A Birthday Greeting for Ruby Red, Tho

Good Monday Morning, Everyone!

I couldn’t let this day go by without wishing a Happy Birthday to my bestie, Miss Ruby Red!

Welcome to the Twenties Club, Ruby—it only gets better from here.

By the way, I know that your favorite song is “More Than A Woman” by Aaliyah, but I remembered that you’re a fan of the ol’ skool like I am, particularly Frankie Beverly & Maze. With that said, I went ahead and dedicated this song to your special day.

Enjoy your song anthem, and I promise you that we’re gonna celebrate like nobody’s business.

Smooches,
Natasha

Happy Birthday, Auntie Cherri!

Good Monday Morning, Everybody!

I found a little time from my busy academic schedule so that I can post this very special blog for someone in my family.Today’s blog post is dedicated to a woman who is officially 46 years old today. Although she stands five feet three inches tall, she is larger than life. She’s feisty, foxy, and fierce with it. She also taught me that sexiness runs in our family; as a matter of fact, she believes that she helped invent sexy… hahaha! She was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, but she currently resides in Long Beach, California—and of course, as has been mentioned on more than one occasion, she is a hero and a celebrity.Happy 46^th Birthday, Auntie Cherri! Keep it sexy, and celebrate it in style! Oh, and just remember: Whatever you do in your life, it's got to be real! God Bless!

 

 

Hugs & Kisses,

Natasha

Happy Birthday, Auntie Brenda!

Hi, Everyone!

Today’s blog post is short, sweet, and to the point:

Bright on so many levels… and beautiful, too!

Radiant and glamorous with it.

Easy-going and gentle-hearted.

Never seen without her precious smile.

Delightfully dedicated to delivering tender-loving care to all she meets.

Always passionate about making sure her littlest patients are well taken care of.

Happy 47^th Birthday to my fantabulous auntie—and a damn good pediatric nurse to boot (please excuse my language… LOL).

Love you lots, Auntie Brenda. May The Good Lord continue to bless and keep you on this day, forever, and always.

Hugs & Kisses,

Natasha

Break Out the Stress Reduction Kit, Y'all!

Hi, Everyone!

First of all, I want to wish a Happy 33^rd Birthday to my homey Howie D. I’m sure he already knows how blessed he is, but I still pray that God continues to bless him on this day, forever, and always. Oh, and I trust that Miss Jessica will treat him someplace nice!

Y’all, I gotta make an announcement: I am so freakin’ burnt out that it’s ridiculous. Apparently, my professors and instructors up here at Rust don’t feel like I have enough on my plate, so they’ve decided to give us pop quizzes this past Wednesday… I’m talking about when I first walked in the classroom and sat down, all my respective teachers told us to put up our books and take out a pencil. I can tell y’all this: I aced the General Psychology pop quiz, as well as the Psychology of Exceptional Students class. Now, as for that Intermediate Algebra class… well, I will gladly admit that I didn’t ace it, but I didn’t fail it, either. There were fifteen questions on that damn quiz, and somehow someway, I got twelve correct! My instructor paid me a compliment and said that I am an “above average mathematician.” I was quick to tell my instructor that I have never been accused of being a math whiz, to which he said, “Oh, stop being so modest, Miss Stewart?”

Who’s being modest? I’m tellin’ the truth—I’ve never been accused of excelling in math, and it’s very possible that I will retain that record in the future!

Well, anyway, as y’all can tell by the visual aid in today’s blog post, I have been tempted to use this stress reduction kit. Now, I realize that it says to place the kit on a firm surface, but I like to think outside the box—I placed the kit on my pillow and then I followed the directions inside the circle… hahaha! After reading Rule #4, I took it upon myself to make the necessary precautions, especially considering the rough ass week that I had; yet and still, I realize and recognize that all of this hard work is helping me to become the greatest kindergarten teacher in the whole world.

But right now, I need to just plop down on my bed and catch up on some sleep—I’ll holla at y’all later!

Hugs & Kisses,

Natasha

The Ultimate Decision of Sorority Life

Hi, Everyone!

This is what some may call a very rare occasion, isn’t it? Hahaha!

Ordinarily, I wouldn’t post a blog entry in the evening, but seeing as how I found some time from my very busy schedule to holla at y’all for a moment, I decided to go ahead and take advantage of a great situation.

Well, let’s just get right on down to the nitty-gritty.

