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Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa

10.24.11 | 9 comments

As I mentioned, hubby and I recently returned from a 3-night stay in the Mayan Riviera just south of Cancun, Mexico. My friend got married, and I was a bridesmaid in the wedding held at the Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa.  This was our 2nd time visiting this area in Mexico, the first being during our [...]

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Another More Open Letter to the TSA

10.19.11 | 9 comments

Dear Transportation Security Administration, You didn’t mess up my hair.  Thank you. However … … I would like to point out some “aughts” and/or discrepensies noticed during my trip to Mexico this past weekend. I knew I was going to set off the metal detectors because of the 12 million bobby pins holding my hair [...]

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Just Flew In From Mexico …

10.17.11 | 9 comments

… and I’m sick as a dog!    Hubby and I got back yesterday from a quick 3-night stay outside of Cancun, Mexico.  My friend got married, and I was in the wedding!  Stay tuned for a post with a few pictures I shot and a review of our all-inclusive resort.   Unfortunately I was [...]

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An Open Letter to the TSA

10.13.11 | 21 comments

Dear Transportation Security Administration, I love you. You work hard to keep me safe while doing one of my favorite things ever: traveling.  You never sleep. You take your job very seriously, and so do I. You sacrifice for my right to fly the friendly skies.  I appreciate you and everything you do. I won’t forget [...]

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Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch

10.11.11 | 6 comments

My husband’s sister got married (remember when I had her dress) and we had the opportunity to stay at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown St. Louis located directly across the street from The Gateway Arch. As expected from my picture-happy self, I’m sharing the digs with ya’ll in a little pictorial. Like to see [...]

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Natural Hair at Black Social Media Weekend 2011

09.09.11 | 9 comments

I showed you all my versatile style from my trip to Black Social Media Weekend in July, but I couldn’t leave out all the other beautiful natural hairstyles I spotted (and snapped pictures of) that same weekend. Enjoy! First up, my roommate & Show Me The Blog bestie, @XDWebsolutions, with her cornrowed twistout mohawk compliments of our stylist [...]

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Another Versatile Travel Style

09.07.11 | 12 comments

If you recall my beloved twisthawk dealie from here and here, then you'll also like this style I wore on another trip a couple months ago.  I travelled to Los Angeles, California in July for Black Social Media Weekend. I was also speaking at the Blogging While Brown conference.  You can read about that trip [...]

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Cruise Hair Part 4

08.22.11 | 2 comments

This is the last post of shots of my hair styles during my cruise in May.  Click here to read post number 1, here to read post number 2, and here to read post number 3. If you read the posts from the actual cruise, you’ll remember that hubby and I got sick after our [...]

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Day 15 • 12 Night Mediterranean Greek Isles Cruise

08.16.11 | 6 comments

LAST POST IN THIS SERIES! This is post number 10 in my series documenting my husband and my cruise on Royal Caribbean International's ship, Brilliance of the Seas. Read Days 1 & 2 ~ Traveling & Barcelona, Spain Read Day 3 ~ Nice & Eze, France ~ Monaco (Villefranche) Read Day 4 ~ Florence & Pisa, Italy [...]

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Day 14 • 12 Night Mediterranean Greek Isles Cruise

08.04.11 | 12 comments

This is post number 9 in my series documenting my husband and my cruise on Royal Caribbean International’s ship, Brilliance of the Seas. Read Days 1 & 2 ~ Traveling & Barcelona, Spain Read Day 3 ~ Nice & Eze, France ~ Monaco (Villefranche) Read Day 4 ~ Florence & Pisa, Italy Read Day 5 ~ Rome, [...]

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