CityofCyn

Houston- We Have No Problems

Posted by CynCity on May 17th, 2012

We’ve been in Houston 2 weeks as of yesterday and I am in love. I have a hard time putting it into words but it just feels like home. I think Honey and I can agree that we made an awesome decision. I had two awesome job interviews and Honey is on interview number four. We’ve been house hunting and getting acclimated to the area. I can’t wait for our families to come and visit, I hope they will fall in love and stay.

We are settled temporarily at my sisters house helping her get decorated and ready for her boo and kids to come in a few weeks once school ends. I cannot wait for the kiddos to see their huge house and backyard. This is a first for them. I’m also getting to spend a lot of time with my family here and it feels good. My uncle is the sweetest man alive and I’m soaking up his love and attention. He is so proud of the moves we have made and it feels good. The fact that he looks, sounds and laughs like my daddy is a plus. I get all the daddy love I have always craved- but from a better man.

I’m pretty sure by the beginning of June we both will be working and then we will find our own place. I love Downtown and since all of the universities are there, that’s were I’ll most likely end up. I’m day dreaming of walking the museums on my lunch and meeting my Honey for lunch. Our next move will be buying a home in a year or so. House prices here amaze me. That’s major for us. Oh, and we will start wedding planning at some point as well.

While I absolutely love Houston, I could do without these storms. I’ve hated the little bullshit rain and thunder that we get in Cali but the storms here? These babies are the real deal. Non-stop lightening and thunder that rattles your bones?? Man, I am glad I don’t sleep alone. Honey sleeps through it all but I’m glad I can grab him or wake him up if necessary. It’s kinda cool cause so far it has only rained and stormed at night. I can deal with lots of rain if it only happens at night.

So far this move has been awesome. I think Honey and I have become closer. The 1500 mile drive here all by ourselves and now being so far away from everybody we really know has made us really rely on one another. It’s he and I against the world and I love it.

Besos ♥,

CynCity

Houston!!

Posted by CynCity on May 4th, 2012

Guess where I am posting from?

HOUSTON!!!!

Honey and I made it here Wednesday night after 2 1/2 days of driving. I drove 1500 miles all alone in my car while honey lead the way in his. It was a surprisingly fun drive and I was rarely bored. I thought I’d need a ton of stops and breaks but I didn’t. We drove as much as possible and slept at night.

We left Monday at 3:45 pm after about 2 weeks of goodbye parties and dinners. We were sent of with lots of love, prayers and a fair bit of tears. As exciting as leaving was, saying goodbye was tough. I’m gonna miss my family of course but I’ve become so close to honeys family as well. Thinking about saying goodbye still makes me want to cry. Leaving work was hard too. I sobbed. I’m gonna truly miss that place.

We packed our two cars with wall to wall stuff and hopped on the road. It will be fun getting to shop and furnish our new place- as soon as we pick one. That fact that buying a home is on our short term goal list amazes me cause it wasn’t gonna be an option for a very long time in Cali.

I’m so excited about all that is to come and absolutely terrified of getting lost and spending all of our savings on toll roads. I’m ready to settle in and create our new life together. Oh, and cold showers are my new best friend. I don’t know how I’m gonna survive the summer.

Besos ♥,

CynCity

Random Ramblings Catch Up Post

Posted by CynCity on April 5th, 2012

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-I’m absolutely loving life. We leave for Hosuton in less than a month and I’m so excited. God is still lining up so many things in our favor and I’m excited to see how things turn out. I’m so anticipating our own home, marriage, babies and a new life.

-I’m totally spoiled rotten. I come home to dinner cooked, a glass of wine and a hot bath waiting and laundry done AND put away. Honey gets up and turns on the heater and my curling irons before he walks out the door. He satisfies my midnight cravings by running to JackNBox with me. I’m so incredibly lucky and I’m smart enough to spoil him in return. He’s my prince charming and I treat him as such. I cook what he likes, grab his beers for him, iron his shirts, and watch tons of sports with him. If I get home first I greet him at the door to loosen his tie and ask about his day. We spend our evenings and weekends curled up together talking and laughing. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t know that I am completely loved. I’m sometimes amazed at how easily caring for one another comes to us. The reciprocity in this relationship is by far the best I’ve ever experienced.

