I rarely make resolutions, mainly because I don't see the point in lying to myself! However, this year I will make a conscious effort to stick to them. Here goes:
1. Pray more from my knees and less from my bed.
2. Go to church three Sundays and 2 Wednesdays per month.
3. Be nice to Larina.
4. Get back into my 10s.
5. Save $5000 before August.
6. Call my friends at least once every two weeks.

You've been tagged; you are supposed to write a note with the ABC's of YOU. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag me so really you just need 24 more people. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you - but not in a creepy stalker kind of way.

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your ABC's of Me, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

A- Age: 27
B - Bed Size: Queen
C - Chore you hate: laundry- washing, drying, folding, hanging, all of it
D - Dog's name: I don't do animals.
E - Essential start your day item: snooze button
F - Favorite color: orange
G - Gold or Silver: gold
H - Height: 5'7
I - Instruments you play(ed): radio
J - Job Title: Teacher
K - Kid(s): my leading lady
L - Living Arrangements: me and the kid
M - Mom's name: MA
N - Nicknames: Ash, Nik, Nikki Cole
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Lizzie's Birth
P - Pet Peeve: stupidity for stupidity's sake
Q - Quote from a movie: "All my life, I had to fight."
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 5 of em
T - Time you wake up: about 8
U- Underwear: panties
V - Vegetable you dislike: zucchini
W - Ways you run late: moving too slow in the morning..i get distracted!
X - X-rays you've had: teeth, ultrasound
Y - Yummy food you make: chicken...i gets down bc thats basically the only meat i cook, anyway you want it
Z - Zoo favorites: i guess the panda

100 Truths! After you've filled this out, tag 15 people and have them do the same

1. Last beverage→ water
2. Last phone call→ thomas
3. Last text message→ keion
4. Last song you listened to→ It's About Time That We Met (I felt like hearing Mary J today.)
5. Last time you cried→ i don't remember....prob some movie...I'm a sap!

HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice → of course
7. Been cheated on? yep
8. Kissed someone & regretted it? Nope.
9. Lost someone special? Yes
10. Been depressed?→ Yes
11. Been drunk? a couple times

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12. GREEN
13. orange
14. pink

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU:
15. Made new friends → no
16. Fallen out of love → nope
17. Laughed until you cried → just the other day
18. Met someone who changed you→ yep
19. Found out who your true friends were→ been known that
20. Found out someone was talking about you→ yeah
21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list→ yeah
23. How many kids do you want to have→ satisfied with what i have
24. Do you have any pets → nope
25. Do You Want to change your name? ASSATA!
26. What did you do for your last birthday→ ate really well, pancakes and omelette, sushi, and jamaican food
27. What time did you wake up today → around 830
28. What were you doing at midnight last night→ sleep
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for → law school
30. Last time you saw your father→ it's been a minute, about 2 or 3 weeks
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life : nothing, im good
32. What are you listening to right now → elevator music
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom → Thomas, but he hates being called Tom
34. What's getting on your nerves right now? nothing
36. Whats your real name → Bonquisha Boo Boo!
37. Relationship Status → single
38. Zodiac sign: gemini
39. Male or female----- Female
40. Elementary→ Arlington
41. Middle School → Colmer
42. High school → dag, that's enough
43. Hair color → dark brown, almost black
44. Long or short → a little more than Shoulder legnth
45. Height → 5' 7"
46. Do You have a crush on someone? not at the moment
47. What do you like about yourself? → everything
48. Piercings → 2 in each ear
49. Tattoos: an ivy leaf on my right shoulder blade with GO in the center, ELIZA going up my ring finger, and a fist pick at the nape of my neck, all in my imagination, one day ya'll
50. Righty or lefty → Righty

FIRSTS :
51. First surgery → on my buttocks!
52. First piercing → ears
53. First tattoo → ivy leaf in 2003
54. First best friend → Rita
55. First sport you joined → Basketball
56. First pet → a dog of some sort
57. First vacation→ busch gardens
58. First concert → Essence 2006
59. First crush→ Alex Alexander!
60. First alcohol drink→ Something in New Orleans after high school graduation....good times!

