In Honor of Mother's Day Weekend...

My AWESOME, LOVELY, BEAUTIFUL mom...Ms. Reilly Reill, LOVE U!

the NEW ME...I feel GOOOOD!

Before....1st pic was around February 14th, 2010, ALL-STAR Weekend in Dallas & the 2nd pic was February 4th, 2011...

And AFTER...this was about 2 weeks ago, headed to my boo's birthday party at Onyx : )

2011 is really turning out to be a good year for me, well as far as changes are concerned...

it's all about ME, I come 1st!

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my body, I'm VERY comfortable with it, but I thought to myself, "It wouldn't hurt to lose just a couple of pounds, get myself REALLY right for the summer!" So I did!

  

I am 20 lbs. down and I feel SO GOOD, and I'm SO proud of myself, did it in LESS than a month!

I started on the HCG Diet on February 28th and by March 25th, the results showed!

It felt good to FINALLY find something that works, and the compliments from my friends & family REALLY boosted my ALREADY high confidence level.

It was pretty simple once my mind & my body got used to my routine.  Only 500 calories a day seems & pretty much IS extreme, but when you see the weight just FALLING off, it really motivates you to keep going, and I did!  I cut out pretty much all carbs & sugar, ate 4-5 times a day, dinner, lunch, & two snacks, and A LOT of water, A LOT! That is the key....it's TRUE!

I see the difference in my face and I can fit pretty much every pair of my jeans, with room still left over...I have YET to buy a new wardrobe, but that's what my mom promised me at the end of this journey.  I plan to lose about 20 more lbs. in the next month, it'll be a piece of cake, and the support of my friends and family is ALWAYS the best : )

So in about a month...I'll be back with yet ANOTHER before & after *fist pump*

On a SERIOUS but SAD note *smh*

I was over at MissJia's yesterday and I couldn't believe this video...it's sad, but true, STILL in 2011!

Ode to my ex....SORTA

Here's a little story I've gotta tell
'Bout this boy I know so well
Back in the day was cool and all
Fell in love, I fell in love
Thought he was the one for me
Other boys I could not see
And look what happened to our love
I'm like how could it be?

It should have been me and you
It could have been you and me
But boy you broke my heart and now I'm standing there
It should have been me and you
It could have been you and me
Now all I got are these photographs

All I've got, all I've got
All I've got are these photographs
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you

Now baby it's killing me
I'm saying it's killing me
The fact that you ain't around
Baby I'm falling down
I need me a remedy
Been looking for remedies
I need you to be around
Baby I'm hurting now
I know you're a better man
When I was your girl
This land is a better land
When you're in my world
Today will be better babe
If it were like yesterday
So happy and lovely hey, hey, hey

All I've got, all I've got
All I've got are these photographs
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you, you, you

Got nothing without you

All I've got are these photographs
I remember when I used to make you laugh
I don't wanna be stuck in the past
But you're all that I have that I had
And I don't wanna lose what we built this far
This is me and you, you're my superstar
I'd give anything, baby here's my heart
My heart, my heart

(Will.i.am)
My heart don't stop, my heart be beating over
My loving never stop, even though that it's over
Girl I've been reminiscing when I play that Casanova
Way back when we was kissing on your grand-mama's sofa
Girl I got us lovey dovey o my photo album
I got them pictures back when I was rocking Calvin Klein
You had your GUESS jeans on looking sexy, oh no
Girl why could it not be the one?

Why? Why? Why?
Why couldn't I be the one?
Why? Why? Why?
Why couldn't you be the one?
Why? Why? Why?
Why couldn't you be the one?
Why? Why? Why?

All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you,
Is nothing without you, you, you,
Is nothing without you

All I've got, is nothing without...

All I've got, is nothing without...

All I've got, all I've got are these photographs...

but....I'm OK people, I'm HAPPY lol : )

It's Gonna Be A WEDDING!!!

