Below is the interview I did with you on 7/10/21 when you were 10 years old about some of your favorite things:
Watch YouTube - SSSniper wolf and The Norris Nuts (British)
Play X Box Games in Dad's room - Sims 4 and GTA
Eat favorite foods - Mac and Cheese; Crabs; Shrimp; Mussels and Cinnamin Dots
Favorite Singer - Chloe X Halle
Favorite Rapper - Lil Baby and Da Baby
Favorite Subject - Reading
Favorite Books Read - Sisters and Smile
Another Year 2021 and here are a few pictures in review.
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| Interesting Restaurant we found in Williamsburg called "Food For Thought" |
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| We went to Ripley's Believe It Or Not |
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| I asked you some of the things you wanted to do...to create... to be... |
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| I can't remember where we were eating this. |
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| This is the Coleman bridge opening up as we were on the sailboat |
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| This is the reason why the Coleman bridge opened up for this ship to pass under it. |
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| Still on the Sailboat |
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| We are at RiverWalk Restaurant in Yorktown and you said this was the "best" burger you have ever had and you and I both know that is a tall order because you are the best food critic there is. We also both know I am NOT a cook, so don't even try anymore. You however are a good cook and this year you practice making "Danaja's Sauce" over and over again. |
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| From time to time this year you worked on your art. You love art. You are art. Don't ever forget that! |
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| This was a blanket that I brought you off of Amazon. It was too small and very thin. We put it on the wall then I took it down, never forget that I love you am always with you...even when you can no longer see me! You know I can see you and routing for you!!! |
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| At Food Craft in Newport News |
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| Still at Food Craft |
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| We are at the Restaurant at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum's restaurant. You had a mac and cheese that they made in front of us. The museum was amazing! If I can find the pictures I'll add them to this post. |
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| At Red Robin's I said "Hey Danaja" and you looked up! |
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| At the beginning of the Year we visited the Children's Museum of Portsmouth. You wrote yourself a million dollar check for CHICKEN! |
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| You sitting in a HUGH purple chair |
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| Playing a game at the museum |
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Cool computer images of yourself and other kids at the museum.
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| The City on Newport News was demolishing the old K-Mart and invited the city out to paint it before they tore it down. |
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| What you ended up making...see the video below how you got there. |
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| You visiting Mikayla's college dorm room - VCU - before COVID shut it down. So glad we went so you could have that experience. Here you are enjoying basketball in the lobby. |
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| Here you are sitting in another big chair. What is it with these big chairs! |
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| When we first got to the dorm room, you were like what is the big deal. |
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| Your dad helping you do your hair...and you hiding from taking a picture. |
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| You actually like this summer activity book. |
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| You after you finished eating at Byrd's a restaurant near your mom's job. |
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| You before you started eating at Byrd's for breakfast. |
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| Us at a restaurant at Yorktown before going sailing...you didn't like the food. |
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| One of the days you had your phone. Your kept losing it over and over again for looking up things you should have been. |
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| Actually it was "hurricane" like winds and rain so the sailing trip was cancelled. Do you remember that I still wanted to go and have the "experience" and you kept saying...but Ridea? Anyways they cancelled it. These are some pirates outside a yacht. |
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| Us taking a picture in front of the LOVE sign in our COVID masks. |
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| You in front of "L" for Love' |
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| On the beach in Yorktown. |
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| My favorite picture of you having fun at the beach in Yorktown. |
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| Riding the train in Yorktown. We had to buy these raincoats because of the downpour. You had fun on that trolley. We were the only one's on it besides the driver. |
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| After all the fun for the year...here you are. |
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| At one of our favorite places to eat...Food Craft |
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| Decided on your instrument to learn - the violin - it lasted about 6 months! But hey I believe in just try it to see if you like it. Try everything you think you might be interested in...or...you're never know if it's your thing. |
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| Your back to school hair style...the back |
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| Your back to school hair style - the front |
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| At Barnes and Nobel...one of your favorite places... |
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| At Barnes and Nobel |
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| You and I outside the Museum, it was hot, the sun was in our eyes. I was still going through chemo and was tired. I appreciated and cherished you spending this day with me! |
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| More pictures at the Museum |
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| At the Chrysler Museum |
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| You and I on my birthday at the Chrysler Museum |
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| Before you board the plane to Disney! |
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| Getting Your Airplane Tickets for your first airplane ride. |
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| On Your Way to Disney! |
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| At the Arts and Music Store before you decided what instrument you want to try to learn to play. |
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| Here you are at the shop, looking at my laptop. |
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| After sitting through 2 hours of speeches. |
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| The dress you wore to Mikayla's High School Graduation |
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| You getting your nails done by Ann. I think this is when your nails were very long. |
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| You in your glasses (not sure what happened those glasses). Here we are eating...somewhere. |
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| The kind of car that you like. You thought this one was cool. |
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| More Pictures of Open House |
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| You and your Dad at Kiln Creek Elementary School Open House |
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| Once I figured out that Hampton VA was like Ellis Island for "Negroes, Black People, African Americans" we went to the location claimed as the first place African's came to the U.S. |
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| These are some of your Valentine's Day Gifts |
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| Valentine's Day (actually EVERY holiday) is important to you. |
