My life. My world. Love, hope, peace, joy & happiness.
In February 2016, I was in Washington, D.C., visiting Mississippi’s U.S. senators and representatives, and literally bumped into the late and great Honorable John Lewis as he was coming out of his office. It was one of those surprise meetings I will always cherish. We could use some “good trouble” right now.♥️ ~Shaun
I haven’t shared much about my daughter’s upcoming 30th birthday lately, but I haven’t forgotten about her big day—which she says is also mine and that I should buy myself a small cake and celebrate too. Y’all, I just love her!🥰
The first picture is from my surprise baby shower, which the ladies from work had planned for me. As you can see, I have pink and blue balloons. I had decided I wanted the sex of my baby to be a surprise, so I had no clue what I was having. They were very creative in finding gender-neutral baby items. I was so blessed to have their friendship and support.
The next ones were taken days before I went into labor. I was working my last set of mid-shifts (10 PM – 6 AM). I remember telling my coworker, Tim, that my mucus plug had come out before I came on shift. When I tell you that chain smoker smoked more cigarettes than he’d ever smoked during a shift. Baby, he was so nervous.😂 I ended up going into labor my first night off. Crazy but good memories.☺️
I think about all the pictures I took back then, and I didn’t even have a cell phone. Well, I had one—a big, bulky one that plugged into the car—but not like I have today, with easy access to my camera. So, it amazes me that I always kept a camera with me. Wow! I was very intentional about documenting my pregnancy. Pretty cool!😌
Soooo… many, many moons ago, I used to be somewhat of a gamer. I only liked the cutesy games—Pac Man, Frogger, everything Mario/Mario Bros., Sonic, etc. In the early 90s it was NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat, and then back to Mario when my daughter was born. In my 30s, it was Gameboy and DS games. Then, somewhere along the way, I became addicted to the Facebook games—Farmville and Cafe World. I used to play those at work. Y’all, it was serious! I’m not sure when I stopped playing video games. I used to play Words with Friends with my mom until she began having problems with her eyesight. Now, I only play Candy Crush and Mahjong every now and then.
Anyhoo, the reason for my post.
Someone posted on X—
“OG gamers ONLY. What’s the first game you remember playing?”
Y’all, how about I commented, “Space Invaders,” and everyone else in the comments had named Nintendo64 games. Lol
Then, I told my daughter and she said she had never heard of Space Invaders. Hilarious!
Y’all, I’m old.
Like, old, old.😂😂😂
Gotta love life…
Did you ever play video games, and if so, what was your favorite?
I believe my favorite was this Nintendo DS Sims Castaway game. I played it several times and could only achieve a 99% completion rate. There was this one rare fish I could never catch.
Anyway, that made me smile, so I had to share.☺️
I pray you’re having a peaceful evening. If I don’t write more tonight, rest well and “Good Night.”♥️
Love you,
Shaun
Soooo…
Prepare to be sick of me and my pictures because they are coming!!😅😁
January 1995, Eglin AFB, Florida
It’s wild that this was 30 years ago! How?! Where did the time go. I was so pregnant. Look at my face! And my head.😂 It was really my hair. It was so long.
I loved being pregnant. Just like I love everything about motherhood.🥰
Shaun
Thought I’d be asleep by now but I am wide awake. The Facebook memory above has me smiling because in 10 days I will have a 30 year old!🎉
When I took that picture, I had no idea my life would be totally different two years later. You couldn’t have told me I would be pregnant, single, and broken, and I’d believe it. There was no way!
I’m smiling because I remember that young girl who was pretending to be a grown woman. She had so much to learn about people and life, but she thought she knew it all. Couldn’t convince her otherwise.
I smile at her innocence.
I smile at her perception of life and people. She believed in everything good.
I smile because she was once me.
I was once her.
I’m still her.
Just older, wiser…and a little lot heavier.☺️
What a journey this life has been. I am forever grateful for the experiences, good and bad, because both made me who I am today. I’m not going to lie, I do miss her.🥰
Shaun
This video popped up in my memories, and I thought I’d share it with you. It’s of my Van Gogh Experience from two years ago. Enjoy!♥️ ~Shaun
It’s Shaun’s World 
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