Still shining teeth

So it was a day of food, dance and laughter with friends.
Sometimes I forget how awesome by closest friends are.

I am not one for birthday parties, so wasn't looking forward to one.
I just wanted to spend time with my friends and just eat food all day.
Well that was all we did, except for the 2 hours we spent at Lekki Leisure Lake enjoying the fresh air as we were already filled with food by the time we left the house.

As there was no Coke and Fanta to decorate the table, my awesome friends made me shine teeth to this.

Thank you all for the wishes, grateful for it all.
Cheers to many more years of teeth shining.

♥Lara

Oh, Hello 30!

Oh hello there,
Welcome
So happy you are finally here.
I've been waiting on you for some time now.
Ever since I turned 25 I must say.
I felt you over my shoulder this last few months.
I saw your shadow in front of me with each decision and every step I made.

Since the first of January 2015, everyone has always reminded me that you were coming.
I should get married someone of them said.
What are you doing still single, some asked.
What is the next step for you?, I heard.
The pressure has been insanely crazy, but I have been "unlooking".
I shall not be pressured to do that which I am not ready for.

My 20′s have been great
My 20's was about learning who I am, finding my voice and learning how to use it.
The past decade was about me, and I am ready for this next one to be about much more.

Dear 30,
You are my milestone year.

I want you to be about finding love and building my own family.
I am ready for this turning of a page and fully embracing the next chapter of life.
I think we will be good for each other, you and I.
I see us accomplishing a lot together
I see us embarking on a lots of adventures together and evolving together.

My spirit welcomes you.
I am humbled at the wisdom that comes with you.
I do not know what lies on the road ahead of me, but I will embrace it all.
So, let’s do this. Here’s to thirty!

♥Lara

Underneath the Mask

"To love me, you need to scratch deep beyond the surface. For only then do you find the beautiful soul underneath the mask."

To some I am cold.

Yes I may appear cold, because even though I am a talkative if I am not cool with you. I might not even utter a word to you.

I call myself an "introverted extrovert".
If you are my friend, you know that I am one down to earth person.
I am full of life and adventurous to the best of my ability.

I have been called a bitch countless times.

My profession doesn't help much.

There are just those moments when I have to stop been sweet Lara and do the dictates of my job.

It's hard to be happy all the time.

Lagos drains you.

Every thing in Lagos leaves you exhausted...the traffic, toxic people, the heat, the humidity.

I learnt to wear this mask of mine a long time ago. It is my shield from pain. Lately silence has been my shield.

People hurt you and get mad at you for keeping quiet.

For not loosing it.

I kind of have a sharp tongue, so I avoid saying that which tongue cannot hold back.

If you are patient with me.

If you will see that soul

Underneath the mask.

♥Lara