I'm getting sick and tired of folks making smart ass comments about the status of My and Zeen's wedding. Folks say shit like "ya'll ain't getting married this decade" or "so what, I got til 2015?" or some bullshit like that. Facts are weddings are expensive and we had our priorities straight. House, car, wedding. I see motherfuckers getting married left and right. Huge expensive affairs with all the bells and whistles and in the end all they have left are bills from the damn wedding. Now they're scrapping to get even half a house. Fuck that! We're not feeling that at all. The next motherfucker to say some smart shit about our wedding plans is going to come out of pocket if they want fast results. Whew! I feel better.

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This entire week has been one big crapfest. Work was a friggin nightmare. I couldn't seem to get my ass in on time for anything in the world, even if I woke up on time. Oh but then the fact that the damn laundry service Strunk all of my shirts didn't help at all. As it is I can barely get into my clothes. I don't need motherfuckers making the shit smaller.

However, there were a few bright spots. My homegirl S had her annual wild and crazy birthday shindig. It had great significance this year since she joined the 30 and grown club.

My girl was beaming! I really enjoyed seeing her have such a good time with everyone she cared about around her to celebrate the absolute wonder that she is. It was really nice to just see her happy. She's been so down since she put her cat to sleep.

I admire her "fuck it I'm doing me" vibe. She just decides and goes with it. To me that's bravery. Not a lot folks go with the unfamiliar. She faces the shit head on. That's a Sista with a big brass pair. I truly love that about her.

While I'm talking about friends that I love. Two of my friends this week made gestures that remind me that I am truly blessed to have these wonderful women in my life. After another crapfest at work, I came home utterly disgusted and ready to drink when I checked my mail and got a card from my homegirl T. The card celebrated our sisterness.

I guess should explain at this point that I am a Finer Woman of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. Pledged Spring 1994 and I will be 10 years beautiful this June. T is my Sands. Which means for the uninitiated that we pledged at the same time all those years ago. So her card has double meaning even though we have transcended sorority sisterhood long ago. She is as close to me as if she were my blood sister. She can always seem to sense what's going on with me and respond to it at the right time. It never fails to amaze me. I was almost blowing snot bubbles all over because I was so touched by her gesture. She's the real thing that Sista. Folks aren't ready for what she's gonna unleash on this crazy world. She is phenomenal and she knows it. Which makes her all the more powerful.

Last but never least there is V. She is my sister, friend, touchtone, technical advisor, teacher, and all around good soul. She has the biggest heart and is so full of gifts. She is probably one of the smartest people I know. She thinks on a level that the average mortal can't even comprehend. She and I got some goods for S's party yesterday and she was gonna hit me back with half of the cheddar for the cake that I'd purchased which I wouldn't have given a rat's ass about if I wasn't impoverished (as usual) so she says that she'll stop by the bank and hit my account with the cheese. Don't you know this woman puts like 3x the cash in my account? Crazy girl! She saved my ass. She's getting every cent back. I don't wanna hear anything about it. But that's V. She just gives so much. Sometimes more than she has to. Sometimes at the sacrifice of herself. And sometimes to folks who either don't appreciate it or don't deserve it. But she keeps giving. She hasn't given up on the mere mortals she's surrounded by.

That's one of the things I love about her. Another is that wide-eyed innocence that she still has. Don't get it twisted, she is by no means naive. She just has this wonder. I can't really explain it. She's just awesome. She can write pretty much anything. She can sing. She makes bomb ass websites. She's nurturing and loving. Oh and she's funny as shit! E is lucky to have her. She has the biggest heart and just has so much love for everything that is important to her. I'm blessed to know her. She's a force to be wreckoned (sp?) with and I hope she knows it.

Ok, I've worn myself out with this lovefest. Now I'm happier than I was when I started writing this. More props to V for putting me D. She rules!

Til later.........