Chronicles of a Mixed Chick

2016 was a mixed bag of a lot of things. The one thing that stuck out the most: how much time I spent 30,000ft above the ground. I thought it'd be cool to "chronicle" my time in the air, and on the ground, and what may (or may not) be in store for 2017! ☺ Key West, FL - January 4th - 9th First trip of the New Year. It was not the warmest weather that southern Florida could've provided for us, however it was fun. The hotel was right on a canal so we had a "water view" every day. The food was really good and I don't think I've ever walked up and down Duval St. as many times as I did within these 5 days. The Flying Monkey was the most commonly visited "spot", the Hemingway House was cool, but I can live without all of the cats that were there, and the ghost tours were cheesy but cool overall.   Seattle, WA - February 5th - 7th I love this place! Despite having the most severe allergic reaction to the detergent used by the hotel ...

As I scroll through my timeline and fight back the inevitable tears (and putting my fist through a wall… anger issues, I know. I’m working on them), I mourn and think, “Is this REALLY real life”? I didn’t think it was possible to feel so many emotions all at once. However, we knew this was a strong possibility and I’ll admit that I am not shocked by this result. That alone makes me so sad. I’m afraid . As an African American, I’m not regarded as human because of the color of my skin. I’m afraid . As a woman, I’m told by those who don’t have my body parts what I should be doing with my body parts. I’m afraid . As an LGBT human, what the shape of my future family could (now) look like and those at the top exuding all resources so that they can prevent my basic human right to be happy. I’m afraid . But I am not shocked. We knew in the deepest parts of our gut that this could happen. We knew that there were members of our families; our social ...