I MADE IT!!!!

TODAY MY FRESHMEN YEAR OF COLLEGE IS OFFICALLY OVER. WOW...TIME FLIES!!!! ALL I CAN SAY TO MYSELF IS THAT...YOU HAVE MADE IT...I MADE IT. THIS JOURNEY HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER. FROM BEING HOMESICK, CRYING, LAUGHING, AND LEARNING. I WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. I WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND DRIVEN. THIS SUMMER BREAK, I WILL REFLECT UPON THE THINGS THAT I DID GREAT AND THE THINGS THAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. BUT ONE THING I WILL NOT DO THIS SUMMER IS WORK...I NEED A BREAK PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. THIS WILL BE MY QUITE STORM..BEFORE THE RAINS COMES BACK IN SEPTEMBER. JOHNSON AND WALES HAS SHOWED ME, THAT LIFE IS HARD AND NOTHING COMES WITHOUT HARD WORK, TEARS, AND KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE WORKED SO HARD AND I AM PROUD TO SAY..THAT I HAVE MADE IT.


XOXO


I THANK THIS BLOG..YOU GAVE ME AN OUTLET TO EXPRESS MYSELF IN TIMES OF SADNESS AND JOY.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!!!!

A mother's love determines how
We love ourselves and others.
There is no sky we'll ever see
Not lit by that first love.
Stripped of love, the universe
Would drive us mad with pain;
But we are born into a world
That greets our cries with joy.

How much I owe you for the kiss
That told me who I was!
The greatest gift--a love of life--
Lay laughing in your eyes.

Because of you my world still has
The soft grace of your smile;
And every wind of fortune bears
The scent of your caress.

FIERCE MAMA'S!!!!!!

WHAT WOULD MOTHER'S DAY BE WITHOUT...

THE FAMOUS, FIERCE, AND FABOULOUS CELEBRITY MOMS. THESE ARE SOME OF MY MOST FAVORITE CELEBRITY MOM'S. THEY ARE ALL SUCCESSFUL, HARD-WORKING, AND TALENTED. THEY LIGHT UP THE RED CARPETS THEN GO HOME TO CHANGE DIAPERS. THEY DO IT ALL...JUST LIKE ANY OTHER MOTHER IN THE WORLD. THIS IS A SALUTE TO THE MOST FABOULOUS MOTHER'S IN HOLLYWOOD.



AND DID I MENTION...THEY ARE O'SO FIERCE!!!!!


XOXOXO

DEAR MOTHER!!!!

DEAR MOTHER,


TODAY IS YOUR DAY!!!! I CAN START THIS BY SAYING HOW GREATFUL I AM FOR YOU OR HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU. BUT YOU KNOW ALL THOSE THINGS AND IF YOU DONT. MOM I AM TRULY GREATFUL FOR YOU AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. I REMEMBER A LONG TIME AGO, I USED TO SIT IN YOUR LAP..THAT STOPPED A WHILE AGO BUT OUR BOND IS FOREVER. I STILL REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN I CAME TO COLLEGE AND I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I CAME HOME FROM COLLEGE..I CRIED. I CRIED BECAUSE THIS WAS MY LIFE NOW AND I WAS SO AFRAID OF HOW I WOULD LIVE IT. BUT AS TIME PROGRESSED, I REFLECTED ON ALL THE RIGHT THINGS I SAW YOU DO. GO TO CHURCH, PRAY TO GOD, WORK HARD, LOVE PEOPLE, AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS. THESE THINGS HAS HELPED ME TO BECOME..WHAT I WOULD THINK A GREAT, RESPECTFUL, SMART, AND INDEPENDENT YOUNG LADY. I AM ALL THESE THINGS BECAUSE I HAVE HAD A GREAT MOTHER FOR 19 YEARS IN MY LIFE AND I PRAY TO GOD FOR YOU TO CONTINUE TO BE ON THIS LAND TO SEE ME LIVE IN NEW YORK, BE ABLE TO TAKE YOU ON SHOPPING SPREES, BUT MOST OF ALL ME LIVING MY DREAMS. I KNOW WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE GO DOWN THE HALL AND LAUGH. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT YOUR JOB WITH ME, SAM, BRIAN, ERICA, AND EBONY IS DONE BUT IT IS NEVER DONE. WE HAVE TO GIVE YOU ALOT MORE GREY HAIR(ONLY FOR YOU TO DYE IT) PLENTY OF LAUGHS, AND A LIFETIME FULL OF LOVE. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!