Right Now im am....
61. Eating →nothing and im hungry
62. Drinking → nothing
63. I'm about to → get off fb
64. Listening to → elevator music...i couldve sworn this was already asked
65. Waiting for →Lizzie to come home

YOUR FUTURE :
66. Want kids? nope...hope the husband has some or one or doesn't want any
67. Want to get married? today i do
68. Careers in mind? attorney

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
69. Lips or eyes → lips
70. Hugs or kisses → kisses
71. Shorter or taller → taller
72. Older or Younger → older, same age, anything other than younger
73. Romantic or spontaneous → spontaneous romantic
74. Nice stomach or nice arms → arms, got a thing for arms!
75. Tattoos or piercing→ tatts
76. Sensitive or loud → Sensitive
77. Hook-up or relationship → relationship
78. Trouble maker or hesitant→ a hesitant troublemaker!

HAVE YOU EVER :
79. Kissed a stranger → no
80. Drank hard liquor → yes
81. Lost glasses/contacts →Yes
82. Sex on first date → No
83. Broken someone's heart → yes
84. Had your own heart broken → YES
85. Been arrested? yes, im a thug!
86. Turned someone down → Yes
87. Cried when someone died → Yes!
88. Liked a friend that is a girl? → nope

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
89. Yourself → absolutely
90. Miracles → Yes
91. Love at first sight → maybe
92. Heaven → YES
93. Santa Claus → St. Nick
94. Kissing on the first date→ yes
95. Angels → Yes

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
96. Is there one person you want to be with right now? →yes
97. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time →no
98. Do you believe its possible to remain faithful forever? yes
99. What's the one thing you cannot live without?i would hate to live without a few people, but i can, i hope
100. Posting this as 100 Truths? Yes

Using only song titles from one artist, cleverly answer these questions:

Pick a Band/Artist: Bob Marley

1. Are you male or female: Buffalo Soldiers

2. Describe yourself: Satisfy My Soul

3. How do you feel about yourself: Rebel Music

4. Describe your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend situation: No More Trouble

5. Describe your current boy/girl situation: Kinky Reggae

6. Describe your current location: Exodus

7. Describe where you want to be: Positive Vibration

8. Your best friend is: Get up, Stand up

9. Your favorite color is: Africa Unite

10.You know that: I shot the sherriff!! (LMAO)

11.What's the weather like: War

12.If your life was a TV show what would it be called?: Running Away

13.What is life to you: Wake up and live

14.What is the best advice you have to give: work

15.If you could change your name, what would you change it to: Revolution

copy and paste and put your own answers in. The purpose of this is to get to know your friends better and it's so much fun!

Here are the rules - post this list on your profile (in Notes) replacing my answers with yours. (I didn't have notes...so I had to add the tab....just sharing in case anyone is slow at FB like me!)
Tag 25 people to do the same thing.

If I tagged YOU, it's because I want to know more about YOU!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?the girl Ashley on Young and the Restless
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?this morning.....been doing a lot of that lately
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I love my handwriting!
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? turkey breast
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? a beautiful daughter
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? i like me for all the reasons you like me (and some) so of course
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? can't hold a conversation without it
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yep
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? yep...i like adrenaline rushes
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? rice crispies
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? no and i messed up the back of my Pumas
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? prelines and cream
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? arms (got a think for em)
15. RED OR PINK... Pink all day everyday
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my belly
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? most times, bebe; miss the hardest Mama Liza
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? sure
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? froggie jammies and pink slippers
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Madison
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? ORANGE
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? rain
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Melissa
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? football, in my mind, Joseph Addai is my bf (idk why)
27. HAIR COLOR? BLACK
28. EYE COLOR? dark brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? yes
30. FAVORITE FOOD? mac and cheese
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? This Christmas (one of my favs)
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? pink and green
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? winter
35. HUGS OR KISSES? kisses
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? dont know
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? dont know
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? a myriad of mommy books from breastfeeding to what to expect to how to have the happiest baby (i know, shut up)
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? laptop, no mouse pad
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? nothing. i didnt turn the tv on yesterday
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)? Madison saying Lizziebef
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? uhhh...neither!
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? bahamas
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I'm a mommy!
46 WHERE WERE U BORN? Pascagoula
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? anyone
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER? mutual friend

