Unexpected Blessings

I'M BLESSED! I just I had to share this wonderful fact with you. I have God's favor on my life and am amazed daily by His goodness and mercy towards me. 2009 was a divine year in every area of my life: professionally and personally. I had my moments deep in the valley and those where I was flying high with the eagles, as we all do. But late in those midnight hours, God turned it around! I feel like doing some old-school gospel music singing, tamborine shaking, soul-clapping, and foot stomping praise when I think about it! As I said in my Christmas reflections, I have experienced so much and know that with each opportunity given the way is paved smoothly for my next destination on this journey called life.

In my last post I paid homage to my suitors of 2009, now I must give a distinguished honor to my fair Romeo* and share how we unexpectedly met. In November, I went on an annual girlfriends vacation to Negril, Jamaica. We (12 women) all were booked to stay at 2-star resort for 7 days/6 nights. While the majority booked double occupancy rooms, me, my sister, and 2 other friends booked single rooms (just in case an opportunity arose, lol). When we checked in, the hotel was overbooked and couldn't accomadate us. For our trouble, we got bumped over to their sister property, a 3 1/2 star resort :-), for the entirety of our stay! Us four were elated! The other ladies, hmm... not so much, but that's another story.

The resort we stayed at was wonderful! On the evening of my third night there, I get a call to my room from a gentleman asking for his friend, I say, sorry you have the wrong room, but he continues to introduce himself and start a conversation. We chat and he asks to comeover to talk in person. Being modest and cautious, I say no, but if you see me around the resort we'll talk then. The next morning I'm walking down to the hall towards breakfast with my friends and a handsome man working at the resort asks us, "Which one of you is staying in room 4308?" I say me, and he says, I'm Romeo, we talked last night and I would like to get to know you. Do you have a minute? I'm blushing, my friends are giving me the OOOOOO, You go girl look, and all I could say is "ok."

In our brief morning chat, he so genuinely shared how it's his first time approaching a guest in this way, but he dared to take the risk having seen me around the resort and thought I would be a beautiful person to know. We had to break quick;y before his manager saw and gave the promise to call again. That night, he went to share some of his goals, previous relationship, and much mmore. The way he spoke to me wa so sincere and sweet, I couldn't help but melt and know what he said so humbly was true. Oh, how I love a confident-yet shy guy!



Since that 6th night of November, we have been inseparable in spirit. We may be an ocean apart for now, but there's no distance in prayer. We communicate frequently throughtout the day, just as we all should with our heavenly father. I thank God for cell phones, emails, and Facebook! These mediums have been conduits that has help propel the relationship forward in building a lasting and loving friendship that could lead toward marriage. I never would have never imagined that I would meet my potential partner for life while on vacation. That stuff only happens in movies!
All I can say is with God, all things are truly possible!

To all my single ladies, remain hopeful, be expectant, and continue to live life on purpose! He will find you! Remember Proverbs 18:22 says, "The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the LORD."

We are all treasures worthy of a King, now just beware of pirates in search of booty, LOL!

Uncontested: Caribbean Queen

This month of November has been another fabulous month in the life of Ms. U. I truly can't complain~ God is Good! In this time in our country where there are so many people impacted by our recession, whether it be a job loss or another life altering change, I'm truly thankful for the steady constants in my life: a stable job, own condo, bills paid, and most importantly a great family and true friends.

My dear friends and I (AKA Thick Clique) began an annual tradition last year to travel to Jamaica in November to celebrate birthdays and enjoy the island during the off-season. Last Year we went to Montego Bay, JA. It was seven of us then and we had a blast. Here's a glimpse of the fun we had. Here's my sis and I at the barefoot bar :-)

This year we had to go back and do it bigger than ever! We set out sights on taking over Negril, JA and that's what we did! On this trip we had 12 ladies all excited and eager to hit the beach, get a bronze tan, go on excursions, wind it up at a dancehall, and maybe even meet a "Winston" :-)



Of course, I didn't have to go to Jamaica to get my groove back becuase it never left~ LOL!

So, I planned to do the things I've never done before this on trip. I'm a native Floridian and I've never done water sporting! Well in JA, I jet skiied, parasailed, went boating, and bounced around on the ocean on a banana boat. I stayed at the Beaches Sandy Bay resort. I loved it! Everything was wonderful.

Once I got back on the ground, I was on to enjoy all the luxuries that being at an all-inclusive resort provides. This means a lot of drinking and eating, lol. My new thing is Convoursier and Coke~ yeah I know its not a "island" drink, but it will get you sailing :-) I did make sure to bring some of that duty-free Jamaican rum for kicks back home.



Although I didn't go to JA to find a boo, I surprisingly found a potential love in the most unlikely of ways (at least for me). Lately, I've only have had luck meeting men online. It seems as if no one ever approaches me in person, but online I'm a man magnet, SMH! So to meet someone while on vacation, who has the same interests as me and in the place in his life where he is looking for a lasting loving long-term relationship like me is something out of a Arabesque novel.



Is this love? I don't know, but I'm excited to see where it leads! Not knowing what tomorrow brings is what makes life worth living!



My trip was awesome I could write pages on all I did, saw, and experience while there for an amazingly short 7 days. I believe that a picture is a thousand words, so here are a few more.

What are your vacation memories? Do you have a "Stella" story? Do tell!