I LOVE U MOMMY!!!!


P.S.- ALL OF THOSE RESTLESS MORNINGS AND NIGHTS WITH ME..I WILL NEVER FORGET ABOUT AND IM STILL IN DISBELIEF THAT YOU NEVER LEFT ME ALOE, FOR A MINUTE.

MY SISTERS!!!!

FIRST, LET ME START BY SAYING... THAT I LOVE YOU BOTH MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH TOGETHER AND LOOK AT HOW FAR WE HAVE CAME. EBONY, YOU GAVE ME THE BEST THING IN 2004, NIA. WITHOUT MY NIA, I DONT KNOW WHERE I OR ANY OF US WILL BE. YOU WENT THROUGH ALOT BUT LOOK AT YOU NOW. I REMEMBER I USED TO WANT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU, WHEN I GOT OLDER.(UNTIL YOU KNOW...I BECAME THIS FASHION STUDENT) AS A SINGLE PARENT MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY. THAT'S WHY I TRY TO DO MY PART AND MORE...LIKE BABYSITTING NIA AS MUCH AS I CAN. NIA DOES NOT NEED TO LOOK ANYWHERE ELSE FOR A ROLE MODEL, BECAUSE SHE HAS AN AMAZING ONE I YOU. LOVE U LOTS SISSY POO!!!!!!

ERICA...I WANT TO GO BACK AND I HOPE THIS WILL LET YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH I LOOK UP TO YOU. I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WHEN MOM WOULD WORK FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN. YOU TOOK GREAT CARE OF ME AND SAM. YOU COOKED FOR US, IRONED OUR CLOTHES, DID MY HAIR, AND HELPED US WITH OUR HOMEWORK. YOU BECAME OUR MOM AT A YOUNG AGE, WHILE MOTHER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A WAY. I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR THAT. YOUR JOURNEY HAS BEEN A RIDE..BUT YOU MADE IT THROUGH ADVERSITY AND LOOK AT YOU NOW. YOU GAVE ME SOMETHING SO SPECIAL IN JADA. JADA IS A LIGHT THAT IS SO BRIGHT IN ALL OF OUR LIVES. YOU KEEP PROGRESSING AND BECOMMING A BETTER PERSON FOR YOURSELF, US, AND MOST OF ALL JADA AND THE NEW BABY. YOUR KIDS HAS A SURVIVOR, HARDWORKER, AND DEDICATED MOTHER THAT THEY CAN ALWAYS GO TO. LOVE U LOTS!!!!



THIS IS TRULY A BLESSING.


HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!

TO GRANDMA!!!!!!!

GRANDMA...

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. YOU ARE EVERYTHING TO ME. YOU ARE THE ONE WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME, EBONY, ERICA, SAMANTHA, BRIAN, AND MOST OF ALL MY MOM. YOUR ARMS HAS ALWAYS BEEN OPENED WHEN THERE WAS PLENTY OF DARK DAYS. THE THINGS THAT YOU DO, IS AMAZING. YOU HAVE RAISED SEVEN KIDS, TONS OF GRANDCHILDREN, AND NOW YOU ARE HELPING MY SISTER RAISE NIA. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU IN MY LIFE. NOT ONLY YOU BUT GRANDAD TO. I LOVE YOU AND HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!


HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

MOMFABOLOUS!!!!!!!

MOTHER'S THIS IS YOUR DAY AND ON THIS DAY...I WANT TO GIVE ALL THE MOM'S SOMETHING SO SPECIAL.

