Day 58 of 100 Days Sunday July 19th

Wow what an exciting week I had! Meeting new sorority sisters, catching up with old ones, and enjoying my favorite ones, all while providing service.  So this entire week of posting will be a recap of my week in North Caroline. Starting with today's post to say Congrats to all the newly elected officers of my sorority. I had the pleasure of meeting, and greeting each and every one of them.  I will make them and our organization proud as we launch new programs of service to our communities. We will partner with new organizations and continue  partnership with others.  My organization gives over 1 million hours and dollars in the community and international. We are keeping the vision alive that our founders believed so strongly that we could and would do! I will continue to do my part in service and sisterhood!

June 20th 2014

Wow, I am so behind with posting, but trust me when I say I have had all things happy everyday! 

This weekend was no exception! I am a mentor, of course by nature but especially to a wonderful group of young ladies through my sorority.  So my second mentee from UT joined the wives club this weekend, and I was on deck to share in this wonderful union.  I have never stayed to the end of a wedding to actually see the bride and groom off, but I had such a great time, I shut it down!  

So of course a union of two young people always makes you think about marriage and what it all means.  Keith Sweat song "Make it Last Forever" always comes to my mind.  Because isn't that the wish of all newlyweds, they expect it to last forever! So if that's the wish why is the divorce rate so high.  I have a few theory's, but I would be writing forever and I just don't have time for that.  But I will share the biggest problem I see and its just one word, "WORK"!

Marriage is hard work, and you hear the phrase all the time. You have to put in the same amount of work that it took to get her or him, to keep him or her!  Just cause you have sealed the deal, and you are no longer getting the milk for free, "LOL I crack myself up!", does not mean you stop working at it!

You know the weekly chats about what to do this weekend, the weekly cooking in the kitchen together, the weekly grocery shopping together etc...believe it or not those things will still matter.  You know why because it was quality time with one another!  As life gets busier, and your busy planning your goals and working hard to achieve them, then kids come, or taking care of family members, those quiet days when it was just you two are far and in between.

I remember when I first dated my husband, we didn't have a washer or dryer so our weekend outing was the laundromat, yep the washateria! But at that time, we didn't care that we were sitting in a hot ass room for over four hours, we were just happy to be together. Grinning and smiling at one another while we folded clothes, and talking about anything that came to mind! Man that was the good times!

So I ended this now, cause I could go on forever! But its work to keep a marriage together and although our lives get busier with time, it might not be a bad idea to put an out order sign on the laundry room and head down to the laundromat for some quality time with your loved one! I'm just saying, do what it takes to "Make It Last Forever"!