Sun on Sunday

Anyone who knows me, knows that I absolutely despise the cold weather. I guess you can take the girl from Africa, but you can't take the Africa out of the girl...

Sunday was a gorgeous day outside, the sun was shining and there was no wind, so we could actually enjoy some of the heat from the sun.

I used to take baby J for walks at the trail by our house all the time when he was just a couple months old. It used to calm him down and he would fall asleep during the hour-long stroll. I loved the time we spent together then, and the beautiful weather brought back all those beautiful memories.

We could definitely feel spring was in the air so my hubby and I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and go for a little walk with baby J.

He enjoyed himself for the most part, but for some reason he wasn't a big fan of the grass... I guess I can understand since it was his first time actually touching grass.

I'm really looking forward to summer now! I can't wait to spend more time at the park with my hubby and baby J, creating more memories... Hopefully he'll get used to grass soon. :)

One Year Natural

A year ago today, I stood in front of my bathroom mirror with a pair of scissors and began to cut all my hair off. The goal was to cut off all the chemically relaxed (straightened) hair and begin to embrace my natural hair.
I wasn't quite sure what I was doing at the time and there were a lot of mixed emotions... I was also 6 months pregnant with Baby J so maybe my hormones played a role... Looking back, I am very happy about my decision. I have absolutely no regrets!

I've learned so much about my hair (and still learning). I love being able to take care of it myself. I am also glad I took pictures because now I can look back and see my progress. I am absolutely loving this journey and I'm looking forward to experimenting more with my hair.
In a later post I will share some of the things I've learned so far, and hopefully it will be helpful to anyone out there who might be curious...

The only thing about my hair is... it shrinks like CRAZY. It is so tightly curled that you can't see the true length of it.