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Thursday, October 12, 2006

THE THINGS I CHERISH IN LIFE



~ Thunderstorms/ Rain/ Snow
~ Sleeping through all of the above
~ Sleeping when it’s cold
~ Good food :-D
~ Thanksgiving/ Christmas dinners
~ Warm clothes, fresh out of the dryer
~ Writing a heartfelt song
~ Hearing a good track
~ Harmonies

* Music is one of my passions*

~ Sitting in the living room with my mom, not saying a word, but knowing that we love each other.
~ Learning how to cook new things
~ Cooking
~ Drinking sweet tea, with 2 straws
~ Playing pool
~ Watching basketball
~ Making jumpshots
~ Walking in the park
~ Hugs, especially when he’s behind me
~ Kisses
~ Holding hands. Holding pinkies
~ Going to Wal-Mart at 2am with my crazy friends
~ Going to Waffle House/ Ihop in the middle of the night
~ Wearing jeans and a T-shirt
~ Bubble baths (if I ever have time to take one)
~ Falling asleep with the music on

~ Hearing a child’s laughter
~ Watching a baby’s toes wiggle
~ Holding a baby and his/her fingers wrap around yours
~ Taking pictures of: the beautiful sky, sunsets/sunrises, buildings, unique shapes found in every day things
~ Falling in love

*LIVE LIFE PASSIONATELY, LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY, LAUGH UNTIL YOUR BELLY HURTS*

Thursday, October 05, 2006

REUNITED & IT FEELS SO GOOD



Me and Actor are on speaking terms now. Well, I guess you could say more than speaking terms; we actually like each other again. Lol. Like I said in the previous blog, separation was well needed. We took that time to build ourselves up as individuals, so now our relationship is stronger than before.

The other day we were in the car sharing war stories about the people that we were talking to. He told me of how him and ___ are never gonna be together. She’s done a lot of things that makes him look at her sideways. And the other chick he was talking to is now a stripper. Needless to say, he’s not giving her another call. I told him of how one guy I was talking to was too shy and I couldn’t deal with it. And the other guy was a pretty boy, which makes me wanna puke just thinking about it.

As I was talking about how disgusted I was with the latter, he just started laughing. I was like “What?” and he continues to laugh.
“What?”
and he says “Come here.”
“What?” (squinting my eye, preparing to sock him)
“Come hereee”… so I leaned closer.

And he kissed me. Repeatedly. While driving. He got skills by the way. Lol…
As I caught my breath, I asked “What? Why are you being gay?”
he says “I missed you too.”
I pull back, folding my arms across my chest and struggle to muster up a “Whatever.”
“I diddd. I missed you too baby.”
Moving all the way to the right of the car into my own little corner, arms still crossed, I said “Who said I missed you? You’re gay.”
And he laughs. “They just weren’t you. They wasn’t it. They’re just not my Akanke.”

This is the part where I’m glad I had shades on cuz I was misty eyed and didn’t want him to see. Hell, I was semi-bawling. I did everything I could to force the tears back into my eyes, but it didn’t work very well. He grabbed my hand and locked it with his. We rode in silence for a couple of minutes… I told him the same; told him that I tried seeing other people, but nobody could measure up to him. It was exactly the same for me. They just weren’t him; weren’t my Actor.

You see, I’ll never admit that I was thinking about him the whole time we were separated (well I guess I just did, but if he asks me then I’m gonna run. Lol) Every guy that tried to talk to me I immediately found something wrong with them. Their teeth were messed up, their eyes were slanted wrong, their muscles were weird looking; any diss you could think of, I probably said it. I just didn’t want anybody else. I tried. I tried to expand my horizons and talk to people that I don’t usually talk to and give people a chance (cuz I’m picky as hell) but nothing felt right. I aggravated everyone cuz I kept talking about Actor every two seconds. They said nothing but I could feel that they were irritated with me… Oh well, they don’t have to deal with me, and I don’t have to deal with them anymore.

Thanx for reading. Until next time... Akanke

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

REMINISCING

Reminiscing about the past couple of months makes me shake my head and laugh at myself. It’s more of a pity laugh. A how can you be so childish and selfish? laugh. You see, I’ve done a lot of soul searching and growing the past couple of months. Going through the motions with Actor, going to Church and getting closer to Him has changed so much in me, and for the better.

I couldn’t see it at the moment, but mine and Actor’s separation was the best thing that could have happened to us. Through the numerous, long, tedious, dramatic, upsetting, horrific, agonizing fights, we’ve both come out better than before. I realized a lot of things on my part. I shouldn’t have blamed him for anything. I shouldn’t have held grudges. I should have communicated more instead of bottling everything inside and letting it explode out of nowhere and he’s looking at me like “What the hell?”… I do that a lot. Holding everything inside that is. Guess it was a survival instinct; a “never let them see you sweat” kinda mentality. I’ve grown used to looking out for myself and taking care of myself all these years that, even when I had someone who loved me more than love itself, I still couldn’t turn it off

I shouldn’t have concentrated so much on what he did wrong to me and focused on what *I* was doing wrong and better myself. I shouldn’t have talked to our mutual friends about our problems. We got everyone involved in our business, which made everything even more complicated because most of our fights consisted of “He said she saids.” It was terrible. I shouldn’t have lashed out at his ex or any other chick cuz he’s a good man. I could see why any woman would want to be with him.

So take it from me my fellow friends: THERE ARE CIVILIZED WAYS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS!!!

Be patient. Be understanding. Be kind. Love that person. Yes it may seem extremely difficult to even care what the other person has to say at that moment, but DO IT!!!! Before you lash out and name faults in the other person, look at yourself in the mirror and work on you 1st. Communicate more; tell them everything that you’re feeling and why. Don’t just say “You hurt me.” Say “I felt hurt when you did that because…”

Don’t be so quick to judge and curse and go all crazy on your significant other, or any other parties involved. It is NOT going to help anything!!! If you need some time away from each other, do that. Separation gives you time to miss each other and even realize how much you love each other. If you guys never come back to each other then at least you’ll still be friends and not hate each other. If it’s meant to be it will be. Don’t rush it. Don’t push. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. If you try to pull him, he’ll push away just as hard… Just live and learn man. Take care of one another. You’re all each other have in this cold world. And read the Bible. Go to Church together. When you strengthen your relationship with Him, everything else will fall into place. Be blessed ya’ll


Thanx for reading. Until next time... Akanke