"I'll put a flower in your hair"

Sept 15
PauP (La Boule), Haiti

I finally met my 21st century pen pal (more like Twitter pal). Her name is Maureen and I've been following her on Twitter ever since I joined.  She was in the process of moving back to Haiti after having lived in New York for over half her life.  I lived through her experiences in Haiti vicariously.  I have often toyed with the idea of moving back home.  She lives near the capital, which is about 3 hours (without traffic) from me.  I spent the weekend at her house.  She and her mom were such wonderful hostesses.

Sherry moved back to Haiti as well

We met up with her friends for pizza, drinks and music.

Rum Sour (the unofficial official drink)

Pizza was delicious

I don't remember the name of my drink but it was great.

Jeans: JC Penny; Top: Marshalls

"You know that I'm no good"

Sept 14

Jacmel, Hait (Lakou Nouyok)

Went out for fried food and beer with the coworkers.  As usual, I was the "over dressed" one.  This outfit was a lot more out there than I realized prior to walking out of the door (that's always the case it seems). 

I love this top and although I never used to like shorts, they come in handy in Haiti's heat. Top it off with a neon pink bra and attention getting bright pink lips and we've got an outfit.

This is the view during the day.

Top: Marshalls; Shorts: Wet Seal

No One Like You

Hi ladies and gents!
I hope everyone is having a great and productive week.  I'm counting down the days before I leave for Haiti (it's 5).  I'm so excited!
I recently went out to dinner and saw a movie with a gentleman friend.  It was long overdue.  We hadn't hung out in a long time, and I needed to be out after being house ridden due to having strep throat.  I love movies and eating so it was fun times.  Add good company to the mix and I'm a happy customer.

She was the sun's painting

Hi ladies and lads!  Today (8/4) was spent at the doctors and getting my eyebrows done (long overdue).  What do you all think of my shirt?  I got it at the Afro Fest.  This was my last acquisition.  The vendor must have really wanted to sell his things because he gave me the shirt for $5 and I think that they're normally $15 or $20.  I didn't even have to bargain.  I actually insisted that I didn't want to buy anything because I didn't have any money left.

This pic reminds me of the Jill Scott and Mos Def song Love Rain, although there is no rain and I am not in love

Bubble Tea

Hi all,
I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.  This post is a bit overdue, because the pics are from two weeks ago (8/3) when I went to lunch with a friend.  We went to grab some sushi in Copley (an upscale business/shopping area that spans several blocks).  I wasn't too crazy about my meal.  However I perked up a bit when I realized that they now offered bubble tea (an Asian drink, either tea or juice that has tapioca pearls in it) yum!  Their bubble tea selection was tiny so I stuck with my face Asian teal; Thai tea.  It was a really nice and sunny day.  I finally brought out my white jeans that I have been so scared to wear.  I am like a little kid when it comes to wearing white.  I get every stain imaginable on my white clothing.  This has made me ridiculously wary of wearing white.  I did manage to get through my meal without any stains; so three claps for me!

Thai tea, the bubbles are the little black balls on the bottom

Money to Blow

Hello hello!
Quick back story. I was at Savers (thrift store chain) on Monday exchanging a purse. As I'm leaving, a crisp $100 bill on the floor behind an empty register catches my eye. For all of two seconds, I considered discreetly picking it up. Then the moral side of my brain kicked in and suggested that I alert the manager. I figured that it probably fell from someone's register, and once the drawer was counted at the end of the shift; said person's drawer would be short, and they would probably be fired for a careless mistake on their part and thievery on mine. I did the right thing and told the manager. You guys don't know how much it hurt, but I sucked it up and went home, as poor as I had left. Fast forward to Sunday. I went to a Haitian club (what a surprise) and as I'm walking to the bathroom, I make out in this dark club, money folded up on the floor. I wasted no time in bending down to pick it up. I sped to the bathroom and lo and behold it was two $20s and a $10. Woohoo! It pays to do the right thing I guess. On to what y'all came for :); fashion!

Pizza for 3

Hi ladies & gents,
Have I ever mentioned my love for pizza? Well I LOVE pizza, especially gourmet pizza. I even make pizza at home when I'm feeling particularly frugal. My favorite toppings are spinach, ground beef, tomatoes (not roasted eww) green peppers, and oodles and oodles of cheese. Two friends and I went out for drinks and din din last Friday. Girl's night is always fun. Lots of gossip and updates.

One and Only

I've been having a tawdry love affair with the color coral, so in my attempt to share the love with the other colors in my closet; I'm branching out.  It does count even though these jeans aren't that far off from coral right?  I mean, am I expected to just quit cold turkey?  It was pouring chickens and ducks on Wednesday, and I made a dead run for the door.  I am not a runner so this was a very comedic sight lol.

Blue skies and yellow daffodils

I love navy blue and yellow together.  I’m not sure why but it just seems right.  Have you noticed how colors are ascribed feelings in my head lol?  As cute as I felt on Monday, this outfit was not weather appropriate and to top it off, I wore a cute short navy blue peacoat instead of my long puffy winter coat.  No bueno!  I froze my little bum on my way back home!

Cardigan: F21; Blouse: Marshalls; Leggings: Marshalls; Boots: Old Navy; Jewelry: F21

Snow Snow Go Away

It was bitterly cold and frigid today.  I kept stalling and watching the news to check if school was closed.  It wasn't :(.  The funniest thing about these outfits that I put together, is that I rarely take my coat off in class.  So I guess that does support my claim that I dress for myself :).

Fudge and Frosting

I wore this outfit to class and a solo study session in the library.  I don’t wear pink often, but I really like the mix of the brown blouse and the deep pink cardigan.  I’ll definitely try to mix these two colors together again.  Do you have any odd color pairings? P.S. I love these flower/pearl shaped earrings, but these pesky suckers do not stay put in my ears :( 

Orange You Glad You Stopped By?

I felt like a collage of foliage in this outfit.  To top it off, this outfit was super cheap, because the blazer and the turtleneck were swapped :) Doesn’t get any better than that folks!!  Not much excitement today, I wore this to class and did some reading at the library for a couple of hours.  I love the color scheme, I tried not to be too matchy matchy but I think I failed.  I’ve also been trying to experiment with different effects and editing techniques on my Mac so let me know how it looks or if I should just leave the pics as is.  I’m also really proud to say that I’ve been taking pics with my timer and jumping into a pose just in time. Lol I’m getting better at it.

Rebound Chick

Tonight I went out with my sis to a local club that has Haitian night on Sundays.  I mainly went to see this Cape Verdean artist perform (Nelson Freitas).  I had a great time dancing.  I am not the best dancer but if the guy is a good leader, it looks so graceful and effortless.

My love is too strong

This was my first time at Longhorn steakhouse, and although I only had appetizers and drinks with my makome (my soon to be godson’s mom) it was a good dining experience.  The sangria was delish and HUGE!! We had a day date lol.  I treated her to a movie (For Colored Girls) because I am notoriously late, and she ended up waiting 20mins for me at the station.  After the movie we went to a small restaurant for dessert (not a fan, I prefer salt over sugar).  

Blazer: *Old Navy; Top: Old Navy; Leggings: Marshalls; Boots: Old Navy Necklace: F21

*You forgot I’m a Stan for Old Navy??

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