Friday, August 26, 2011

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Dog mourns at casket of fallen Navy SEAL







Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson lay in a coffin, draped in an American flag, in front of a tearful audience mourning his death in Afghanistan. Soon an old friend appeared, and like a fellow soldier on a battlefield, his loyal dog refused to leave him behind.



Tumilson’s Labrador retriever, Hawkeye, was photographed lying by Tumilson’s casket in a heart-wrenching image taken at the funeral service in Tumilson’s hometown of Rockford, Iowa, earlier this week. Hawkeye walked up to the casket at the beginning of the service and then dropped down with a heaving sigh as about 1,500 mourners witnessed a dog accompanying his master until the end, reported CBS.



The photo was snapped by Tumilson’s cousin, Lisa Pembleton, and posted on her Facebook page in memory of the San Diego resident. Tumilson, 35, was one of 30 American troops, including 22 Navy SEALs, who were killed when a Taliban insurgent shot down a Chinook helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade on Aug. 6.


“I felt compelled to take one photo to share with family members that couldn't make it or couldn't see what I could from the aisle,” Pembleton wrote on her Facebook page. “To say that he was an amazing man doesn't do him justice. The loss of Jon to his family, military family and friends is immeasurable.’’

Hawkeye was such a huge part of Tumilson’s life that Tumilson’s family followed the dog down the aisle as they entered the service in front of a capacity crowd in the gymnasium at the Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School. Hawkeye then followed Tumilson’s good friend, Scott Nichols, as Nichols approached the stage to give a speech. As Nichols prepared to memorialize his friend, Hawkeye dutifully laid down near the casket.


The youngest of three children, Tumilson had wanted to be a Navy SEAL since he was a teenager. Friends and his two older sisters remembered a fearless soldier, and a Power Point presentation was shown that illustrated Tumilson’s active life outside of the military, which included scuba diving, martial arts, and triathlons.


"If J.T. had known he was going to be shot down when going to the aid of others, he would have went anyway," friend Boe Nankivel said at the service.


“Your dreams were big and seemed impossible to nearly everyone on the outside," his sister, Kristie Pohlman, said at the service. "I always knew you'd somehow do what you wanted."
As for Hawkeye, the loyal Labrador will now be owned by Nichols, Tumilson’s friend.


Aaliyah - At Your Best (You Are Love)

R.I.P Aaliyah...10 years have gone by too fast for sure.




Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Through Sickness and Health....

So yesterday after 2 days of headaches I had to finally go to the ER and get myself all checked out... It was a scary time but my Prince Charming was there for me (as always). I'm so BLESSED and THANKFUL to have him in my life. He has been the strength I needed to get through many a broken road and without him, I would not be whole. I Love Me Some Him..... <3

Monday, August 15, 2011

Drop a Size in 2 weeks....Healthy Living

6 Goals:

1. Log Your Calories:

Set your daily calorie budget with the BMI calculator first, then track, track, track. Studies show that by simply writing down what you eat, you will eat less.

Goal: 1 Log in/day

2. Veg Out:

The USDA’s new nutritional guidelines recommend filling half you plate at every meal with vegetables and fruits, and the other half with whole grains and protein.

Goal 2: 1 “Plate” of fruits and vegetable/day

3. Put Down The Pop:

For two weeks, cut all soda out of your diet. Even diet soda has been linked to weight gain and obesity.

Goal: Limit: 0 sodas/day

4. Get Moving:

Aerobic exercise burns fat, and improves your overall health. It doesn’t matter what you do, just get your heart rate pumping.

Goal: 120 minutes/week (or just 30 minutes 4x/week)

5. Pump Up the Pushups:

It’s time to tone! Pushups are one of the best all-over strengthening moves out there! Work your arms, shoulders, and chest daily with this simple exercise.

Goal: 10 Pushups/day

6. Tone Your Tummy:

Strengthen your core, and flatten your stomach with daily situps. They’re the first step to a beach-ready body!

Goal: 25 situps/day

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

THE BLACK MAN

THE TRUTH TO THE MATTER IS THERE IS NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE BLACK MAN.

IF HE IS 5-2 OR 6-3, SKIN LIGHT AS THE SUN OR DARK LIKE THE BLACK SEA, THERE IS NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN A BLACK MAN.

TALL AND LEAN WITH CHOCOLATE COATED EYES, WAVY HAIR OR DREADS WITH STRONG THICK THIGHS, THERE IS NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN A BLACK MAN.
EDGE UP SMOOTH OR SHAVEN CLEAN, BUSINESS SUIT OR THUG OUT WITH TIMS AND JEANS, THERE IS NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN A BLACK MAN.

SINGING PRAISES TO THE LORD AND LEADING FAMILY IN PRAYER, BEING KIND TO WOMEN AND ALWAYS BEING THERE, THERE IS NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN A BLACK MAN.

TREATING ME LIKE A QUEEN I WAS BORN TO BE, NEVER DISRESPECTING, DISHONORING OR DISGRACING ME, GIVE ME CREDIT WHEN IT IS DUE OH BLACK MAN HOW I HONOR YOU...

Monday, August 8, 2011

Deion Sanders-Must be the Money

In honor of Deion "Primetime" Sanders going to the Hall of Fame.....



Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

He Means The World To Me.....



If he were a color

He'd be a deep dark forest green

If he were a car

He'd be a long stretch limousine

With room for all of humanity inside

Cause he is so giving

And he is so wise....


If he were a number

He'd be a five cause he has such a brilliant mind

If were an animal

He's be an ass cause he's so stubborn sometimes......


But if he were a song

He'd be a complicated melody

That complicated fellow he

I almost can not sing it on key

But he means the world to me.


If he were a building

He'd be a beautiful cathedral

Cause he's so traditionally spiritual

If he were a dance

He'd be complicated like the tango

Exotic like a mango......


But if he were a song

He'd be a complicated melody

That complicated fellow he

I almost can not sing it on key

But he means the world me.......


He ain't the reason for the sun and the moon

He is the reason for this here tune

Cause he means the world to me (ooh ooh)

Said he means the world to me

Me me me yeah

He means the world to me yeah

Complicated melody that complicated fellow

He's a complicated melody

I almost can not sing it on key