Holidays
Princess Leia Goes Grocery Shopping
Never one to miss an opportunity to dress up, I celebrated “May the 4th Be with You!” After all, roughly half of my walk-in closet houses costumes from the days when I used to produce my own spoken word and storytelling show, The Austin Writers Roulette. I’ve recycled this Princess Leia costume many times over, … Continue reading
Food Walk: MLK Celebration 2020
Periodically, my roommate and I take long walks for the sake of exercise. For our latest walks, we’ve included eating dinner, but for this particular food walk, we attended a Martin Luther King, Jr celebration at our nearest HBCU (Historically Black College/University). Although this was one of our longer walks, it was far more pleasant … Continue reading
2019 Christmas & Kwanzaa Cruise
On Christmas morning, I put on my best (and only) Christmas elf costume. We’d long since stopped waking up early in the morning to open presents. Now, the priority was documenting the Christmas scene, including our outfits before we dove into the gifts. When in actuality, the main picture we wanted to take was with … Continue reading
Food Walk: Cowboy Santa
Since my roommate has trained for endurance sports for over a decade and I exercise every day, I can count on her to walk with me for a couple of miles at least once a week. This normally occurs when there’s no capoeira class or I’m not in the mood to work out in the … Continue reading
2019 St. Patrick’s Day
The monthly luncheon with my insurance/entrepreneurial group coincided with St. Patrick’s Day weekend. So, we sipped the house punch throughout lunch, but followed up with an Irish decaf coffee topped with green honey-based whipped cream and edible glitter. Our rosy red cheeks and smiles may be deceptive, but the three of us represented a wealth … Continue reading
2019 Pi Day
I’ve never officially celebrated this “holiday” even though I’ve wished people Happy Pi Day for several years. Since I firmly believe in attending all of the leasing office’s free food and drink events because they raise my rent yearly, I signed up for the pizza “social.” It was social in the respect that as one … Continue reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2019
As a child who attended public school, I always knew I had to wear something green on March 17th whether I was Irish or not, rather than run the risk of being pinched. Even as an adult, I love not just wearing green on St. Patrick’s day, but dressing up for an occasion despite not … Continue reading
2018 Christmas Celebration
Everything we’d planned to do for Christmas was delayed by a day. My sister and her family had vacationed out of the country and were supposed to fly back into Reagan International Airport around midnight; so I purposely flew in late to rendezvous with them at the airport. As soon as I landed, not only … Continue reading
2018 Halloween
Halloween has long been my favorite holiday from childhood to adulthood unlike any other. So when a friend suggested we go to one of the classic, interactive non-horror Halloween movies at my favorite movie theatre, I readily agreed. The theatre even provided a goodie bag to go along with the movie–very smart move. I wasn’t … Continue reading
We the American People
“We the People,” “We the American People,” should be an inclusive phrase, but far too often is synonymous with “White People,” but it shouldn’t be an exclusive phrase, according to The Constitution of the United States. Some American People don’t acknowledge or fail to realize that The Constitution is both a historical and living document. … Continue reading