Suggestions?

Hello all. *insert creepy wave* 

Lets just cut to the chase, I've been M.I.A... Yes! But have I done ANYTHING with my life in almost 2 months since I quite my job in May thats bloggable (I know it's not a word, no shame)? No! Did y'all know that quitting your job without a backup plan eventually leads to depleted funds? I know, crazy stuff huh?! It's hard to do things with no money, but I've reentered  the world of the employed once again and I shall be returning to doing fun things. On my list of fun things coming up is my family reunion in about 2 weeks. My young (21-30) cousins that don't live in Charleston or haven't been here in a while, I really want to show them a good time. What are some good restaurants and hotspots in this here city of Charleston? I know there is a hookah bar which could be quite fun, and I know about the "famous restaurants" ex. Hymans seafood. But I want to take them somewhere a little more authentic, more rustic, and more affordable. Kinda like a hole-in-the-wall type joint. But not creepy. Any suggestions my beautiful people. Let me know. I love ya! 

Peace & Love

-Tiffani 

Oh Say Can You See...

        Caution: SUPER LONG POST!

Go ahead...Tell me how bad of a blogger I've been...

I know I deserved that. But I've been on a little vacay lets see if you remember where...

remember yet...

here's another..

I'm not sure why they wouldn't come up rotated??

But hey smarty pants, your right. I was soaking up the history of D.C!

My family spent a few days in the District of Columbia, it was really fun!

Since I'm such a meanie and I haven't blogged in so long a few of the details are a little fuzzy

So we saw plenty of sites... Such as...

That's the other side of the White House and there is actually a sniper on the roof in all black ready to take somebody out! My mama wanted to jump over the fence, but I told her the sniper had something for her! :)

This thing had columns with every state on it! Very cool!

My nieces creepin on the statue!

ABE!

The "former" reflecting pool! I was looking forward to this but its gone! :(

It was super windy there and my sister attempted to take my picture, but...

Take 1: Hideous

Take 2: Crazy

Take 3: I just gave up!

It was so wwindy my eyes kept watering, but you can't tell behind my shades!

Then we walked around for a bit, had very familiar food...McDonald's! McNuggets are like CRACK! Obsessed!

We were looking for something... And as my brother-in-law navigated, my sister and I popped a squat on a sidewalk and my mommy snapped this decent picture of us!

I think the green background kinda make the picture POP! l0l! :)

Then we went to Maryland because the hotels are cheaper and its less crowed.

Then that next day we went to Baltimore, MD to a wax museum about great African Americans in history!

I didn't take too many picture because I was listening to the instructors and it was really hot and very cramped! The had many different rooms or exhibits so to speak. The had the Founders Room, the Lynching Room, the Civil Rights Room, The Slave Ship, and a Scientific Room, but we didn't get to see that one because my niece was sick. But here are the pictures I did take.

I was very informative, and I liked it alot.. The only thing I didn't like was that it was in a horrible neighborhood. I'm from the country parts of Charleston/Hollywood, SC and its not a perfect area but, this place was bad! Has anyone ever seen the show The Wire, it looks just like that! I appreciate my suburban neighborhood soooo much more now! L0l! We saw drug addicts all over, and majority of the homes were boarded up, and some were random things like dentist offices, or Chinese restaurants?? What horrified us the most was when we were leaving as we got back in the truck, my mama noticed a used syringe on the ground...GROSS! As soon as we all got loaded in the truck I immediately broke out the B&BW hand sanitizer for all SIX of us, and we felt a little better, but still on edge. But overall it was a good wax museum! And as soon as we crossed this unique bridge...

It seemed to all be over. We were in a really cool, hip, downtown, HGTV part of Baltimore. We saw the Baltimore Raven's Stadium as well as the Orioles Stadium. And it was a really cool area, with tall apartment buildings made completely of brick and they had fire escapes. I'd rather live on the OTHER side of the bridge!

Then we were back in D.C! We went to Union Square to enjoy good food! My sister wanted to go to a place called B.Smiths which is named after a lady who is like the black Martha Stuart? But we looked at a menu they have outside and it was all Southern food. My mama and my niece and I didn't want MORE southern food, I mean we already like in the south, we eat southern food almost all the time we wanted something different. So me, my mama and my niece went to a restaurant next door to B.Smiths called Thunder Grill. It was sooooooooo good! I had a chicken sandwich that had guacamole and a homemade spicy mayo on it on a kaiser(ish) bun, with hand cut fries and coleslaw it was sooo tasty, not as seasoned as food back home, but still good!

