So yesterday was Igwe’s graduation. Between Monday and now, I have been tired every minute of the day – slight hyperbole. On Monday night, I went to bed late, can’t even remember why now. On Tuesday, I spent the day cooking. By the time I was done, I could not wait to jump into the shower. I smelled like Knorr cubes. It’s not that the quantity or variety was a lot, it’s just that I’m a slow cook. I take my time washing, cutting, and picking stuff. I want everything to be pretty before I start cooking, so you can imagine how much time that takes. I don’t know what I’m gonna do when I have kids. They’re gonna have to give me a few hours heads up that they’ll be hungry in X hours time. If not ….
On Wednesday, I woke up early. The graduate had to take pictures. I know we have Koko Master (D’banj) and Ashewo Master (Flavour N’abania), but my Igwe is the original, certified Shakara Master. I’ve never seen anyone who enjoys looking at himself so much. Yesterday, while we were praying at night before going to bed, he literally said, “Thank You God for my style … everything was on point.” I had to chuckle in the middle of the prayer. What was funnier was that he was serious.
After the graduation, the friends and family that accompanied us came back home to eat. I served them pepper soup and rice – not together. Thankfully, they all loved the food. Even while sweating from the heat and pepper of the pepper soup, they still wanted more. At about 4pm, I retired to the bedroom to sleep as there was nothing else for me to do. Funmie was gone, and the men had retired into men’s conversation: women, politics, and sports – none of which I had any interest in.
Speaking of Funmie, I don’t know how to thank her. She was there for the graduation. She followed us home. She made puff puff (which my Caucasian friend calls dough balls). She lightened my load and had me laughing the entire time. She was even there the day before, on her birthday – May 15th. I was going to write a birthday post for her, but I’ve done that before a couple of years ago. When I say Funmie is an angel, I am so not playing. Even Igwe loves her to bits.
When I woke up – two hours later – the guests were still there. In fact, two more people had joined them. The celebrant himself had fallen asleep in the middle of the conversation and woken up to find his guests were still there, and still deep in conversation like nothing happened. For two whole hours, Igwe was asleep and the party kept on going. By the end of the day, I reconfirmed and reaffirmed that anything that has to do with food is definitely not for me. Unless, of course, I don’t have to cook the food. I hate smelling of food. I have to take a shower every time I cook, unless I cook easy things like white rice, fried eggs, etc.
We took several pictures, none of which I have any intention of posting. 
So what’s the point of mentioning it, you wonder? I have no idea myself. Overall, it’s been a great week so far, and it’s even better because we are expecting great news in the next few days. I just thank God for everything really. But now that graduation is over, I’ll try to resume regular blogging schedule – whatever that might be.
Fun weekend ahead
“Yesterday, while we were praying at night before going to bed, he literally said”———> this statement requires some explanation.. in the same bed? OSANOBUA!!!!
I did not say the prayer was occurring on the bed oh! We could have been kneeling on hard concrete — outside —- under the moon. Or perhaps praying on the phone. Did you think about that? Ehn?
“while we were praying at night before going to bed….”
and i could read/assimilate/digest anything else!
lol
You! You have not commented on this blog since God-knows-when. And now you’re here to accuse me of doing things I don’t know anything about. LOL.
Congratulations to Igwe on his graduation…but Madam Vera, why tease us with pictures you have no intention of posting? I was so looking forward to seeing Igwe’s “on point” style…lol.
LOL. Doyin, I did this out of love oh! I don’t wanna bombard you people with too many pictures.
Tank yo @pamilerin4me…..after she’ll adjust her halo..okwaya vera??!! /:)
Bia Izzie, whose side are you on sef? And of course, I’ll adjust my halo because I am a good girl. Why shall I shy?
Vera, yam on ya side o. As long as u plomise me u r still ah vehgin! I don’t want to b d only lemenin vehgin in naija oo. I have make it my express purpose in life to prove FoxyP wrong that virgin have not finish kpatakpata in Nigeria….so Biko nwannem, we need to shedul comfarmation session to plove u r still vehgin o, this one ya sleeping on d same bed with Igwe {cross arms}
Izzie, you’re mad! Schedule confirmation session with who? Lol. And how exactly do you plan on confirming?
Meanwhile, I never said anything about being on a bed with Igwe oh! I said we were praying. Okay nah.
*readjusts halo*
ah ah..we’ll use doctor nah…bia nwata, what were u thinking? hmmmmmmmm
*raised eyebrow*….lmho
Oh, okay. That is what I was thinking too, of course. *cough*
Vera Vera Velaaa,,,hmmmmmmmm ooooooooo!!!
LMHO
I don’t know why you’re calling my name like that oh. I am on the same page that you’re on.
A big congrats to Igwe on his graduation!! Vera B’anyi am still waiting for that call with lots of explanation…
Hahaha. No wahala. I promised that I will make the call, complete with explanations sef. Just lemme finish growing my liver to make said call.
Congratulations to Igwe!, more feathers to his cap
Dalu oh! More feathers indeed. Thank you
chai… reading that line…. i knew Vera was in for it in the comment section….
and ofcourse, una no fail me…
Verastic vera… biko, come and explain oh!
Funmie, warn yourself oh! In fact, weren’t you here too during the prayer? Wasn’t it between me and you that he was sandwiched? LOL
You guys should get married already
Once I’m able to drug him, I’ll be sure to drag him to court. He won’t realize what’s going on till morning.
My birthday is also on may 15th:-)
I replied this comment on the wrong post earlier. Oops. Anyway, I’m gonna tell Funmie that you are her birthday mate. She gets excited for stuff like that.
aww
Lol at your aww. Means what, Uju? Lol.
Aww, congrats to Igwe and God bless Funmie!
Don’t mind all those pple jor, u prayed together n then he went home. Ba?
Hahahaha. Ehm, yes oh! Thank you for figuring it out jare, unlike all these other people. Lol.
Ah ah, I opened this post specifically to see a picture of the famous Igwe. On a serious note, congrats on such an accomplishment
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Lol. No pictures yet. Well, there has actually been one picture of him, and it’s on my birthday post. I’d have to find the link for that.
Haha… I somehow managed to read past what everyone was picking out and notice only that which you wanted me to notice, the “”Thank You God for my style … everything was on point” (cos I’m a good gyal like that)
***disc scratches*** but bia Nne… same bed? lol jk
Lol! See ooo …. I was ready to pat your back for being different, and come to find out that you’re just like the rest of them. Lol. Like I said in one of my responses, I did not at any point say that we were on the same bed ooo. I don’t think I even said that we aware in a bedroom. We could have been praying over the phone. Did you think about that?
Nne, you don de too defend this your position of prayer on the phone o….before I been de tease you but now, I don de suspect you o /:)
LOL. Ah, ah. Trust me nah! I am innocent. You sef, you should know nah. I am not capable of doing anything I am not supposed to be doing. LOL.
good…thats what I like to hear. {placing your halo back on your head}…hehehehe
Thank you, my sister. I will wear it proudly.