Sunday, January 18th, I boarded a bus hosted by GRAE Enterprises that was headed for the Inauguration of our 44th President. Tim Grae came to me just days before the trip and insisted that I come along and bring my son. He said the swearing in of our first Black President was a moment
in History that I could actually be a part of and that I would kick myself if I missed the opportunity to be there in person. I thought of all of the reasons why I shouldn’t go but the one reason why I should go trumped all excuses.
As the mother of a young black man who is witnessing the rebirth of a nation, seeing the destruction of the glass ceiling and the ascension of a Black man into the most powerful seat in the Free World is something my son needed to witness. I had mixed emotions as I boarded the bus—fear of the unknown and excitement over the events yet to come battled within me. I had to shake off the fears that friends and family had regarding me taking my son “alone” to D.C. We were not alone! We were on a bus full of people
and it was evident that everyone on the bus felt the same way. Thoughts of violence by the KKK or getting separated from the group and lost in a sea of millions were not going to sway us from being a part of this day.
As the bus pulled out of Harlem my stomach began to settle, I was on my way and there was no turning back. Tim Grae welcomed everyone on the bus and spoke on the importance of our trip. He concluded his greeting by wishing his mother a happy birthday and passing out cake that one of the young ladies on board made especially for his mom. This act brought another sense of relief. I realized not only was I not alone on the trip but I was among family.Our hotel accommodations were switched last minute but I guess everyone figured something like that might happen so no one really cared. I think as long as we had a hotel to go to everyone was satisfied. We pulled into the Lancaster Resort early Sunday evening and waited while the members of GRAE Enterprises checked us in and retrieved our room keys.We reconvened in the hotel lobby a little while later and headed over to dinner. When we stepped into the first restaurant it seemed as if the music stopped and all eyes were on the forty black faces that had just come through the door. I scanned the room for another black face but couldn’t spot one, not even in the kitchen. We walked out as energetically as we walked in and headed over to Applebee’s. After dinner we headed back to the hotel to get ready for the night.
True to GRAE swagger, there was a party that evening in the hotel and massages being given by Healing Hands. The open bar and DJ kept the party going as the kids retired to their own party stocked with video games and snacks. The party went on until the early hours of the morning ending just a few hours before breakfast.
At breakfast Monday morning, the itinerary for the day was hashed out and people decided what activity to be a part of. My son and I took a walk around the Resort to explore its amenities; there was an indoor pool, an exercise room, a restaurant/bar and a Kids playroom. We decided to skip the morning trip to the outlet mall and hang out in the Kids Zone while we waited for the afternoon bowling trip. More people headed for the Inauguration had arrived at the hotel that morning and some of them decided to come bowling as well. Once again, a bus load of forty black faces descended on the locals, not that we really cared or batted an eye about the reactions we received. If having a black President had done anything already, it had confirmed that we had a place in America and were not confined to the inner cities we came from.
A trip that may have once been awkward for us suddenly didn’t matter. We could go anywhere we wanted and right then we wanted to bowl! The lanes came alive with the sounds of our laughter; we shut their kitchen down as we ordered an amount of snacks and food that they probably hadn’t imagined they would go through in one day let alone one hour.
We left just as freely as we had come and headed back to the hotel. It was time to get ready for the Inaugural Banquet in the main ballroom of the hotel. The ballroom was fabulously patriotic; there were party favors and hats at every table and streams of red, white and blue balloons everywhere. The MC got the party started with an old school dance contest and a name that song game. We dined on southern cuisine and once again enjoyed an open bar. Hundreds of people were at the banquet, quite possibly the entire hotel. The mood was electrifying. Dinner was followed by a comedy show that was quickly ended for one comedian who didn’t grasp the concept of family fun. He was escorted off the stage with the assistance of the crowd. Never in my life had I seen some one booed of the stage with New Year’s Eve noisemakers. The next comedian fared better but lamented on how awkward his ride home was going to be with his partner who had just been booed. It was suggested that every time his friend tried to speak he blow the noisemaker in his face. After the show, tables were cleared and the dance floor opened up. It had been discussed that directly after the party we had to head on the bus to geta jump on traffic. 3 am Tuesday morning our bus pulled out of the Lancaster Resort, D.C. bound. The only one left awake on the bus must have been the driver; I don’t think anyone else on the bus had had a full night’s rest in the past few days. We awoke to find ourselves at RFK Stadium. Tim got on the horn and explained what was going to happen; we had to get on a shuttle to the National Mall and we had to stay together. Everyone partnered up and made sure they had the right phone numbers in case of an emergency—a safety protocol that we would later find to be useless as no one could use his or her cell phones once we arrived at the National Mall.