All things considered, I’m sure y’all have noticed that I haven’t really talked that much about joining a sorority, and I have a perfectly good reason as to why: You see, while I am still highly interested in sorority life, I have decided that now is not the time for me to concern myself with such.  There is a huge part of me that has me focused on my academic studies; besides, not only am I focused on becoming a great kindergarten teacher, but I’m also focused on setting a good example for the younger female generation. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not saying that sorority life will hinder or deter a young woman from being the best that she can be; I’m just saying that right now, the sorority life is not for me.

And yet for some reason, my heart is still with Zeta Phi Beta, albeit for one reason only, and that reason has everything to do with the colors of my future college alma mater.

By the way: It broke my heart to tell Mrs. Nyan the bittersweet news when she approached me yesterday. She asked me point blank if I made a decision on which sorority I would join, and in doing so, she was nudging my shoulder incessantly. I told Mrs. Nyan that I had to follow my heart, and my heart was with the Zetas. I also told her that even though I wanted to be a Zeta, I didn’t have the time to fully commit—at least, not this year, anyway. Well, y’all, Mrs. Nyan was a touch disappointed (she is a proud AKA after all), but she understood my decision. “But if you ever change your mind between now and two months before you graduate, let me know—we’ll take real good care of you,” she smiled.

I gotta hand it to Mrs. Nyan—she’s doing everything she can to see that get that pink-and-green education!

Well, y’all—there it is. I don’t know what the future holds for me next year or the year after that (a lot can change between now and then), but I’m just saying that I’ve gotta follow my heart right now, and right now, I just don’t have the time for anything other than the world of academia.

Like I said: There’s always next year, right?

Hugs & Kisses,

Natasha

Feeling Refreshed and Energized!

Hi, Everyone!

I really didn’t expect to write a blog post for today, but I figured that I may as well do so; besides, I miss talking to y’all and giving y’all updates on my life as a future Rust alumna.

I trust that you all are enjoying this beautiful Saturday—Lord knows I am! I wanna state for the record: That was the best sleep I ever had! I feel so refreshed and energized, and y’all really can’t blame me, considering all the homework and classwork that I had to do in just this week alone.

How do I know I had a great night’s sleep? Well, let’s just put it this way: The last thing I remember, Ruby and I were having a conversation about what we plan to do after we graduate in the next two years, and then the next thing I knew, it was a brand-new day. I woke up a little after 10am CST this morning, and Ruby’s been teasing me for the past hour or so; she says that I was talking about how my Gramma Jewel may start a cheering section, and then I started trailing off talking about peanut butter cupcakes. Now, I really don’t remember any of that, but if that’s true, then that’s probably where I started noddin’ off. And it didn’t help matters none that I was lying down on my bed!

Well, I guess I had better get going… it’s not that I’ve got a busy day planned ahead of me, but I really don’t have any news for y’all right now. If something exciting comes up, though, I’ll definitely let y’all know, but in the meantime, y’all take care and have a great rest-of-the-weekend.

Smooches,

Natasha

Long Time, No Holla!

Hi, Everyone—and Happy Friday!

Can I keep it real with y’all for a minute? I just have to make a quick public service announcement: All things considered, college life is beautiful. Granted, the fourth and final module of this, my sophomore year, is really kickin’ my ass, but I love it—I really do! And I gotta point out that my General Psychology class is really helping me understand my Psychology of Exceptional Students class… well, at least the psychology of it all, anyway.

By the way: Mama, if you’re reading this blog post (as I’m sure you are), then I want to apologize for my cussin’ earlier… hahaha! Y’all should know by now that my mama didn’t raise me that way, nor does she play that. I would, however, like to explain what I mean when I say that these classes are kickin’ my ass (I know I said it again): I’m merely referring to all of this classwork and homework that I have been receiving ever since the beginning of this module.

But yet and still, I am enjoying every minute of it!

Well, I really hate to cut this blog post short, but I’ve got to do so. Notwithstanding all my classes and college life in general, I plan to catch up on some surefire bonafide well-deserved sleep this weekend. As you know, the time changed last weekend, causing us to lose an hour’s sleep but gain an hour in the day. You know, speaking of Daylight Savings Time, I remember when it used to take place in the first Sunday of April, but then they changed in 2007. I really don’t know how to feel about that, y’all… hahaha!

Alright, I’ll holla at y’all next week, but in the meantime, please say a prayer for your girl.

Hugs & Kisses,

Natasha

A Bittersweet Blockbuster Announcment

Happy Friday, Everyone!

Let me go on record and say that I am so freakin’ gladly excited that Friday is here! Y’all have probably noticed that the last time I talked to y’all was just two days ago… and then again, you can’t really blame me; after all, I’ve gotten super busy all of a sudden with these here classes!

