I'M BBAAACCCCKKK!!!!

YYYEEESSSS, INTERNET!!!!!

"OOOHHHHH SHOOT NOW!!!" Our internet is working again!!!! I'm excited!!!! You guys are going to be hearing from me more now!!! YYYEEESSSSS!!!

Back in Antioch...

Guys, I had sooo much fun back home!!!! I was able to hang out with everybody!!!!! I hung out with my brothers and sisters, my cousins, my parents, and EVEN MY GRANDPARENTS!!!! (GOD... I LOVE THEM!!!! ) I usually don't get to see EVERYBODY on my weekend visits. That's such a short period of time!!!! It was great!!!... just great!!!! I thank God for my family! We are sooo close... We don't get along all the time but what family does?! lol My cousin, Julia made such a great point when we were sitting at the dinner table at Bahama Breeze. She was talking about how blessed we were to be close... how a lot of people don't have that... and how we have to do THE WORK to make sure we stay close!!! She was sooo right! We all are pretty much grown now and we've been slackin' when it comes to staying in touch!!! I felt so convicted when she was speaking!!! God knows I haven't been doing my part!!!! That's going to change though! I want us TO FOREVER BE CLOSE... I'm talkin'... my kids hanging out with her kids... whatever! lol... We have to stay close!!! I love that she brought that up! I think we all are going to hold on to that!!!! FAMILY.... WOW... DON'TCHA JUST LOVE THAT WORD!!! lol... I do!!!

Man... so now I'm back in Antioch... "BACK TO REALITY... UP THERE GOES GRAVITY" (that is what Eminem says right?!... Lord knows I can mess up some lyrics! lol)! I'm back to the real world... working... not really doing much with my life!!!!! My family encouraged me a lot though!!! It seems like every time the devil whispers something in my ear... the moment I want to believe it... GOD SENDS ME SOMEONE TO HELP ME SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY!!! Yep... lol... God loves me that much!! My family really helped me see things differently! I had to take two semesters off and I must say it hasn't been easy!!!! The one thing I don't want to do is disappoint my family... and every time I go home... I think about that!!! "UGH!!!! I JUST NEED TO FINISH!!!!" I wish it were that easy!!! I won't go into all that!!!... but going home is hard sometimes!!!!... This time was different! "I'M SO PROUD OF YOU," was all they kept saying this time! I didn't get it! I tried to just smile it off but I couldn't take it!!! I asked my grandma, "HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?" lol I needed to know! She told me that I was setting a great example for my brothers and sisters! Everybody knows that I'm so in love with God and I try to display that every day! I guess my light is shining! They look up to me... so I try my best to walk in Christ and make it look COOL!!! lol... I think it's working!!!! She also talked about my desire to go on the mission trip! ( I don't think I've talked much about that... another blog...) I've always loved doing mission work!!... I've been on 3 different trips! This will be my first trip out of the country! My family is really supporting me and I praise God for that!!! I really do!!! I just see it as God working through them! He really wants me to go on this trip and what's even more exciting is that I WANT TO GO TOO!!! lol Anyway... my grandma said a lot!!! She really ministered to me and helped me look at my situation in a positive way!!! Things aren't the way I want them right now... but obviously God has other plans!!!! I'm learning to trust HIM and walk in His Will!!! His will is what works anyway!! YALL KNOW THAT RIGHT? "LET GO, LET GOD!!!".... Perfect, in season song! "dang... why didn't I think of that?!" HA!

BLU21 UPDATE...

Yep... Yep... The moment you've all been waiting for!!! (probably not! lol)... IT'S A BLUUUUUU 21 UPDATE!!!! Ok... so you know about my last gig!!! I think I neglected to tell you that this lady was sooo in love with our performance that she asked for our contact information! Her name was Alice... she sang that night... such a sweet lady!!! Maybe a week or so later, she called us and asked if we would like to perform at her church's Youth day service on the 31st! We didn't say yes immediately!!! I walk in God's will so I needed to know that this is what He wanted us to do! I prayed about it and hoped for the best! Of course I had to talk to my mentor about it!!! She helps me see how God sees... and she makes me think how God thinks...!! I feel more comfortable after I've talked to her!! Most of the time I have to go back and talk to God again because I didn't go to Him with the right motives the first time!!! lol... HEY... I'M GROWING!!! So to cut this short... she helped me... I prayed again... and God spoke! Looks like we'll be playing on the 31st!!!! To be honest though... I'm feeling a tad bit uneasy!!! I'm not as excited as I was! I can't put my finger on it!!! It's unlike me to feel like this...ESPECIALLY with anything concerning Blu21! I think I need to really fast and pray! I think God is telling me something! I really do... Oh goodness!!! I wonder what it is?!... KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS REGARDING GIG #2! I think God wants to do something serious this time! I just need to know what!

