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In Augusta, GA heading to Atlanta and the day has been a chill one so far. Coffee then I-20 westbound:)

09:35 Seed of the Day:

09:35 Seed of the Day: Ephesians 3:4 bit.ly/77PaTF #
09:35 T-45 minutes before hitting I-20 to SC! #
16:03 @TheTaxCoach @ladyvirtue_1 Thx & I arrived safely in the area! #
16:04 @Chyuuch That was a nice win for the Bears last night:) I had to replay the last TD on Tivo to believe it won the game! #
16:05 Heading to main destination since it is much visibly closer to sunset here than it is in Atlanta. #
23:36 Jus t being in SC is like visiting a spa resort for the soul:) #

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Just being in SC is like visiting a spa resort for the soul:)

the best lesson i learned from my mother...

When I was younger, I was much more giving with information about my life than I am now. If I was in a relationship, not only did everyone know but everyone knew every fight, make up, conversation etc that happened. When I couldn't figure out why no one really liked my boyfriend at the time, my mother wisely told me:

Jennifer, you are your friends and boyfriend's PR to the world. You control what people in your life see by what you tell them. If you tell us crap, we think they're crap. If you tell us nothing but roses, then they're roses.

Since then, I've lived by that. I keep a lot close to my chest and try to select who can handle the bad stuff without allowing it to taint their vision of people. And to others... well, if you want me to have fuzzy feelings for someone in your life, then do the proper PR work first.

This message has been brought to you by the letter E. (Too much Sesame Street???)

Get live: Melanie Fiona

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So I've been meaning to do a post on Ms. Fiona for a while now but due to other happenings (read: life) I haven't quite found the time. So see as thought I have a few minutes (lucky you) I decided to do a little write up.

In all truth, I was playing in Twitter land earlier today and noticed one of my followers complaining about her song "And It Kills Me". Now, quite frankly that song is the best one off of her effort "The Bridge". I'll explain what I mean by this as I get further along.

For those of you that are unfamiliar with her work, you may want to start with the "Anti-Mixtape" she did with Questlove. This was recorded at Questlove's personal studio I do believe. The recording contains minimal production (live band...and a damn good one at that) and is very much focused on Melanie's vocals. The second I heard this recording I was in love. Quote me on this Melanie Fiona's vocals are SICK. The combination of her vocals backed by Quest and the gang was definietly a treat to listen to. As a matter of fact, I prefer her mixtape with Questlove over her album. Yes you read that right. Her album...well...no bueno. I feel where she was trying to go, I just think her team didn't get the vision. As with many artist, she was a victim of over-production (ask Sade about this...Soldier of Love ring a bell?). She has a voice that doesn't need to hide behind tracks that were treated with a heavy hand in the production department. But hey...

Enough talking...on to the sounds. If you follow the link below, it will take you to her Anti-Mixtape she did with Questlove. You. Will. Not. Be. Disappointed.

http://www.honeysoul.com/wp/2009/07/melanie-fiona-mixtape-preview-and-download/

Somebody Come Get Me- by Melanie Fiona

The above video is her preforming a quick verse from "Somebody Come Get Me".

Ready For Love (cover) by Melanie Fiona

This video is her cover of India.Arie's "Ready for Love".

Enjoy!

The first few days of Breck

Wow! I just realized that we've only been here for 2.5 days. It already seems like much longer, but that's actually pretty fantastic.

We flew in on Christmas day, which is an awesome day to travel if you're not of the mindset of caring when you get somewhere. The airport was nice and quiet even though our flight was full. We met another family and a single guy that were all coming to Breck. We haven't yet run into them, but I figure at some point we may. Christmas dinner was at The Hearthstone where I had a couple of nice pieces of elk. The altitude change was not nice to the belly though, and we all ended up a gassy mess, lol.

Saturday we just hung around and checked out the town a little bit. We had originally planned to do a little warm-up day but decided that we needed the day to continue to adjust to the altitude. It's nearly 2 miles high here. Crazy.

Sunday we hit the mountain full force with everyone going into their separate lesson. Amazingly enough, the place isn't jam packed which meant that Kiddo basically had a private lesson since there was only one other teen in her group and I had a private lesson because no one else signed up for the particular thing that I did. Lovey also had a private lesson, but that's because he booked it in the first place. We were all on the mountain from about 9:30 till 3 and let me tell you, at 3, we were all exhausted. Running 3 miles 3 times a week does absolutely nothing to prepare one for all day on the mountain.

Because it's vacation, I must have a massage (or two). First massage came from the lovely folks at Blue Sage Spa. Super nice people, but most people here are. Deep tissue massage followed by a seaweed therapy detox. All I can say here is ahhhhhhhhhhh. We managed to stay up until 10pm(!)

*SIDEBAR* I just saw the Charlie Daniels Geico commercial. So funny.

This morning, we had it planned to go to the grocery store and run a few more errands. Well, that was, until I could find my driver's license. We turned the house upside down looking for it to no avail. I called the massage place and they didn't have it. I called the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory where I picked up yumminess after my massage and they didn't have it either.

Panic started to set in. How in the world was I gonna get home? On a lesser scale, how could I take part in the champagne toast on New Year's Eve if I couldn't prove I was old enough to do so? My mouth started to get dry. My stomach started to sour. I have effectively ruined, sorta, vacation. Our whole crew retraced my steps from last night. We didn't find anything. As it is, my head is always full of random thoughts, but everything was even more jumbled now. I stopped back in the spa and they said I should call the police station to see if anyone had turned it in. Another bust. The other half of our crew went into the visitor center to see if anyone had turned it in there but no luck again. We left them information to get in contact with us if, by some slim chance, someone turned it in.