My friend Chevron is getting MARRIED and I'm SO excited to go to ANOTHER wedding!
It's next week, in Baton Rouge, my SECOND home, and I get to be with ALL of my girls...
THAT I MISS DEARLY!!!!
Now...my GOAL: to look H-O-T-T!
I plan to go with my mother, she can be my "personal shopper", and PLUS she's paying LoL!
My girl Ms. LaMirica London, over at Fashionably L8, she suggested JCPenny...
GREAT sales, CUTE clothes, and a HUGE variety!
So I went on over to JCPenny and I hit the JACKPOT!
I'm trying to step outside of the box and try colors OTHER than black, and if I DO go with black, I'll accessorize with bold, bright colors...and a SEXY ass shoe!
OF COURSE I wanna make sure the "girls" look good, and the waistline looks slim : )
LOOK AT WHAT I FOUND:

 

SOOOOO....which one do y'all like?! LET ME KNOW!!!

MY New Year's Resolutions : )

This is my FIRST post for the year of 2011 and I am SO excited to be writing it...OMG!
I hope EVERYONE'S New Year's Eve was AWESOME, mine was just LOVELY!  I didn't do the whole club scene this year.  I'm 26 years old, and honestly, it's getting REALLY old...the SAME people, the SAME thing, NO change what-so-ever...I'm over it!  My family and I went to church, and it was something I really needed...good music, good people, happiness, and it was WARM in the church too LoL
AND THEN to top off the night...we had BREAKFAST for DINNER at midnight, even though we DID miss the countdown IN church, UGH....but it was SO good, YUMMY: pancakes, eggs, sausage, grits, black-eyed peas (for luck), and FROZEN mimosas...I was in HEAVEN!

So NOW that 2011 is here...I'm SUPER excited!
I know this sounds cliche, but I REALLY feel like THIS is my year...I honestly feel SO good, so POSITIVE about it, like SO many good things that I have been waiting on, been PRAYING on, are going to come my way : )

DID Y'ALL MAKE YOUR RESOLUTIONS?!
IF SO...ARE YOU FOLLOWING THEM?!
DON'T WORRY....I'LL WAIT LoL


Well...let me in on mine:

1.  to FORGIVE...life is just TOO short to hold grudges over MESS (I've already started this, and I feel SO much better...like a weight off of my shoulders)

2.  increase my Faith...HE has all the power, and I know that if I send prayers UP, He will send blessings DOWN

3.  attending MORE workout classes...this started last week, and I LOVE it!
Spin class is my new thing, and I LOVE it...my dad and I do it together, and I can't WAIT to see the results!  My NEXT class will be Zumba, or some type of up-tempo dance class

4.  STAY positive, and spread my positivity around...

5.  move on to bigger and BETTER things personally...for EXAMPLE: relationships, career, money, getting things DONE!

6.  just being, and STAYING HAPPY : )

HAPPY NEW YEAR Y'ALL!!!

A BLACK WOMAN CAKE...YUMMY!

This was written by a man 

Black Woman Cake...

written by a 

Black Man 

(It's a Great Message) 

NEVER FORGET! 

THERE WERE SPECIAL 

INGREDIENTS GOD USED 

IN MAKING A GOOD 

WOMAN. 

I'm making a black 

woman cake cause I'm 

hungry as hell. And 

the sweet tooth I 

have only a sista can 

break the spell. Let 

me reach into my 

spice rack to see 

what I can get. To 

make a mix that will 

stick to my stomach 

you can bet. 

2 cups of 

intelligence 

1 cup of sugar brown 

(Cause she's got to be sweet, mental, sound and deep) 

Cinnamon is always 

good to accent the taste 

A few cups of 

culture, so she's 

down for her race 

(You see I won't bite into anything that's not conscious of its own, that's why I stick to chocolate and leave angel food alone) 

I am adding butter 

cause she must be smooth 

2 raisins for the 

dimples will also be cool 

I must add eggs so 

she can reproduce 

(Can't leave her hanging cause I like children too) 

I think I'll add a 

little salt, to 

balance her out 

And a dominant 

profile, to show she has clout 

For a responsible 

woman, I'll throw in some yeast 

(So she'll swell with 

juices, when I'm 

ready to feast) 

I'll add 7 cups of 

courage and into the oven to bake 

Turn it to 360 

degrees, To balance 

out her mental state. 

Now that it's done 

brothas, I won't 

share her wealth, but 

I'm sharing the 

recipe as I'm 

consuming this black 

woman all by myself. 

