Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July, everyone! Hope your holiday weekend has been great so far?

Mine has! I had the best Me-Day yesterday and I got a lot accomplished, including taking my braids down..shhh. I'd had the braids for about 5 weeks, and while it still looked fairly good, my scalp itched for a wash. My coworkers and friends discouraged me from removing the braids as it still looked new, but I had to go with my hair's calling.

But anyway, the other thing I did on Sunday was eat my fave popcorn (Boom Chicka Pop) while binge watching on my new fave show on YouTube, Skinny Girl in Transit. You need to watch it if you haven't. They're in season 2.

Well, it's almost 0900. I'll go eat something light and perm this "thick forest" of a hair.

Going to a house BBQ later on. 

We'll talk soon.

My Songs for the Week

Happy New Month!

I know, I know...welcome to the best month ever ;) My birthday is in 2 weeks, and my sister's wedding is in 3 weeks!

So it's looking like this blogging is becoming a monthly thing. I need to pick it up.

I was supposed to blog about my Nigeria trip some weeks ago, but then I got in a car accident and had been dealing with doctors, and claims. But I'm fine, thank God.

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This post is about songs that either came out recently, or I just got hooked on all over again (even though they are over a year old), but here are my fave 5 for the week:

Wizkid- Shabba feat. Chris Brown, Trey Songz, French Montana

Olamide- Konkobility

Skales- Ijo Ayo

Flavour- Nwanyi Mbaise

Flavour- Mmege Mmege

Flavour released the video to Mmege Mmege a few days ago, and I'm just over the whole village-marriage scene in a lot of his videos. He needs a new video/creative director or something.

What's on My Playlist? (Highly Requested)

OK this post is long overdue, and I feel like I should make this post every month.

I thought my playlist was quite average, but when people would always ask me for the song I'm listening to (on Snapchat or in my car), I knew my playlist was sorta the bomb ;)

Without wasting your time, here are my current Nigerian songs starting with the most recently added on my MP3 (A.K.A my old Samsung phone, lol).

Phyno- Fada Fada

Que Peller- Eleniyan

Mayorkun- Eleko

Zoro ft Flavour- Ogene

Falz- Bahd Baddo Baddest

Kiss Daniel- Mama

Burnaboy- Rizzla

Viktoh- Skibi Dat

Olamide- Who You Epp

Olamide- Abule Sowo

Kayswitch ft. Olamide- All I See

Lil Kesh- Jabo

Lil Kesh- Ibile
Lil Kesh- Cause Trouble
Lil Kesh- Semilore

Dj Shabsy ft. Kiss Daniel & Sugarboy- Raba

Adekunle Gold- Pick Up

Koker- Kolework

Koker- Do Something

Kiss Daniel- Good Time

Koker- Kaabo

Olamide- I Love Lagos

Humblesmith ft. Davido- Osinachi

Ycee- Omo Alhaji

Tiwa Savage ft. Olamide- Standing Ovation

Davido- The money

Lil Kesh- Is it Because I Love You

Korede Bello ft. Tiwa Savage- Romantic

Tekno- Wash

Ycee ft. Olamide- Jagaban

Ice Prince- Boss

Olamide- Eyan Mayweather

Falz- Soldier

Wizkid- Final

Burna Boy- Soke

Olamide- Say Something

Olamide- Don't Stop

Olamide- Matters Arising

Olamide- Sold Out

Vector ft. Phyno, Reminisce, Classiq & Uzi- King Kong

Harrysong- Reggae Blues

Phyno- Connect

Tekno- Duro

Davido x Meek Mill- Fans Mi

Patoranking ft. Wande Coal- My Woman, My Everything

Olamide- Falila Ketan

Lil Kesh ft. Viktoh- Efejoku

Olamide-Lagos Boys

Kiss Daniel- Laye

Reekado Banks- Katapot

Olamide- Bobo

Olamide- Melo Melo

Lil Kesh- Gbese

YBNL- Shoro Niyen

Olamide & Phyno ft. Lil Kesh- Ladi

Oyinkanade- Adura

Psquare ft. Don Jazzy- Collabo

Psquare- Shekini

Falz- Ello Bae

Patoranking ft. Timaya- Alubarika

Korede Bello- God Win

Kiss Daniel- Woju

Masterkraft ft. Olamide- Indomie

Sean Tizzle ft. Tiwa Savage- Igi Orombo

Flavour- Gollibe

M.I. Abaga ft. Reminisce- Shekpe

M.I.- Rich

Tiwa Savage- My Darlin

...OK I have to stop here. Maybe I'll write up a second part if you guys want?