-I’ve been lucky enough to be retained by current employer as a contract employee for at least 6 months. I’ll work from home in Houston at my time and a half rate. That will help pay bills until I get full time employment locally. After that, I’ll work as I can and all that extra money will go into our house fund.

-We hamster sat my niece’s hamster for a week and on the day before Mr. Fluff went home he decided to go Shawshank on us and disappear. Honey got up for work and Mr. Fluff ran past his feet. That afternoon when we got home we tried to find him without luck. We tore the entire house up and looked everywhere. Since we are busy packing there were a million places he could hide and climb into. We even cut up the liner on the bottom of the couch to see if he climbed in there. 4 hours later and with visions of my crying niece we kept looking. Honey put bowls of food throughout the house and no sooner than he sat the bowl down near the fridge, this greedy bastard came out from under the fridge. Crisis averted and I had my niece come get her hamster the next day.

-Honey and I had a fabulous dinner with my boss and his wife. We watched the final four and he introduced us to some delicious wines. We had a great evening and went home seriously buzzed. My family will always be my family and I’m not sad to leave them but I’m sad about leaving my work family. I have a BBQ being thrown for me by a faculty member and a dinner with black students and alumni. I feel special.

-I need to write my reviews of the stuff in my LoveBox. The teas were good and the Venus Olay razor was great for one use. After that the moisturizing bars melt and shrink, you may as well be using a dry razor after that. On the first use though it’s amazing. It gives a really great slippery moisturizer that gives you a smooth shave and leaves you feeling soft afterwards.

-My Uncle Cal died. I feel so badly. My aunt just buried her mother had to bury her husband of 55 years 2 months later. I can’t even imagine 55 years of marriage. That is such a blessing. I hope I can come close. To make matters worse my uncle was healthy and was only suffering from Alzheimer’s. My aunt was in the hospital having a double mastectomy when my uncle suddenly dropped dead. She woke from anesthesia to be told her hubby was gone. It’s all so sad. I think after 55 years I’d die of a broken heart.

-The Trayvon Martin case breaks my heart and makes me angry. I’ve read so much about it and followed the case closely and it stinks. I’m furious that our black boys and men still get killed in the streets like dogs and their murders don’t even get a slap on the wrist. I’m feeling a bit jaded by it all. The reality is that we African Americans don’t always get fair treatment. Our bootstraps aren’t the same. The playing field isn’t always level. Makes me feel like what’s the point? Hard work and determination don’t always count. But I can’t let that consume me. I’m still called to be the best me I know how and to treat everyone with love and respect. I can’t be responsible for anyone else but I can be responsible for me. And I’m gonna do my best to make the world a better place for and to help make the best opportunities available to my kids.

Besos ♥,

CynCity

Influenster Love VoxBox

Posted by CynCity on March 12th, 2012

I got my first VoxBox from Influenster. Thanks to a post from Babs, I went and signed up and applied for the LoveBox. If you are unfamiliar here is a little blurb about who gets a VoxBox: Influensters are selected for themed shipments based on the types and levels of badges they have unlocked, ensuring members receive products that match their lifestyles and interests. Members with high Influenster rankings are prioritized, so make sure to unlock as many Influence and Activity Badges as you can!

On to my box. I was pleasantly surprised to find my box contained products that I would definitely use. Let me introduce you to my goodies…

My box includes a box of STASH Herbal Tea which is perfect. I’m not a huge tea fan. I’ve been the odd man out in a family of West Indian tea drinkers but lately I’ve been enjoying a cup every now and again. Especially when the honey makes it. This week is slightly cool in Cali so a hot cup of tea in the mornings will start my day off right. I will give the Truvia a shot in place of honey.

I got some Ghirardelli chocolate. How can you go wrong with chocolate? I’m sure it will be yummy! There was also a Gillette Venus razor with Olay moisturizers. As expensive as good razors are I’m looking forward to trying this one out. I’ll shave my legs just as soon as I grow a few more hairs and I’ll be sure to let you know if it gives me a smooth upper lip since the honey and I have a running joke about my mustache being thicker than his!

Last but not least the box had some KISS Nail Dress decals. I had a rainbow leopard pair that I bought and I loved so I am definitely excited to get a new pair to rock. The application with these is much easier to me than the other brands although I can’t get them on perfectly. They stick very well and wear well. I’ll let you know how this set goes.