Well this weekend was pretty nice. I had work on Saturday and I didn't have to be on the sales floor. I just had to man the phones and check product. I must say it was quite relaxing except for the customers calling back to back like it was Armagedon. Overall I was off at 5:30pm and took myself HOME to chill out. After getting home was playing around my mp3 player and it wouldn't load up my songs already installed on it when I hooked it up to my cpu. So I immediately get back in my car and rush back out to my part-time job and do a swap. Afterwards I went to Hooters and grabbed a quick bite to eat then made it back home by midnight.
On Sunday we had a women's event to sponsor the Nintendo Wii at the Fairview Height, Il location. Our District's WOLF pack was there to help with the festivites. Danielle and I drove out there and arrived by 11am. When we got there the security guard was too funny and a big ass flirt. Danielle kept teasing me about his behavior every now and then while we were there. The event started around 1pm so to help with the event we put out price tags on certain items. We had about 50 of them in stock and we were doing demo's with the kids and parents to show them how easy it was to use and play. Overall the Wii's sold out within 30 minutes. They had giveaways to spas, a gps tracker, and then finally a Wii.
We cleaned up our area after the event was over after 4pm. We then converged on Lottawatta Creek Resturant and had a great time just talkin. We all left around 6pm and I took Danielle to the Walgreens in the area to get some cold medicine. Afterwards we raced back over the Missouri states lines where I took Danielle back home and then finally made it back home myself which was not until 6:45pm. when I got home I did some studying for a test and played some Rainbow Six Vegas 1 on my xbox 360.
March 31, 2008
March 29, 2008
never take the one you love for granted.
I'm writing this late tonight because I had read through facebook that a former high school classmate had lost her husband to a carjacking back on March 25, 2008. She gradauated from Rosati back in '99. I do remember her and sent her a message expressing my condelences. His wake and funeral are being held March 29, 2008 in Kansas City, MO.
As I went through her facebook pictures and saw her with her husband I thought to myself, I know how it is to lose a family member, aunt, uncle, cousin, as well as all of my grandparents. Yet how would I feel to lose my soulmate, love of my life, the ying to my yang.....the person that I pledged to spend the rest of my life with, grow old, and raise a family? I know people lose that special one to various reasons. It could be to illness where the process is prolonging and you watch while your mate suffers and you feel powerless as the person you love slowly detorates or it can happen like a snap of your fingers and one minute the person you love is kissing you goodbye promising to be home later on that evening.
You wait to hear their key in the door but instead you get a sharp tap and the men in blue are at your door with a grim face and you pray with all your might that everything is okay, yet when they start their speech, your knees get week, your eyes begin to tear up, you start to go numb, and all you can do is shake your head in denial and wish for the day to slowly go back in reverse so you can change whatever happened throughout the day so you wouldn't be standing where you are right now.
I can't begin to imagine what my former classmate is going through now. Lord knows I wish never do. What I will say is this, know that you were blessed with the time you had him in your life. He showed you something other people would wish to have in their lives and can only imagine. Only time will tell when your wounds have healed. Yet know that you have forever to remember the good times that you had together.
R.I.P. - Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel
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Police quick stop at KC park costs man his life
Mar 27, 2008 10:04 AM (1 day ago) AP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Map, News) - Police are looking for a suspected carjacker in the shooting death of a Kansas City man who made a quick stop after work to dump trash from his SUV into a garbage can.
Police say 25-year-old Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel was shot at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday during a struggle with a gunman who had demanded his vehicle. Moments after Fauntleroy-McDowel drove out of the downtown parking garage of his employer, he stopped at a park to remove trash from his SUV.
The attack at Case Park took place in front of witnesses and was within view of his workplace, State Street Bank and Trust Co. He had resigned to take another job, and Tuesday was his last day at State Street.
Police said Thursday a burned-out SUV found in Kansas City, Kan., overnight was related to a homicide, but they did not provide specifics.
