Just a Weekend in My Shoes

Hey guys! Happy Saturday!

So I know I'm late with this post, but I just feel like writing about my fun yet chill weekend last weekend here in Cali... I have to preserve my memories somehow :) . So let's recap!...

Okay, so Friday night I worked; it was a good night (that I remember lol), nothing crazy. Saturday morning, my friend LaShan (another traveler at my job) came over right after work to help me take my weave out. It was cool - we just chit-chatted, gossiped & laughed; the take down took less then an hour which wasn't bad. But I still had to take the braids out, wash, and comb it, which was a hassle! Took like almost 3hrs! I was over it; arms were sore, etc. Having no perm is not cool lol. Not fun! After that was all done and situated...you think I went to sleep?? No. Why?! Because I'm crazy! Instead, I went to go shopping with my guy friends I met here. How could I pass up an opportunity to shop?!

Dirt or highlights?!! Take your pick.

So, I got my things together and headed out to Bay Street Emeryville (outdoor shopping mall) to meet them. We shopped, well they shopped, for a couple hours. I didn't really buy anything (surprisingly) - just a headband for this nappy head of mine! So I just harassed them while they spent hundreds of dollars on clothes and shoes they felt were necessary lol. Although, I was able to tell them what looked good and what didn't...whether they chose to listen to me was another story smh. We were in and out of line at Express and Nordstrom Rack while they tried to figure out the best deals and how to get the most for their money...lol smh black people. But it was fun though; a little chilly, but we had a good time. Definitely a day full of laughs :)

Mikey wanted speedos soo bad! lol...I said NEGATIVE!

Deuces! Stay cruisin'



Dope

After that, we were starving of course, so we decided to go to TrueBurger in Oakland. Not my preference of food, but I made it work lol. The burger was good, quarter-pounder, not as big as I would have liked :), but that probably was a good thing if I'm trying at all to eat right! After that and a couple selfies later, we headed back to Dickson's house and chilled for an hour or so before heading back out.

Why the face, Dickson??

Typical

Justifying there shopping to Taiwo lol smh

That night we went out to Era Art Bar and Lounge; it was fun, crowded, and the music was good. We thought we'd have an extra hour of partying (because of Day Light Savings), but we were wrong. They shut that shit down on time. Somewhat of a bummer, but no biggie! So we went back to Dickson's house...and what did we do?! Cook! Well they cooked haha..African food of course - one of my favorites! I helped cook the rice, fell asleep in the process and forgot to turn it off soo...yup that burnt! lol. Not too bad though. In the middle of my sleep (waiting for the stew to be done), I woke up randomly asking was the food ready & immediately went back to sleep lol. They thought I was sleep talking! No...I was really trying to eat lol, but too tired to move! Sadly, they already know how greedy I am, which is why they now call me "Jeunkoku" meaning something like "eat until I die" haha...smh. Either I've been hanging out with them too long or I'm just really fat lol. But as my family and friends know...I am a fat girl at heart <3 My love for food is serious :)

Sunday morning, the 4 of us did our just about weekly "family food shopping" haha at the local Trader Joe's. Came back and Taiwo cooked almost a whole carton of eggs w/veggies! Yea, we eat a lot lol. Oh, I can't forget the wheat bread along side that Mikey handled like it was Fufu (an African dish) to eat the eggs lmaoo. It cracked me up! (But you probably have to be African to understand lol)

That afternoon we went to Lake Shore Park - they played soccer while I watched, well.. took a thousand selfies! The weather was perfect - sunny and warm! Also, perfect lighting/scenery for selfies lol. Just made me love being out here in California even more :)

One of many :)

Taiwo photo bomb

Palm trees make life so much better!

Dickon teaching me the Oakland sign

After the gorgeous day at the park, we went back to the apartment and chilled, ate, and rested for once! By the time I got home, I was only able to sleep 1 hour before going in to work. I know...I'm crazy! But like Mikey says, "sleep is for suckers" lol. But it was worth it; I had a good weekend & laughed almost the whole time. I aught to have burned 1,000 calories just from laughing!

Definitely a YOLO weekend. But doing what makes me happy is key right now!

Keep smiling people!

Talk to you soon!

Xoxo,