Keeping the Dream...

This past weekend was so amazing. I cannot believe how blessed I truly am. It still blows my mind how incredible it has been. I gave up going to the Collegiate 100 retreat to stay in Lubbock to perform on Saturday in a play titled "Keeping the Dream" and to perform at The Red Carpet Woman hosted by the Powder Room Women's Ministry.  I gave a chance to make a lifetime of memories with my friends and my favorite organization to make memories of my own that will help me later on in life.

I was approached by Lady Bridgette Stubblefield and Pastor Stubblefield to come up with a poem for the occasion. It was a huge honor. Then that evening I performed along side some amazingly talented performers. The play blew my mind. We had the liberty to perform the play Friday afternoon to the girls of Project New, a mentoring project that I have just embarked on with the Women of Collegiate 100. I received amazing feedback at every performance and I just felt elevated. We will be performing "Keeping the Dream" again April 17th. I hope I can add some more powerful pieces to it, if they'll let me.

I'm not sure where this poetry thing is going or where it will take me, but I'm starting to love the feeling of being on stage and forcing people to feel my words, how I want them to experience it. Now I take a great sense of pride in standing on stage and sharing these poems that tell the stories of my life, of my soul. InshaAllah it's making some type of difference.

I guess you could say, I found my way.

Performing for Project New
jeans via pacsun
shirt via ralph lauren
sweater via forever 21
bowtie via jcpenny's
hijab via gift

The lovely cast of Keeping the Dream

Opening scene

dress via forever 21
top via forever 21
bracelet via forever 21
necklace via agaci
earrings via forever 21
hijab via gift
pin via 100 Collegiate

Senior Pictures...

It truly pays off being active in the community around you. I took my senior pictures at the Spirit Ranch, which is such an amazingly beautiful place. I love the atmosphere, the staff, and all that they do for people who come there. If you've never had the honor of going, you should try sometime. Even if it's just for a tour.

I had the pleasure of attending for my first time with Mentor Tech, and have been there several times since. Walking through the grounds while taking my pictures truly brought back all the memories that I had there. From bonding with my protege's from Dunbar Middle School and my fellow PAC Leaders, jumping off the pole with Thomas and Keshia, or sharing stories over a cup of coffee. The Spirit Ranch is a vital part of my experience in college. Man how I'm going to miss that place.

Sorry I've been a little MIA. With school, work, lab, grad school applications, job applications, packing, Platform planning, my graduation party, and preparing for all my family that's coming into town for my graduation, it's been crazy. Hopefully I'll figure out something soon. I hate that my blog is suffering.

In exactly 20 days, at this exact time, I will be walking across the stage. I'm scared to death, but I know that I am blessed to have come this far. InshaAllah, if God is willing, I will continue to go even further. Now to the wonderful pictures that my good friend Abdullah Alwosaibi took for me. Isn't he simply talented?