1. Did you date someone from your school? Yes

2. Did you marry someone from your college? No

3. did you pledge in college ? GAMMA O O-O-O8
4. What kind of car did you have? 99 Mazda Protege

5. What kind of car do you have now? 05 Nissan Altima

6. It's Friday night...where were you? somewhere with Yancy until senior year...then it was somewhere with my ls
7. What clubs were you in? AKA, TAMS, NAACP, maybe some more...can't remember

8. What kind of job did you have in college? lol...Applebee's for a week, New York and Co. for two weeks, Walton Elm. for a year, and peer tutor for some organization in TRIO

9. Do you work in your major? I was English major and am now an English teacher.

11. Were you considered a flirt? not at all

12. Were you a nerd? I still am.
14. Most memorable moment(s) in college? Freshman year: when Louise went to LD's house and showed just how naive she really was, when Jessica went to LD's house and I had to pick her up from Dominoe's
Sophomore year: Patricia calling the room looking for Jessica, Louise talking about Jason and that damn box, going to Providence with Kimble, Dr. Willingham relating EVERYTHING to sex, Staying up all night with LJ and Keysha trying to get a decent grade in Dr. Ward's research methods class, Dr. Ward giving me a R (wth is a R Dr. Ward? lol) in AfrAm Lit
Junior year: going to Cozumel's and Pizza Hut at least once a week, Felisha doing my hair for the low!, breaking up with Yancy, and how can I ever forget that infamous night I showed out in A.A. Branch
Senior year: Frison letting Keysha talk her into giving that man her foof from Applebee's...everything about the trip to Atlanta-the abstract art at Apache Cafe, THIS IS IT, Lent, chilling with the frats, driving around the loop for hours lost, staying at Ranada's, Jameka's fine ass brothers, Ros cussing the man out at the subway station because he asked for some change, all of it, good times, ladies, good times!
15. Who was your best friend(s) in college? Louise, Jessica, Keysha, LJ, Ros, and Jameka

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)? Miranda and Candice Nicole

17. Where did you sit during lunch? random spots until GO decided to take over the front table

18. If you could go back in time what would you change about college? Nothing

19. When did you graduate? 2004

20. Did you have a secret crush on someone in college and never told'em ? Nope, I got that! Thanks Ros.

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you? ABSOLUTELY

22. How would you rate the food in your schools cafeteria? terrible

23. Did you marry someone you went to school with? No

24. Did you graduate on time ? yep

25. Who do you still talk to the most that you met in college? Keysha, Jessica, and LJ
26. Do you miss anyone from college? my line sisters, especially the sophomores