We saw day break as we waited for the shuttle. After two hours huddled together in near freezing weather we boarded our bus. Frigid temperatures could not prevail against the fire we felt inside; we were moments away from witnessing history and nothing could take away from that excitement. The highway leading into DC seemed barren; except for emergency vehicles and shuttle buses, no other traffic was allowed. We could see miles of people walking before we were even close to the Capitol Building. Vendors blended in with the masses selling everything from toe warmers to Obama refrigerator magnets. It was my first time at a large event where bottled water was not the most valued commodity; coffee and hot chocolate sold just as quickly as Obama pins and key chains. We walked among the crowd stopping every so often to make sure no one had been separated. The energy and excitement took the attention away from the fact that we had been in freezing weather for hours and the day had just begun.
The crowd was so massive that all we could do was literally “go with the flow”; we found a good spot in front of the Washington Monument and settled in. The sun was high in the sky and bringing well-received warmth to our part of the crowd. We stood shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers and basked under the warmth of the sunlight. I looked over at Tim and Tracy, two of the members of the Grae family; the look of pride and relief in their faces were priceless. They had sponsored a trip of a lifetime and had gotten everyone to the Inauguration as promised. I looked over at my son and he winked at me. As the music began, I bowed my head and said a small prayer. We had made it; in every sense of the word, we had made it.
I am the past, present, and future…I made, I am, and I will make history!
Story by: Nakia M.G.
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The Steaming Diamond
Sports trainers and athletes have always known about the magical
qualities of moist heat. Nothing soothes and relaxes the muscles faster
and more efficiently. One of them may have even come up with this
technique.
Here’s What You Need:
Two washcloths.
One bowl of hot water.
One pair of scissors.
Here’s How You Do It:
Before you’re going to make love, cut a three to four inch diagonal slit in
the middle of each washcloth. Fill a bowl with hot water and place both
of the washcloths in it to soak.
Get your woman naked. Have her lie on her back with her knees bent
and legs slightly apart.
Wring out one of the washcloths. Turn it forty-five degrees so that it looks
like a diamond instead of a square.
Lay the washcloth over your woman’s pubic area( HAPPY TRAIL). The top of the
diamond should be touching her pubic hair(HAPPY TRAIL). The bottom will be at her
anus(PEEP-HOLE) and both sides will be against her inner thighs. Line the slit up with
her (VA JAY-JAY) and use your hands to press and hold the washcloth in place.
Insert your tongue in between the slit and preform your finest oral
pleasuring moves.
After a couple of minutes the washcloth will have cooled down. No
problem. Just put it back in the bowl, wring out the other washcloth, lay it
over the same area and continue until your woman achieves one of the
“hottest” orgasms she’s ever experienced.
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The Sensual Summons
Here’s a great way to stimulate a sensitive, but often neglected, area of
your woman’s (VA JAY JAY). You may even run across the elusive and
controversial “G-spot.”
Here’s What You Need:
One bottle of water-based lubricant.
Here’s How You Do It:
Get your woman naked. Have her lie on her back with her knees bent
and legs slightly apart.
Apply a small amount of lubricant to your hands.
Gently caress your woman’s thighs, stomach and bikini line, gradually
increasing the pressure.
Delicately squeeze the outer lips of her (VA JAY-JAY), one at a time, between
your thumb and index finger. Slowly slide up and down the entire length
of each lip.
Carefully insert your index finger into your woman’s (VA JAY JAY).
With your palm facing up, draw your index finger up and toward you as if
you are summoning a person (you know: the “come here” gesture).
Repeat the move at a steady pace, letting your fingertip constantly
stimulate the upper wall of her (VA JAY-JAY).
While continuing to do that with one hand, use the thumb or index finger
of your other hand to trace small circles around your woman’s clitoris(LOVE BUTTON).
Keep these two motions going until your woman explodes in a mindnumbing
orgasm.
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#7 Mint Two-lip
The cooling sensation of peppermint has never been put to better use
than in this technique. Your woman/man will love it.
Here’s What You Need:
One glass of peppermint schnapps.
