Archives for May 2021

A few weeks ago we caught the Cherry Blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. This our second year visiting, and evry year it’s so beautiful. I remember a few years ago I would always try to visit, but it was always post bloom, so now I literally stalk their website to get updates around the season. I wish we would’ve gone when they were in bloom, and not peak bloom. Peak bloom seemed very similar to post bloom, most of the leaves were falling off, still beautiful nonetheless.

The Botanic Garden is so huge, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the entire garden.This year we went in from the Eastern Parkway Entrance for the first time, and there’s a open garden directly in front of the entrance; when I tell you soooooo beautiful, so serene, you can literally stay there, relax, meditate, and feel so refreshed. The kiddies had a good time running around and smelling the flowers. If you all go, let me know which section I should visit.

If yoou all missed the cherry blossoms this year, make sure you check for them again next year around April/May.

As you get older the meaning of friendship just doubles it’s value. Most of my friends are literally my family now (It’s up and it stuck, literally). I can’t stop reiterating how thankful I am that my friends kids and my kids are able to grow together, and love on one another as their moms did. This weekend the kiddies got to do just that. My sisters from Hudde JHS and I linked up like old times at prospect park, and had what we used to call- a Pow Wow. The kids literally had a blast, as you can tell by their clothes lmao. we spent 6 hours catching up with one another- jobs, businesses motherhood just everything, and we probably could’ve gone longer if the sun didn’t go down. I love and appreciate that we’re able to catch up right where we left from the last time we met, and I cant wait to do it again.

For all of you who have friendships that you cherish; meet up with them, call them, have a pow wow, it’s good for the soul!!!

Look at how adorable the kids are.

Last weekend we visited the CAMP store for the first time. In honor of financial literacy month CAMP had an event sponsored by Ally. Kids were “hired” for different jobs with the ability to earn $15 of store credit when the job was completed.

Lala was a personal shopper. She had a list of gifts that she had to find for people who were purchasing items for others birthdays. Some of the descriptions were ” Two brothers are buying something special for their mom, she loves anything that will get her family to play all together”. Lala chose a Karaoke machine, and a board game for the mother of the two brothers. She really did such a great job, and she was sooo into it (look at the picture below). Later that day she asked me if there were really jobs like that, and I told sometimes it not as simple as it was at the CAMP store, but there are jobs out there just like that. I’m happy she had an introduction to working, and earning money, it was such a great event. If you guys haven’t been to the CAMP store, GO! it such a unique toy store, that also has a play stations for the kids, the kids would love it!