OFF TO WORK!! :(

Yep... I have to work on Memorial Day!!! :( Thank God it's this morning!!!! I pray that I won't be there long!!! Gotta go...

Until next time,

PCE!

Walking in Memphis!!!!

What a day!!!!

I AM SOOO TIRED!!!!! Today has been crazy... GREAT... but definitely crazy! I woke up at 4:30 this morning to pack for Memphis! I really could have done it last night but I was super tired after playing around with my mom's song!!!!... That took about 45 minutes or so... I loaded my cousin's mustang and it was time to hit the road!!!! I must say... I was soooo excited about going home!!!! I couldn't wait to give my mom her CD!... Oh and my little sis was graduating from Elementary school this morning!... I told her that I couldn't get off from work so she was gonna be SOOO SURPRISED!!!! Today was gonna be fun!!!! The drive home wasn't all that bad... the last hour was starting to get to me a little! I was sooo sleepy!!! Thank God my mentor texted me! I mean really... I was about dead to the world almost! I emailed her my mom's song and she texted me her feedback! It had me pumped all over again! She really liked it!!!! She said, "Your song woke the house up this morning!" lol... I wasn't quite sure what that meant... I guess it was pretty funny to them!!! Great! That's pretty much what I wanted to hear... So yea... I wasn't so sleepy anymore... in fact... I put the CD in just to hear it a few times!!!! I LOVE THAT SONG SOOO MUCH! LOL... As cheesy and lame as it is... It's MY SONG... to MY MOM!!! 

Anyway...

So I pull into my cove just as my family was backing out of the driveway... I got there at 8:45... the graduation started at 9! My mom was sooo surprised! She didn't know that I was coming either. My sister Jamie, she's 20, and my stepdad knew... but Kennedi, the one who graduated, and my mom didn't!!! She was soooo happy!!!! I made them wait until I parked so I could ride with them! In my head I was thinking, "THIS IS PERFECT!!!! SHE CAN HEAR THE SONG AS WE HEAD TO THE GRADUATION!!!!" This was working out great... I gave her the card, the lyrics, which my girl AJ framed for me, (I JUST LOVE HER), and the cd!!! I told her to pop it in and we were off!!!! MAN SHE LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH GOODNESS!!!! SHE LAUGHED... SHE CRIED... AND SHE LAUGHED AGAIN!!! PERFECT GIFT!!!! I WAS SOOO GLAD SHE LIKED IT!!!! 

Kennedi's Graduation...

was long as crap!!!! Of course it didn't start on time! lol AND IT WAS SOOO COLD! Man... I didn't think I was gonna make it! Kennedi finally marched in with her class... She was looking all over for our family... She looked as if she was disappointed... so I screamed, "I LOVE YOU PUNKIN!!!!!" I keep forgetting that she is growing up and I'm not allowed to call her that in public!!! LOL... She didn't seem as upset as she usually gets!!! She smiled very big!!! So yea... she was excited that I was there! I was too!!!! I love my family!!!... I hate that I can't be with them at ALL TIMES!!! But hey... that's life!!! The program was long... and drawn out... I swear if I saw ONE MORE 5TH GRADE TEACHER CRY... I WAS GONNA SCREAM!!! They were sooo dramatic! I MEAN MY GOODNESS!!! I bet they do that every year!!! lol... "YOU PUT ON QUITE A SHOW!!!!... REALLY HAD ME GOING!"... ha! NOT!... Maybe I was just irritated because the program was long and I was cold! I just wanted to leave and eat... I HAD NOT EATEN BREAKFAST!!! The kids sang twice... The last song was R. Kelly's "World Greatest." You know that song?!... "I'M THAT STAR UP IN THE SKY... I'M THAT MOUNTAIN PEAK UP HIGH! YEA I MADE IT... I'M THE WORLD'S GREATEST!!!" They had the cutest little choreography going on!!! It was adorable...! "I'M THAT LITTLE BIT OF HOPE WHEN MY BACK'S AGAINST THE ROPE!!!" The next thing I know... I'M CRYING!!! lol What the heezy?! I'm too gangsta to be crying in front of all these people! lol jk... It was soo cute though! I was sooo proud of her! My little brothers and sisters (I'm the oldest of 6!) make me so proud! I love them sooo much! lol But yea.. we took pics... Kennedi decided that she didn't want to go home... so we were off!!!...

What did you do after that?!

Man... I just knew we were going to get something to EAT!!! WRONG... We had to take Jamie to the beauty shop!!!! Lord, Jesus!!! I was sooo hungry!!! After taking Jamie, my mom and I met up with my step mom and my brother and sister, Jordan and Justin!!! The kids wanted OLIVE GARDEN!!! I really didn't want to go there... I WORK THERE FOR GOODNESS SAKE... but they love it... so hey... I WENT TO OG!!! It was cool! It was great seeing them!!! I ordered the Lasagna Rollatini with Chicken!!! It's soo good! You guys should go try it! It's a featured item so it won't be there much longer!!!! 

