...Where The Hood and High Fashion Meet?

Ok... there have been some fashion trends that over time have gotten over done or what you can say "hood". Now, I am not coming down on anyone... however there have been some classic styles that have been tarnished. Lets go down the list...

1) Fur. Now, fur has been officially tarnished by people. One very cold nights, one of the coldest nights of the winter... feeling fabulous I decided to throw on a fur to keep warm (in which I did). I walk in the door of Vita Lux's 'The Wonder Years', and the first thing that I hear walking up the stairs is, "Does she have on a fur?", with a slight chuckle. For many of years, fur once was worn by Kings, Queens, Movie Stars, etc. Fur was known to be luxury, not "Hood". Now, like I said there is nothing wrong with being hood at all. Now, this subject came about a few weeks ago when I was talking with a friend and we discussed that night and he again began to laugh, when I asked why, he said that he remembered people with matching colored furs and we began to discuss a breif timeline of fur and what we each thought when we saw it... He saw ghetto fabulous (Don Qwan) and I saw pure fabulous (Chanel)... No matter what we both saw where one another were coming from. Fur either way is fabulous... when used in moderation, not in bright colors, or in matching sets...

2) Chanel. There have been so many knock offs of the "Classic" Chanel bags. SMH. If your bag has tape on the strap we CLEARLY know that it is fake ma. Along with the dollar store rhinestone earrings. I was also talking with a friend and he was telling me how he will never date a girl who wears Chanel... real or not... I asked why and he replied, "I saw a bitch in a porn with some Chanel earrings on." I couldnt help but to laugh. Enough said.

3) Gucci. Gucci Bandana..... Gucci Belt..... Gucci purse..... Gucci Socks.... Gucci Shoes.... Gucci Cell Phone Case.... Gucci Jeans?????????? Do they even make those????

4) Faux Diamonds. Just has been over done so much. TOO MUCH. It was very classic for a woman have costume jewelry with a NICE piece real jewelry, big or small. No need for a rhinestone ring, bracelt, heavy duty necklace, ring, and heavy ass earrings. One piece is enough, let your face shine, not your fake jewelry. Oh no babes, you have a rhinestone missing out your five tier necklaceearringringbracelet thing.

Lessons in Cheating.

Ok I don't condone cheating because in my little life time I have been cheated on once and it hurt... But that title was something that has been running threw my head all day.

I would like to start by saying how naive I think people are now-a-days with relationships. As I get older I have come to the realization that relationships don't become really exclusive until one is married, and it is not realistic to believe that one will get married at 21 or 20 or even in the early 20's and it work out. NO I am not a bitter woman, I am just a realist. There is just too much growth that happens in your early 20's for a man OR a woman to settle down at these ages.

NOW back to the title.

People BE HONEST!!! yeah sounds silly but it works.

In my experiences it does not run people away... and it wont in yours either. Tell the people you are "talking to" /dating if you are seeing other people chances are at 20 they are too. yeah they are..... and if you guys are honest maybe one day you both could become exclusive and then you'd have a fighting chance because you started out honest and open.

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Oh yes, for guys who have girlfriends and are some what seeing other people, if you happen to be with your girlfriend DO NOT pick up the phone and act weird... if you are uncomfortable don't answer. If your gf can't handle other girls calling don't answer explain later... NOT HELLA LATER but when you leave, say something like "Sorry I was with my girl or with a friend I couldn't really hold a convo then what's up?" Thats considerate and will get you a long way.

Thats all I have I guess. I don't like cheating or cheaters.

I am no Home Wrecker.

But what I have really been wanting to Scream at guys about lately is PERSISTENCE LEADING TO INDIFFERENCE.

Once again let me explain. (this is a really common problem however)

Guys try their hardest to get a girl, get her number, get her to be their gf, get her to have sex with them etc... But whatever they want out of this girl they go hard for. They put in 178% NO forget that they put in 100,000% but then when they get whatever it is they were aiming for, and it can be as simple as the girl liking them back, they become indifferent with the girl. Like all of a sudden they don't care either way anymore. Let me be the 1st to say THIS SUCKS.