AT&T service has been spotty at best for the last couple of days here. That has led to missed and/or dropped calls and NO TWITTER from my phone. Boooo! As such, I didn't hear my phone when it rang and it took hours for voicemail to show up. It finally buzzed through when we were in the grocery store. And you will never believe this, because I still don't believe it and it's happening right in front of my face, but the visitor center called and said that they have my license!! Some kind soul found my license and turned it in!! Breckenridge is OFFICIALLY my favorite town in the world now. I don't know if it was a local or if someone else on vacation, but whoever you are, THANK YOU!!!

Tonight, we're still trying to recover from yesterday and prepare for tomorrow. We've all decided that a calm day of riding greens rather than the blues and blue-blacks we rode yesterday would be a good idea.

Oh! Photos! You can see all of them here.

Also, I haven't forgotten about the blog challenge. I'm thinking a minimum of three posts a week with a minimum of 100 words. It's only for bragging rights and getting ourselves into the habit of writing a little more.

That's it for now and I'll be posting more as it's needed. Hope all's well in each of your respective worlds.

T-45 minutes before hitting I-20 to SC!

Seed of the Day: Ephesians 3:4 http://bit.ly/77PaTF

11:22 Delaying travel plans by

11:22 Delaying travel plans by 1 day which has already removed unneeded stress & saved a few coins at the same time. #
11:35 @ScMcDonnell That is a mega endorsement! Wow! #
11:36 @scar988 I hear ya! I majored in math as well, so one course does not make or break a mathematician:) Shame on him:) #
11:38 @brandoneculture I could have run through the gauntlet to leave today, but there would have been no peace within the decision. #
11:39 @STYLE MOM How did you manage that feat? A smaller, more mobile device? #
12:03 Seed of the Day: Matthew 2:1-2 bit.ly/7YTAC6 #
12:07 Bit.ly has just made a move guaranteed to generate acquisition offers via bitly.tv Now you can visually see the links! #
12:22 Too sad for the Sisters nationwide if this video is accepted: bit.ly/7v5Gfj #
12:24 @scar988 I have a fraternity brother who said the same thing:) He was an EE major:) #
12:25 @STYLEMOM That is cool & good for youT #
12:26 @ScMcDonnell @DanielleRicks Thx for the RTs! I like their new feature! #
13:02 @beautifulcurare No, I'm just looking to see if anyone can propose options for a solution. #
13:03 @MrFresh I'm thinking about my own 2 daughters! I may need to create a farm team right or wrong for the title, but you get my focus:) #
13:22 @beautifulcurare The solution I believe involves disconnecting from the myths & stereotypes that lock us within the gates of dysfunction. #
13:29 The myths of jr & sr high school pervert the judgment of women & discredit them in the eyes of young men as the young men get older. #
13:39 @TVTechGrl @mrfresh I'm only referring to people marrying of choice vs desperation w/o judging individuals or couples:) #
13:42 @beautifulcurare In hs, jocks vs nerds is what I'm really referring to. We have too many examples that the jocks made poor material:) #
13:44 @beautifulcurare But I guarantee you that every BW in this predicament has multiple, rejected nerds in her past closet! #
13:48 No one should be taught to wait to catch a short term baller but it happens everyday, month in and out worldwide. #
13:53 How many have been rejected & how many caught the wrong one vs letting the good one get away? #
13:59 Preach!!: Tyra and Oprah both quit to avoid doing the "Why Black women can't find a husband" show. /via @sistertoldja #
14:15 @odeisel You're right about the profiteering:( #
14:50 I just had an epiphany from an activity I'm doing today w/ my 2 daughters that I believe will help their future relationships big time:) #
14:51 I need to put the thoughts to a digital file since it is so simple and moves beyond the gatekeepers! #
15:18 @ladyvirtue_1 You have the right mindset & spirit! The paradigm shift is to simply increase your visibility to create the line of suitors:) #
15:22 @scar988 A hs classmate of mine graduated from there as well as other fraternity brothers. I've never been on the campus though. #
15:23 @EDUCATIONCEO Thx for the RT! #
19:23 I made a newbie mistake this afternoon & thought Tweetie made Twitter go silent for me:( #
19:26 @jinx1213 Being denied desirable access to marriage is becoming an institution in its own right like a repressive regime:( #
19:30 @MrFresh @tvtechgrl By choice is one thing, but the 20/20 segment is more about societal forces in play. #
19:38 @stillshawp Thx for the RT! #
19:38 @MrFresh That is a loaded gun on its own! #
19:41 @scar988 We graduated hs in 1983 & college in 1987. #
19:49 @KonataJ I've got to & the funny thing is that many of us are already able to help or show others how to breakthrough themselves. #
22:51 @scar988 I would not know that information. #
22:56 Last night's prediction for Da Bears might be framed:) #
23:02 @MrFresh Yes, I poste d the URL for the YouTube video clip of it earlier today. #
23:05 @TVTechGrl Choices of this magnitude are probably made super early or super late. #
23:13 @Shennekia That is their aim, so have no fear and trust God! #
23:15 @MrFresh I remember when people were tweeting about it but don't remember which night. #
23:24 @MrFresh Cool & there needs to be a hashtag and/or concentrated effort going forward! #
23:3 8 @toddkelley Whoa!! I wonder if HDs & iTunes just have a codependent, love-hate thing going on:( #
23:47 @JamDIVA Thx for sharing the Chocolate Thunder post:) It's a two-word joke & punch line!! #
23:55 @BlackCanseco I saw that too!! Is he Jordan or something? #
23:57 @Chyuuch DA Bears' defense showed up!! #
00:06 DA BEARS!!! They know real fans will re-up & look for next year without a doubt now:) #< /li>