SPRING FASHIONS FOR LESS!!!! MOTHER'S YOU ARE ALWAYS SO BUSY WORKING, COOKING, LOVING, SUPPORTING, AND MOST OF ALL TAKING CARE OF YOUR FAMILIES. YOU HAVE SO LITTLE TIME TO SHOP FOR YOURSELVES. THESE ARE MODERN DAY LOOKS FOR MOTHER'S OF ANY AGE. I BELIEVE THAT A MOTHER SHOULD DRESS TO IMPRESS AND I ALWAYS TELL MY MOTHER..."YOU CAN WEAR WHAT I WEAR BUT JUST IN A MORE AGE-APPROPRIATE MANNER." ALL OF THESE PIECES HAVE CAME FROM NEWYORK AND COMPANY. MY MOM LOVES THAT STORE AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE LATEST TRENDS. I ENCOURAGE ALL THE MOTHER'S...AND NOT EVEN MOTHER'S BUT WOMEN I GENERAL TO VISIT NEWYORK AND COMPANY. SO ON THIS DAY, I HAVE SHOPPED FOR YOU ALL. THIS IS MY APPRECIATION TOKEN TO YOU ALL!!!!!!


I HOPE YOU ALL "LOVE" YOUR GIFTS.


HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

FASHION STORYTELLER!!!!

THIS IS A PICTURE FROM A GUCCI SPRING RUNWAY SHOW. THE MODEL IS CHANEL IMAN. WHEN LOOKING AT THIS LOOK PICTURE I SEE A YOUNG LADY LIVING IN PARIS. SHE IS A UPCOMMING ARTIST OF SOME TYPE. SHE LIKES HAVE FUN AND FLIRT. SHE IS VERY PROTECTIVE OF HER HEART AND ONLY LETS CERTAIN PEOPLE IN, THIS IS THE REASON FOR THE DARK EYES. SPRING IS HER FAVORITE SEASON. SHE LOVES CHIC, VINTAGE, AND HARD STYLES ALL IN ONE. SHE LIVES IN A STUDIO APARTMENT AND ONLY HAS CLOSE RELATIVES COME VISIT. SHE PARTIES ALOT BUT ONLY TO NETWORK. SHE HAS DREAMS OF TRAVELING THE WORLD. SHE DOES NOT HAVE A BOYFRIEND BECAUSE HE DOESNT FIT INTO HER LIFE AT THIS POINT. HER GOAL IS TO BE SUCCESSFUL, HAPPY, LOVE, LIVE-RIGHT, AND BE STRONG.



THIS IS A NEW SEGMENT THAT I WILL BE POSTING.


XOXOXOXO

BEASTIN WEEKLY RAP-UP!!!!!

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A BIG WEEK FOR FASHION AND MUSIC.


THE 2010 MET GALA CAME AND MADE IT RAIN...HIGH FASHION.


KELLY ROWLAND FORMER DESTINY CHILD'S MEMEBER FUSED ALL THE RUMORS THAT HER AND BEYONCE ARE NO LONGER FRIENDS...AND SHE SHOT A VIDEO FOR HER DANCE SINGLE "COMMANDER."


BEYONCE RELEASED HER NEW 50'S VIDEO FOR "WHY DONT YOU LOVE ME"...WRITTEN BY SOLANGE KNOWLES. THE FASHION IN THE VIDEO IS SO CRAZY...CHANEL BELT, PURPLE LOUIE HEELS, DASIY SHORTS, LACE DRESS, AND DID I MENTION A KILLER BODY.


DRAKE RELEASED HIS ALBUM COVER...THAT IS ALL.


DIDDY IS STILL SHOWING "DIRTY MONEY" HELLO GOOD MORNING VIDEO SNEAK PEAKS...JUST RELEASE IT ALREADY. AND BY THE WAY THE VIDEO IS THE REMIX...WHERE IS THE LADIES OF DIRTY MONEY..."IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU PUFF."


JAY Z WILL BE ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE...HOSTED BY BETTY WHITE. THE PROMO IS PURE COMEDY. THIS IS THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE WEEK AND THE MOST NEWS WORTHY.