Good Black Women are 

indeed all around us. 

We pass them on the 

streets, in the 

malls, in captivity 

behind the walls, and 

in the hall at work. 

Most we can't see 

because we don't know 

what a good woman 

really looks like. 

She usually isn't 

flashy enough or rich 

enough to turn our 

heads. She might not 

wear a fur coat or 

push a Lexus. She 

might not have a 

"body by Fisher" or a 

face for "Ebony." But 

as you mature, you 

realize it's better 

to find someone who's 

got your back than 

someone who turns 

your head. 

A Good Black Woman 

doesn't agree 

whole-heartedly with 

everything you say. 

She doesn't just tell 

you what you want to 

hear and do the 

opposite. She doesn't 

have to declare how 

sensitive, sweet, 

caring, sincere, 

yada, yada, yada, she 

is (she won't have 

to...because it 

shows). She has her 

own opinions, and you 

may clash, but she 

doesn't have to 

degrade you to prove 

she's right. She even 

admits at times to 

being wrong, 

especially if you are 

willing to do the 

same. 

A Good Black Woman is 

not going to meet 

every item on your 

checklist. She is 

human with frailties 

& faults mixed in 

with all of her 

wonderful, sensual 

attributes. She needs 

your love & respect. 

She needs to feel 

that you don't have 

to catch her doing 

something wrong so 

you can declare "Aha 

I knew all along" 

A Good Black Woman 

doesn't necessarily 

give you a huge 

Birthday or Valentine 

gift. She shows her 

love in the ways that 

are comfortable to 

her. Don't judge her 

by TV standards. No 

one is living that 

Fairy tale--for real. 

oh those texts...

is it just ME, or do you love to go back and read old text messages?
I KNOW I'm not the only one who does it
The BEST ones, are those from like that crush, or that boo thang, or that old "one"
I mean emotions flow through you....happy, sad, shocked, embarrassed, bashful
ALL OF THAT
It's crazy how BIG of an impact texting can make, cause ME?! I don't even much
talk on the phone anymore...I'm a "textaholic", I REALLY have a problem.
It's almost a LOT more personal with a text
You can save it, like I do, you can look at it OVER and OVER again
when you're having a bad day, you can go back and look at what that
"special someone", at the time, said to make THAT day AWESOME
It's just SO much in those words on that phone screen...that tiny little phone screen

Simply Put: STYLISH..."Imperfect Concepts"

My girl, Ms. Tasha Robinson, is doing her ENTREPRENEURIAL THING y'all!!!

She has so very kindly offered a GREAT deal, on some GREAT deals on her site for her store...

IMPERFECT CONCEPTS

shop RETAIL for RESALE prices...

I'll be putting her shop logo on my blog people, and she's going to give you all 15% OFF with the

"mizzscoop" promo code!!!

it REALLY doesn't get any better than that!

~ENJOY~

I'm YOUR Songbird!

"My Love" ~ Jill Scott

Happy Father's Day Dad!!!!

i LOVE my dad to DEATH! He's the coolest, funniest, most laid back, loving, caring dad I KNOW! 

I'm SO blessed to have him in my life, & he's been there so many times for me...

YOU ROCK "CUBBY"!!!

(he had so much hair on his back when he was born, that he got this nickname lol)

THEN...look how CUTE ! 

I'm a CERTIFIED Daddy's Girl !!!

NOW...Gotta love this guy =)

Happy Father's Day to ALL of the father's...continue to be AWESOME role models, loving, caring, & taking care of your families...we APPRECIATE y'all!!!

"The Great Eight" & Sin City

of COURSE I was the photographer on a lot of these, BUT i didn't mind, that's what I do...

GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! all up and DOWN The Strip LoL! And I KNOW y'all see my girl @AsForAmy on the right w/ the cards...check out her blog www.asforamy.blogspot.com !!!

