Have you ever wanted something to happen so bad for you, and when it did happen, you didnt believe it? It’s like while it’s happening for you, you cant believe it so you sabotage it, and you say it’s not happening, you say to yourself this cant be real. But deep, deep, deep, deep, deep, deep, deep down inside…. you believe it. God tells you yes…. its true Lacrease, but still something inside of you just CANT believe it? I don’t know if I wanted it to happen so bad that when it did I was blind to it? No matter what the person said that rang so true it , I still couldnt allow myself to fully believe it.Someday…
Someday I hope to be a wife
Someday I hope to Love again. Someday I hope to treat my husband with the upmost respect. Someday I hope to be a stepmother. Someday I hope to spoil my husband. Someday I hope to cherish my husband. Someday I hope to Thank God for my Husband.
Someday…………
CAN’T please everyone!
Growing up, I always wanted to please my daddy. Seem like nothing I did would please him. I never realized that all that trying wasnt going to get me any where. Here I am 42 years old and had I knew what I know now, I would have stopped trying.
Today, I was ringing up customers when I realized that the lady who was just in my line forgot her bags. I grabbed the bag before I knew it and was almost off to find her outside when I took a look at my line and realized that it was *just as* long as a football field. No doubt about it I WAS going to find this woman who left her bag. Looking at the looks on those people faces made me realize that no matter if I stayed at the register to ring them up or chase down the woman who left her bag, somebody is going to be happy, and somebody is going to be annoyed. I realized at that point today that if you do good, there are people who are going to feel that you are wrong, if you do bad, there are some people who are going to feel that its justified. You have to be your own person, NOT connected to anyone. You have to be true to yourself and do whats right according to whats in your heart. I chose to leave all those people, in order to find this woman who was going to leave her bad and need it later. When I came back of course there where some faces of stone, but guess what? I was true to what was right. I didnt let none of those people bother me, and they didnt. Deep down inside those people knew that I did the right thing even though they were ready to get rung up and go home. Had that been them who left their bags they would have wanted me to hunt then down and turn over their bags. Why did they act funny in the first place? I cant worry myself with that, as a Leader, I have to continue to set the pace and the atmosphere for others to do whats right.
Today is black woman with her husband came through my line and she asked me whats the policy on breastfeeding? I said why….. whats wrong? She said I was breastfeeding and the lady told me that I couldnt do it. So, Im like what? Who told you that? She said the lady that works here. Something about * the lady that works here wasnt right to me. So you know the VIRGO in me, started asking her a few more questions. The first thing I asked her was, where was she when she was breast feeding her child? She said in the dressing room. 
I looked at her with this blank look on my face, and said, you have to do the bathroom to breastfeed, there’s even a bench you can sit on just outside the rest room. She looked at me as if she didnt know this. Now Im saying to myself, common sense should tell you that both men and women are in those dressing rooms, you cant just go into the place whip out a breast and then breast feed in the FITTING ROOM come on now!!! Go someplace where you can relax get comfortable. She really didnt get that until I broke it down to her.People we can got to use more common sense.
Aiight Im sleepy people, got more stories to tell tomorrow. Good MORNING!
Michael Jackson’s movie….. This is it
I went to see Michael Jackson’s movie last night, not once but twice. Yea, it was that good. After work yesterday I took my mother to the 5:30 showing, it was jammed packed too. When it was over, we decided to go and visit my sister and her husbands to say hey,they were home passing out candy to the trick or treaters. That was fun to watch. I was telling them how good the movie was, and they were like let’s go see it, let’s go see it!!! I didnt mind going back because it was that good to me. After they passed out candy, my mom went home got ready for work, and I jumped in the truck with my Sister and her Husband and went  to the 10:30 pm showing.
