You & Me {Against the World}

I have been trying to find this song for the longest time and I can't believe I finally came across it at 2am! Ryan put this song on a CD mix a long time ago for me and I just haven't been able to put my finger on the title until today -- after some Google and Soul searching.

I loved this song because it was so funny and so, so true at the time he had played it for me. Yes, it's a bit graphic, and NO I was not a prostitute, and NO I did NOT hit every man I knew...but the lines that got me were in the chorus/hook:

"So if the world was to believe that what we share weren't meant to be
Then it would be just you and me against the world
And if our friends and family if our friends and family
Cant bear to see us both happy
Then it will be just you and me against the world"

This hook inspired me to frame a photo from this "photo shoot" with the caption of, you guessed it, "YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD!" That frame still sits at his desk at work to this day! When we took this photo we weren't even technically dating. I was working at Star Shots - back then the happening place to be and got hooked up all the time. Anyway, we look so you and so skinny - what happened?

At any rate, I can't believe I finally found this song...this used to be one of our jams back in our dating days - yes those dating days...pictured above! Enjoy!

You & Me, Musiq Soulchild

Verse 1:
I never thought on the first night
You would bare what you hold so dear to life
And share with me all your innermost fantasies baby
And afterwards in my arms you cried
Had me feeling some kind of way on the inside
Then I knew it was going to be me and you

Hook:
So if the world was to believe that what we share weren't meant to be
Then it would be just you and me against the world
And if our friends and family if our friends and family
Cant bear to see us both happy
Then it will be just you and me against the world, yeah

Verse 2:
Now I'm not the kind that kiss and tell
But my man said that he really knows you well
But I don't care cause I wanna know you form my damn self
And even if my sister said you scandalous
Said that you re known to go from one man to the next
But I don't care what she say
Cause you re going to forever be my lady

Hook:
I wouldn't care if you were a prostitute
And that you hit every man that you ever knew

You see it wouldn't make a difference if that was way before me and you
And you don't ever have to worry about me
As long as you keep it real
Whatever is on your mind
You speak on how you feel
Stay truthful to me
Never lie to me
And don't ever keep no secrets
No matter whatever, whatever no
Girl you know what I mean

They could say what they want
But it will never change my views
Cause they ll never know you the way that I know you
See I'm trying to share the rest of my whole life with you
And if we got to be alone, so be it baby
If they cant understand our love
Then we don't need them baby
We can go against the whole world
Even our friends turn on us
Even our family turns on us
That's alright
Cause as long as we got each other baby
Then we can make it baby
Through whatever

Taking out the Rug

Just wanted to share a photo of the HUSBY (Ryan) taking out the carpet. He was such a good sport about he and it made it look super easy! However I think he got a little bothered during this 'photo shoot!'

He has officially earned himself another title, HANDYMAN! I'm so proud of him!

Our Plumbing Plummetted!

This weekend has been very interesting...first with our walk around town without getting winded; and then with our 'Plumbing Plummeting!' We've learned so much about our Home Owner's Association (HOA), our insurance coverage, and the local plumbers.

We woke up or came home -- I can't remember -- to our bathroom sink overflowing with water onto our carpeted floor...I know who carpets the bathroom? But this is how we purchased the condo and we didn't have enough funds at the time to upgrade. Now, our bathroom has a deadly stench and we had to sleep in the guest room on my old futon bed. Ryan was not too happy about that. But at least we had another place to sleep as to not inhale the molding now growing on our bathroom floor!

I attempted to clear out the cabinets and make a diagnosis, but Ryan was not having it. So we called Mr. Plumber (no crack in tact - thank God!) who said he would arrived between 4pm and 6pm. I hate when any company gives you a windowed time frame of arrival because they almost always end up coming towards the later...so you end up waiting for what seems like for-ever! So, guess what time he arrives...at 5:55pm! He seems like a nice guy, he refuses to check anything because we are a condo complex and suggests that this may be a situation to bring to our HOA. Ryan and I already had a feeling that plumbing was not covered by HOA, but we gave it a try anyway. Fortunately, Mr. Plumber did not charge us for the house call!

HOA! Not a surprise at all when they hung up on Ryan as he was trying to explain the situation! The receptionist or answering service...whoever she was just started to transfer him assuming she knew who he needed to speak to...instead, she "accidentally" hung up on him! He called back, to hear her say, "Oh, is this Ryan, someone should be calling you within the next hour!

Hour!?! I once was a receptionist and my sister still is, bless her heart, and you just NEVER assume you know who the person on the other line needs to speak with...it's just plain rude! Second, even if she was to transfer him, she should have taken down his phone number just in case they lost a connection (which they did, I mean how was Ryan supposed to know she actually did her job unless he had called back) -- she also should have asked if it was okay for her to connect him, tell him who she was connecting him to and then given Ryan a number to call just in for further assistance! This my friend is what a true receptionist with great customer service skills 'should have' done!

In the words of my BABE aka Cousin Shelly , "Where's your manager?"

Anyway, the tail end of this part of story is that someone did call from HOA. Low and behold, they are not responsible for any of the damage that occurred in our bathroom. So we checked our insurance. I swear, this is the kind of stuff one should read about at the time of purchasing a home...BUT there is so much to read...we would have fallen out of escrow by then! HAHA!

On to insurance coverage. Don't you just hate how you have to pay out to your insurance company every month or year, however you have it set up? Then, you have to pay a co-pay for when something something actually happens only to discover your insurance just doesn't cover it, at least to the extent that you'd like it to!

I know it seems as though I', taking a negative attitude towards this but I'm really just venting! I'm sure you or someone you know has gone through a similar situation. I know we'll get through this; it's just one of those days or should I say weekends! Ryan is off at Home Depot and I'm waiting for Rescue Rooter to come rescue us from this nightmare. He's scheduled to arrive between the hours of 10am and 2pm. Hmmm...it's 1:10pm, I think he'll be here at 2pm! What do you think?

I'll keep you posted on this adventure. Thanks for listening to me vent and for reading RyAngela Exposed!