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Monday, April 24, 2006
To Dele with love.....
What a fabulous weekend I had! I drove down to MD with Dayo and Shade, there was a second car with Dayo’s friends. We did not leave Raleigh till 10pm. I had dinner earlier with Dayo girl’s family, well…. me and 50 other people. It was nice; I hope after 25 years of marriage I am still as happy as they looked. I sent Omolayo off with Remi and we were on our way. We did not get to MD till 2am. I hung out with Ekpen and his beautiful son….my step son (HEHEHE). On Saturday I had Ekpen drop me off at the mall; I needed to buy black shoes! In my rush to get out of town I left my black shoes in my car. After roaming the mall I met up with Dayo and Shade. I was stuck going to the wedding because none of my hommies were in town and I really had no where to go. My Dawg Dele Aluko from wayyyy back was in town so I planned to hook up with him at the wedding. I ran into everybody and their ancestors at the wedding, I mean DAMN! MD is sick man! You can’t walk 2 blocks without running into someone you know. So I saw Dele after like 10 years, he still looked the same! Sweet as ever and always a gentleman. I met his friends who seemed like the same breed. We had an absolute blast. We went to a party in DC called it a night at about 2am. I spent the night with Dele at his friends and we caught up on the good old times. Moji was back Sunday morning and we met up with her to have an early lunch. I was sad to say goodbye. Moji, Dayo, Shade and I all met up at Queens Way some popular Naija restaurant and we hung out for a bit before heading back to NC…It was a fabulous weekend!
The Odds are against me but pile up enough Odds and you are Even. The inevitability of my ability to consistently overcome overwhelms me. As do the magnificence of God's grace towards me and mine. I marvel at my proximity to my destiny. I am astounded that Can't, Won't and Later disrupt my journey to greatness. A conscious decision is mine to make and christen them Can, Will and Now! My reflection gazes back at me with another challenge at hand, procrastination hinders my reaching my destination. Don't tell me where I should go till you walk in my shoes. Yesterdays mistakes are for tomorrows amends, yet I ponder on them like the hand of time changes? Mediocrity has become a comfort zone and I have turned obstacles into road-blocks rather than stepping-stones, I find myself compromising my integrity as I try to maintain the status quo. How easy it is to condemn me and defame my character, when you really should commend me, and applaud my efforts. Intimidated by my confidence, you misconstrue it as arrogance, I know who I am.... A strong, black-diamond in the rough, a female soldier, a Queen amongst her peers.. now who the hell are you?