Funeral and Wake Services
Brandon Charles Fauntleroy-McDowel
FAUNTLEROY-McDOWEL Brandon C. Fauntleroy-McDowel, 25, Raytown, passed away March 25, 2008. Services 11 a.m. Sat., March 29 at Prince of Peace MBC, 4301 Wabash. Visitation 8-11 a.m. at the church; Masonic services 10 a.m., Alpha Phi Alpha services 10:30 a.m. Burial in Forest Hill Cemetery) Published in the Kansas City Star on 3/27/2008.
Suspect Sketch Released In Carjacking Murder
Last Edited: Friday, 28 Mar 2008, 5:08 PM CDT
Created: Friday, 28 Mar 2008, 5:06 PM CDT
As I went through her facebook pictures and saw her with her husband I thought to myself, I know how it is to lose a family member, aunt, uncle, cousin, as well as all of my grandparents. Yet how would I feel to lose my soulmate, love of my life, the ying to my yang.....the person that I pledged to spend the rest of my life with, grow old, and raise a family? I know people lose that special one to various reasons. It could be to illness where the process is prolonging and you watch while your mate suffers and you feel powerless as the person you love slowly detorates or it can happen like a snap of your fingers and one minute the person you love is kissing you goodbye promising to be home later on that evening.
You wait to hear their key in the door but instead you get a sharp tap and the men in blue are at your door with a grim face and you pray with all your might that everything is okay, yet when they start their speech, your knees get week, your eyes begin to tear up, you start to go numb, and all you can do is shake your head in denial and wish for the day to slowly go back in reverse so you can change whatever happened throughout the day so you wouldn't be standing where you are right now.
I can't begin to imagine what my former classmate is going through now. Lord knows I wish never do. What I will say is this, know that you were blessed with the time you had him in your life. He showed you something other people would wish to have in their lives and can only imagine. Only time will tell when your wounds have healed. Yet know that you have forever to remember the good times that you had together.
R.I.P. - Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel
Story below
Police quick stop at KC park costs man his life
Mar 27, 2008 10:04 AM (1 day ago) AP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Map, News) - Police are looking for a suspected carjacker in the shooting death of a Kansas City man who made a quick stop after work to dump trash from his SUV into a garbage can.
Police say 25-year-old Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel was shot at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday during a struggle with a gunman who had demanded his vehicle. Moments after Fauntleroy-McDowel drove out of the downtown parking garage of his employer, he stopped at a park to remove trash from his SUV.
The attack at Case Park took place in front of witnesses and was within view of his workplace, State Street Bank and Trust Co. He had resigned to take another job, and Tuesday was his last day at State Street.
Police said Thursday a burned-out SUV found in Kansas City, Kan., overnight was related to a homicide, but they did not provide specifics.
Funeral and Wake Services
Brandon Charles Fauntleroy-McDowel
FAUNTLEROY-McDOWEL Brandon C. Fauntleroy-McDowel, 25, Raytown, passed away March 25, 2008. Services 11 a.m. Sat., March 29 at Prince of Peace MBC, 4301 Wabash. Visitation 8-11 a.m. at the church; Masonic services 10 a.m., Alpha Phi Alpha services 10:30 a.m. Burial in Forest Hill Cemetery) Published in the Kansas City Star on 3/27/2008.
Suspect Sketch Released In Carjacking Murder
Last Edited: Friday, 28 Mar 2008, 5:08 PM CDT
Created: Friday, 28 Mar 2008, 5:06 PM CDT
8th and Jefferson suspect
Police released a sketch of a suspect in the murder of a 25-year-old man at 8th and Jefferson earlier this week. It is from a witness who saw the man driving Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel's vehicle shortly after the shooting. The witness said the male had a very dark complexion
Police released a sketch of a suspect in the murder of a 25-year-old man at 8th and Jefferson earlier this week. It is from a witness who saw the man driving Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel's vehicle shortly after the shooting. The witness said the male had a very dark complexion
Fauntleroy-McDowel was leaving his last day on the job at State Street Financial around 5:15 p.m. when he was shot and killed.
