Fabulyse Update.....

Helloooooo! Is anyone out there?

Ok, so clearly I haven't blogged since Founder's Day 2011 which is pretty ridiculous.  Needless to say, a lot has changed, thankfully for the good.  I finally moved into my own apartment (unfortunately it is in St. Louis, but that's another story for another post), I have a job that I enjoy (for the most part), a great boyfriend, a new doggy and new hair!

Let's start with the apartment.  I moved to the U. City loop area (don't stalk me please) last December.  For those of you who aren't familiar with the St. Louis area, the University City Loop is just a popular strip with restaurants, bars, and boutiques that us St. Louisians hang out at from time to time.

I love my apartment and I love the area.  It makes me not mind living in St. Louis as much anymore.  It feels like a whole new city full of new spots and new adventures.  I still don't get out that often, but hey it's a start. 

My living room is grey, white and black and my kitchen is purple. 

I made those pictures on my living room wall and I am rather proud of them. *pats self on back *  I still haven't decorated my bathroom or bedroom the way I want so they aren't even worth mentioning. 

Annndd.....I finally have my second bedroom that I made into a closet! This makes me so happy eventhough I don't wear 87% of the clothes and shoes I own. Everyone looks in that second room and expects to see an office or a guest bedroom with a daybed or futon.  Instead it a rounder full of barely worn clothes, an ironing board and loads of jewelry.

Next up, the job...

Awhile back I set a short-term goal for myself to be a store manager at some retail store by the age of 25.  I reached that goal about 1.5 months after I turned 26! Not too shabby! :) I am currently working as a store manager at a small nationwide jewelry retailer. Y'all have heard of it, but it shall remain nameless. My goal is to be promoted to a buying position in the corporate office.  I was hired on as an assistant manager and was running my own store within 3 months! Go me! I make my own schedule, have holidays off, and have no boss to answer to on a daily basis. Most office workers get these perks anyway, but that's really hard to find in retail. Plus I play in accessories all day! Weeeeee!

Next....my new boo.....

I have a new love in my life, we have been official for about 6 months.  The funny thing about it is I wasn't looking for a man at all.  A relationship was actually that last thing on my mind.  The way we met is a funny story....like to hear it? Here it go...

We followed eachother on twitter for about a year and a half before we ever talked.  August of 2011, I was on the way to the Bahamas with Sorors when I got stuck in Atlanta (where he lives) over night.  We exchanged numbers at that point so he could come rescue me if I got stuck there again on the way back.  We still didn't start talking at this point.  Somewhere in October we started randomly texting eachother.  The texts became more frequent then we started to wonder what eachother's voices sounded like.  I told him I sounded like a middle aged white woman (which anyone who knows me knows thats true lol) and sent him a video to prove it.  We exchanged a few videos after that.  On Saturday October 29th I was in Springfield, Missouri at my alta mater for Delta week/Homecoming. I was headed to get my nose pierced with my line sister and I sent him a text that said "I'm so scared!" He called me for the first time in response to that text message to ask why I was scared.  Yes I remember the first time he called me. DJM....

After constant facetiming and phone calls we decided that we wanted to meet.  January 3, 2012 I flew into Atlanta to meet him and we have been an item ever since.  January 3rd is our anniversary, the day we first met, first hugged, first kissed, first...well....lets just say all our firsts happened on January 3rd. We now see eachother every month, either in Atlanta or St. Louis, we take turns.

Next...my new doggy.....

On June 7th I adopted a sweet 9 pound terrier mix named Bella.  She is approximately 5 years old and I don't really know anymore information about her because she was found as a stray.  I went to a neighborhood shelter really just to look at the puppies, I wasn't even sure if I wanted one.  I saw her and instantly knew I wanted to play with her.  We went into the little room and played around for a few minutes.  I wanted to ask more questions about her medical history, etc. so I was heading toward the front desk. This was the first shelter I visited that day and actually planned to check around a little more before making a decision. 

When I came out of the visiting room there was this loud, mean, drug addict looking toothless man that demanded to take her home! He said "I want her! I want to take that dog home! She's coming with me!" I said, "Excuse me sir, but I was visiting with her first!" At that point I knew she was mine because I was not letting this sweet little dog go home with that big scary man! So I headed to the front desk to see what I needed to do to take her.  Then he ran up in my face saying he was a cancer patient and I should let him have her! I was genuinely shaken up! The workers had to tell him to back up and that he needed to choose another dog or leave.  It was intense.  But I'm honestly glad it happened because even though she can he a hand full she is so sweet, and I love her to death! She is my shadow and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! We are in the midst of potty training but other than that she's a joy. We started training classes last Tuesday so we'll see how that works out.

Lastly...this natural hair of mine.  I have been relaxer free for a little under 2.5 years and I am still not 100% comfortable in my own skin when I wear my 'fro.  I get so much love and so many compliments from everyone but when I look in the mirror I feel just ok.  You know how you have those days when you get dressed but you just don't feel quite cute no matter how much makeup you add or how many times you change? Thats pretty much how I feel all the time.  So after these braids come out my straight hair might be making a comeback.....

Part of the problem is some of my hair is damaged from the constant flat ironing so all of it doesnt curl up as much as it should.  At this point I need to commit to being straight or just go natural 100% because all the flat ironing is catching up with me.



So that in a nutshell is what is going on in my life.  I really am going to try to start blogging on a more consistent basis.  Don't expect anything too serious, this isn't one of those blogs that I want to BLOW UP or anything like that.  I just like to have a place to display my ramblings from time to time.

Smooches with a RED lip! :)