I typically get my songs from YouTube- it kind of knows my music selections and suggests some to me. Other times, I get them from Instagram from the artists I follow, or from the artists I'm subscribed to on YouTube. A lot of times, I steal songs from my bf.

If you noticed, I generally listen to the same artists. I have a different playlist for Lagbaja and Asa (I have a mood for this genre).

Brunch at Rosie's

I know you guys, I know. I am not very consistent; and no, blogging is not my full-time job. So I blog as time permits.

So I got back from my 10-day trip to Nigeria 3 days ago. I'll talk about that in a lengthy post.

Yesterday, May 28th, a bridal shower honoring my fab sister Rosie, took place in Chicago. It was a surprise in that she didn't know who was attending nor what was to take place. All she gave us was a theme and a date to work with. She chose Brunch at Tiffany's and I must say, that was a fun theme to recreate. This involved a lot of DIYs, so the only food we actually purchased was the cake. 

We asked our guests to come in black and dazzling jewelry (pearls).

I bought a lot of items from Etsy and Ebay, and with Sade's help, the snacks came out beautifully. (Sade is a family friend and on Rosie's bridal train).

Below are a few photos of the event

Tying those bows was a pain in the butt, but they came out beautifully 

Pretzel, strawberries, & cookies dipped in chocolate & coloring by Sade!

My sis, Amy

Just Another Photoshoot

These were the photos taken in West Virginia...

Have a great weekend!

xxxo,

C.U.

Visit to the East Coast

Hello, lovelies. I hope you had a good weekend?

Well, I did!

As you may know, a couple of months ago, I listed some states I would like to visit before I turn 25 (see here). West Virginia was one of them, and so this past weekend, I went with my sis, Amaka to visit our cousin. This was a 3-in-1 trip as we also visited Maryland and Pennsylvania.

(Btw, my Tmobile didn't work out in WV and MD so I had to rely on WiFi. That wasn't fun). 

I flew in from Pittsburgh Int'l airport on Thursday and spent the whole day resting as I had worked the previous couple of days, and I got to meet my cousin's son for the first time. What a pleasure!

I stayed in Morgantown, WV

Friday was when the adventure began. I'm not an outdoorsy girl, but I enjoy outdoor activities when the opportunity presents itself.

We visited when the weather was "odd". Odd because we couldn't do cold weather activities (in the snow) nor warm weather activities (in the water). My cousin was so disappointed lol. He wanted to take us white water rafting, jet skiing, or skiing on the slopes.

We ended up hiking up the trails and riding a bicycle as they're ideal for the spring weather.

Guys, in as much as I look physically fit, I am totally out of shape, and this I learned while walking up the trail. My legs definitely got the burnout it deserved. We hiked for about 30 minutes before getting up to the top of the mountain- Raven Rock. From the top we were able to see the beautiful Cheat river and State forest.

With Amaka

After Friday's hike, I went home to nurse my wounds. No didn't fall from the hike, but from the bike and unto rocks... after a 20-minute ride! I grazed my knees (coupled with some swelling here and there), and sustained a deep cut on my right palm.

On Saturday, we went to Wisp Resort in MD.

My flight was to leave at 4pm on Sunday, but before then, we decided to go to Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. It was my first time ever going to both. I was never fond of going to see animals, nor water creatures, but because I was with folks, I had to. I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed that experience.

All photos were taken with my iPhone.

Have you been to the West Coast, or do you live there?

Share your experiences!

XXXO

OLIC in Review

Disclaimer. This unbiased review is solely from the writer, and is in no way, shape, or form meant to attack all persons involved in OLIC.

OLIC (Olamide Live in Concert) USA is his first(?) ever concert in the U.S. and of course, a lot of people, including myself couldn't miss out on it.

I remember the first time he tried to have his concert tour back in 2014...they ended up canceling his concert and refunding my money.

So last month or so, when I heard from a DJ friend that Olamide would be coming to Chicago, I knew I had to be there, however, knowing how some of these "concerts" work (I've been to a few), I respected myself and got the $43 early bird ticket- Regular.

Here, I'll tell you some of the things (or thing) I like and dislike about OLIC Chicago.