Police have also confirmed the burned out SUV they found was that of a 25-year-old Kansas City carjacking victim.
Officers found the Chevy Tahoe in a secluded area on Muncie near State Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. - about eight miles away from where Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel's body was found murdered earlier this week.
The company has added $10,000 to the reward to help find the killer.
Dorrie Holland from State Street said, "We certainly are concerned for the family and friends and for the safety of our own employees and the community.
"The vehicle is so badly burned that detectives hope the VIN number will prove it's Fauntleroy-McDowel's.
Fauntleroy-McDowel was a graduate of Pembroke High School, and attended Hampton University on a Presidential Scholarship. He was finishing his master's degree and going to graduate from Avila University in a matter of weeks.
The university voted Thursday to posthumously award the family his MBA degree.
Ron Slepitza from Avila University said, "Part of Brandon's life was here and part of the relationships he developed were with the people here and it is also a tribute to what he was able to accomplish."
Brandon had just been accepted to law school at UMKC and was a Vice President of Omicron Xi Lambda Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at UMKC."
He was very excited about law school. We actually all stayed up with him the night before he took his LSAT while he studied, and we were all together when he got his results. He called everybody and let everybody know," Christopher Rembert, Fauntleroy-McDowel's fraternity brother, said.
Brandon's family finalized funeral arrangements on Thursday. His service is set for Saturday, March 30.Police do not have any suspects in custody. If you have information on Fauntleroy-McDowel's murder investigation call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS.
March 25, 2008
1st day back.....to the fulltime gig after Easter break
well my time of complete serenity has come to an end with today. I had work and had to get back on my grind. My coworkers were all back except for the principal. he is out because of some surgery but hopefully will be back by next Monday. Today was just your typical day with students acting silly and me being nerve wrecking. After school i went home and took a nice quick nap after playing Rainbow Six Vegas 1 on my xbox 360. that damn game is NO JOKE. Kind of annoying but cool just wish there were more checkpoints.
Any after playing for about 40 minutes I took a nap and got ready for a special meeting that was taking place for my part-time gig at another location. For those who don't know, I'm part of a committee called the Wolf Pack which stands for WOMEN OF LEADERSHIP FORUM. Pretty much it is women who are with the company who were specially picked to be part of this pack so we may voice concerns for the women of the company. We represent our district and we are called the HEARTLAND PACK. last August we had a national meeting in Chicago and that was just outrageous. This year we are suppose to go to Boston, Massachussetts. Originally it was suppose to be Las Vegas, Nevada. Yet plans got changed.
Well anyway the meeting tonight started around 7pm and I met Danielle and fellow co-worker Zippy there. The meeting was to kick off a new group that we were trying to implement within the company called the PRIDE pack. Pretty much to promote positive awareness and support for Lesbians and Gays within the company and also for our customers. Very informative and we are hoping to help in different venues this year.
So after the meeting, i take Danielle home and I zoom my ass to the house. Well I am chilling right now after watching BET CollegeHill from Cable on Demand. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
Any after playing for about 40 minutes I took a nap and got ready for a special meeting that was taking place for my part-time gig at another location. For those who don't know, I'm part of a committee called the Wolf Pack which stands for WOMEN OF LEADERSHIP FORUM. Pretty much it is women who are with the company who were specially picked to be part of this pack so we may voice concerns for the women of the company. We represent our district and we are called the HEARTLAND PACK. last August we had a national meeting in Chicago and that was just outrageous. This year we are suppose to go to Boston, Massachussetts. Originally it was suppose to be Las Vegas, Nevada. Yet plans got changed.
Well anyway the meeting tonight started around 7pm and I met Danielle and fellow co-worker Zippy there. The meeting was to kick off a new group that we were trying to implement within the company called the PRIDE pack. Pretty much to promote positive awareness and support for Lesbians and Gays within the company and also for our customers. Very informative and we are hoping to help in different venues this year.
