Thanksgiving Gone, Memory lingers!

Some folks reading this will ask "dude it took you so long to update us on how your thanksgiving went"....Sorry guys hope the gist will be adequate compensation for the time it took to post it.

Left for Atlanta on Sunday... I was suppose to be in Atlanta in time for My boy's baby dedication... Let's just say I got to the airport 30 minutes before my flight and they wouldn't allow me check-in (in order to check a bag in, you have to get to the airport 1.5 hours before your flight departure time) ..WHATTTTTT? It's funny because though I have been traveling a lot of late, this was actually the first time I was checking-in a bag in two years! To add insult to injury, I was selected for pre-screening...man by the time dude was done, I vowed never to be late for my flight AGAIN! Anyway didn't make it to the church service but managed to make it to the reception... It's important I share this at this point... I look at some married friends and doubt I want to get married but these two people, each time I see them, I leave fully determined to get married...Talk about happiness...Talk about respect... Talk about love...Then talk about Mr. man's fat neck (dude neck is almost non-existent)... Anyway the reception was nice, got a chance to bury the hatchet with someone I hadn't seen in a while but mannnnn Yoruba folks..What's with you people giving your kids 100 names? Ah ah! I truly have to pick one name and stick to it as the child grows but talk about names... But in all...Great names ...

Thanksgiving

I am still trying to come up with a word that would truly describe how much I enjoyed my thanksgiving and I am yet to find it. Let's just say I had a blast from the minute I got into the "A-town". A lot has happened since I left that town almost two years now... Peeps have grown, kids have matured, folks are dropping babies like nollywood movies, people are competing in terms of how scandalous they can be, the Amebos have gone nuclear with how they now deliver gossip, new spots to be seen at...The ladies remain "hot"..Ok sizzling hottttttttt! I can't walk you through how I spent everyday but I'll share the days filled with fun activities.

Wednesday Night

I had a dinner at my favorite restaurant in town, invited a few friends over and a new friend. Let's just say I had such a blast at the dinner that I am making it an annual event. The people were off the hook...Conversation was great...I mean it had everything in it..From the traditional naija practice of name dropping, to politics to partying in Naija to career to traveling by air ...lol...You get the gist. One thing I got out of this dinner, was how much I missed the people in Atl as compared to the town I currently reside in... Intelligent, beautiful, upward-moving peeps who seem to know what they want and how they want to be defined...Rather than looking for a man or woman who would define them. Let me spend the next two lines talking about my new friend...I love women who can dress, talk with confidence, have a clear sense of where they are and where they are headed, cool and down to earth, secure in themselves...My new friend is all these and I must confess a lot moreeee... na correct okpeke (in the words of another friend at the dinner)...Ladies and gentlemen, it's official Ms. May is hotttttttttttttttttt! I am not just writing this to make her head swell but I really mean the babe is hot! (note to Ms. May: you look so innocent with your glasses on...lol) it was nice meeting you in person and generally cracking up...Talk about a babe that everything about her shows increase...Even in terms of the population of the various cities she's lived. Thanks for the hook-up on Thursday night...I can finally say I attended one of TiwaWorks events when he blows up...From the little I observed, he caters to a totally different crowd (different from the peeps I am used to seeing at such events).

Met up with my friend from high school after the dinner, there is something so strong about friends you make in high school (if you ever attended one of the Federal Government Colleges and were a boarder, you'll understand what I mean). Time changes nothing...It was as if we were still in Federal! Dude took me into town...Ended up in a lounge where I bumped into Hype Williams...Great music, great atmosphere and as usual ATL ladies represented! It was cold but man you could see the long queue...Ladies scantily dressed, showing off skin, waiting in line to get in (makes no sense why you'd dress like that in such cold...to attract what? a guy that would most likely "chop and clean" mouth? arggggggggg) ... Thanks Miss Chi for the VIP treatment and entrance...We didn't get patted down, didn't have to pay... Folks were looking at us like "Stars" ..So na dis kin treatment all these stars dey enjoy...Ok all I need now is an album about anything!...hmmm Probably could rap about blogging, get Timberland to drop the tunes and Voilaaaaaaaaaa! I'll have a hit! find me hitting up ever and any lounge just to get the VIP treatment.It's amazing what 1 hit can do for you...check out Akon dude has just one hit but he gets VIP treatment everywhere he goes...am I missing something? ...lol... Ok I am hating...lol!.. Anyway Flex thanks son! Next trip is on me!

A touch of red and party crashers

So a friend from the dinner was having a party on Thursday, themed a "touch of red". As the name suggests, it was compulsory that everyone invited have or wear something red. Oh well at the risk of looking fashionably challenged, I showed up with a red scarf. We got to the spot for the party and lo' and behold people were showing up wearing other color clothing no touch of red... You could say at first the party might as well have been tagged " sprinkle of red". Why can't Nigerians take instructions? If the host/hostess says "touch of red" wear or carry something red with you! arggggggggg!

I wasn't surprised to hear from the hostess that she didn't know half of the people in the room. Anyway after about 45 minutes, myself and my boy "T", decide its probably time to leave...While outside exchanging pleasantries with a few folks who were either just coming or leaving, we noticed a throng of people leaving the house...Music had stopped, cars had started, folks were driving off...Trust me to put my investigative skills to use... Let's just say the hostess had taken the last straw and had decided to BOUNCE people...lol...Man memories of my days in Nigeria came rushing ....Rather than All Boys OUT!!!!, ol'girl was selectively bouncing folks... I mean she was picking and choosing who to bounce... Much credit to her ... I think its high time crashers get exactly what their names suggest ...CRASH... yea yea yea ... I know that's mean of me but really I would have been pissed off myself if I invited people and gave them strict instructions to show up in white and folks were showing up in rainbow colors....If you are going to crash a party at least follow instructions! Oh well...After the throng of crashers had left, we decided to walk back into the party and you could tell the crowd was different... Much love "B" for throwing a nice gig... It was fun meeting folks I haven't seen in ages.

One observation - Babes are bollllllllllllllllllld! I mean the whole "see what you want, go for it!" mantra seems to have been taken to a new level these days by the ladies. It's funny and quite unlike me but I like it...Though I must say at least have some sense as to why you like the person you are going after....The whole "you are funny" doesn't work these days! (well I hope not!).

In all I had a great weekend...Now that I am back here, I have to figure out how to keep myself motivated until the next time I get a chance to visit the A-town! Any suggestions?