Beautiful Ethiopian model Liya Kebede is featured on the January 2010 issue of Elle Italy. Liya rocks couture gowns and roller skates. Photographs by Alexei Hay.
This is almost exactly how my hair looks when it’s just washed and blow dryed. Work it Liya!!!
Happy New Year!!!
I know I’m a little late, but I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays. I had a blast!!! I know this year is going to be one of the best years of my life!!! Here are a few pics:
Sister, Nephew, and Me!!!
Me!!!
Sisters
Every week I’m going to try and feature someone that inspires me fashion or style wise.
This week is all about actress Zoe Saldana. She’s starting to become a household name, but I’ve admired her work for years. She also shares my Puerto Rican heritage. I do have to say, that recently she has been looking very thin. I hope the industry is not getting to her! :(
“Zoe Saldaña (born Zoe Yadira Zaldaña Nazario June 19, 1978) is an American actress, known for her recent roles as Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Uhura in the 2009 film Star Trek, and Neytiri in the 2009 James Cameron film Avatar.
Saldaña was born in New Jersey to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother.
She enlisted in a ballet class at one of the most prestigious dancing schools in the Dominican Republic, gaining experience as a dancer, which benefited her later for her role in Center Stage. She returned to the U.S. after her sophomore year in high school and enrolled in the Faces Theater Program, an acting course.
Saldaña has a keen interest in fashion and has her own fashion line called Arasmaci, where most of her designs are influenced by her Dominican heritage.”
Work it Zoe!
*Photo Credits:Photo Agency, Bauer Griffin, Frazer Harrison, Stephen Lovekin, and Will Ragozzino/Getty Images North America
*Bio: Wikipedia
Hey World!
Ahhh! Christmas is next week and I’m so excited! My little sister is visiting from Michigan and we’re going to have fun, fun, fun! I’m craving some mint Oreos and and chocolate soy milk right now. Mmm. Mmm.
Jesus is the Reason for the Season, if you don’t know, now you know!
I’m also ready for 2010! I feel it’s going to be awesome! I’m expecting lots of good things! Are you? I’ll post pics after the holidays of me enjoying it all :) I’m revamping my whole life this new year. Lots of big changes. Stay tuned! I have so much work to do! If everything goes as planned I moving back to Miami in March. Woohoo!
Here are just a few things that make this time of year sweet…besides the obvious family, giving, etc. Jesus is included!
Hot Chocolate and Sweaters! Love this vintage pic of Marilyn Monroe!
Coats and Boots!!! These are cute! The fur is faux and it’s 1,000 bucks. Whoa!!!
And last, but most definitely not least! The Nativity! The birth of Jesus! The is the reason why we celebrate. I encourage everyone to watch The Nativity Story. It’s a beautiful movie! Mary is an inspiration!
Happy Holidays
XOXO
Pic Sources- weheartit.com and bing images.
Hey You! How are you? What’s going on in your life right now? I want to know…
I’m enjoying a beautiful Sunday in Texas…thinking. Thinking about moving back to Miami soon. Not sure if I should, so I’m praying for direction.
I’ve been thinking a lot about marriage and having babies lately. I really thought I would be married by now, but God only knows why I’m not. I guess I have some learning to do in the love department. I’m hoping it happens soon! I’m looking forward to experiencing that part of life. I know whenever it happens it will be worth the wait!
Thinking about doing another blog today!
I’m totally rearranging my life right now, to be more productive. I need to make some changes in order to accomplish what God wants me to do.
Whenever I do get married, I’m almost sure I’m having a destination wedding on the beach. Fun! Fun! Fun! For everyone! If you’re not married, what kind of wedding do you want?
Ahhh!
LOL! Would I do this?
I’m finally back to blogging and it feels sooo good! I miss the beach sooo much, by the way. That’s why I have a beach pic up. This one is from Hawaii. I’m hoping to go there soon! Anyway…
This time around I’m doing more fashion and image posts. One of my passions is fashion! I’m also working on a fashion business, so why not blog about that part of my life! I love vintage fashion and pretty pictures, so I will blog a lot about that.
Blogging also helps me vent and take my mind off some things. I’m trusting that God is directing my steps and I’m choosing to live life one step at a time and one day at a time. Amen!
Here are some of my favorite fashion sites! I’ve been inspired by these lately-
1. LOOKBOOK.nu
OMG! (Oh my goodness!) I love this site! It’s wonderful! I stumbled upon it on Twitter several months ago. It’s the the internet’s largest source of fashion inspiration from real people around the world. It’s goal is to bring together diverse, aesthetically talented and open-minded people from around the world and showcase the best in international street fashion.
I’m hoping to get invited in the near future and post some looks from me and my boutique! Here are a few of my favorite recent looks! There are soo many to choose from! Did I mention that I absolutely love this site!
little blue indian-by Adelle V. from jakarta
all i find are souvenirs from better times- by Dani R. from Toronto
Love & Wine-by Delmy R. from United States
2. Miss James and Bleubird Vintage Blog
I don’t know Miss James personally, but she is one of my favorite people on the internet! She also lives in Texas, where I’m currently living for a lil while. I love her swagga! She has some dope style and I love her passion for all things vintage. I stumbled upon her store several years ago through Myspace, as I was thinking about my store. I also plan on selling vintage soon! Here is a recent post from her blog, with pics of her room. Ahhh! It’s cute and inspires me. I want lights on my bed and that chandelier lamp!