So after the meeting, i take Danielle home and I zoom my ass to the house. Well I am chilling right now after watching BET CollegeHill from Cable on Demand. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
March 24, 2008
Easter Weekend
Well I hope you enjoyed your easter weekend. this past Saturday I had work at my side job and was off by 4:30pm. that morning my mom was making easter dinner a day ahead so she wouldn't have to cook on Sunday. So by the time I got home Saturday with Danielle my mom had the food ready to eat. She made corn bread, greens, sweet yams, mac and cheese, dressing, turkey, rolls, and bread pudding. All that food smelled so good I thought I was going to have a meltdown in the kitchen.
Danielle and I made plates and ate our food. Afterwards we were watching Dave Chappelle on cable that night. She caught a nap on the couch and I was watching some other movies. About 10:40 pm I took her home and finally got home around 12 midnight.
On Sunday I wish I could say I enjoyed myself. But I had to do some serious spring cleaning in my bedroom that started from 8am to 8pm. Still not done. So thankfully I have Monday (today) off so I get to finish up. (yippee) Afterwards I will probably get out of the house, just to get out. Get some studying done and get myself mentally prepared to going back to my full time job tomorrow.
Well overall I hope you enjoyed your Easter holiday. Take care and god bless.
Danielle and I made plates and ate our food. Afterwards we were watching Dave Chappelle on cable that night. She caught a nap on the couch and I was watching some other movies. About 10:40 pm I took her home and finally got home around 12 midnight.
On Sunday I wish I could say I enjoyed myself. But I had to do some serious spring cleaning in my bedroom that started from 8am to 8pm. Still not done. So thankfully I have Monday (today) off so I get to finish up. (yippee) Afterwards I will probably get out of the house, just to get out. Get some studying done and get myself mentally prepared to going back to my full time job tomorrow.
Well overall I hope you enjoyed your Easter holiday. Take care and god bless.
March 22, 2008
spring break - day 5
Well yesterday was another great day of not really doing anything. Just did more studying up until 12:45pm. I had a eye exam follow-up to see how my contacts were working out at Lenscrafters. Well as before the right eye was still giving me trouble. I explained this to the doctor and after close to an hour it was a bit better but even as i write this blog entry at 6 something in the morning the next day. It still needs some tweeking. I don't know why I'm having so much trouble.
After the mall I go to UMSL to print out some info for my Communications class and go to Penn Station for a quick bite. afterwards, I go back home and chill out until I'm suppose to meet up with Tiffany at the movies. We hadn't decided on a time yet, so she texted me with seeing Vantage Point at the Regal Cinema. Man I don't know why I keep forgetting that we have holidays......because everyone and their kids were out there to take pictures with the Easter Bunny. Funny thing is most of the kids were on better behavior than their parents.
Well eventually Tif gets there around 7:15 pm. Movie started at 7:05pm, and we just missed maybe the first 5 minutes of the movie. Overall the movie was excellent. I didn't know what to expect for an ending. That's how much the movie kept you on your toes. Afterwards we went to Longhorn for dinner and were just crackin up having a good ole time. We parted ways around 10:30pm and made plans to hopefully do it again next week. Just have to figure out the next movie.
After the mall I go to UMSL to print out some info for my Communications class and go to Penn Station for a quick bite. afterwards, I go back home and chill out until I'm suppose to meet up with Tiffany at the movies. We hadn't decided on a time yet, so she texted me with seeing Vantage Point at the Regal Cinema. Man I don't know why I keep forgetting that we have holidays......because everyone and their kids were out there to take pictures with the Easter Bunny. Funny thing is most of the kids were on better behavior than their parents.
Well eventually Tif gets there around 7:15 pm. Movie started at 7:05pm, and we just missed maybe the first 5 minutes of the movie. Overall the movie was excellent. I didn't know what to expect for an ending. That's how much the movie kept you on your toes. Afterwards we went to Longhorn for dinner and were just crackin up having a good ole time. We parted ways around 10:30pm and made plans to hopefully do it again next week. Just have to figure out the next movie.
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