Back When Diddy Was Dating J.Lo....

I am winding down from the day's duties. The red wine is on deck and VH1 Soul is playing music I LUH-HUVS !!!

.... and here comes "I Need A Girl Pt I" featuring Diddy and Usher.

Usher is in Chris Brown mode. Young face, pre crazy ass Tameka and having kids. Suprisingly, Diddy looks ....the same. When did this damn video come out anyway ? I am guessing it was 2000-2001 ? Anywho, it got me to thinking about my 20s..and LAWD KNOWS I enjoyed my 20s.

Those were the days when I could:

1) Jump on a flight Thursday night from Atlanta to Miami on AirTran X-Fares. Totally not going to work on Friday just to hang on the beach and scout professional athletes with Daddy's Girl. I would dash from the office at 5:00 pm, make the 7:00pm flight and be changing in her car heading to the club at 10:00pm. DAMN I MISS THOSE DAYS !!! The only thing about this memory that still remains is I still miss work on Friday...bwwahahaha

2) I would actually cook everyday. How in the hell did I go to law school, study, then come home and make a ham, a roast, meatloaf, yams, collards, etc. Oh yeah..that's right..I didn't study.

3) Back then I could eat as much as I wanted and drink as much beer as I could stand and still not gain any weight. I look at a donut now and its alla bloat around the belly. Now, I ain't giving up my Hennessy for a NOBODY...so we are going to have to figure this weight thing out.

4) Also, back then...when Diddy was Puff Daddy a/k/a P. Diddy... it was TOTALLY acceptable to date jerks. One guy I was dating actually told me that his cousin cut all of his fingers off in a freak accident and that's why he didn't show up for our date. The bad part is I continued to date him. Ooohhhhh, what a time we had, but that behavior is NOT acceptable now. I gets real fussy when NGF follows me around the kitchen. I wish he would try some of that shit I used to accept. Nah players...

and finally....

5) I traveled....and I was only making about $300 a week working part time at the law school in the media department. I managed to travel to Puerto Rico, Miami, California, you name it...with NO monies !! Now that I am working full time, I have to make a concerted effort both with time constraints and money strains to get out of town and enjoy myself.

WHATSONEVAH....Word to Frankie B. Jeans, The Blueprint Album, Wet Willie's Call A Cab, Ghetto Get Out Weekend, Maxes on Saturday Night in Houston and riding down Biscayne Blvd in Daddy's Girl's Acura with the Sunroof open soaking the sun... me and THE GIRLS are heading back to Miami, 10 years later from when Diddy was dating J. Lo and I couldn't be more excited.

My belly may be covered these days, but shit... a bitch is still excited.

Pass the Frosty Beverage please...