Parking in D.C is MURDER! Almost every spot is for "Authorized Government Officials" and parking garages are like $15, IF you can find one, because the other garages are for Government workers as well! I really enjoyed the city, everybody can bike where they need to go. I've thought about moving there a few years after college for my teaching career. It would be a fun city, and a new experience! It has a New York vibe, but not too hectic, but it still has my down-home cozy Charleston feel that I love as well, so I wouldn't get too homesick! And the guys are BEYOND fine! I can't wait to start a career in that city!

So that's all for this extremely LONG D.C/Maryland update post! I'll leave you all with this...

BTW: My hair is REAL people ask all the time! I'm afraid of weaves! L0l!



Oopsies...{I've been a BAD blogger}

Whose been a bad blogger lately...**this girl**!!

With spring break and work and family & friends, I got a little sidetracked!

So here's what I've been up to since I last blogged!

-Spring Break started! {Whoo-hoo!!!}

-so did the pollen and the sneezes, watery eyes, and itchy eyes and throat! {booooo}

-I went to spend some time with my aunt!

-I worked...

-I spent money I shouldn't have spent! :[

-I was down with a tummy ache!

-I got to spend time with one of my FAVORITE cousins...M and she told me everything about her current journey of her pledging a sorority... Delta Sigma Theta Inc, one of the most famous and influential African American sororities! She'll be sort of "crossing-over" or being "introduced" in front of family and friends on April 8th and I can't wait to be there! Especially the big party afterwards that she invited me too! Her sorority has "brothers!" They are widely affiliated with another famous African American fraternity Omega Psi Phi a.k.a the Q-Dogs in their purple and gold, with their loud chants and steps! Most Q's are FINE and I can't wait to party with them! ; )

-My baby cousin Brook turns 1 on the 28th! And her parents are throwing this big party for her in Charlotte on April 2nd! Can't wait!

-The biggest news of all, even though my Spring Break was this week, April 28-May 3rd me and my family are going to D.C! I'm gonna knock on the White House doors and see if the President answers his own door...L0l! Then we're gonna go to alot of museums and stuff which I'm super excited about since I love history and culture and art and everything else! My mama really wants to see Aretha Franklin's Inauguration hat(she's weird like that)! And D one of my really good friends from elementary AND middle school goes to Howard University in D.C and he says he's gonna show me the sites too and take me to the YOUNG hot spots! I'm super excited, I can't wait!

-So I have to take off April 1 & 2 for my baby cousin's birthday party in Charlotte, April 8 for my cousins introduction ceremony and the big AFTER PARTY in Orangeburg! And I have to take off April 28-May 3rd for D.C! That's alot of days! That's like 9 days! Pretty darn close to 2 weeks! I also have to save alot of my money! This is going to be a challenge!

If anyone knows of any really good places to visit while in D.C please let me know! Also, stuff for kids because my nieces will be there also and they're 10 & 11!

Now that your caught up, I'm off to get my clothes from the dryer and tidy my room a bit, then off to the mall!!! :)

Peace & Love

-Tiffani

30 Day Blog Challenge!! (Day-26)-(Picture of my Family)

I don't really have a picture with the WHOLE family together because its way to many of us!!



30 Day Blog Challenge!! (Day-20)-(Nicknames??)

I really don't have any permanant nicknames.

My close family calls me Tiff-Dog..I have no idea why!! They just came up with the name and if i'm not home and they come to visit, and I walk in the house they all say "Whats up Tiff-Dog" practically in unison! Or when they're bothering me!

My sister B calls me Clara??? She said it was somebody in a book, or movie , or something like that and I remind her of them...Whatever she says!!

And my friends just call me Tiff! Simple. In elementary and middle school everybody called me cheeks, because I had...have chubby cheeks. But I went to a different high school and didn't see them anymore so it stopped...thannk God.

And my mommy call me Lovin'...idk! She's done that since I was a baby! 

-smooches Tiff!

30 Day Blog Challenge!! (Day 6)-(Picture of Something That Makes Me Happy)



notice me lookin crazy in the background(at my graduation party)

If you havent guessed it yet, something that makes me smile is FAMILY! I love spending time with my family. We always have fun together, and everytime we get together we have fun, and even if something bad happens, my family will find a way to make it memorable! For example our first family reunion...It took place on Edisto Beach and me and my cousins were in the ocean screaming and playing in the water until my cousin Pooty(Sydney) screamed..."SHARKKK" we all looked and ran out of the water behind her and about 15 minutes later after we all calmed down my Aunt Lisa told us it was only dolphins! See, very memorable! There you have it!