ZZZZZZ....

Dude!!! I was starting to get sooo tired!!!! I could barely keep my eyes open!!!! Remember... I didn't go to bed until 1:45 and woke up at 4:30!!! I didn't get that much sleep!!! My body was about to crash!!! I just knew it!!! lol... LET'S JUST SAY... I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE DID AFTER THAT!!!... I'm pretty sure my mouth was open... head straight back.... STRAIGHT KNOCKED OUT!!!! lol I do remember getting out of the car, walking straight to my brother's twin bed... SPIDERMAN COVER AND ALL..., and was right back in dreamland!!! lol I can't tell you what time it was!!! My mom woke me up at like 5 or so because she made reservations at Bahama Breeze for her birthday at 7! A lot of her friends were going so I told her I would tag a long!!!! Her friends are FREAKIN' HILARIOUS!!! I love being around them!!! 

LET'S EAT AGAIN...

Man!!! I had sooo much fun at Bahama Breeze!!!!! My mom's friends had my stomach hurting from laughing so much! They are very entertaining!!! I wish I could talk about on here what they talked about at the table!!!!... lol It was a bit much!... I'll say that!!!! All I could think about was my friends!!!! I can't wait to see what me and my friends will be like at that age!!!! lol... I CAN SEE US NOW... JELLY... AJ... LOLA... CRYSTAL... all acting a straight fool!!! MAN! I get excited just thinking about it! Oh MAN... I have to tell you what my little sister and two cousins did to me.... I LOVE SHIRLEY TEMPLES... I had already had two... Toward the end of the night... I was thirsty again... I had been walking around a lot so I wasn't at the table with them for a minute... I go over there to talk to them and I see this beautiful, TALL GLASS of what seemed to be a shirley temple... "DUDE... ARE YOU GONNA DRINK THAT," I ask... "I was... but I'm not thirsty anymore!!!," my cousin replies!!! YES!!!! So I'm excited about this drink... I take the hugest gulp... AND WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE?!...... FREAKIN SALT!!!! lol... OH I WAS PISSED!!!! It was soo much salt in there that I was crunching on it! Can you believe that!?! lol... they got me good!!!! See how family will do you... THAT'S NOT LOVE!!!! LMBO!!! 

Closing..

So yea... My day was fun!!!! I did a lot... but it was FUN! I enjoyed seeing everybody! I was supposed to go out with my cousins tonight on Beale... but I'm way too tired for all that! I really wanted to go though... My cousin, Derek, is in a band and they were playing tonight!!! SHAME ON ME!!!... Maybe next time!!... My sis is dying for me to watch "Twilight" with her... Little does she know that it's about to watch me!!!! lol... I'M OUT... GOODNIGHT!

Until next time,

PCE!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!

MY HEAD IS KILLING ME RIGHT NOW...

Ok... WHAT'S UP!!! It seems like it has been forever!!!... I MEAN REALLY!!! This is sooo not cool! My internet has really been acting up lately!!! STUPID, COMCAST!!!! Whatever... I think they are coming out to the apartment tomorrow!!! We'll see..

TODAY...

HAS BEEN AWESOME!!! I'm off on Thursdays... and boy was I ready to rest... but guess what... TODAY IS MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY!!!!... and I hadn't bought her anything!!! NOT GOOD!!! My girl, AJ texted and told me that she was off today!!!! I WAS SOO HAPPY!!! I needed a shopping partner!... God knows I didn't want to be by myself!... so I called and asked if she wanted to hang out... and whatdayknow?!... SHE WAS GAME!!! YEEESS!!! Knowing that she would be tagging along made me excited about shopping for my mom's gift!! I picked her up and we made our way to the Green hills mall!!!! THAT MALL IS SOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!! IT MAKES ME HAPPY!!! lol The moment I walked in there, I started smiling so hard!!! LOL... There is only one other thing that makes me that happy (other than God... and He makes me happier)... FOOD!!!! YEP... so we looked and looked!!! My mom loves the Z Galleria... My mentor actually suggested that I go in there... WHY?!... I DON'T KNOW!!!! GOODNESS, LORD IT WAS EXPENSIVE!!! I'm soooo not there yet! I will be though... and she'll be able to get ANY and EVERYTHING she wants out of there... BUT UNTIL THEN... i have to humble myself and go where the broke folks go!! lol... I started getting a little irritated because I discovered that Green hills is not the place for a broke college student like myself! lol... So you know what I did instead?!... JUST GUESS...

