by shaylajay | Dec 21, 2011 | Fashion
There’s no place like home for the holidays. My husband and I visited our parents for Thanksgiving and we planned to visit our parents again for Christmas. However, we decided that we need to just settle down and be still for a while. Our...
by shaylajay | Dec 8, 2011 | Fashion, Dining, Popular
It has been a long journey. For the past two days, I have been trying to cook red beans and rice. When I was in college at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the cafeteria cooks prepared read beans and rice every Monday. Seriously, they...
by shaylajay | Dec 5, 2011 | Fashion
I love Christmas — the smell of fresh cut Christmas trees, Christmas carols, dinner parties, and most important is the celebration of my Savior Jesus Christ’s birth. However, I hate getting involved in the hustle and bustle of shopping. Long...
by shaylajay | Dec 1, 2011 | Fashion, Popular, Travel
Attending the Bayou Classic is a tradition for my husband’s family. All of us are Southern University graduates, so we share the same love for our alma mater. This year, we attended the Bayou Classic in New Orleans at the Superdome together....
by shaylajay | Nov 28, 2011 | Fashion, Popular, Travel
It was great to get away from the desert and get back to Louisiana. I love New Orleans — the food, the music, and the fun! I had a blast in the Big Easy and got a taste of everything I have been missing in the desert — gumbo, shrimp, oysters,...
by shaylajay | Nov 15, 2011 | Fashion, Featured Artist
I recently attended a fun makeup party at a friend’s house. We had a blast, and the thing I loved most was that the makeup artist (Tonya Strozier) allowed us to put on our own makeup. She didn’t just apply the makeup for us, but allowed us to...