Guys please stop this.... go all the way or go home.

I am a single girl, I don't even consider myself to be "talking to" or dating anyone and I see this problem O too often. And it is the reason I don't date. Guys step your game up before the end of 08!

A$

The Move!

MOVING

Now that you've met us lets get things started!!!

MOVING

I, myself have to be moved out of my current apartment by Oct. 1st and am struggling to find a new apartment. Now, I know that there are tons of places in Chicago for me to move but not many in my price range, and that will take dogs, and meet the rest of my criteria.

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And Destiny, well she wants to move but, the management in her building screwed her over, and now they are not allowing her to move out. She is stuck.

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Now this seems all very uneventful, and straight to the point right??? Well this is where you might be wrong, nothing is really ever boring with us.

In the mist of all these apartment decisions, school is about to start and there has been a bit of drama floating around in our social lives.

Neither of us do well with drama it is something we stray away from because we are happy, ambitous. movitvated girls that don't have time for silly things to knock us off our path... (kinda adult sounding huh? well we are just that.)

Adults.


Now, that does not mean that adults do not make mistakes or there are days where they act like children. There has been some times in the past few weeks there were some childish ass decisions. There have been a lot of some childish or even stupid decisions made.....

I am not going to shed much light on it because it would only fuel the fire and keep things going when they should just die.

But I will say this much, when it comes to matters of friendship, you find out who your friends really are in moments of adversity.... and a guilty conscious will tell all.

That's all about that.

The word "move" will symbolize more.... more then leaving one place to go to another. But maybe leaving a certain situation positioning yourself in another one. One that maybe more comfortable or 1 that you can grow and be a better person in.

All in all.... these "better places" in Chicago are very hard to find... But we will get there!

Stay tuned too we have some video footage coming your way too. This blog wont just be for the readers but for u "reality show" lovers too!!

A$

The Jones' History... Let's Get This S**t Started....

Salutations Blog world and web junkies alike,

You are visiting the home (page) of two ambitious young
ladies, Destiny and Asia Jones both Chicago natives
are one set of insperatable cousins. Destiny Jones, born a
cold day in January ,was raised on the west suburbs of
Chicago. She attended one of the roughest high schools
in the city, but still managed to pull straight A's
and be one of the best dressed girl in the school. Asia
Jones born the Christmas before, and was raised on the south side. Asia was busy with high school,cheering and finished her
senior year with honor as Prom Queen.

Now, before the girls were living the High School
dream they spent most summers at Asia's house in the
younger years playing Barbies. As they got older they
spent countless hours beating video games and taking
apart and putting together bikes. As young girls you
could say they had a big imagination, but what else
would you expect? Every other word that came from the pairs mouth was
"fake like this" and "pretend like that". They built
their own Barbie towns and made Asia's parents garage
into an igloo.


Well after Barbies, Playstation, and High
School the 2 set sail for a totally new adventure.....

COLLEGE!

Unlike most that Asia graduated with she did
not go to the state schools; U of I, Northern or
Southern. She chose DePaul! Destiny made a similar
choice instead of following her friends to HBC's
as a dancer, she took her own path to Columbia. The decisions
the girls made really allowed to to step into their
own and grow as individuals. Both of them taking on their dreams and working quite hard at them.
Destiny remained a straight A student as Asia
continued on the rebelious side however, managing to not let
her grades suffer. Before long there wasn't a party
the 2 hadn't attended and a person
that didn't know them by their Facebook alias' (Destiny "Love" Jones and Asia "Get Like Me").

I guess that brings us to now.... doesn't it?????

Well as of now Asia is going into her last year as an
English major in De Paul (journalism minor) and Destiny
is going into her Jr year in Fashion Business at Columbia.
The two are trying to finish strong and trying to plot
careers out as they continue on this journey.

This blog here.... will give you a chance to
share some of the journey with them... get some
insight and learn some things.

The lives of the Jones' have and probably still will be juicier than The Hills or any other T.V. drama.... stay posted and we will keep posting.

A$ D ♥