Good and Grateful
for....
1) Loving you loving me-I love you baybid
2) The new joy in my life: Nyla Bear
3) A awesome birthday and thanksgiving
4) Birthday gift card from Angel...going shopping this weekend A GET IT BBBBBB!
5) My dad doing better and getting moved out of ICU
6) The bond me, my Pizza, and Ky have ( I love being around you both)
7) Graduation: Dec 15th @ 10am...invitations have been sent!
8) Getting down to the wire with my LAST undergrad class only 2 assignments left!!!!!
9) Feeling good about life, love, and forgiveness
10) Poetry- and being asked to have my She poem featured on the Women's Retreat website for Txstate
11) Friendships without judgment of age or status
12) You staring at me long enough to make me feel uncomfortable, only to call me beautiful
13) Nyla kinda reminding me of myself (lol)
14) Crossed fingers that I get into the teaching certificate program this weekend
15) My Creator (thank you)

My 25th Birthday was AWESOME!

I'm having a hard time figuring which part was the best honestly. The Mahogany Affair was last minute for us but definitely good stuff. Having someone call me a fan when pertaining to Kevin Sandbloom was cool, because I truly am. Anthony David aws cool and though I missed him, I heard Tje did great (I hadn't expected anything else). Once we came home David planned OPERATION BDAY, with the mission impossible music and everything...semper fi style. Sending me on a search for my gift...cold, warm, burning up!!!! The perfect gift, my Nyla Bear Braswell! Our 6wk old yorkie. I couldn't believe that Baybid got her for me. He's like the best right now. And on top of that so sweet, and I love you so much...though she maybe competition (smile).

Birthday wishes began to roll in at about 8:00 that morning. It's good to be loved and thought about. My neice Rayvn (who also shares a November 22nd birthday) called me. Couldn't wait to see her and my nephew. I got her money for bday since that was the request (just like her Auntie Eb). Thank you all for your wishes through text, voicemail, phone call, card, and edible arrangement-another gift from baybid. 3hours of conversation we arrived in the Bay...hugs kisses...they loved Nyla, well everyone except for her cousin CheeChee (Pizza toy poodle) she was not havin it. Let's eat! The food was shol nuff on the get down! And Chelle, they loved the rolls, SaraLee is a bad bitch (lol). Just the immediate was there, my mom, Lisa (BT was at work), Kyron, Shawn (my sister-in-law), Rayvn (the birthday girl), and Lil Kyron (aka baby herman). It was so good to be around them, seriously it was needed. They were good enough for me as gifts, but don't get me wrong gift cards do the damn thang too now! My dad showed up as a walkin namonia surprise (I didn't know he was going to be in Texas), but really he was too sick to be out (and the hospital admitted him the next day). It was good to see him too though. We danced to Beyonce in concert and did the uh-oh, while Kyron was doin the butt (lol) though I'm sure he thoguht it looked like the uh-oh.

Keep the party goin! We headed to downtown Houston to PARTY LIKE A ROCK STAR! My sister and I both put on the tees and the boots and everybody possed out! My bestfriend since diapers J.Gray the JennaBe, Hammond, Heron, Pop, Ree, David, Pete, Jodie, Ronzetrick and soooooo many more:

600 Deep! The VIP was packed, the drinks were good, the party was crunk, and the Bay represented. I slow jammed with Uncle Hank, did the fool with Lisa and Jennifer, soulja boyed with Ham, and eye gazed with Baybid! They had to cut the lights on and turn the music off in order to get us outta there. So many good memories took place. I will always remember my 25th bday! The family, the food, the days off work, Nyla, Baybid, the birthday bash, love, wishes, thoughts, and just enjoying life...I really couldn't ask for a better one.
I hope you all had a good thanksgiving.
Much love.
Hearts curve....
~Eb

The Return
This is the last time I allow you to break my spirit,
The last time my heart will be kept, trusted, and placed in your hands to crumble before your eyes.
I mean it.
I'm so done with swollen eyelids-with a depiction of a defeated soul.
I've had it with your destructive nature,
making up the fault lines in your face.
Tectonic plates shifting...
causing massive ego-quakes.
Thinking you the only one who walked on burning sands.
Your path is not the only one on fire.

I dare you to walk a mile down my path,
Hell I even challenge you to just stand in my shoes and see if your feet don't hurt.
And I'd give you the story behind rough patches or callus if I felt like your stomach could handle it.
These are the same ones since birth and when I learned to stand on two- it made it harder for this one.
But I'm pushin...
And I heard my sole say it's been keepin a record of how much shit I've been through.
So I answered back,
I was made for this shit.
And I be damned if the sea don't part
or
if the fire don't bow at the sight of me.
And I'd wipe my ass with your recognition, forgiveness, or praise if I thought my butt wouldn't get a rash from it.
I've already clapped and snapped for myself, so...
I could give a damn if you feel me...
-bitch I am fabulous, you couldn't step a toe in my shoe.
Besides,
I've decided to stop living my life like I need an applause anyway.
This right here is my redemption...
keepin me from stranglin a mofo and watchin they eyes roll back as they panic for air to pass through their throats.
Figuratively speaking.
I'm just saying the view looks so much better from up here.
So anytime you feelin froggy, come leap yo ass over here
so I can light a match under it and have you call me it this...
the return of the burn.

Ebpoetry

Good & Grateful
for...
1) Kisses on the neck that say I love you (damn I swear I love you more tho)
2) You working to give me whatever I want (Altima Coupe, BMW, Mercedes-take yo pick)
3) POETRY TIME: Thursday-Sunday @ 8pm Vortex!!
4) UT Show this past Sunday- Ladies of the 2007 Slam team represented (and the feature was hilllllarious!)
5) She piece off paper!
6) Memories of Pluckers (I'm starting to have withdraws) MISS YOU GUYS
7) GRADUATION: Saturday, Dec. 15Th
8) Taking pictures for my invitations this weekend
9) 25Th Birthday on Turkey Day!
10) Continuous blessings from above-thank you.

There's no night like LADIES NIGHT!
Hot like fire and I was soooo glad to be apart of it...I'm sayin, it felt good.
Congrats to the surprise feature (good job)!
Cohost Jackson, you did that (yes ma'am)!
I got some stuff off my chest (been a minute) and did a new piece (off paper of course) but it was all to the good.
Angel, S, Dora, Love, B, and Jai-missed you.
Until next time to all the ladies- HOLD IT DOWN!