Miss Alosha and I at Fort Hamilton, NY

My youngest daughter, Miss Alosha, was sworn in to the US Air Force today. Deep down, I really want to just keep her home with me, but I had to give her my full support. I’m so proud of her!! She’s incredibly smart – she graduated Valedictorian from middle school and high school – so I trusted her decision was an “educated” one. Most of my tribe had either work or school, so Ny, Mo, and myself went to Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, NY where the ceremony was taking place – and stayed with her until she boarded the Air Force bus that took her to the airport. I’m a bit of a crier, but I did pretty good and I think she was proud of me.

Ms. Aikasha is wearing an E. Steve cream rayon knit babydoll top, Celebrity Pink blue skinny jeans, June red short sleeve cropped leather jacket, Cynthia Rowley red nubuck peep-toe sandals and Roberto Mengoni red foil leather tote. Accessories include red glass and beaded bangles, large cream faux ivory drop earrings and Michael Kors  brown tortoise shell watch.

Note: The plan was to go to the office when I was done with my daughter's ceremony. I had a fleeting suspicion that it would take longer than expected and I wanted to spend as much time with Alosha as possible. Hence the jeans..........

Tip: As the weather cools, it's the perfect time to layer. Layering always looks great in the magazines and it's fun to experiment, but winter requires more serious gear and summer makes me want to go bare.  

Tip II: Enjoy you kids!! You never know when they're going to decide to leave or how far away they'll go.