Beep Beep!

Whose got da keys 2 mah beema?

No one cuz I brought a Caravan!!!!! *cheese* Granted, I set myself back further than I already was financially, but it was a need. There was no way I could get to where I needed to be by the bus system, then add that Pooka and I will start up school soon so yeah, it was a need.

Things pretty much went like my checklist. Aunt Diva flew in safely, she had some drama at the rental car place but because God is, she got a better car at a cheaper rate somewhere else. She got to my place and sit for a minute then make out way to the guy's house that was selling the van. The chick who was selling the cheaper van told me that she wouldn't drive it on the hwy??? What in the world? Anyway, we get there and we check the car out and take it on a test drive. Everything was all good except the radio don't work, the a/c needed charging,you have to open the driver door from the outside, and it could use a paint job. The second 2 I could live with, the 1st 2 had to be dealt with! LOL Anyways, the man took $150 off the internet price *we didn't try to knock the price down, he did it on his own* and his wife signed the title over to me without me paying them in full!!!!! I told them that I was a gov't employee that got paid monthly so he took what me and Aunt Diva could come up with and said I could mail him the balance when I got paid. HALLE-GLORY!!!! I mean I could actually not pay the older white couple any more money and there would be nothing that they could do because the title was signed over and right after all was said and done, we went to the DMV and got everything changed over and my receipt says that I paid them in full when I didn't. But God don't like ugly and karma is a female dog used for breeding so I will play fair. The last thing I need is more negative stuff to happen in my life.

After the DMV, we hit up my doc's appointment for my depo. When the nurses did what they do and gave me the same ole spill I went to sign out or whatever you call it and usually what happens is they make my next appointment and tell me what my bill balance is. I know for a fact I have a balance and I know an approximate figure. I was actually ready to pay it, but the chick gave me my appointment card and told me to have a nice day! Sweet!

After that we go down to the country and my immediate fam have a cookout. I finally got to meet cousin Hollywood's fiance. Cousin Hollywood is the one who got engaged before her divorce was final and to a dude she basically just met. So anyways the cookout goes on like the typical black folk cookout then aunt diva asks me if I ever had an incredible hulk. After I told her no, she made me one and it was NAS-TY!!! Everyone else seemed to enjoy it but I couldn't get with it. So then I made a real stupid decision. Instead of grabbing another Solo looking cup and pouring me a soda while I babysit the hulk *I don't waste alcohol* I took the full cup of hulk to the head. I did pause once cuz the cup was full and didn't have much ice. But I drank it in less than 30 seconds. After I finished I got up to get a soda and that ish hit me quick! It was like WOOM! I sat back down and started laughing. I knew better than to drink anything that's not a shot, that fast, but I have no idea what made me think drinking henny and hypnotiq like that wasn't gonna phase me!

During the cookout I also realize that my generation are the "grown folks" see the way our cookouts happen are the men folk are outside drinking and doing the grill, the women are inside doing the inside food (e.g. tata salad), the teenish group are in one area and the babies are in another area. For the longest time my generation of fam was the teenish group, not old enough to reach in the alcohol cooler like the grown folks, but not reaching for the huggies either! LOL But we are now the new grown folks! Most of us had children running around in the baby room! OH MY GOODNESS when did this happen? Then one of my cousins drives up with his g/f and I am like yo, is T old enough to drive and he told me in this bassy voice that he'll be turning 21 in November!!!! WHAT??? When did he get that close in age to me?

Anyways, we party all night and were a sight to see at the 8 o'clock prayer breakfast! Things go on and it was time to get dressed for the evening banquet. That's when it hit me...I left my garment bag at my place! I was ready to go to the banquet in the family reunion shirt and jeans I had on. I didn't have money to go try and find something real quick and my immediate fam that was there is smaller than me. But noooooo since my branch of the fam are the Divas, that was unacceptable and they found me something. Show goes on and one of my cousins at my table bursts out...

"So have you talked to your father since his been home?"

*skkkkkkkkkkrt* "What? Oh I am so and so and so and so's daughter" I figured she thought I was someone else.

"I know who you are" The she starts naming my aunts on my fathers side.

"So he is home? Well dang, he sure didn't bother to tell me!"

She goes on to tell me that he has been home for about 2 weeks and was currently saying at my late grandmothers house. We were not coming back to Raleigh till Sunday and all night Saturday and Sunday morning I wondered if I should call or drop by. I mean really. How you gonna move from NM to NC, 1hr 1/2 away from your first born, and not even give a call to say hello, kiss my butt, nothing???? Ugh! I never called or went by. There is a lot to say about what happened at the reunion but this post is long enough.

However I must mention my sexy cousin on the light bright darn near white branch of my fam. I never seen him before so when he walked in I asked my my uncle who he was. I was hoping he'd say he was a friend of the fam, but he goes on about how he is aunt *insert name of woman I have never heard of*'s grandchilds brothers nephews, cousins from the 2nd marriage. LOL Basically he is blood related. Shoot! He is under 25 anyway. This years banquet honored the youth so there was a point where the MC asked everyone 25 and under to stand and I be dog if he didn't stand up! LOL That's is where another old moment hit me, but it passed. Speaking of the light brite side, a few of the them married white woman so we are used to having actual white folks at the reunion. But this year someone brought an Asian woman! This was a first. She was really nice and she fit in and seemed comfortable. Even tried to learn the electric slide. The rest was what it was.

This morning the men folk checked my van out and were really impressed by how well the previous owner kept it up. They charged my a/c up and were going to replace my radio, but I am way beyond tapped out and could not buy one for them to replace it with. :-( So for now I have a little boom box, ghetto yes, but do I care no? I love and needed my new ride. Some stuff won't get paid as soon as the company is used to me paying them because of my purchase...but as long as I take care of my rent I think I can handle them hassling me for a little while. I will be back on my game in no time! I will be alright.

Anyone got some money I can have, not borrow, have...you know a gift? LOL