Dear Sis, I don't know about you, but last week really threw me for a loop. Well -- quite a few loops. I won't bore you with the nitty-gritty -- just know that the last 7 days felt like a never-ending roller coaster full of extreme highs and lows, twists and turns. Quite frankly, I just wanted to get off the ride and take a french fry break. But, as you know -- life doesn't always offer us a "stop button". Often times, we are forced to ride out the course and see where the jo

Dear sis, I went HOME! Not home in its literal sense, but you know what they say, "home is where your heart is". This weekend, I celebrated 5 years since graduating from Spelman College. Alumnae came from near and far to reunite with old friends and relive what some would describe as the best years of our lives. Spelman and Morehouse Colleges were at the center of my greatest college memories, and the birthplace of life-long friendships. It was on those college campuses where

Dear Sis, So, Valencia and I spent the last year planning a weekend get-away... yes, a YEAR. Per usual our schedules got in the way, so it took us months to simply set a date that worked for the both of our work schedules. Well last week, we FINALLY made it happen, and it was by far our BEST decision! We considered a ton of cities to visit. Most were big cities we've visited before, but wouldn't mind going back. In the end, we opted for a more charming destination -- Charlest

Dear Sis, I knew something was wrong. I didn't even have to get out of bed to find out. I turned over and there were the notifications. CNN, People, The Washington Post - all running similar headlines: "At least 50 are dead..." I didn't have to read any further. I knew what had happened. I've read too many of these stories before. Heck, I've WRITTEN these stories before. And, then there was the text from my mother overseas. "What in the world is going on???" That too, was fam