FOOOOOODDD!!!!

You guessed it! lol... I love LOVE love... 5 guys... and Aj had never been so I took her!!! I had the most amazing burger (ketchup, cheese, and mushrooms... don't you dare judge! lol), cajun fries, and sweet tea!!!! It WAS SOOO ON POINT!!! AJ loved her burger as well... I don't remember what she got on hers!!... but she was pleased!!! GREAT! She was such great company by the way! I always have a great time when I'm with her!!! THAT'S MY DOG, 4 LIFE!!!! WE ARE SOOO MUCH A LIKE!!! I'M SO GLAD GOD PLACED HER IN MY LIFE!!!! LOL... but enough of that... LOL

LET'S TRY AGAIN...

Ok... After we ate I wanted to try again! I thought since I was full I might be able to find something... without King Stomach complaining like it was!... NO LUCK!!!!... "HUMBLE YOURSELF, STIX!!!! GET YOURSELF TOGETHER AND GET OUT OF HERE!!!"... That's what I kept telling myself! lolI wanted to do something totally different anyway... FIND SOMETHING SOOOO ON POINT... something that would make her cry!!!... ya kno?! Green hills, as beautiful as it is, just wasn't gettin' it!...

AND THEN IT HIT ME...

I'm gonna write her a song!!! Aj wrote her mom a song for Mother's day and I thought that was the most precious thing ever! So on the way back to AJ's I stopped by my apartment and picked up Lady Penne!!! I was getting excited!... So we got to AJ's and before working on the song... I let her hear some things that I had been working on!!! She liked it!!!! I'm glad!!! Musically, she gets me!... I love getting her feedback... But you know what... she's never told me that my songs SUCK! lol Aj... I hope you are being completely honest with me, HOMIE!... lol... But anyway... I played a small piece of this chord progression that she loves and we decided that is what we would work with for my mom's song! We actually had other plans for that music... I hope we still get to do it!... So she laid down the SICKEST TRACK... first the verse... then the chorus!!! MAN!!! SHE IS SOOO TALENTED! BTW, she has a studio in her apartment. I can't leave that out!... Then it was up to me to come up with the lyrics!!! OH GOODNESS!!! I'm too goofy for that! My calling is chord progressions and strumming patterns... NOT WRITING LYRICS!!!... but I guess I HAD to do it since it IS for my mom, right?! LOL... after what seemed like forever... I finally had a song!!! IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE MOST FUN THING I HAD EVER DONE IN MY LIFE! lol I mean really... THE SONG IS HILARIOUS!!! MY MOM IS GONNA LOVE IT! ha! She'll get to hear it tomorrow when I go back to Memphis! YALL, I AM RAPPING!!!! lol... It is too funny! I wish I could somehow put it on my blog so you can hear it!... Oh well!!!! 

but yea...

Today has been awesome!!! I hung out with one of my best buds... I got to do something SUPER SPECIAL for my mom... and I ate really well!!! I CAN'T COMPLAIN!!!

I'm off to bed... I gotta hit the road early in the a.m.

Until next time,

PCE

GOD IS GOOD!!!!!!!

MAN!!! I'VE MISSED THIS!!!

I haven't blogged in a few days and I've missed it so much!... Our Internet has been down so I haven't been able to express myself like I've wanted to...!!! It's cool though!!

PROPHETIC ACTIVATION

Ok... If I remember correctly... I told you guys that I would blog about my experience at the event I was going to on Friday! That event was called Prophetic Activation! MAN O' MAN!!!... It was amazing...!!! I ended up getting there super late because I had been out and about all day trying to get Anjelica's present (I WON'T EVEN GO INTO THAT... I GET TIRED JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!) for her graduation! When I got there, I had already missed the sermon that some lady had preached (can't remember her name) and people were getting ready to pray! They had different teams of people there who would pray over anyone who needed/wanted it! It was my first time so I was among those who went first! The three ladies who prayed for me were so sweet! I think they could sense how nervous I was! lol I didn't know what was about to happen... Lord knows I didn't want to be lain out or anything like that!... So anyway... They prayed for me and then God just started revealing things to them.... They told me what anointing I had on my life... THEY TOLD ME HOW MUCH GOD LOVES ME AND HOW WHEN HE SPOKE... HE SPOKE WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND TENDERNESS!!! I didn't cry then but just thinking back on it is bringing tears to my eyes!!! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH YALL!! lol... But yea... Everything those ladies said ended being confirmation of things I had already heard from my mentor! THANK YOU GOD FOR CONFIRMATION... It makes it so much easier for me to walk in my purpose!... HIS PURPOSE!!!

GOD IS GOOD!!!....