I SWEAR we spent like 2 hours at this make-up counter in Planet Hollywood hotel...the make-up artist was either HIGH or DRUNK, but she wanted to make us over SO bad, so we let her DUH!  She didn't get in till 7 AM that morning from partying and had to be to work for 10 AM *smh*

 

you couldn't tell us NOTHIN'...."TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL!"

this place (see above) was our DAILY spot for our dose of "liquid courage"

damn near EVERY daiquiri flavor had Bacardi 151 mixed in it...NICE!

then to top it off, you could get an EXTRA test tube shot of 151 for JUST $1...LOVE IT!!!

NO this is NOT Snookie from Jersey Shore...she's just some RANDOM, DRUNK child walking on the strip, "White Boy Wasted" EARLY in the afternoon...she pulled a Britney Spears with those DIRTY ASS FEET! And that swimsuit was TRASH...a HOT MESS all IN her ass!!!

at this point....our daiquiris had kicked in LMAO!!!

our LOVELY hotel...The Excalibur...a NICE place to lay our heads, THANKS DAD!!!

Las Vegas heat & alcohol DO NOT MIX...*smh* "The Great Eight" did it BIG!!!

"WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS!"

PLEASE WASH YOUR HANDS!

So, I was at Grand Lux for Happy Hour with my girls, we just finished eating & we're in the mirror primping, & what not.  This young lady comes OUT of one of the stalls, looks in the mirror, & proceeds out of the door...WITH OUT washing her hands, YUCK!  And she didn't even mind that we were in there, saw her NOT do it, & didn't give a DAMN! WTF?!


Then, it happened AGAIN when I was out to eat with my mother, & as the young lady was walking out of the restroom, I deliberately spoke out "Are you serious?! I HOPE she heard me too, lmao!  Is it like not the "cool thing" to do? To wash your hands?!  Cause it happens TOO much, ESPECIALLY with women, that is just NOT CUTE!  And what makes it EVEN worse, is they will go BACK to the dinner table and touch on people and even MORE worse, the bread basket that EVERY one will eat out of, LOL!  

LADIES....we have GOT to do better!

red...it works

 

so, I FINALLY tried out the red lipstick on my "soup coolers" and I really do like it...what do y'all think?  I went to M.A.C. yesterday and honestly I was SO nervous that I would look like a freakin' clown, LoL!  Well, the WONDERFUL Mr. Larry, did a MARVELOUS job and made me look BEAUTIFUL (well, that's what my mom, and my roommate, and my girls said...lol)!

 

first he applied the matte, which was what I wanted and was looking for, lip color, Russian Red to be exact.  Then he lined my lips with the lip pencil, Burgundy, to fill in the corners & spaces, then so that the red color wouldn't look "dated"& old, and to finish it off, he used the shimmery, pinkish Love Alert Dazzleglass gloss on top of it all to blend the liner & the lip color....and VOILA, PRESTO...vibrant RED LIPS!

love...it does this, it hurts

how I feel now.....

how I NEVER want to feel...

I sit & cry, and cry, and cry....but I shouldn't be crying, I really shouldn't.

it happens to often to where I start to question & think maybe I DID something wrong.

I know it should NEVER come to this, EVER!

I mean our love is SO deep, I know it is, so does he, or else I wouldn't be feeling this way.

I just don't get it, I'm supposed to be the one he can come to for anything.

I'm supposed to be the one he can open up to...

BUT I'M NOT! WHY?!

I'm not like the "others", I won't do him dirty, I appreciate a good man, & that's what he is.

The questioning in our relationship should be GONE out the window.

I'm to the point where I will do WHATEVER it takes to keep him, to SHOW him this is REAL!

This is not like your past boo!  Wake up and SEE THIS!

I don't do what I do for you because I HAVE to, I do it, from the heart, because I LOVE YOU!

We may be 600+ miles away, but WHO GIVES a damn!

That's our test, that's what's supposed to keep us strong.

Don't they say, "Patience is a virtue"? Or "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"?!

Hear me babe when I say, I LOVE YOU!

Stop pushing me away, I am hear for YOU, for US!

I wish you would see that!

I can't deal with another broken heart, I just can't....

All I ask you to do is LOVE ME!

LOVE ME like in the beginning and do it all the time.

you need me....I need you...and YOU know it.

love "Hunny"

MiZz ScOoP A-Z

I was visiting Sandi T's  place just lookin', snoopin' around & I found THIS!


