Service has been a huge part of my life for a while. Naturally I have always liked to help others but this was later an incentive in college when community service helped me get scholarships for college. I was spending dozens of hours doing community service from helping out at my church to local festivals [...]
Men. They are funny things. They make sports so much more exciting to watch. They sit with their legs open way too wide. They can grill the heck out of meat (at least my man does). They tend to be more aggressive than my liking BUT I can't live without them. My Grandpa has shown [...]
One Saturday after a long day of working my mom decided we would just come home, pack an overnight bag and go to the beach. I was excited because nothing sounded better than to get out of Tallahassee and embrace the beach. My poor Dad was so confused and slow he was almost left behind. [...]
Birthdays are an exciting time for me. It's a chance to show my appreciation and love for others. More importantly it's a time to celebrate life. My birthdays over the years have included family, friends, road trips, beach trips, cake, sleepovers, way too much candy, and even a blow up water slide. However, no birthday [...]
BIRTHDAYS! They have always been a big thing for me. I grew up celebrating birthdays with parties, dinner at a restaurant, a day trip to the beach, always surrounded by family and friends. I loved that fact that I grew up in a home that celebrated birthdays. It was a great reminder to celebrate life [...]
Education. It was a key pillar in my family home growing up. My parents were raised in the beautiful country of Ghana with a high value on education. They instilled that value into my sisters and I. A quote I heard hundreds of time: "Education is the only thing no one can take away from [...]
My family had a tradition, every Sunday or at least most, we would go to the Flea Market. It’s not the same thing as a Farmers Market but it’s close. The Flea Market was the best place for my Mama to get deals on vegetables to make Ghanaian food for the house. I always thought [...]