CHURCH WAS SOOO GOOD SUNDAY!!! Minister Janeth preached on "Fruitfulness in Rest... Warfare in Romance"!! It was sooo on point! I've really been studying on that sermon and I find myself soooooo at peace!!!! Even though I'm struggling with some things... I CAN'T worry... even when I want to! lol... God is so quick to remind me of HOW GOOD HE IS!!! Man I needed to hear that!!!! THANK YOU MINISTER JANETH FOR YOUR OBEDIENCE!!! You helped a lot of people that day!!!!

TODAY I FEEL...

BLESSED...LOVED... PEACEFUL...!!!!!!! Today is a good day!!!! My mom called me at 7am!!! When she called I remember thinking, "WHY THE HECK ISN'T MY PHONE ON SILENT?" I'm a very light sleeper so I put my phone on silent at night because I don't like to be disturbed... lol... I'm so grumpy when I wake up!!! I'm sooo glad GOD let it be that I FORGOT to put it on silent... THAT NEVER HAPPENS BY THE WAY!!! She talked to me about school and she encouraged me on some things! I love her so much!... I thank God for using her this morning... I needed it!... even though I really wanted to go back to sleep... LOL... I needed it! :)

I think I'm done for the day!!! It's pretty outside... I think me and Lady Penne (my guitar) are about to go hang out with God outside!!!!!

Until next time,
PCE!

"FORGET IT... WE'RE JAMMIN'"

... That's what I tell myself every time I'm about to perform in front of anybody!!! It's the one thing that keeps me calm!!!! AJ and Jelly have heard me say this a lot... lol... It's pretty much Blu21's slogan now! HA!

As you know, last night was OUR BIG BREAK!!!... And let me tell you... GOD WAS PLEASED!!!

LET ME TRY AND PAINT THE PICTURE FOR YOU...

From the moment we got to the place... I WAS NERVOUS!!!! I'm talking about... hands shaking... about to PEE ON MYSELF nervous!!!! At one point... I thought I was about to GO on myself! lol... THAT WAS NOTHING BUT THE DEVIL... or was it?... LOL... we're good at blaming everything on him!... but anyway... I couldn't go to the bathroom until I knew where we were in the program... When we realized we weren't next... WE HOPPED UP SO QUICK!!!! lol... It felt like the longest Pee of my life... BUT PRAISE GOD I WAS ABLE TO GO!...

So yea...

We WAITED... AND WAITED... AND WAITED... Can you imagine being super nervous and having to WAIT to see where you are in the program?!... Dude! It's not a good feeling!... "but Thank God We made it!!!" Finally, Minister Carolyn says, "And next... two BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL ladies are going to come and bless you with 2 selections... and they go by BLU21!!!!" I couldn't help but laugh when I heard her call our band... It sounded so funny coming out of her mouth... I don't know if it was her Southern accent or what... People in the congregation laughed too!!! HA!... So everything wasn't set up like it was supposed to be... We talked about all of this at the sound check Wednesday... I guess God had other plans!... While Anjelica set everything up... I HAD TO SPEAK TO THE FOLKS... "Why me?!"... I was so out of my element!!!! But God is so good... Every nerve left my body the moment I grabbed the mic! I really don't remember what all I said but Anjelica seems to think I did well!!! PRAISE THE LORD! lol I introduced the first song... which happened to be a song I wrote in the parking lot of MTSU's campus... A simple worship song... My personal love letter to God... It went well... The crowd loved it!!!! One of the founders of a ministry that I'm in (MSK) was there... DEMETRUS STEWART... and she looked so pleased!... She had this smile on her face... like she was proud of us... It was something I needed to see! I'm glad I looked up... It made me even more comfortable on stage...

2nd song...

Jelly talked next... AND WHEN I SAY THAT GIRL PREACHED... she had the saints almost running around the church!!! LOL... ok ok... Maybe I'm over exaggerating a little... but I was so proud of her! I wish I could tell you what all she said... I can't... lol... but I know it was straight from God... HE WAS SOOOO UP IN THERE!!! I JUST LOVE HIM!!! The next song we did was called, "Broken"... Jelly took 'em straight to the throne room with that song! It was great!!!!... I'm sooo pleased with our gig!... and I know that it went well because God loves us sooo much... and He told us that He would be there!... When we were in the car praying, I handed the performance to Him... I'm glad I did... He handled everything.... from where we were on the program... to the set up!... I was thinking that it was gonna take forever to set up... but it didn't take long AT ALL... and I know it is because we allowed God to control everything... We told Him that it was His gig. We wanted everything to flow right... the way He wanted it to flow...and I honestly believe that it did!

WE ATE...

