One of the most amazing events you planned, and still one of my all-time favorite nights, was Aaron’s surprise bar party (October 1997). You were so excited and proud of Aaron and wanted to celebrate him and his amazing accomplishment. You wanted every detail to be perfect for him and you were sooo excited (the planning was fun, too)! You picked the perfect spot (a steak restaurant) and planned best menu. You had the perfect cover story – AA didn’t...

Randi, Everything about you is so vibrant and confident. Your personality is fire, fire, fire! You exude so much light. For the first few years of our friendship, I thought you were fearless. In my head, you were the take charge “This is what we are going to do” woman. My perception of you changed the night that I met “Shy Randi”.   You planned a party for our friend, Lisa, who was turning 40, and a few other friends...

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Happy Birthday from Good God Almighty 😆...

Randi, Thank you for ALWAYS being the MVP and making sure we are well taken care of!  No matter whether we are in Jamaica, Auburn, Cabo, Tuskegee, or Atlanta, you always have our backs!  We love and appreciate you not only on your birthday, but everyday! This Memory Lane picture of the “W Hotel” Downtown Atlanta, surely tells the story of your caring personality.  No other words are needed! LOL! Love you! ❤ Beau & Kim...

Randi, You are a beautiful soul. You give so much of yourself to me, your family, and your friends. You make everything I do so much better. I love you and thank you for all the beauty, funk, and fire you bring to my life! Tami...

In true Randi style, you thought it would be fun for us to go skiing, and you planned a last minute ski trip to Ski Liberty (February 2000). Since it was mid-winter all of the ski clothing was gone. We found what we could on the Clearance rack. I was lucky to get a ski outfit in black. The only thing you found was an outfit in purple. You weren’t crazy about it, but you went with the flow. Now,...

Inauguration weekend – January 2013. One of the best weekends! Thank you for planning an amazing weekend!...

My best memory with my mom was when we went to a dude ranch. We shot guns together and the experience overall was amazing. I probably had the best laugh of my life that day, when we were driving with a man named Gimpy in the 4 wheeler. Love, Evan...

You are the girl everyone wants to have at their party. You are the girl who always gets the party started!! I love you for being “that girl”! ❤❤ Love, Tami...

This picture always makes me smile. Only you can pick up a lobster shell for a picture prop and make it look good! It’s so you! ~Your birthday celebration in Miami 2017...

Randi,  Thank you for your loving spirit that brings people together! Over thirty years ago, we became family on the campus of Tuskegee University and your loving, caring, and warm personality has allowed our “Family” to grow!  Your huge welcoming heart has connected all of your loved ones together in such a special way!  How wonderful it is to have our children celebrate milestones together and friends from different times of your life connect as one. We may not all be related...

My best memory with my mom was probably our trip to DC in 2012-2013. I just really enjoyed this because we were traveling all over the East Coast together from DC to New York to Baltimore to Martha’s Vineyard. I just remember having so much fun especially in New York just with Mom and TT. We did so many different things, experienced so much and it was one of my favorite summers! ...

Randi, I’m so thankful for these 2 adorable faces! Thank you for sharing them with me and allowing me to be their TT. They will always be MY babies – my little loves. They are two of my life’s best blessings! #thankful Love, TTTTT...

Randi,  Thank you for being #Extra in everything you do!  I love that everything you do is classy, over the top, extravagant, and extra!  From the beginning of freshman year, these qualities have been setting your personal stage to create and accomplish great things! Who would have known that two classy, #extra girls from “The Burg” would become sister/friends and become the cash award winners of the “Best Dorm Room on Tuskegee’s Campus” Award!  The matching comforters, framed city skylines, and...

I was blessed to meet Randi as an adult, which is very unusual for me.  My saying is “I have three friends; I don’t need anymore”.  However, when Aaron said to me “you need to meet my wife” and proceeded to set us up for lunch the next day, I agreed.  I would have never thought it would be the beginning of an addition to my family.  That first meeting starting when the restaurant opened and for what I thought...

Our attempt to do a 70s party! You found our outfits (and jewelry) from a 2nd hand store in Charlottesville. Great job 😜 Side Note 1: This was the day AA took his bar exam! He joined the party after he got home from philly (I think). Side Note 2: This was one of those times we sent my Mom & Dad to Atlantic City for the weekend so we could host a party at there house! Side Note 3:...

