Special Events
2019 Strange Family Reunion
Due to various circumstances in years past, I hadn’t attended the family reunion on my mother’s side in nearly ten years. This year, all the stars aligned and I made it–late, but better than never. Perhaps more accurate, “delayed.” Everything about this vacation back home had me wait past the time I expected something to … Continue reading
Juneteenth 2019
For the 7th year in a row, I reprised my role as newly emancipated slave, Mattie Gilmore. Yet, this was the first time I was positioned near the front of the art exhibit part of the George Washington Carver Museum. I took advantage of my proximity to the Juneteenth blurb on the panel, which hung … Continue reading
DFW Visit
From July 2012 to December 2018, I’ve produced and hosted The Austin Writers Roulette every second Sunday of the month without fail. Starting in 2019, I scheduled the show bimonthly in order to have more time to pursue other creative outlets. And yet, my sister and her husband STILL managed to visit Dallas-Ft Worth on … Continue reading
Uzbek Dinner
For my second time participating with this ethnic dining Meetup, I had the opportunity to try a Uzbek food that was touted as being the ultimate fusion between Chinese and Middle Eastern. Most of the dishes on the buffet I’ve made some version of at home. Yet, I’d never made all of them at once … Continue reading
2018 Christmas Lunch
For our 2nd Annual Christmas lunch, we met at Kobe. Not only did we celebrate our second year as independent agents, but one of my good friends had recently joined us because we’d switched from insurance agents to call center agents or “guides” as our present company referred to the position. Last year, when we’d … Continue reading
African American Museum Revisited
I first visited the African American Museum last Christmas. Although I’d spent most of my visit in the basement, which goes back in time as one rides the elevator down, I didn’t have enough time nor mental bandwidth to see the upstairs. As much as I enjoyed and absorbed the information from the theme-inspired floors, … Continue reading
Mom’s Surprise 78th Birthday Party
One of my sisters orchestrated a sneaky-pants surprise birthday party for our mother. She chose to honor Mom’s 78th, versus her 80th, birthday just to throw Mom off the scent. I was in charge of making Mom’s powerpoint. Mother Nature helped with the surprise. We’d originally planned to have Mom’s surprise party closer to her … Continue reading
Velma Mae’s 78th Birthday Celebration Powerpoint
For my mother’s 78th birthday, one of my sister’s thought it would be a great idea to have a surprise party. She chose an off year to throw mom off the scent. My one and only role, other than showing up was to create a powerpoint. Of course there was a technology fail and I … Continue reading
48th Birthday Celebration
For the past couple of birthdays, I’ve posed with my yoga teacher while wearing my tiara before class. This was the first time I had a teacher who could truly sing. As a birthday gift, she quickly sang “Happy Birthday” during a third set of camel.As soon as I finished my yoga class, I jetted … Continue reading
Tiny Home Jamboree
For the past two months, I’ve been researching the feasibility of buying my own place. Seems like a premature endeavor since I barely have two spare pennies to rub together, but this new insurance job that I have is promising. Nonetheless, one thing I concluded early on is that I didn’t want a house. I … Continue reading