What I loved most about Michael Jackson is his humbleness. He knows his music, he knows his work. He knows what he wants, and he had a team that was willing and able to give it to him. He wasnt bossy or pushy, he knew who he was, and how he wanted things done. I loved that about him. He could hear something out of place, out of tune, not right, and he was able to communicate that to his people, and they made things happen. I admire his ability to Lead. His people no matter how long they knew him, they were still amazed at this work, and willingness to get better. I learned that its very important to take photos, and write letters, video tape yourself and family, so that when you pass on they will have something to cherish you by. Im glad Michael video taped this movie for himself, if people would really open their minds up to think about life, LOVE, and people, they could really learn a lot from this movie. I get sad when people say…. it wasnt that good, or I expected this or that. And Im like WOW, didnt you get all the messages from this movie? Didnt you see the Love he had for people? Didnt you see how well his communication skills were? Didnt you see how he could talk to someone so gentle, but firm and was able to connect to his people? Didnt you hear the lyrics to the songs like, This is it, and Heal the World? Did you get that fact that he wanted the music to go excatly the way he wrote it, and how the fans LOVED IT? Didnt you get the fact that in order to be great at what you do, you have to be hands on, willing to take a moment to see how everyone is doing with HIS VISION? After he was pleased with something he needed from someone, he ended with God bless You.
 Michael Jackson wanted peace. You can tell he wasnt for drama, or anything messy, he was a person who wanted to promote peace, and to the people that had access to his life THAT MEANT HIM BAD AND LIES, has explaining to do. Not to me, but to God.
 I love Michael Jackson and I always have. When he was going through court dates, and being sued, I wanted to talk to him so bad. I had a Diary when I was about 9 years old.  I wrote in many of the pages…. I LOVE MICHAEL JACKSON all through it. LOL We are both Virgos and I have always have a connection to his life growing up as a child, and as an adult. It’s all good, because one day Ill be able to talk with him one on one. I believe that.
God Bless You All
Lacrease
Lacrease’s Ramblings
Cree’s Feeding the Homeless for Thanksgiving is already in progress!!! Cree along with Raisingurls To Women are Feeding 50 homeless people for Thanksgiving, and taking it to the streets. I wrote down a list of food, and all the items that goes along with it and took it to work so that people can donate what ever it is we needed to feed 50 people. In 1-2 days my list was filled and complete with donors.
On our menu we have String Beans with white potatoes, Fried Chicken, macaroni and Cheese, Dinner Rolls, potato Salad. For desert we are having homemade Cookies, Brownies, Cake. To drink we are having water, juice, and pop.
 I am very excited about this because I have always has a connection too homeless people. Ive never been homeless but I can almost feel what they are going through. I watch this a lot, and I have like if people who work everyday, and have a roof over their heads, warm water and food on the table, then they should too. It’s so much money out here, and I feel that no one should ever be hungary. Next year I want to feed 60-75 people. Im so blessed to have people in my life who are just honored to help out with something as small as this. People are excited, people are cooking, people are going out to the streets with us to pass out food. People have donated money if though I didnt want money at all, all we need is food. It was a blessing to be able to buy extra things we may need. Im excited because I can see myself doing more. I can see myself doing this maybe 4 times a year. In my mind, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, its right there on the tip of my mind. We are video taping it and Im going to post it to youtube, and also give the link to my coworkers so that they can see the outcome.
Got writers block…………be back tomorrow!
nothings
Yep, thats just how my facial expression was when this lady cut in front of 1000 people * not a real number* and said……. “I only have one item”.
How the He**? How you gon cut in front of people cause youre in a hurry and you only have one item? Then she gets to explaining to the customers, and they sent her butt right to the back of the line!!! LOL People crack me up!!!
 ATL here I come again!!! Im taking my mom to Atlanta next year with Neisha, my sister and her hubby, plus my nieces and probaly my other sister and her hubby. We already have our rooms book, rental car is in place, and we are waiting on airline tickets to drop. Im taking her everywhere. I can’t wait. She’s only been to Texas and a cruise. She wants to go everywhere, and Im going to make sure that we do everything her heart desires.
Be back lata!
Protected: Tyler Perry on 60 Mintues
Updates on Raisingurls
Hey,
Its been a while since I really decided to sit down and blog. I have really been busy working longer hours, getting ready for my Feeding the Homeless for Thanksgiving, my gurls group Raisingurls To Women, and myself.
This past Sunday I took all my gurls out to dinner at the Country Buffet. We had a good time. What happened was, we were suppose to have a coupla gurls make taco salads for all of us when we had our meeting. But I was busy working out and working that when I remembered I didnt feel like going out and buying the things needed. So when they came over for our meeting they were hungary. No way!!! So, I called my Sister and asked her would she mind coming over and picking up some of my gurls so that I can take them out to dinner. Dinner was good and it was good being with them.
