologetic when it comes to celebrating his greatness. Some may call it arrogant, but I believe he is being true to himself. You have to celebrate YOU when no one else will, so Cam is alright with me. So we were all waiting in anticipation for the halftime show to see Beyonce perform her new song, Formation, which broke the internet this weekend by the way, and during the commercial break my cousin gets on one knee and proposes to his girlfriend! I was so excited! The women are very protective of the men in our family, but we welcomed her with open arms. I think this is the first time I've seen a proposal in person so I was glad to be able to witness the pure joy in their eyes. How was your weekend?

xoxo,

Victoria

A Grandmother's Love

An older cousin of mine asked me if I remembered my grandmother and I told her of course! How could I forget? I was only 9 when she passed, but I remember her just like it was yesterday. She had beautiful brown sepia skin and silver curly hair. I even remember the way she smelled when I would curl up in her lap and hug her. I loved that sweet woman. I would play with her hats and heels, and she always had something sweet in her purse to eat when we couldn't keep still in church. Every time we made a trip to the store me and my brother always came back home with a toy. We were so spoiled! We could do no wrong in her eyes. There's nothing like a grandmother's love so cherish yours while you still can. She would have been 93 today.  I wish she could have stayed with us a little bit longer.

Continue to rest in peace Granny Clara.

xoxo,

Victoria

Home

Visits home are never long enough. I always enjoy the quietness and stillness of going home to the country but surprisingly it's hard to sleep when it's so quiet. I've gotten used to the sounds of the city putting me to sleep. But I had a great time back home with family. Distant cousins visited from NYC and Baltimore and we went on a trail visiting the land where our ancestors once lived. We rode on the back of my dad's truck soaking up the sun and scenery. We crossed an old bridge  that I thought for sure would fall in, but we made it across safely. We spent the rest of the weekend catching up on life, over good food of course.