BEASTIN WEEKLY RAP-UP FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 3!!!!!!

SAYING... OF THE DAY!!!!!

"GOD WHY DO YOU KEEP BLESSING ME".

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN ASKING MYSELF ALL DAY LONG. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYWHERE I LOOK, GO, SEE, TOUCH, AND FEEL BECOMES A BLESSING. I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF...I MUST BE A REALLY GOOD PERSON BECAUSE GOD BLESSES THOSE WHO ARE DILIGENT, PATIENT, AND WORTHY. MY GOAL IN LIFE IS TO BE A GREAT PERSON AND WHEN IM NO LONGER ON THIS EARTH...PEOPLE WILL SAY, SHANTALL WAS A "GREAT PERSON." I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TAUGHT TO NEVER QUESTION GOD AND HIS WORK...SO, GOD I THANK YOU FOR EVERY BLESSING THAT YOU GIVE ME.


GOD BLESSES HIS CHILDREN...WHEN WE LIVE AND DO RIGHT BY OTHERS.


THANK YOU GOD!!!!!!

A Special Message...TO SOMEONE SPECIAL!!!!!!!!

TODAY IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR SOMEONE IN MY WORLD..HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY NIECE...JADA!!!!!!

JADA YOU ARE MY WORLD. AUNTIE WORKS HARD IN SCHOOL, SO LIFE CAN BE ALOT EASIER FOR YOU AND NIA. LIFE FOR YOU MY PRINCESS HAS JUST BEGUN AND I PROMISE TO ALWAYS PROTECT YOU FROM HARM, DANGER, A BROKEN HEART, AND PAIN. I WANT YOU TO GROW UP WITH LOTS OF TOYS, CANDY, FLOWERS, AND LOVE. I WANT YOU TO ALWAYS SMILE AND FEEL LOVED. YOUR MOTHER ERICA HAS PROVIDED AN AMAZING LIFE FOR YOU SO FAR AND I KNOW THAT SHE WILL CONTINUE TO, FOREVER. I THANK GOD FOR GIVING YOU TO US AND I KNOW THAT HE WILL PROTECT YOU WHEN I, ERICA, GRANNY, EBONY, SAM, NIA, AND BRIAN CAN NOT.


I LOVE YOU SO MUCH JADA!!!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

BLENDS OF ELECTRIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

I FINALLY GOT MY SWAG BACK...IM SOUL-SURVIVING....AND IM NOT CRYING...

AMERIE IN LOVE AND WAR ALBUM GAVE ME CHILLS WHEN I LISTENED TO IT LAST NIGHT. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF HERS AND HER MUSIC...BUT JUST PAID ATTENTION TO THIS ALBUM RECENTLY. THIS ALBUM IS THE SIMPLICITY OF ELECTRIC MUSIC AT IT'S BEST. AMERIE IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF FASHION AND MUSIC. HER STYLE SENSE IS VERY POP ROCK AND VINTAGE. I LOVE THE LONG BLACK HAIR, GOLD KNUCKLE RINGS, BLACK ATTIRE, AND THE PERSONA OF A FEMALE ELECTRIC BASS PLAYER. IN LOVE AND WAR IS A STORY FROM BEING IN WAR TO BECOMMING IN LOVE. IT STARTS WITH "TELL ME YOU LOVE ME", "WHY R U", THEN GOES INTO A TRANSITION OF FINDING YOURSELF WITH TRACKS LIKE "SWAG BACK"(MY FAVORITE) AND ENDS WITH THE WAR BEING OVER IN "DEAR JOHN"(MY SECOND FAVORITE). THIS ALBUM IS THE GRACE OF A NEW DIRECTION IN MUSIC WITH CRAZY BLENDS OF FASHION, LOVE, WAR, AND GROWTH OF AN ARTIST WHO DOES NOT GET ENOUGH PROPS...AMERIE THIS IS FOR YOU!!!!



IN LOVE AND WAR... IN STORES NOW!!!!!