Nikki’s Life

#PopeyesCleansesTheSoul #WingsOnlyTho Fun fact-  Eating comfort food in bed is my number two guilty pleasure (number one is Riesling... duh).  Last weekend, I actually saved a caramel apple until after Gia went to sleep so I could enjoy it in bed... undisturbed.  Read On!>>> So when I got home, I made a plate, removed my pants, threw said pants across the room,…

 'Mommy, I look like CurlyNikki!'-- while looking in the mirror at her bun After 4 years of her joyous wiggling (shenanigans HERE, HERE and HERE), we finally made it official. 'Boogie' , who keeps me on my toes, is now on hers!  My mini-ballerina took her first class yesterday and pretty much kilt it. #ThatTuTuTho More Pics>>> "I'm gonna be so adorable!" …

#GoingUp #WasntTuesdayTho  So Congressional Black Caucus weekend happened and we party hopped, may or may not have party crashed, enjoyed an adult beverage or two, wobbled with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and juked to every pre-1985 song that would make your parents stop everything and proclaim loudly 'That's my JAM' as they proceeded to dance like no one was watching.…

I got my entire swag back yesterday.  Let me set the scene-- Time: Monday, Sept. 22 at 8:30 a.m. Place: sunny Washington, D.C. The situation: loitering in front of Boog's school in a total non-Amber alert kind of way, sipping my nettle tea latte and chopping it up with hot mammas about to-do lists, walking routes and hurr. Read On!>>> After about 10 minutes,…

Hola Chicas, So...I friggin Love D.C.! I love the people, the food, the ish to do, the night life, my neighborhood and my rooftop situation. I have been grilling y'all. Lamb kababs, salmon, pork chops, you name it, I've grilled it. Along with my fire driven culinary exploits, I have also been: Read On!>>> 1. Beasting these streets- I'm still…