Love this site too! You mix & match products from your favorite stores and shop looks created by the web’s largest fashion community. It’s soo cool that you can go directly to the store site and purchase any piece. Here is some cute stuff that I’m adding to my wish list. I’m really into purple right now.
Taffeta Pleat Skirt
$65- topshop.com
Purple tiered coat
$120- dorothyperkins.com
Paisley Print Off the Shoulder Dress
$39.99 – ardenb.com
That’s all for now! I’m going to try and blog everyday.
XOXO
New Blogs Coming Soon!!! Got my blog swagger back! Haha! Stay Tuned…
XOXOXO
I received this news the other day from One News Now- a great news source!
I’m praying for this generation of young teens as well as my generation of 20-30 somethings. After reading please post your comments about fornication/premarital sex, abstinence, and abstinence education.
STDs a growing trend among America’s youth
A government report reveals a strong need for more attention to abstinence education.
Janice Crouse of Concerned Women for America has seen the report on sexually transmitted diseases which comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“It’s just very appalling because the sexually transmitted diseases syphilis and Chlamydia now are continuing to rise,” she notes. “And Chlamydia is at an all-time high, an historical high, with over a million new cases a year, which is an increase over last year of some seven percent.”
Since many of the new reports involve young people, Crouse says the figures suggest comprehensive sex education — which she believes encourages young people to be intimate — is not working.
“We have said to a whole generation, almost two generations now, of young people, ‘Just be careful and use a condom,’ and that’s the only advice we are giving them,” she adds, “and I think that’s so unfair and it’s so misleading for our young people because we’re downplaying the consequences of casual sex.”
The only way to prevent STDs and pregnancy, says Crouse, is abstinence.
the love of Christ, the Saviour King.
I am proud to say that I worship the true and only living God and His son Jesus Christ!!! Without God I am nothing! He is my life!
This song is one of my favorites. It is from the Hillsong Saviour King Live album. Also check out my brothers and sisters at Hillsong church Australia. I love Hillsong!!!
This will not be tolerated! I’m praying for you Pastor Hoye. Keep up the God work!
From: Life News
Pro-Life Pastor Hoye Gets 30 Days in Jail for Helping Women at Abortion Center
Oakland, CA (LifeNews.com) — A pro-life African-American pastor has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for sharing a pro-life message outside local abortion centers. Walter Hoye was previously found guilty of violating what pro-life attorneys call an unconstitutional city law designed specifically to target him.
Oakland officials had enacted the law, which has been heavily criticized as an unconstitutional limit on free speech.
The ordinance prohibits contact within eight feet of women entering abortion businesses without their consent.
Today, Hoye was sentenced by Judge Hing of the Alameda Superior Court to serve 30 days in county jail . The court will allow Hoye to serve his time by an alternative method such as community service.
However, Hoye will be forced to pay a $1,130 fine and has been ordered to stay away from the abortion business and no longer help women find abortion alternatives.
Allison Aranda, a staff attorney with the Life Legal Defense Foundation, a pro-life law firm representing Hoye in the case, says an appeal is forthcoming.
“It is absolutely incredible that in America an individual can be sentenced to jail for engaging in peaceful free speech activity on a public sidewalk,” she told LifeNews.com Thursday afternoon. “We will appeal.”
The firm is also challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance in a lawsuit asking it to be struck down.
Hoye is an African-American pastor who feels a special calling to work for the end of abortion because abortion centers specifically target the black community.
As part of his efforts, he stands in front of an abortion center in Oakland with leaflets offering abortion alternatives and a sign reading, “Jesus loves you and your baby. Let us help.”
According to 2004 statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics, about 37 percent of pregnancies among black women end in abortion, compared with 12 percent for non-Hispanic white women and 19 percent for Hispanic women.
Aranda previously told LifeNews.com that the jury convicted Hoye despite a video tape the defense presented at trial showing that prosecution witnesses conjured up phantom patients whom Hoye had allegedly harassed.
The tape also showed that Hoye had not threatened two abortion facility escorts or its director, as had been alleged.
“This is a miscarriage of justice and we will appeal this verdict,” Aranda said.
“After speaking with several jurors after the verdict was read, it is clear that the court’s failure and outright refusal to instruct the jury regarding the key elements of the crime led to the erroneous conviction of Rev. Hoye,” she added.
LLDF attorneys say the “clinic escorts” are upset by Hoye’s presence and they surround him to impede his movement, block his sign with large sheets of blank cardboard, and make raucous noise to drown out his quiet offers of assistance.
Because their actions didn’t deter Hoye, the Oakland city council approved the new law. The penalty for illegally approaching a person to talk or hand out a leaflet is one year in jail and/or a $2,000 fine.
At the pre-trial hearing, Hoye’s LLDF attorneys cross-examined the victims.
The escorts admitted that Hoye never used force against them, threatened them, or blocked them. They proudly testified that they routinely block Hoye to prevent women from seeing his sign.
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