If you don't know by now... I LOVE TO EAT!!!... and Guess what... I hadn't eaten all day!!!... well I had about 9 of my favorite cookies from this Bakery in Murfreesboro... a slushy from Sonic... and a milkshake from Diary Queen... THAT'S IT THOUGH!! So by the time we were headed back... I WAS ABOUT READY TO FIND A COW ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JUST TEAR IT UP! lol... That's how hungry I was!!!... We decided to get something closer to the apartment... Why did it seem like it was taking forever to get there? At first I thought I was just being impatient because I was hungry... BUT NO!... I wasn't... lol WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO ALABAMA!!! We took 65-S... instead of 65-N!!!!... "COME ON, JESUS!!!!" By this time... I really was looking for a Cow... a horse... a DEER!! Anything... lol... But we ended up talking...which distracted King Stomach for a minute... We finally got to Franklin... and there wasn't a Micky D's (my favorite fast food restaurant) so we settled for Wendy's.... I GOT 2 DOUBLE STACKS (ketchup and cheese only) and a chocolate frosty... SAVED MY LIFE, I TELL YOU!!!... Then I got really...really sleepy...!!! I didn't want to fall asleep while Jelly was driving... and what do you know... I GOT A TEXT FROM GOOD OL' LOLA!!! That was God!!! lol

Lola's text!!!!!!

She was just asking how our gig went... That made me so happy!!!! I thank God for friends who care!!!! I told her that it was great and that I would tell her all about it tomorrow... and she was like, "GOD IS GOOD!!"... And I was close to tears when I read that...because He is!!! lol Come to find out... she was at home about to cry too... GOD IS JUST SO AWESOME!!! lol... I loved that!! I talked to my girl AJ for a minute and then her Jamaican boosky called... which was fine because I was sooo tired!!!!

THAT ABOUT SUMS IT UP...

So as you can see... OUR GIG COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BETTER!!! We didn't have anyone there to support us really... but I believe that was how God wanted it... We supported each other... like the sisters we are!!!! God knew what he was doing! lol

Quick Shout out...

I thank God for everybody who prayed for us... I recognize that we did well because of His grace and because of all those who stood in agreement with us in prayer!!!! I thank God for my mentor, Tamara who interceded for us ALL DAY LONG...and was able to tell us what "THUS SAID THE LORD"... I thank God for Darius, who desperately wanted to be there to support me but couldn't be there due to a game... Your kind words really comforted me! Thank you for who you are in my life! :) I thank God for Lola and AJ for also supporting us from afar!!! You guys are great friends!!!... AND I THANK GOD FOR JELLY.... DUDE WE DID IT!!!!! This is only the beginning!!! I love you, man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Until next time,

PCE!

YYYEEESSSS, OPRAH!!!!

Ok! I know you know... YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW what my girl, OPRAH DID!!!... AND YES... I SAID MY GIRL!!! A lot of people fault her because she has issues, but who doesn't?! Ok... how about this... "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast the first stone at her" John 8:7... *cricket... cricket*... LOL THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT!!! Pray for the girl... stop talking about her! See... Yall don' made me hop on my soap box!!!! lol...Give me a second to get myself together... ok!

Anyway...

MY GIRL OPRAH BOUGHT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY KFC!!!!! I LOVE HER!!! LOL... I really do! She may ACT like she doesn't know Christ anymore... but I swear she has His heart!!! She really doesn't have to spend her money like that... but she does... OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF HER HEART!!! What a nice woman!!!! The coupon is valid until May 19th!!!!... You can't use it on Mother's Day though!!! You have until 11:59 tonight to print off a coupon!!! I was so happy when I heard about this!!! In my mind I thought, "YES... EVEN THE HOMELESS CAN HAVE GOOD FOOD TONIGHT!" Then it hit me... The homeless can't print off the coupon!!! "OH CRAP!!!!" I don't like KFC like that but I've decided to print coupons off and give them to those who can't print it off!!!! Wanna join me?! You can do it too!!!! Let's help Oprah feed the ENTIRE country like she wants to! THIS IS GONNA BE FUN!!

***BLU21 UPDATE***

We have soundcheck today, guys!!!!... TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY!!!!!!!!!! Are you praying?! lol... I hope so! I'm excited to see what we sound like today with all the equipment and stuff! I really wish we had someone to go with us and feel us out, ya know?! We need a photographer too... I want to post pics on here!!!... IDK... We'll see!!!

OFF TO WORK... as usual!!!!

Until next time,

PCE!

P.s- www.oprah.com/kfc Go print off the coupons... remember you have until 11:59pm

FRIENDS... HOW MANY OF US HAVE THEM!!!

MAN!!!! I'M SOOO HUNGRY!!!! lol

Now that I've gotten that off my chest...