25 Random Things
1. I'm a new mommy and I love it, love it, love it.
2. I was two months pregnant and didn't know it. I told my friends not to worry if they found me in the Gulf of Mexico. It meant that I was pregnant!
3. It took me a month to name my girl. I believe a name is the greatest gift parents give their child. Her first name is Elizabeth because my great-great grandmother's name was Eliza, and I've never loved anyone as much I loved her (not even my mom). Her middle name, Adanne, is Igbo for 'mother's daughter.' I know that seems a little selfish, but in the end, I know I'm not going anywhere. As cynical as it may sound, men aren't guaranteed.
4. Elizabeth still doesn't have godparents because that, too, is a serious matter. It's not about who we like the most or who's the best friend or who will spend the most money. We need to know that their beliefs about child rearing resemble ours very closely. It's kinda understood that she will have four godparents, two godfathers and two godmothers. (We are both very strong minded.) Problem is, we can't decide who. We know two great men, but neither are married and neither have the potential. We also know great women, but we can't decide which two.
5. I hate teaching. I don't hate my students, just the job.
6. I still talk to my students from my first year teaching. I love them so much and am extremely proud of them. I can't believe they are graduating! I know stats show that MS is at the bottom in regards to education, but my kids in MS could run circles around my kids in TX. There's no comparison.
7. My dream job is to work for Donna Brazille. It's something about her that I just love. I can't put my finger on it.
8. When I was in love with literature, I wanted to be a critic. Candice Nicole wouldn't grade one of my papers because I didn't have enough sources. I told her that I had my own opinion. I didn't need to read what they thought! (That's the same arrogance that made me tell Dr. Glenn that I don't make Bs. It worked with her, but CLove wasn't hearing it.)
9. The mommy in me tells me to move to Baton Rouge and go to law school, but the genius (yeah, genius) in me won't do it. I have to go to school in DC or at least the metro area. I'm waiting on Eliza's first birthday. By the time that following August roles around, she'll be old enough to tell me if they do something to her.
10. I should've listened when Candice Nicole and Miranda told me to go straight to school because life gets in the way. They were so right!
11. I'm getting a relaxer Tuesday. I love my fro; I really do. It's just getting too difficult to maintain. When she gets a little older, I'll grow it back out.
12. I decided to grow my hair out after seeing Ranada's fro. I got the nerve to do it once I read Assata's autobio. She's my shero! Once I cut the relaxer out, I felt like a new person. I felt so liberated. IDK if that's the right word, but it was great! I sent all my pro-black friends the pic! I even have a pique with the fist! That was fiya! Thanks friend!
13. I befriended one of my besties because her name is Ashley. We became close trying to learn the steps for a Del-Teen show! We never agree on anything, not even the simple things! One thing is for certain though: she has my back!
14. I love my stepdad as much as I love my dad. I honestly can't see myself letting my dad walk me down the aisle. That's a hard pill to swallow.
15.My fam is super close. All we do is argue though! And we all look alike, cousins and all!
16. I have a serious phobia of the homeless in Atlanta. I know that's a mess, but it's the truth. My hands get sweaty and I feel a need to put some distance between us. Ask my fav line sisters. They'll tell you.
17. It's kinda hard for me to fully commit in relationships because my first love takes up so much space in my heart. I don't cheat with him. I just use him as my measuring stick.
18.I miss blogging, but everytime I sit down to write, I lose the drive.
19. I write to Eliza. In case something happens, I want her to have a peice of me. I write very blunt letters about me and my life experiences. I tell her of my past mistakes and accomplishments. I tell her what I want for her in life. Just in case something happens, I want her to have something more than pictures and the opinions and memories of my friends and family.
20. I have a serious issue with dating people who have been in jail for an extended period of time. One of my exes went to jail for a very noble reason, but I couldn't let go of the fact that he'd been to jail. Now, I only hope Eliza's dad loves her as much as Blair loves Michond.
21-25. When Tan originally tagged me, there were 25 random things. As I got tagged more often, the number dropped to 16. I decided this would be a happy medium! I love you though Tan!

1. I've come to realize that, my ex : boyfriends are typically crazy
2. I've come to realize that, I talk : way too loud

3. I've come to realize that, I love : my siblings a great deal
4. I've come to realize that, I have: a great career
5. I've come to realize that, I have lost : my ability to sympathize with others

6. I've come to realize that, I hate it when : i have to repeat myself

7. I've come to realize that, marriage is: probably one of those things I will never experience
8. I've come to realize that, somewhere, someone is thinking : about me
9. I've come to realize that, I'll always be: a hopeless romantic

11. I've come to realize that, the last time I truly cried was: early July
12. I've come to realize that, my cell phone is: dying as I type

13. I've come to realize that, when I wake up in the morning: I always hit snooze
14. I've come to realize that, before I go to sleep at night I: have to set the timer on the TV because I am guaranteed to fall asleep in the middle of a show
15. I've come to realize that, right now I am thinking about : my unborn child

16. I've come to realize that, babies are : something I will probably never have

17. I've come to realize that, I get on myspace : half as much as my students

18. I've come to realize that, today I: am pondering my future

19. I've come to realize that, tonight I will : not eat dinner because I just had the best brownie

20. I've come to realize that, tomorrow I will : not come home
21. I've come to realize that, I really want to: experience a revolution in society
22. I've come to realize that, the person who is most likely to repost this: won't