Guichard Claudel "Gui Gui" Jean-Louis

I have a new guardian in heaven. I will admit that Thursday I was mad, Lord knows I was mad because I couldn't believe it. I mean we were just texting on Wednesday night, remember I was asking you about the Sermon on the Mount? I couldn't grasp what Jesus meant by "blessed are those who are poor in spirit" and you helped me to try and figure it out. Then when I couldn't figure it out you advised me to research it further. But you know me, I didn't my excuse was that I was at work but truth be told I had given up and gotten distracted. Edward and I read it together that night and I think I got a better understanding of it. Then you texted me about the India and John Legend concert. You never answered my last text, "are u going?" Guess I got my answer now huh? I was meaning all day Thursday to text you for my answer and to tell you about the conversation I had with Edward. Reminded me so much of when we first met. We would pray before getting off the phone together sometimes we would pray and just sleep on the phone together and wake up the next day and pray together. My sister thought we were crazy! But we saw nothing wrong with it.

I sp0ke about you that day before I knew what had happened going down memory lane remembering the things you did that made you such an exceptional person. I think we were going to the mall but I had to wash the dishes and iron my clothes before I could get ready, and you did them for me. I jokingly said "Gui, would you wash the dishes for me and iron my clothes so I can take a shower?" You got right up and did it for me. I was telling my sister that story laughing and smiling about it thinking I need to call my Gui Gui and see if he's going to the concert and to tell you what I felt the verse meant. All that time you were already gone and I didn't even know it. I read Ms. Dailey's e-mail and even though I read your name I didn't put it together I was thinking it must be some new kid Guichard couldn't be my Guichard. Then I called your phone and Rose confirmed it and I didn't know what to do. I just rushed off the phone all I could say was sorry like I had the wrong number. Man do I wish I had the wrong number. I texted Teri, hoping that she would tell me it was all a twisted joke but she called me back and said there would be a memorial service in less than an hour. I don't know what gave me the strength to get to the church. All those people love you Gui, you made us smile so much while you were here that it was hard to cry for long. I felt you there the entire time. I saw Justin and boy does he look just like you. He's such a goofy baby and I love him so much. Teri is being strong and Justin keeps everyone smiling just the way you did. That little boy is going to grow up surrounded by people that love him because they loved you. I know you wouldn't have left him any other way. I can remember when you told me, well when the news dropped that you had a son. Sitting in the cafe eating my strawberries when Monique asked to see his picture. The room got so silent, but I wasn't even mad about it, because I knew we would talk later and when we did the conversation went deep. I learned so much about who you were and the struggles you faced behind that flawless smile and all I wanted to do was be there for you until the end of time. I wanted to help you carry your load. You were destined for greatness and I wanted to make sure nothing got in your way. I asked if I could be a part of your sons life and you gave me the go ahead to contact Teri. I'm sorry I got mad at you and challenged you to be there more for him I didn't do it because I thought ill of you. I did it because I knew the potential you had as his father. Never could you be a teen statistic.

I'm sorry that I pushed you away. But you know I'm a punk when it comes to those things, never thought my time with you would be cut so short. So many things I missed, so many things you hadn't heard from me recently. The last time I hugged you I should've held on tighter. Rather then letting things get in the way last weekend I should have gone to the senior ceremony. I want to hear you call me Che, man even hearing you call me "kid" would be fine right now. Who's going to sing happy birthday to me next year?

You really make me want to do better. Even when I was hard on myself you called me your inspiration. Now I feel I have to work 100 times harder to make you proud, to hear you say well done. Gui help me to be strong, guide me give me a few heavenly pointers. I can't promise I won't cry but please just let me feel your presence.

Tell the heavenly Father great things about us :)

See you soon... forever my Gui Gui

Love,

Your Che

Update

I haven't updated about my hair in a long time so I figured today while I'm bored at work doing nothing would be better than any other day to update :). Okay so here it goes.