I randomly texted my girl AJ when I got off of work last night to see if she was off... AND TO MY SURPRISE... she was!!!! Her schedule is sooo weird so it's hard to get up with her like before! I was sooo excited so I told her that I was coming by!!... and guess what... SHE WAS COOKING!!!! YYYEESSSS!!!!... Wanna know what she cooked?!... Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken and broccoli!! IT WAS SOOOO GOOD!!!... and that's an understatement!!! We had cheese bread too... She was so nervous about it tasting good because she had never purchased that kind before! IT TURNED OUT GREAT!!! OH YEA... You are not gonna believe this... SHE MADE THE ALFREDO FROM SCRATCH!!!! I was in awe!!! Ok... I guess I should tell you guys that I CAN'T COOK AT ALL!!!... I find it so amazing when people can! It's not easy!!!... not to me anyway!!! God has blessed me with friends who can cook!!! lol My friend Lola can cook... Jelly (my roommate)... and AJ! Since I have them, I don't have to learn... right?! lol I'm kidding... I'll probably learn one day! My mentor, Tamara is an amazing cook as well!! She's like those people on food network!... Maybe I'll learn from her!!! Ha!... Aj's cousin came by with RED VELVET CUPCAKES!!!!... "from scratch... no box," she said!! lol JESUS LORD!!!!!!!!! THEY WERE SO GOOD!!! LOL. Jelly came by too... We ended up having sooo much fun! SEE MONDAY'S CAN BE AWESOME... just like Fridays!!!! lol

MOVING RIGHT ALONG...

I played my guitar today... I was a little frustrated when I woke up this morning thinking about our gig!!! My guitar always makes me feel better! I swear I think I hear from God better when I'm playing... My mind is so clear and all I hear is the music!!!! I can't explain it... I feel better now though!

OH YEA...

I gotta tell you about my band! My band has two members right now... Jelly and myself... and hopefully My best bud AJ will join us! I read in her blog today why she hasn't agreed to join us and I completely understand! I don't want you in the band until God tells you... Ok, Rohzi! lol We both play the guitar!... ACOUSTIC! Jelly just bought an electric guitar that's pretty cool!!! I like it a lot! Hopefully I'll be able to get my Acoustic-electric out of lay-a-way in the near future! Jelly sings... I just play! The name of it is BLU21!!! Ok... the story behind the band name is sort of weird!!! My favorite store is Forever 21 and we were walking past it and it came to me!!!! "OUR BAND SHOULD BE CALLED FOREVER 21!" We both have really enjoyed being 21 and we always talk about how we wish we could be 21 forever!!! GOD HAS REALLY DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS FOR US THIS YEAR!!! He really has... but anyway... We knew we couldn't name it that so we started thinking about colors... My favorite color is lavender.... "Lavender 21.... HECK NO... PURPLE21... NAAAAHHH... BLUE21.... YYYEEEAAAA!" Then I go, "But wait, doesn't that sound like a football play!" lol... So yea... that's how we got the name BLU21!!! I LOVE IT!!! IT'S PERFECT! We are a Christian band and we play different genres of music! Our goal is that our music be used as a vessel to bring souls to Christ!!! We are working on our mission statement now! We have a total of 7 original songs... They are pretty good if I must say so myself! lol But yea... that's BLU21 in a nutshell... I could talk about our band all day!!! KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS... regarding our gig!!! :)

I'M STILL HUNGRY...

... so I think I'm about to go to Chicken Shack! It's in Murfreesboro!!! I'm so in the mood for catfish right now!!! I REALLY REALLY REALLY want some bar-b-que nachos from Neely's but I would feel bad going without my mentor!!!... so CHICKEN SHACK IT IS!!!

UNTIL NEXT TIME...
Pce

T.G.I.MONDAY!!!!!!!!!

LOL... HOW OFTEN DO YOU HEAR THAT?!... HARDLY EVER!!!

When I woke up this morning, I immediately thought about Friday! lol Fridays aren't really all that special to me because I work pretty much every day! I woke up thinking about this life changing event that I will be attending that night! I'm pretty sure I'll post a blog up telling you about it!... My mind then drifted on to that saying, "T.G.I.F."!!!! I hear people say it on the radio all the time!!! My mom says it ALL THE TIME!!!... But... what about Monday... Tuesday... Wednesday... Thursday... YOU GET WHERE I'M GOING RIGHT?! So today... I encourage you to remember to count it AN HONOR AND A BLESSING that you're here this Monday!!!... Don't stop there! I CHARGE YOU TO DO THIS EVERYDAY!!!... NOT JUST FRIDAY!!! LOL K?! Be happy about today!!! I AM...

T.HANK G.OD HE WOKE ME UP THIS MONDAY MORNING...
T.HANK G.OD I HAVE A JOB....
T.HANK G.OD MY RENT IS PAID...
T.HANK G.OD MY OTHER BILLS ARE PAID...
lol... just trying to help you get started!!!!

ANYWHO...

As I promised... I found that scripture on Communion...

