Started from the bottom now we’re here!

Back in July, for the first time in my life, I became the owner of a car. Thank you to my dear sister, I inherited the Kia, now known to me as Kia Girl. Kia Girl and I had a rocky start, she was more of a rebound from a past long-time relationship with my…

Framily Matters: Wedding edition.

Last weekend, I was lucky enough to venture back to Texas to watch the beautiful Mr. and Mrs. Struble tie the knot. I will say they were a stunning bride and groom, the service was personal and beautiful, and the dance floor was hoppin with glow sticks and all! It was very girls dream wedding,…

Framily Matters.

Framily: Friends that become your family. I am lucky enough to have an overwhelmingly large framily. It started small gaining 2 strong members in elementary school (shout out to j-sauce and zurd): then growing larger gaining a few more in middle school(shout out to the lost boys): then gaining more in high school(wassup v-cult), then…

Top 5 Cray Cali Complaints

1) The birds are so happy outside, it’s so annoying.  2) Oh man, I really miss the rain.  3) Every guy here has sooo many muscles. I can’t believe I have to work out more, so that I can snag a hot bf! 4) My Raybans aren’t strong enough to shield the sun!  5) I’m…

Roomies, Meet College Football. Tailgating, Meet Roomies.

Being from texas, I truly thought that everyone understood the importance of football. I believed that every college student had enjoyed a tailgate sausage wrap, every girl little girl had a college cheerleader outfit and everyone understood that there should be a section in your closet solely for game day attire. Apparently that isn’t the…

Supportive, Positive and Controlling

above you can see my new office! I am officially the Mental Health Clinician Masters of Social Work Student Intern (don’t think that title could get longer) at the Latino Family Center for Drug and Alcohol Abuse. This title pretty much just means we talk about their feelings-which duh, I love. I’m working with troubled…

Plumbing Probs Got Nothin on Penn

Last night while I was teaching the Polish Princess how to lean like a Cholo, in the spirit of me going to meet a friend for dinner at El Cholo the restaurant, dinner disaster stuck. As I leaned side to side. out of the corner of my eye. I saw an alarming sight, the sink…

“And if I can’t buy it, Imma gunna steal it.”

To be completely transparent, I have never been in a situation where I had to use a carton as a vase. If I wanted a new vase or new anything- I would buy it. As my friend Keka would say, “And if I can’t buy it, Imma gunna steal it.” These days my bank account…

Team Got Body Hotties

The Polish Princess was approached on her way home from school last week by a large man named Troy. Usually this is something we try to avoid in the ghetto, being apporached, but PP seemed to take an interest in Troy. Some would say she was buying what he was selling. No, not drugs. A…