Friday was a full and much-needed day of purging the house of children's clothes, winter accessories (stop hating), and junk piled up in the front closet, which is now down to the bare necessities! But I started the day at the YMCA at 5:30, where I was stood-up (again) by my trainer. It was still a productive workout, despite his ghost move. Then I headed to breakfast with the African American sisterhood from Roosevelt University. They are an amazing of women from different disciplines and departments at RU. Getting to know them has re-enforced my belief in affinity groups--namely ones that support women and people of color--on majority campuses. We need that reassurance that "somebody knows my name" when we are working towards tenure, or serving as the lone administrator working in our own silhos. Additionally, we are a unified force we have more power to help one another and the students we serve. So give thanks to you sistuhs!!!
I left there, and headed to spend the morning with my sweetie-friend-mentor-fairy-godmother-benefactor-sisterfriend--the Retired Wonder Woman ("RWW")-- to de-brief about our recent trip to Charleston. It was a wonderful afternoon! Our friend , Respitory Red, ("RR)stopped by with her daughter--our community scholar-thespian--L'il Dorothy Dandridge (LDD)--who just finished eigth grade and heading to Hawaii for the next ten days!!! Man when I graduated from eight grade, my mother cooked and my family came by. My how times have changed....
My day ended by making dinner for the fam--tacos for Talim, hot wings and Ramen noodles for the kids. What? That's what they asked for!
Later, I headed out to "club meeting" with LPD, OBB, and our sweet newly-wedded friend, La Dulce Fashionista Hoffenheimer--I know Hoffengeimer, seriously it's her last name ("LDFH") for an evening of Sangria and chicken wings. I know, such class! We caught up on our personal gossip and waxed poetic about our recent travels to st. Thomas for LDFH's nuptials and then her beautiful reception here in Chicago. We eneded by pledging to hook up next Summer in Myrtle Beach... I miss my girls already:(...... Signing off, gotta make breakfast. -Patricia
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