Caribana in Toronto

Friday Night


Now this is one of Toronto greatest events and usually for me it is a great disappointment. Prices are hiked. Clubs that would normally be $10 is now $40. Everyone who anyone comes out for a good time. For me that usually equates to crowds and meat market. Yet this year I felt different.I don’t know why. I decided to go out, get dolled up and have a good time. I took Thursday to do an overhall which was long overdue. I got eyelash extensions, a Mani pedi and waxed. It was a well deserved treat.

Over the summer months I would promise myself every weekend that I would get a pedicure. Yet everytime something more important would come up. I would end up soaking and scrubbing my foot in a bucket. Yeah you heard RIGHT I said a bucket (lol). Laugh if you must but no one will tell you that they saw me walking the street with my foot looking tough.

Treat yourself within the limits. Make sure your rent and bills are paid. There is no point to look fly and be homeless.

So Friday night I went to Ian Espinate’s party that was $15 in advance. It was held at a club called Courthouse. It was off the chain. I haven’t had such a good time in a long time. I’m usually that screw face chick in the club that hold acorner. That night you could not stop me from moving. I was dancing and singing into my make shift microphone. They played some serious R &B new and old skool. There was reggae and a little bit of Soca.

When you look at my pics I dont think you have seen me look happier. I think it my favorite pic to date.

I was soo disappointed when 3 o’clock arrived and it was time to go home. Best believe that I will be attending the next Ian Espinet Soul Kitchen Jam.





Caribana Parade

Last year I played mass with the promise that it would be my first and last year. I wanted to have the experience of getting dressed in the beautiful elaborate costume but I believe in age appropriateness. So I think at 32 years old I am a little too grown to be dancing the treats of Toronto in a bra and panty. I know there are woman of all ages and sizes dancing up a storm that is them and I am me. I set the rules on how I live my life. Anyways, I thought the next best thing would be to take part in my companies float and participate mass with them. Trust me the experience is not the same and I will not be doing that again. I won’t go into the details why because I am trying to be more positive so I will focus on that. It is a nice idea to have tenant and staff hanging out together and having the community come together to work on a common project. I think they need a little more experience on planning,

Once we finished our participation of the parade I hung out with coworkers/friends and listened to music and people watched. Caribana brings people of ALL walks of life out and about trust me when I say a few of them should remain behind doors because they are not fit for public viewing but I guess that part of the fun.



Saturday night I was sleeping something serious I only had 1 hour sleep the night before and I had work bright and early Sunday morning.



Sunday after work. (Still holding down two jobs) I attended my friends family bar-be-que after work. I had a great time I left there around 11pm to get ready for part 2 of Ian Espinets party. I reached their house around 12:30am. They weren’t ready yet hell some of them weren’t even dressed. An hour later they still weren’t ready. We left there after 1:30am and reached the club after 2:15am, In Toronto last call for drinks is 2:00AM and clubs close at 3:00am. I was vex. I threw $25 down the drain and missed out on a great party. I was looking forward to Sunday night the deejay line up was supposed to be through the roof. Yet I missed all because people can’t get ready on time. (sigh***) What’s a girl to do?

All in all it was a good weekend