21 more days until the big 5-0!! In the spirit of birthday celebrations, I have to write about our crazy trip to Florida. So, what had happened was….I found this upscale hotel and spa in Sanibel Island, FL. I thought it was the perfect place to take you for your birthday. The hotel was beautiful and it was quiet and very secluded. Our first few spa treatments and meals were great. We were both so stressed and we needed relaxation....

Randi, When we met, we bonded by sharing childhood memories, music, and recovering from life events. You shared so many Sandra B stories. I was shocked that the two of you were so close and that the two of you were best friends. That was foreign to me. My Mom and I were total opposites. Over many talks on the couch and bottles of wine, I shared my struggles with my Mother. Our relationship was complicated. I shared our stories,...

My favorite picture of my mom is her running from the waves while I’m on the boogie board. This is my favorite because we are both smiling and it is hilarious to look at. I think that picture is the best summary of our relationship because we always have fun together....

Wow! When I think of your many wonderful accomplishments, I have to put your Randi B Conversation at Tuskegee on the list! How proud we were of you as one of Booker T’s daughters coming back to the campus, during Homecoming, to spread knowledge & love! It was a beautiful turn out of our TU family as they supported you & the knowledge you shared! It was a wonderful day & we all were enamored by you, doing what you...

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Randi, You are the One Call – That’s All friend! If I need a cheerleader, you have the pom poms and the megaphone. If I’m having a horrible day, you always have words to make me feel better and advice on what I need to do to get back on track. If somebody has pissed me off, you are ready to fight with me. If I have a major accomplishment, you make me feel like it’s bigger, and you are...

Thinking about Kamala’s historic win and your sorority. You worked hard for those letters! When I picked you up after you “crossed”, you were so exhausted, but you were happy and relieved that it was over! Of course, you weren’t too tired to party! 🎈🎈 P.S. Look at your hair — it’s gorgeous!...

Sometimes life doesn’t always work out the way we plan it.  Having a child on my own was a challenge. My husband and I made the decision adopt.  You and Kimala were there to listen to me as I went through the process.  And then we waited.  You and Kim were part of my “we”’.  On December 2, 2007, I became a mom. Hell, I was a nurse by trade but I didn’t know nothing about no babies. As always,...

Happy Almost Birthday Randi! Love these pics of us! It definitely represents us in 1990 & in 2019! The Three Amigas…full of love, laughs, & shenanigans then & now!  Love you!  ~Miss Kim...

It was bad…really bad. You did this trip to go with me to my sister’s wedding in the Bahamas. I should still be apologizing to this day ❤ All I can do is laugh at the silliness! You were 7 months pregnant. My family had drama for days! Our room was a floating Holiday Inn. We slept all day (you were getting that pregnant sleep and I stayed in a sleep coma from the ocean). We smelled weed on our...

Randi, This was no ordinary baby shower. No silly baby food games. No crazy diaper contents. You planned everything perfectly! It was fun and classy. It was unique. The house was filled with laughs, great music, and love. The Cabaret/Karaoke at the end was the perfect end to the night. The shower was YOU! The entire weekend was magic! I met your family and your girls from Tuskegee ❤❤. Everyone was there to celebrate this beautiful occasion! We all ate,...

So what can I say about Randi as a special Auntie to my daughter Adrianne…  It is often said that it takes a village.  Even though, we live thousands of miles away from each other, Auntie Randi is part of our extended family.  She is pretty much a part of everything that is everything.  Adrianne and Randi share a little something special.  They have a Sagittarius connection. I was just over the top one day about another pair of my...

Congratulations! Your book, Truthing, is published! You are now an Authoress x 3!! I’m so damn proud of you! You are an amazing writer with the ability to make your audience feel like they are right there with you feeling every word you write and anxiously waiting for the next sentence. You have a way with words that makes people want more and more. Your brilliance is remarkable and your talent is endless.  I have watched you work a live...

These costumes right here! You always did Halloween big for the boys. Bravo, Mom! And they are just so dang cute!!...