My locks are officially 1 year 5mths and 10days old LOL! I've lost the desire to take a picture of my hair every moment because they have become such a natural part of me that it's no longer a novelty. I'm comfortable in this skin not only because of my hair but because I'm finding out a lot of things about who I am as a young woman. The hair is just the icing on the top because I am looking fierce while doing me! *two snaps* LOL I haven't become a product junkie and still wear my hair free style most of the time. Occasionally I do a braid out for a special occassion or just pull them to the side for a dramatic effect. I can comfortably get all of my locks pulled back into a ponytail and it's pretty bushy. That was exciting when I figured it out. These days I wear a rumber band around my wrist to get my hair out of the way on a hot florida day.

I'm getting a lot of compliments for my hair as well as family members asking me to send them a picture of my hair so that they can show their friends that are contemplating locks. One of my cousins whenever I see her she's asking me to style her hair the same. LOL maybe I need to take a consultant class? No, can't afford that at the moment.

Back to the compliments for a moment, I guess you can say I'm sorta kind of dating now and black men are diggin' the locks. I was a bit afraid of what their reactions would be but they like it. Of course I still immediately get on the defense when people that haven't seen me in years ask why I made the change but they save themselves when their next sentence is that they absolutely love it!

(No serious prospects on the dating front, other things are still my main focus at the moment but it's good getting out every now and again.)

Hmm so what else is new? Nothing really just learning how to act my age, relax and enjoy the last year of my college education before I hope in to my dream career and embark on the journey of grad school.

I'm happy livin', lovin', and laughin'. Enjoying my napptural self.

Well until next time which I hope is a lot sooner forgot how relaxing it is to just sit back and write. I'll spell check this later!

Smooches!!

♥-Ch3Che

Deeper Than Rap

Monday April 20th, 2009 Def Jam recording artist Rick Ross was “giving the streets what they want” proving that his music goes “Deeper Than Rap” the title of his third LP. Hundreds came out to celebrate the release of Rick Ross’ third album at club Mansion on South Beach.

The night got started in full swing on the red carpet as different media outlets competed for the attention of artist a few of those in attendance were Maybach Music group artist, ( Dj Cox, R&B singer MassPikeMiles “Triple C” which consists of GunPlay, Torch and Young Breed, Reggae Artist Magazeen and Scotti Boy). NFL players from the Bronco’s and Miami Dolphins. Artist Bizzle, Ballgreezy and Sho Zoe.

The unofficial host of the night DJ Khaled kept the party live and in order while hundreds of fans waited for the arrival of the Boss. As a fight broke out DJ Khaled was able to immediately calm things down reminding everyone what we were there for and followed it up with a dose of artist Ace Hood. Ace Hood preformed two of his hit singles Cash Flow, and Overtime preparing the crowd for Rick Ross.

The deep bass voice of Miami’s very own thundered across the speakers through out the club announcing his presence and at 2:57am the party officially got started as Rick Ross greeted his fans and continued to treat them with performances from his newest album “Deeper Than Rap”. The front of the stage was lined with people as Ross preformed, a magnetic pull filling you with the desire to be right there on stage with him. Unwilling to miss a second of his performance of, Maybach Music, Getting Face, Magnificent, and All I Really Want. Judging from the crowd reaction Ross’ third album is a certified banger. The energy he emitted while performing on stage commanded attention. As he sipped champagne and incorporated the entire Maybach Music Group in his performance.

Fans came out to help him celebrate the release of his album and in return he gave them a concert set no one in attendance is likely to forget. The audience wasn’t disappointed as Ross kept giving them what they really wanted performing alongside DJ Khaled, Gorilla Zoe and his Maybach Music group hit singles I’m So Hood, Here I Am, Money Make Me Come, and Hustlin. This was one album release party you did not want to miss. They kept the crowd captivated, the stage vibrated as everyone in attendance rapped every word from start to finish.

Tonight Rick Ross showed that he is the Boss of Miami and the city came out deep to show their support for the rapper. “Deeper Than Rap” is available in stores as of April 21, 2009. Rick Ross will be at Brandsmart USA, 4320 NW 167 St in Miami, FL from 6:30 to 8 for an album signing.