 Many of my gurls live near me and walk over together on our meet days, so since winter is approaching and I dont have a car big enough for all of them, I am closing the group down until April 2010. I dont want my gurls walking over, and its really a job picking them all up with no help and not large enough car. The gurls are really upset about that too 😦 I feel really bad because they LOVE coming over to my house. The love it. I hated to break the news. So, on November 14-15 I am giving them a Hotel/Pool Party!!! Im renting 3 rooms at the Western Hotel where they have the biggest indoor water park. They are soooo excited about it. Plus, we went as a group *19 of us* to see Tyler Perry’s movie I can do bad all by myself. Now we are hoping that PRECIOUS comes to Detroit next weekend so that we can see it as a group.
Im tied. Tomorrow I want to write about Tyler Perry’s last 2 messages, plus talk about me joing a gym with my sisters!!! Feeling good about that. Talk to yall later.
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Hey!
Hey,
Yeah I know Ive been MIA. But Im back babies!!! HAHA. For those who know me personally know that I am very silly, love to laugh, HATE gossip, but LOVE discussions. So in the words of KYLE from College Hill……Â So Whats upppp? lol
So much as happened or taken place since I last post. I joined Fitness 19 last Tuesday and have been working out 3 times a week so far. Today Im on my way to work out again. Im really loving it too. I take one day at a time. And you know its funny that Im saying that because when people say they are taking one day at a time, Im like yeaa, thats what you do. But no I really know what they mean by that. I have to think about living this day out. I have to think about today, and not think about whats going to happen tomorrow with my eating or over eating. Today I am really taking one day at a time. The day I joined Fitness 19 I didnt work out that day. I started working out the following day which was that Wednesday. Yesterday I weighed myself and I lost 6 pds. Im really excited about that. My coworker told me about this place, after she joined, I joined. And guess what? Neishia signed up and joined with me. WE have so much fun at the gym. My daughter is very slim and trim, so she motivates me to do more, to eat less, to set goals for myself. Cause baaaaaaaaby when Cree is on that Tread Mill she be about to pass out!!!
Be back tomorrow for more. Been busy yall!
Maxwell concert in Detroit Sep 26, *recap*
Hey Everyone,
I went to see Maxwell in concert Sat Sep 26 at Joe Louis Arena here in Detroit. It was OFF THE CHAIN. Today I post my review of the concert on his FanForum. Here is my recap!!
I had been talking with EverwantingM over the phone since last year, when we both joined the group after a Maxwell concert Oct 19, 2008 at the Fox here in Detroit. We had never met before, and after chatting we realized that we were sitting only 2 rows back from each other. Knowing that alone formed a instant bond.
Fast forward EverwantingM and I were waiting to be seated, but it was a delay due to the fact that Max’s stage set was held back in customs. Something we found out thru Twitter * I love Twitter*. Max tweeted it himself. People were wondering why the show didn’t start on time. AFter we told them some people were like does Maxwell really tweet himself? So this gurl and her man in front of us got on Twitter and started reading all his tweets that day to the people that were around us. That was so good because they wasn’t upset anymore. LOL Its like they knew what the reason was, and they couldn’t be mad at Max.
We sat in our seats * 6th row from the stage* and watch them set up for Christette Michelle. The show didn’t start @ 7:30 it started at least almost 9 o clock if not later. Yeah………. people were NOT happy about that. Especially the people who didn’t know about his Twitter update.