My mom talks with Ms. Randi and Ms. Kim a lot. They sometimes talk for hours and I can hear them laughing.  It’s funny to hear them call her Beaufort.  My mom told me that Ms. Randi gave her the nickname Beaufort when they first met in college. Ms. Randi is adventurous and a lot of fun to be around.  For Halloween this year, she sent me so much candy!  She was even cool with the fact that I made...

The best birthday celebration my mom gave me was years ago when she made a whole science lab in our living room. The whole elementary class came and we did experiments throughout the day. I was really into science so it blew my mind at the time. Evan...

Our first pictures together Our first road trip Our first visit to NYC Our first time being “grown” together Our first dinner at a “fancy” restaurant Our first time being mistaken for “ladies of the night” as we strolled through the lobby of our fancy hotel at 5 am in dresses and high heels When I think back on our first trip to New York, it always makes me smile and laugh. The laughs in the car ride to NYC,...

When I think of our night in Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport, I immediately smile! ☺️ I smile not just in memory of the shenanigans we encountered by spending the night in the largest airport on the east coast at 17 and 18 years old, but of how we ended up there.  I smile because it reminds me of how thoughtful you are, just like Sandra B!  The two of you have the same kind heart, loving spirit, and business like personality! We...

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Bad Boy Reunion tour in Vegas – October 2016...

You are always ready to go and do! Your love of life is infectious! I appreciate you for always creating the next thing that we probably shouldn’t do, but we gonna do anyway 😊 Sagittarius: Let’s go jump off a bridge. Gemini: Okay, but let’s plan it first....

It’s tough to choose my favorite picture of my mom but it’s probably us on the plane on our way to Bali with us all making lip pics. Idk why it’s just a hilarious unique picture and I think it sums up my Mom and our family in a nutshell....

No birthday is complete without a Happy Birthday from Homes! Nothing But TU Love right here! ❤️ Love ya!Miss Kim & Homes...

Just a note to remind you that you have always been a boss chic! When there was no local chapter for Stay at Home Moms of color, you created one! Cheers to you for founding the Mocha Moms Alexandria Chapter and creating a space for Moms and children to make great memories!...

Randi,  Olivia Davidson Hall…”OD Hall…Ho D”…Lol! From that day in August on the Ground Floor, your kindness, openness, thoughtfulness, and warm and loving personality were evident even then!  These qualities defined you at an early age.  You did not hesitate to share your twin dorm room bed with a stranger!  You opened up your heart and your room to me and that just solidifies the type of wonderful person you are!  That is why I wish you all the happiness this world...

I’m celebrating you and your party girl spirit! You are the ONLY person who has ever been able to get me to stay in a nightclub until 4 am! The DJ teased us with the intro to this song for like 2 hours — and You HAD to hear this song play in full! So, we stayed and danced until the DJ played the damn song. What an amazing time in NYC! My feet are still messed up from that...

In the course of our 32 year relationship, we have laughed…  We have cried… We have had crazy adventures…. We have danced… We have sang… We have partied like it was 1999…  And YES, we have had a break-up!!!  Over one of our most favorite things to eat too!!!  Collard greens!! If we could go back and tell our young twenty plus year old selves that the bunch of collard green was never the real issue…  If I would have...

To the only woman I know who could pull off being 7 months pregnant and rock leather pants at her baby shower — AND be the life of the party! #fly...

One of my favorite pics of Mom!...

One of my favorite pics of Mom!...

I am not really sure what year it was.  I think I just sort of blocked it all out. I was hit with a series of life-shattering events that affected members of immediate family and myself. I was functional but non-functional.  There was no option to quit. I had folks leaning on me. I don’t know if I will ever be able to fully express how much your support meant to me during that time.  I was helpless.  I was...

June 20th 1997 – We had only been friends for a few months. It was a so-so year and I threw myself a 29th birthday party at my Grandmama’s house. I was ready to celebrate. I invited you and I knew that you would show up, but I remember being sooooo excited when you arrived (while I was being country as hell grilling on the front porch). I served chicken and drinks in paper cups -nothing fancy. But, YOU kicked...

TU…Where it all began…where two girls from “The Burg” became family and lifelong sister/friends!  Happy Almost Birthday Randi! Love ya! 😘 Kim...