Let me tell y’all about this crazy-ass week I had—just in these past couple of days: First of all, I thank God that my Psychology of Exceptional Students class is on Mondays and Wednesdays only, or otherwise I would be burnt out completely. Y’all may think I’m crazy when I say this, but in each and every one of my classes, I have had nothing but nonstop homework assignments. Now, I don’t ordinarily say this, but it’s warranted this time: This here is just crazy as hell! This is pandemonium in the world of academia! Hahaha!

And speaking of my busy academic lifestyle, I have an important yet albeit bittersweet announcement that I have to make: Judging by the ton of work that I had to do just in this week alone, it looks as though I won’t have time to make blog posts as I would like to; therefore, I will only be posting blogs on Fridays and Saturdays. Of course, there may be exceptions to the rule, but until those times come, I will have to check in with y’all on the weekends. And at the same time, you may or may not hear from me on tomorrow—hell, I’ve been working like mad, don’tcha know.

Well, with that said, I guess I had better take advantage of a great opportunity and get some rest in. Just in case y’all don’t hear from me tomorrow, I want you to have a great weekend. Take care and God Bless.

Hugs & Kisses,

Natasha

Congratulations, Paul Bearer!

Hi, Everyone!

Y’all ain’t gonna believe this, but Rust College is workin’ a sista! Therefore, today’s blog post is gonna be a short one. It’s amazing that I managed to somehow carve out some time out—and rightfully so. After all, today’s blog post is dedicated to a guy who did so much in the wrestling business, yet was taken away from us too soon.

It was exactly one year ago today that we bid farewell to one Mr. William Alvin Moody, who passed away at just 58 years old. Everyone in the wrestling world knew Mr. Moody better as the legendary Paul Bearer. With his ghostly facial expressions and his over-the-top excitement in his voice, Paul Bearer is most definitely a household name… OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH, YYEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Here it is a year later, and it was just brought to my attention that Mr. Moody will be inducted into this year’s WWE Hall of Fame.

Though it is not yet known who will induct him (I hope Kane and Undertaker both do the honors), I must say that Mr. Moody is truly deserving of such an accolade. Although I know him better as Paul Bearer, I am aware of his Percy Pringle III persona, thanks in part to YouTube and other wrestling historians. My favorite Paul Bearer memory would have to be the time that he returned to the WWE in the year 2000, to accompany Kane’s triumphant return.

Congratulations, Mr. Moody—you have officially been immortalized in the annals of professional wrestling… OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH, YYEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Hugs & Kisses,

Natasha

Taking It Up A Notch in the Final Module

Hi, Everyone!

Well, y’all—we made it! We have officially entered the Fourth Module, and I am ultra-excited because this is gonna be the busiest module of my sophomore year. Check this out, y’all: I’ve got General Psychology at 8am CST, then there’s Mathematics for Elementary Teachers at 10:30am CST, and then there’s Intermediate Algebra at 1pm CST (I had to take a math elective, and this was the best one that I could choose. Now, as if that ain’t enough, I’m taking a 6pm CST class on Mondays and Wednesdays only, called Psychology of Exceptional Students. That class sounds like it’s gonna be some kinda interesting, and it also sounds like fun, too. I kinda can’t wait to take that 6pm class, because it kinda makes me wonder if I’m an exceptional student. As a matter of fact, that brings to mind a thought-provoking question: What are the characteristics of an exceptional student?

I shall find out this evening in my inaugural class session.

Oh, and lest I forget, I also want to let y’all know the results of my finals. Now, I’m really trying not to brag when I say this, but I was untouchable in my final exams. I know for a fact that I aced my Language Arts K-8 final, but when time came for me to take my Spanish II final… well, let me put it in a very delicate tone: I was like a whisper in the wind—y’all couldn’t see me! I zipped past that Spanish II final like it was nothing… I mean, I got every question correct. Hell, I even got the bonus question correct! Although it was optional, I still answered the question; I was asked to write a paragraph about an influence in my life, and I chose my Uncle Anthony. I don’t remember all that I had written, but I do know that I said: Mi tío Antonio es una gran influencia en mi vida, simplemente porque él es un maestro legendario, al igual que su padre antes que él. I basically said that my Uncle Anthony is a great influence in my life on account of he is a great teacher, much like my Grampa Clark.

And now, we enter the Fourth Module. So much is to be expected of me, but much like my personal theme song: Puedo y voy a llegar hasta el final. Puede ser difícil, pero voy a hacerlo, porque soy Natasha Renee Stewart, y yo soy un voz en este mundo!

I’ll holla at y’all later.

Smooches,

Natasha