One of my favorite pics of Mom!...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

I never thought a girls lunch at Red Lobster would change my life forever, but it did! That day in February 1997, I met my bestie! It was your warmth, your laugh and your ease that made me say “I want to hang out with her”. We planned our first outing — to meet at Skyline gym to workout. What the hell? Why? Who were those girls? I don’t know who they were, but I guess it worked for that...

Zach: There is so many things I love about my mom it’s very hard to narrow it to 3. It’s also very hard to describe her since she is “interesting” to say the least. My first thing I love is how chill and laid back she is. Yes we fight more than anyone else and she gets my ass but the other 99% she is very enjoyable person to be around. I can talk to her as a friend and...

Evan: She always tells you what she thinks no matter what. She values experiences over material things. She’s the best cook I know....

August 1988….  The actual date I cannot recall- 32 years ago! I was scared.  Alone for the first time in my 18 years. My room number was actually 18.  Due to a mix up, I was not placed in the same room/dorm as my high school friend. I was READY TO GO!  After trying to catch up with my high school friend with no success the first couple of days, I figured that I would just stay in my room...

My Sister/Friend is about to turn the Big 5 – 0!  Whoot! Whoot!  Since the day I met you on August 20, 1988, you have been an intricate part of my life!  You are not a friend, you are a part of my family and I thank God for bringing us together!  Words cannot express how much you mean to me!  You were literally my saving grace on that day in August on the campus of Tuskegee University and I...

My favorite birthday of all time was my first birthday.  Not because of the party, the balloons or the cake – but because it’s the day that you were born.  December 14th.  While we technically share that date as a birthday, it is the date that I celebrate you because I feel so fortunate that you were born and able to come into my life.  While historically time is tracked as either “B.C.” or “A.D”, I can measure my life...

Randi, It’s 30 days until your big day – Your 50th birthday! You are so special, and we love you so much! To celebrate you, every morning for the next 30 days you will receive random love letters from your “fam” to let you know how much we love you and how much you mean to us. You will receive our “Love Letters” and favorite pictures of you and the memories we made with you! Every morning for the next...