The lights FINALLY went down, and we gave Christette Michelle mad love. She only got to sing 3 songs, and she left off stage. I’m the kinda person that pays attention to body language, facial expressions, eye contact, everything, and as she was singing, I noticed that something wasn’t sitting well with her. I cant call it, but it confirmed when she left off stage, grabbed the curtain real hard, and yanked it behind her shaking the top of the curtain to the bottom of it! She did good. Robin Thick came on after about a 30 minute wait for set up and did 5 of his top songs. He was really good. I was waiting on Max. To be honest I couldn’t even focus on Christette or Robin. All I kept thinking about was the lights going off and the music playing while we wait with anticipation of OUR BABY MAXWELL!! I thought Robin was neeeeeeeeeeeever gonna leave the stage. The side of the stage where me and EverwantingM sat *we sat next to each other* , we can see everyone backstage. Well at the end of the 4th song Kenneth Whalum kept opening the stage looking at Robin Thick with this *look*. At this point I’m really watching them back stage, then a few other members of Max team peep out and then Robin did his last song, and all I saw was WOW from his lips. That was the Milli song he and his band members did. So now here it is almost 10 o clock, and I’m thinking dang,,,, when are they getting off stage. Detroit has a curfew and the headliner will be charge for over staying. Robin finally leave the stage, and behind the curtain was Max’s band. I was so happy we didn’t have to sit for another set up.
By this time, I’m quiet, I don’t want to talk, I just want these house lights to go down so I can lay eyes on my baby. lol My heart was beating fast, I couldn’t think at this point, I’m just ready to be on my feet for the night. Just as the lights were going down, they announced no cameras, no this, no that. I’m like well good I’m glad that I left my camera in at the hotel because last time at the Fox in Oct they made me walk my camera all the way back to the car!!!!. So this time I didn’t even bring one. Then the lights went down, people were screaming soooooooooooooo loud. Then people started getting out of their seats and going to the run way waiting for the lights to go up. I just knew security was going to escort them back to their seats. The music came on and there was MAX IN THOSE BACK SHADES THAT DOES SOMETHING TO ME. OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGOODNESS. Please forgive me for not knowing the set list by heart. Playing Possum, Help Somebody, PRetty Wings, TTCCK, Lifetime, Bad Habits, Cold. cant think of the rest. Someone will post behind me with the set list. But he didn’t sing my song Stop the World. I wanted to hear this song so bad that when the start of each song came on, I hoped it to be STW. My soul ached to hear this song. I needed to hear it. I do believe Detroit got short changed because the show started so late. I know he was going to do more songs. so Ill give him that.
Maxwell, stage presence blows me away. He can just stand there and you can see all his sexyness. And when he does his splits and his lil dances, with this flirty smile on his face, melts me. I promise it does. With all those bold screaming women there, we he comes on stage I see NO ONE BUT HIM. I love the way he had his runway set up. He really out did him self on this tour. He is sooooooo giving of himself on stage, so unselfish. He is soooooo funny too. I love that about him after he sung This womans work, he said I DID IT I DID IT!!! Talking about his voice going in and out. He did a good job, you can tell just a little that he was having problems but only because he mentioned it first. That’s all!!! I love that little segment when he talks/sings about chopping you up and eating you like vegetables, they way he arranges his voice and his facial expressions ahhhhhhhh um um um. Me and EverwantingM was on the run way we got out of out chair at the 2nd or 3rd song, that was it for our seats we never saw those babies again. LOL He came over on our side and he GRABBED my HAND YESSSSSS YESSS YESSSSSSSSSS. MY LEFT HAND. I was too geeked!!!!
When intermission came after Robin EverwantingM kept saying lets go to the bathroom. I didn’t want to go because I have a history track of getting up at and missing songs. I don’t play that at concerts. She went, came back, and still no MAX. As soon as he came out and we stood on out feet.. guess who had to use the freakin bathroom? YEP, ME!! I marched my thick thighs around to the bathroom NO ONE WAS IN THERE, as soon as I un did my pants, I HEAR…………..HELP SOMEBODY!! I WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD AT MYSELF. OMG.I finished, washed my hands, as soon as I stepped out to the arena……….HE WAS DONE. he didn’t sing all of it. To even post this is killing me. After late hours of researching I finally finally found FOOTAGE OF HELP SOMEBODY FROM SOMEONE IN DETROIT.Yea…. Here it is guys.
I know everyone heard about the 3 ladies who went on stage with Max, and he called them lil momma. Well I found that footage as well late last night. Here is the link to that.