♥ Ch3Che

Practicing

Have I told you that I want to be a PR specialist? Well if I haven't now you know. Public relations involves a lot of writing, and most of it isn't the flowery creative writing style that I'm used to dishing out. It's concise straight to the point and tells the reader what they need to know. So, I'm practicing tell me what you think.
How many people have you noticed with tattoos written in languages they don’t speak? For all they know they could be walking around with “stupid idiot” permanently engraved on their body. Rihanna just so happens to be one of these unfortunate people, poor girl must have crossed paths with a black cat earlier in the year. She just can’t catch a break and the press is on her again about her recent tattoo. Ms. Good Girl Gone Bad recently added a set of guns and some wise words from The Bhagavad Gita, the Hindu holy text written in Sanskrit. The tat looks great there are no questions about that. The problem is the tattoo artist got the scripture wrong! Can we get a spell check please? Better yet a Hindu tattoo artist! Here is what The Sun is saying about the ink.
An Aussie expert on an education website says the first part means “forgiveness, honesty, suppression and control” and is from Gita, a holy Hindu Sanskrit scripture, but says it is “incorrectly written”
Stick to English and Stars RiRi.

Social Hair Experiment

Why I haven't been posting....

I need to replace my sister's vehicle and save to get me one too! I haven't really been updating because my mind is preoccupied. I'm trying to get focused. I have updates on my tumblr account trying to keep that updated with the 365 day challenge. I also have a twitter so hit me up :). Hopefully I can get a hair up

What's been going on with the Diva

It's been a while since I've actually written something on this blog. My videos are normally so long so I feel like I shouldn't bore everyone with reading my quirky ramblings as well. I've been keeping really busy with school, starting this service organization with my classmates. We're striving to collect formal wear to donate to young women in the local community for proms and homecomings. Being involved is really so much fun and once you start it's like a virus (a good one) that just spreads everywhere.

I also recently started an internship at Clear Channel Radio, they're all over the place and their Hip-Hop syndicate is the Beat, there is a variation of them everywhere...like I know in Miami it's like 103.5 the Beat and even Y100. I don't know it's really exciting...nothing went on in this city before they came to town , what was it 8 or 9 years ago nothing I mean NAWTING ever went down. Now, everything that does happen they're normally apart of. So, this is going to be a great experience and wonderful eye opener, a way to network get me out of the house because lawd knows I want to work in the media but I'm rarely out in the lime light. I still have some of that shy awkwardness about me that I'm trying to shed off.

Other than school the personal life is moving a long...been on a few dates already this year if that's any indication on how the rest of the year plays out, then I'm pleased. FREE FOOD lol jk. It's nice socializing with other people my age. It gives me a chance to filter through B.S. people I guess when I'm ready for a relationship I'll have some type of experience and I won't be some doey eyed novice.

This week alone has been a lot of ups and downs! Lost two people due to violence and it's hard reading their obituary in the news paper because they're using their mugshots. I guess this is why I want to be in the media because we don't have that much representation there. Yes, I understand they've done bad things during their time on earth but that shouldn't out shadow the good that their friends and family will remember them for. The positive changes they made before their lives were snatched away. So, this next weekend I'll be going to a double funeral which is a huge no bueno.

I have scholarship essays to write, and I believe that for one of them this will be the topic that I use, the representation of black or just ethnic people in the media in general and how I feel that my going into the communication field will have a positive impact. Any essay ideas hit a sister up lol I'm on a permanent writers block.

Obama came to my city yesterday...I felt so sad because he was so close yet so far away. I live 5 minutes down the street from the convention center where they were having the town hall meeting. If only I knew where to stand in line to get tickets. I sure would have been there, but I wasn't so I missed it and had to go to whack behind school! They even had to drive down MLK which is in my neighborhood to get him back to the airport so even then I could've stood on the side of the road just to see his entourage go by. Seeing that in person is really exciting! I saw it once when I was in D.C. and its just really interesting. Like I said nothing happens in Fort Myers so this was huge. My mommy even went out to see him leave. I'm glad that she got the experience. I didn't get to meet him this time around but I'm going to meet him!! That guy that's been splashed on every news channel and is all over YouTube right now normally calls the radio station every night! I went to school with him...he's really that loud and high strong so it's not a plant that they put in the room lol he's really like that. So, let's hope he enjoys his few minutes of fame. He couldn't even answer his phone last night to give us a quick interview! LOL must be nice.

Well let me eat this breakfast and get going I have a LOOOOONG day ahead of me.

Here is my lastest YouTube video enjoy the madness!

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