Renevatio: Still I Rise 2

In this post I shared my Renevatio celebration with ya’ll.

This year I planned a party to celebrate my closest friends.  I booked & decorated a hotel suite, provided manicures and pedicures, music, lunch, dinner, games etc. and the next day we had breakfast and lunch and I had them all dress alike for a   mystery outing.

A professional photoshoot!!!!

Here are some pix for your viewing pleasure. Andrea getting a manicure while Traina (in the background) gets her first ever pedicure!

Me, Nic and Tang In the suite 

The centerpiece I made with great smelling potpourri. I also made each friend a personalized favor bag with fragrances they specifically love, a cute tag w/ a silly nickname and a handmade picture frame w/ a photo of us together

Lolita getting ready once she figured out it was a photoshoot .  She’s 100% natural, gonna interview her one of these days.

Traina, the “innocent” one outside a flowershop  in downtown St. Louis. She’s also natural, I believe she presses.

My sister in law, Quiana working the red wall!

Nicole overlooking the Mississippi River

The entire crew downtown

Tangela on The Landing

The whole crew on Wash U campus

Andrea…ya’ll can’t hang, this woman STAYS SHARP! … check the shoes! check the flippin shoes!

Matter-o-fact, check the shoe shot

The entire gang

Me taking full advantage of the beautiful scenery on Wash U campus and the professional photographer.

Take these broken wings…and learn to fly again…

My hair was in the bantu knot out on twists back then btw.

It was beyond a perfect day/weekend/celebration!  We took a couple hundred pictures so I’m not going to post them all.

I wouldn’t change a thing! We had a blast, they are all STILL talking about it, everyone loves their photos and had fun taking them…and even though everyone I invited couldn’t make it I was blessed by those who did and those who sent warm wishes.  Friends are a blessing, true friends.

Thanks for visiting!!!

Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Nappyness   ~ ini