A - AVAILABLE: nope, sorry....i love my baby, & he loves me

B - BIRTHDAY: August 16th...LEOS all day!

C - CRUSHING ON: my boo of course (and Ray Allen...ssssshhhhhh!)


D - DRIVING: like a maniac sometimes....ya better get outta my way bishes!


E - EMOTIONAL: VERY!  I mean I SO hate that I am...i DO tend to wear my heart on my sleeve...ESPECIALLY when it comes to the ones I love!

F - FAVORITE SONG : at this moment in time..."Lil' Freak" Usher FT. Nicki Minaj

G - GUMMY BEARS OR GUMMY WORMS: WORMS! 2 flavors in 1 

H - HOMETOWN: Dallas, YES MA'AM!

I - IN LOVE WITH: my family, my friends, & my honey

J - JUGGLE: work, working out, blogging, being a "Big Sister", & traveling

K - KILLED SOMEONE: bugs....big ones & small ones

L - LONGEST CAR RIDE: 13 hours to Denver, CO....OMG!

M- MILKSHAKE FLAVOR: cookies & cream...my FAVE!

N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: one younger bro...Cam Bro

O - ONE WISH: I just CAN'T pick one, sorry: SUCCESS & TRUE LOVE

P - PERSON YOU TALKED TO LAST: my mommy Reilly Reill

R - REASON TO SMILE: just TOO many to list!

S - SONG YOU LAST HEARD: "Love Should've Brought You Home" Toni Braxton...sittin' here watchin' Boomerang, LOVE THIS MOVIE!

T - TIME YOU WOKE UP: 7:15 AM....had to get my "hair did"

U - UNDERWEAR COLOR: sky blue & gray..."Vickie's Secret" LOL!

W - WORST HABIT: my OCD

X - X-RAYS YOU’VE HAD: for my teeth....regular visits

Y - YARD WORK: NEVER! NOT ME!

Z - ZODIAC SIGN: Like I said in "B"....LEO!

so....whatchu wanna know?!

formspring.me !!!!!

LOOOOOOOVE LIFE

     "I am TOO blessed to be stressed!"  Honestly, I just love my family, my friends, my loved ones....just EVERYTHING!  Whenever I feel that things are down, or going in the negative direction, I really just call up to HIM, it makes me feel SO much better and much more relaxed, and I KNOW that he will take care of it all!  I just don't ever see it becoming SO BAD to where one would not want to enjoy life and the wonderful things that come with it.

     I thank HIM for my family, they are ALWAYS there for me NO MATTER what, and I can always come back home, if EVER things got that bad.  We always have a GREAT time together, my dad's a big kid, my brother is HILARIOUS, and my mom I just love how no matter HOW old I get, she STILL wants to have a Girl's Day and just be around me!  My friends, my TRUE friends, which I can count on one hand (mom always said that's how it should be) always brighten up my day no matter what may be wrong.  We have the best time no matter what we're doing, having a blast laughing at the most minute things, but it's funny because it's US and we're just goofy.  And then there's the love of my life, my heart, I am SO blessed to have him in my life, my man.  We have connected in so many ways and it truly is fate that we be together, through the good and the bad, and I truly thank God for him, love you hunny!
     To have these WONDERFUL things in life, the material things really don't matter, and I wish that some people would realize that.  Everything happens for a reason, HE will bless you on HIS time not yours, just stay on bended knee and have faith, and all things will be alright, I PROMISE!  You have to go through the bad, the trials and tribulations, to get to the good, the blessings, know this!  I just felt the need to express this to you guys....HE has a plan for you and he'll NEVER lead you to harm!

sunday...family

dad cooked: sweet potatoes w/ brown sugar, seasoned pork roast, & steamed asparagus IT WAS GOOD!

I blog EVERYWHERE I go...check out FLASHY STYLISTA, she's AWESOME!

oooooh...mom w/ the "off guard" face, LoL!

I made my co-worker a DELISH strawberry bunt cake for her birthday

my bro & dad, full from dinner, talkin' football...getting ready for the BIG Saints vs Vivkins game

(SAINTS WON)

"Sexy Black"....MY BABY!

the nail shop