I was pretty bummed about not being able to go see Oprah this weekend, so you can only imagine my “no shame, I’m so freaking excited!!” response when my friend Magen reached out to see if I wanted to go.
To say the least I entered the Toyota Center with a sense of expectancy and even still, I can’t believe the degree in which hearing Oprah speak has exceeded my expectations, so I wanted to make this to share this wth anyone else who would have loved to have been there and couldn’t be.
Tweet me, text me, inbox me any requests for today (day 2). I want it to be like you’re here with me!
*Sidenote Magen’s phone was about to die, so I was going to lend her my mophie extended battery to charge her phone with my mophie, but we went to go grab the swag bags first– Oprah had custom designed Mophie’s in the gift bags!
And the coolest part? Magen was going to get one earlier that day, but passed on it to be smart with her money. Won’t He do it… Speak those things that aren’t as if they are!!
Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with my dear friend and life&style blogger, Meagan Elyce. Over the course of our discussion we couldn’t help but notice that some conversations are too good to keep to ourselves… It was a juicy one indeed 😉
Join us below as she shares her 3 non-negotiables for selecting a future mate!
Need a recap? Here’s a refresher of Meg’s Top 3!
God Fearing– I want my partner to love God and establish Him as the head of our household. I want my partner to be a praying man that will pray over our family and feed the word of God into us daily.
Family Oriented– I want my partner to be a family man. I want family to be an important factor in his life and I want him to value the relationships he has with them-especially immediate family members like mother/father, brother/sister. Also, could this person be a great father to my future children?
Financial & Emotional Stability -It is imperative that my partner be stable in both these areas so that he can help to provide that for our relationship. I want him to not only know that value of a dollar, but know why it is important to save and invest for the future for our family (and actively save and invest) so that we aren’t always looking to keep our heads above water. Emotional stability is important because I want my partner to be there to provide support and love when I may have emotionally checked out and I need that extra love and attention to get me back to where I need to be.
Tuesday, May 6th, we had a blast kicking off the summer run of our Love What You Do networking mixer! Dj Fanci, Ahrif Sarumi and I want to extend a huge warm heartfelt thank you to everyone for coming out to support our vision of bringing together our city’s dreamers, doers, believers, etc. to the same place, at the same time. The clothes pin icebreaker was a hit, and it was great to see so many connections being made.
If you’re still drooling over those tasty delights we enjoyed, be sure to follow CHEF VICKY V @FOODEZonthego! And of course, we’d like to offer an extra special thanks to Grace Rodriguez and Dean’s Downtown for being such great hosts.
Last but not least, congratulations to Ahrif on leaving his job to pursue his dreams full time, and Val (Dj Fanci) on the super successful launch of her video show for 97.9 The Box. You’re living the dream! Love you guys!!
Be sure to: check out @whos_boudreaux, @InMuse& @ohmynamebigtob for updates on their upcoming projects, and post your photos from the event with the hashtag #LWYDHou.
We’ll see you in June! Take a look below for photos from the event!
This week’s Coffey Break Chat features an awesome panel of special guests: Keagan Harley, Olaide Sanusi, Nina Harrison , Jeffrey Idehen, Tobe Nwigwe, Oluwaseto Abidakun, Marquez Fleming, Janae Ladet, Temia Balogun, Shamusi Balogun discussing the present reality of relationships. Our conversation covers the following topics, red flags vs. flexibility, girlfriend material vs. wife material, and the most important question to ask yourself if you’re in a relationship.
Feel free to leave comments and questions below. Thanks again for watching! Enjoy!
This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with a few of my awesome girlfriends for the very first Coffey Break Chat group chat! Join us as Janae, Deidra, Andrea, Nina and myself share a recap of 2013, highlight everything from faith to finding love and the qualities that make up the men of our dreams! Stay tuned as we roll out parts 2 and 3 over the course of the day. Enjoy!