Here’s How You Do It:
Have your lady lie on her back with her knees bent
and legs slightly apart.
Pour a small amount of schnapps into your woman’s navel.
Now Dip the tip of your tongue into the schnapps and trace small circles
around one of your woman’s Nipp-lets. Blow on it to accentuate the cool
feeling.
Do the same thing to her other Nipp-let.
Again, dip your tongue into the pool of schnapps you’ve poured into her
navel. Run your tongue along both sides of her (Va Jay-Jay) and gently blow.
pausing to reapply the schnapps to your tongue.
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#6 Walking The Wall
This is a great way to find find just the right angle to stimulate her GRAE’T-spot.
Here’s What You Need:
Just the two of you.
Here’s How You Do It:
Get your woman naked ( REOCCURRING THEME LOL). You, too.
Have her sit on the edge of the bed with her legs apart.
Now with you standing, enter your woman.
Have her bend her knees, letting her feet rest on your stomach.
As you continue thrusting, tell your woman to “walk” up your chest,
placing one foot in front of the other.
As she does this, you’ll stimulate different areas of her (VA-JAY JAY). It’s up to
your woman to determine exactly where she should be on “the wall” to
achieve an indescribable GRAE’T-gasm.
#5 Parad-ice
Here’s another classic technique that’s become a standard today thanks
to the movie “9 1/2 Weeks.” If your woman is somewhat shy, it’s a great
way to introduce some new things in the bedroom. Even if she’s not shy,
it still feels terrific.
Here’s What You Need:
One ice cube.
Here’s How You Do It:
Get your woman naked. Have her lie on her back.
Put the ice cube in your mouth. Open your mouth slightly and use your
tongue to push the cube to the front of your mouth. A small portion of the
cube should be sticking out beyond your lips.
Slowly glide the cube over your woman’s neck, breasts, stomach, thighs
and legs.
Hold your head about six inches above one of your woman’s nipp-lets.
Let a few drops of melted ice fall onto and trickle down her nipp-let. If it’s
not already, her nipp-let will become fully erect (PING).
Do the same thing with the other nipp-let.
Take the ice cube back into your mouth completely. Rub the tip of your
tongue over the cube so that it becomes cold.
Pleasure your woman orally, pausing to rub the tip of your tongue back
over the cube whenever necessary.
#4 The Standing Wrap
If you can manage it, this is a position she’ll never forget.
Here’s What You Need:
Just the two of you.
Here’s How You Do It:
Get your woman naked. You, too.
Sit on the edge of the bed and have your woman stand in front of you.
Tell your woman to place one leg on the bed, then the other, and sit on
your lap as you receive her.
Now that she’s sitting on your lap , have her place her arms around your neck and wrap her legs around your waist. After she’s done this, stand up ( if you can, not meant for the physically challenged lol ).
Put your arms under her buttocks to help stabilize her.
Walk to the nearest wall and let your woman’s back rest against it. Now
you’re ready to thrust in and out of your woman as you hold her pinned ( Teddy Pin her azz down lol) against the wall.
Continue until she reaches an indescribable high ( euphoria), or the neighbors
start banging on the wall. In that case, switch walls and keep going till the cops come knocking!
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THE COTTON SPRITZER
This is a very romantic technique that not only pleases your woman — it
gives you a little bit of a buzz, too.
Here’s What You Need:
One pair of cotton panties.
One bottle of CHAMPGNE.
Here’s How You Do It:
Have your woman strip down to nothing but her cotton panties (make
sure the panties are cotton; nylon just doesn’t cut it for this one).
With your woman standing, kneel down in front of her.
Pull the waistline of her panties toward you, creating an opening about
two inches wide. Pour a small amount of CHAMPAGNE into the panties and release. Let the CHAMPAGNE soak the center of the panties as well as your woman’s (VA JAY-JAY).
Now place your mouth against the center of her panties and sip the bubbly through the fabric and into your mouth. Don’t be surprised as your woman presses her hips against your face — this is extremely erotic.
Do this three or four times, then set down the bottle of CHAMPAGNE, Now gather the center of your woman’s panties together in one hand, Position your open mouth underneath and squeeze hard. This should wring out a small trickle of CHAMPAGNE from her panties onto your tongue.
Keep holding the center of her panties in your hand and pull them to one
side. Now pleasure your woman orally until she explodes in a delicious
orgasm.
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