“I will love you anyway
Even if you cannot stay
I think you are the one for me
Here is where you want to be
I just want to satisfy ya
You’re not mine and I can’t deny it
Don’t you hear me talkin’ baby
Love me now or I’ll go crazy

Whou ohh, Sweet thang
Don’t ya know you’re my everythang
Whou ohh, Sweet thang
Don’t ya know you’re my everythang
Yes you are

I wish you were my lover
But ya act so undercover
Love ya child my whole life long
Is be right or be wrong
I’m only what ya make me, baby
Don’t walk away,
Don’t be so shady
Don’t want your mind,
Don’t want your money
These words I say, they may sound funny but…

You are my heat, you are my fire
You make me weak with soft desire
Love ya child my whole life long
Is be right or be wrong
I just want to satisfy ya
Cause you’re not mine, I can’t deny it
Don’t ya hear me talking baby
Love me now or I’ll go crazy

You’re my heat, you are my fire
You’re not mine, I can’t deny it
Don’t you hear me talking baby
Love me now or I’ll go crazy
You’re my heat, you are my fire
You’re not mine, I can’t deny it
Don’t you hear me talking baby
Love me now or I’ll go crazy
You’re my heat, you are my fire
You’re not mine, I can’t deny it
Don’t you hear me talkin’ baby
Love me now or I’ll go crazy
You’re my heat, you are my fire
You’re not mine, I can’t deny it
Don’t you hear me talking baby
Love me now or I’ll go crazy”

MARY J BLIGE

xoxo

have you ever been head over heels in love?

once upon a time…long ago, i was slayed…my first love had me upside down…i couldn’t think straight…i was not prepared for how confusing it would be….there were moments of incredible kindness…slow kisses & love letters..compliments & smiles….we were so young…i could not imagine how anything so beautiful could end….but it did…he left me…he left…and he didn’t come back…talk about being head over heels….i could hardly get out of bed…i couldn’t bare to eat…everything hurt my feelings, even food….the only thing i could pallet were occasional spoonfuls of plain yogurt (think of the break up scene in the 1st sex & the city movie-like that)….i would watch TV without seeing…fall into a restless sleep….wake up, only to realize all over again, that he left me….and it hurt like the first moment he left….i would walk through the house looking for something, only to see the couch & feel it was mocking me…when i could muster the energy i would get in my car & drive…going nowhere, trying somehow to get away from the ache inside my heart, to no avail…so time is miraculous…after a while i let go somehow…i healed…it hurt a little less each day…i fell in love again…my life is rich & full….i am lucky….happy in ways i could never have imagined….and yet there are moments when i remember the searing pain that branded my heart & changed me forever….i still cannot fully believe he left me, but he did….and heartache is never gone, but rather woven into the texture of my memories… i think i love better because of it…i cherish & tend to my relationship now thoughtfully & with great appreciation…i am still not sure why my first love left me….but i am so glad he did…being head over heels is good for your soul, no matter what the outcome…it is wonderful to have a change of perspective….so mr. heartbreak, you know who you are…i wish you well & thank you for loving me & leaving me, my life is so much richer for both experiences….true story…xoxo

look for this beautiful wedding in the next issue of BRIDE & BLOOM

OH HOW CHARMING & MAILI PRODUCTIONS & MINDY RICE

camera love…xoxo

xoxo

without you…xoxo

xoxo

“How much do I love you?
I’ll tell you no lie
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?

How many times in a day
Do I think of you?
How many roses
are Sprinkled with dew?
How far would I travel
Just to be where you are?
How far is the journey
From here to a star?

And if I ever lost you
How much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?”

ETTA JAMES

i absolutely adore this location…xoxo