1Corinthians 11:27-29

" 27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against[a] the body and blood of the Lord. 28 That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. 29 For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ,[b] you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself."

That's deep isn't it!!!! It's so easy to NOT take it seriously... but remember that when you don't... YOU ARE SINNING AGAINST JESUS!!! And we all know that He has done far too much for us to be playing!!!!... Dang!!! I am really preaching this morning!! LOL... I NEED TO STOP!

I STILL HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY BAND!!!!! I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN!!! THAT WILL BE NEXT!!! I'M OFF TO WORK NOW! I PRAY THAT EVERYONE HAS AN AWESOME MONDAY!!!!!!!!! PCE

SHOUT OUT TO MS. LYSSA AND ROHZI FOR COMMENTING ON MY BLOGS!!! IT MEANS A LOT!!!! YOU GUYS ARE MY INSPIRATION!!! LOL LOVE YA!

I LOVE SUNDAYS!!!!

OK...

So I have like 17 minutes to write this one! I have to be at work at 4. I work in Murfreesboro so it takes a minute to get there!!! I could probably wait and do this when I get off... but like you saw in my last blog... I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT BLOGGING! LOL

ANYWAY...

I'm listening to "Ain't no need to worry" by The Winans and BOY did I need this song yesterday!!! Yesterday was not all that good starting out!... but you know what... that was yesterday! I've decided not to be THAT BLOGGER that talks about yesterday...TODAY! LOL... so moving right along...

I LOVE SUNDAYS....

Church was sooo good! The message was pretty much amazing... and since his sermon was entitled, "AN M&M EXPERIENCE"... WE ALL GOT M&M'S!!! YEESSS... and not just any M&M's.... we got my favorite... PEANUT! Man... I needed them too!!! I was starving!!!! Today was kind of like those days when you wish it was Communion Sunday because you didn't eat breakfast!!! lol... THAT IS SOOO BAD! I SHOULDN'T BE SAYING THAT! Please take Communion seriously! lol There is a scripture in the bible that talks about that... I'll find it and write about it!!! Oh... in case you're wondering... M&M stood for Miraculous Manifestation! That's our theme this year!

OH SHOOT....

MAN!!!! HAVE YOU EVER HEARD "Musicology" BY PRINCE?! I can barely focus on my blog right now... This song does something to me!!!! LOL PRINCE IS AMAZING!!!! I wanna play just like him WHEN I GROW UP!

Ok... but anyway... After church, some of my friends came by and chilled with me and Jelly! We watched some movie that was on BET... I really can't remember the name of it! Halle Berry and Vivica Fox were in it?!... not sure if that matters! I watched Sundays Best online because I missed it last Sunday... I SOOOO WANT JESSICA REEDY TO WIN! Her voice is amazing!!!! THAT GIRL... IS GONNA... MAKE IT!!!!! I'm so serious! But yea... that's pretty much it! I'm about to be off to work soon!!!! :(.... I'm sooo grateful for this job but it's just NOT PAYING THE BILLS anymore! We'll see if God will move me soon! I won't move until He tells me to though! Anyway... I'm done...!!!

OH WAIT...

One more thing... My band was asked to play at a birthday bash on Thursday! I haven't really shared much about my band yet... BUT THIS IS A BIG DEAL! I'm SUPER NERVOUS and SUPER EXCITED! God is really beginning to open doors for us!!! I'll tell you more about it later... I gotta run... I'M LATE!!!!!

Until next time

PCE!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY FIRST BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DUDE!!!!!!!!!! YEEESSS!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!! I HAVE A BLOG SPOT!!!! :)

Excuse my excitement, guys! I've been wanting to do this for so long... and thx to my friend, AJ (Excuse me... ROHZI... LOL) and her amazing blog spot... I'M BLOGGING!!!!!!!! This is cool! I can't wait to talk to her on the phone!!! I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing!!!... AND HER PAGE IS SOOO CUTE! I'm so excited though!... So what do I do now?!... Talk about my day?! lol Ok...

My day...

WAS LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol I did the usual!!! I had to be at work at 11am! I'm a server at Olive Garden! It was a pretty sucky day as far as tips go! It was storming pretty bad outside, so we didn't get the business that we usually get on a Friday! I got off at 2:30 or so!... I washed clothes... checked my facebook... my twitter... and MADE A BLOG PAGE!!!! HA! I believe that was the most interesting part of my day! Oh wait... Me and Lady Penne (my guitar) hung out for a few minutes!!! I've been playing around with some chords... Who knows.. it may turn into an amazing song!!! WE'LL SEE...

Ok... I believe I'm done!!!! This blog pretty much sux!!! But it's gonna get better!!! LOL... I JUST KNOW IT!!!!

Until next time...

PCE!