After the show I met Taiwo, Noodle, Angie and her friend, Mzlena95, 3 of EverwantingM friends, 2 other gurls who ate breakfast with us at 3am I forgot their names BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE OMG. I am just so grateful to God to meet such wonderful people from a fan forum. Unreal how much love floated between us. I really really hate I didn’t get to meet Browneyegurl from Detroit. I’m really sad about that. AFter the show was over, we all met in front of Joe Louis Arena, and discussed what we were going to do next. Many of us were hungry and so we decided to go back to the hotel regroup and go to IHOP for breakfast. Angie and her friend left, I really hate that none of us got to spend 10 minutes with her. But we went on to have a great time together.
Angie~ Wish we had spent more time with you after the concert when everyone was available. Even though we went on to IHOP we still miss your presence as our Leader. Nice meeting you.
Mzlena- When I first met you. I didn’t want a handshake or a * Hi how ya doing* I wanted a hug, you have such a wonderful and inviting smile, beauty and warm Spirit about you. We have got to meet up again gurl!!! Got too. Plus you love concerts just like me!!
Taiwo~ Hahaaaaaaaaaaa you are my gurl!!!! We laughed so hard and so much in the hotel after the concert, HOW MANY TIMES DID SECURITY KNOCK ON OUR DOOR IN THE HOTEL? LOLLLL Thank you for spending you last day in Detroit * from Toronto* with us. You are the glue that held us together that night.
NOODLE~ GURL GURL GURL. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOU. You had my jaws hurting from laughing all night!!!! $500.oo of F!!!!!!! PRICELESS!!!! When I first laid eyes on you, I knew we would connect. When you do your first comedy show IM THERE!!! YOUR sense of humor is natural. You know you had us laughing so hard, the PEOPLE KNOCKED ON OUR DOOR 2 TIMES!!! ROFLLL I love you Noodle and pleassssssss can we all meet up again. sooner than soon!!
EverwantingM~ My ace of Spade!! When we first found out last year Oct 20, that we sat 2 rows back from each other at Maxwells concert at the Fox in Detroit, I knew we would be friends. We kept in touch talking about Max any change we got. When we found out he was coming to Detroit we bought our tickets together and we were there. But it was you, who said to me Lacrease, Toronto Fans are coming to Detroit and I want us all to stay there so that we can all be together. EverwantingM didnt want them to spend another dime, because they had 3 concerts in total..She said Im going to rent a room in Downtown Detroit and put them up, would you stay with us? I was honored. You asked me to fnd a hotel and give you the number. I did. Thank you for doing this for us, WE ALL APPRECIATE that, never knowing THAT MAXWELL WOULD BE STAYING IN THE SAME HOTEL!!! It was you who called me and said LAcrease I’m buying Blue Roses want one? You bought FRESH BLUE ROSES FOR EVERYONE OF US!!! No One was without a BLUE rose. THANK YOU!!! I love you!
One thing I learned on this journey. I am apart of 3 fan forums. Tyler Perry, Anita Baker and Maxwell. LAst year when we went to ATL for Tyler Perry’s meet and greet I help with the hotel, activities and other things, this year on August 31 for a weekend, my Anita Baker friends about 30-40 of us got together in her hometown of Detroit, I helped with the planning and activities for the weekend. And with Maxwell I helped with the planning of the hotel and breakfast afterwards.I Learned that you can Tweet 200,000 times, you can post 500,000 times, but there is NOTHING LIKE meeting the faces behind the post. Connecting with real people, bonding with real people, face to face. No words between you, no tweets between you, just the Soul and Spirit of the person. When you can look into someone eyes and connect with them INSTANTLY no words, text or tweets can intercept that feeling. All of that means nothing. You are either CONNECTED WHEN YOUR EYES MEET, OR YOU ARE DISCONNECTED.
I want to Thank MissMusze for such a LOVING, ADORING FAN FORUM. I adore and admire you. I may not post as much as I should, but Im here!!! I love what you have done and I especially LOVE how we are all connected for the LOVE OF MAXWELL. THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
Next year………. I put my hands on 2 bibles. Detroit will be even better!!!
Lacrease
Beenwaiting4MAXWELL
Detroit! Playing Possum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_IXrcWngo4
Detroit~ This Womans Work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSHFTXXnGv4
Detroit~ Pretty Wings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc6NTAj6SbE
Detroit! Help Somebody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8NEXta1Ty8
Detroit! Fortunate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKuDUKIorPI
Detroit~ When the 3 gurls rushed the stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4reh5ShX3M
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