I have been going to this Pakistani mechanic for some years now. The actual mechanic who does my car is an older man, and he's the one who owns the garage shop. His nephew who also works there with him has the hots for me, and it's the funniest, strangest kind of hots. Every time I come, he stares at me. And stares at me. And stares at me. And the entire time he's staring, he has the biggest smile on his face. He always asks how I'm doing, tells me over and over that he works so hard that he Read More
12 Lessons I’ve Learned From Zumba
I attended weekly Zumba classes for a few months last year. I went about two to three times a week, and it was really, really fun. Hadn't ever maintained any physical activity for that long. My Zumba instructor - Consuelo - is from Cuba, and I think she's so pretty. I've never seen anyone smile so broadly and look so happy while performing such intense physical activity. And she has a cute accent to go along with it. I have learned a few lessons from my Zumba class, and I thought to share Read More
Verastic Is Officially Open
Soooo.... As you may know (or not know), I have been blogging now for a little over seven years. And in all that time, I have never opened the blog up to other people. The most open it has ever been is when I did the Show Me Your Love blog events and the one for Mother's Day and I solicited pictures from you. And it was awesome. However, I have been getting a lot of inquiries about doing features, and I have been declining every one of them down because Verastic has been very personal. Read More
My Weekend Recount: Solachi’s 30th Birthday
It's been a while since I did a weekend recount, I know. That's because nothing has really been happening. Either that or I don't take pictures at the event. Well, this weekend was a little better. Friday: I attended an engagement ceremony. Yorubas call this an Engagement. As an Igbo girl, it's more like a traditional wedding. But every time I call it a wedding, people ask me, 'what wedding?' So okay, I'm sticking to engagement then. I didn't take pictures at this wedding engagement, but I Read More
This One Is For Joe
Yesterday, Igwe and I went to a new church - Life Source, located on Rossville Boulevard, here in Baltimore, Maryland. Since we moved, I have been driving past the church, and each time I pass, I feel an inclination to go in there. So I googled them and found their website where I figured out their service time. 9am and 11am. I told Igwe that we had to go, and so we did. We finally made it there yesterday. It was mixed. Black people. White people. Hispanic people. African people. Asian Read More