Bryndaisha & Kevin Love Story!

I Love LOVE, there isn’t a day that I don’t thank God for sending Marc my way and him being patient with me while healing my heart to give a love another chance. When I started the blog, I knew I wanted to write start a segment where it would be dedicated to love. I didn’t only want to share my experiences with love, I wanted to give other couples the chance to share their stories and their love with everyone. It’s been over a year since I featured anyone but I knew that I had to bring it back and why not bring it back on Valentine’s Day. 

Now Valentine’s Day isn’t the only day to show your love and admiration for someone you love, it should be each and everyday. I decided to feature a married couple that are the real definition of REAL LOVE. Some people give up on love once they get their heart broken and just feel like love isn’t for them. Love is for everyone and everyone deserves love no matter what. You just have to be patient until the right one comes along. I know, it sounds cliche but it’s true. I wrote many blogs writing about my experiences with love and how I had given up on love but once I believed in love again and I knew God would send me the right one, I’ve been on cloud 9 ever since 2013. 

Bryndaisha Byrd, I've  have been following her  on Instagram for years. I admire her, her FASHION & her love for her significant other Kevin. I remember when she posted their wedding day picture, it was beautiful and intimate. If you follow her, you will see the love she has for her husband and you can also tell they are best friends. So once I knew I wanted to bring this segment back for the blog, I just knew I wanted her to share her journey of love. 

They met back in July of 2011. He worked for Redbull and Bryndaisha was a bank teller at the time. He would always go to her  window to make his deposit.. After awhile of small talk he asked her for her number and after weeks of not using it lol he finally called and they went out one night. Literally inseparable ever since, Wouldn’t say love at first sight... More like true best friends who just so happened to fall in love. They were together for 3 yrs prior to getting engaged. It was Christmas Eve of 2014, They were on our way to Bryndaisha  favorite Soul Food spot in Philly (Relish) and as they  were driving, Kevin  just started crying.. his voice was  shaken up and he was asking Bryndaisha the craziest questions like how much did she love him & if she seen forever with him.. needless to say they didn’t make it to the restaurant before he proposed like his original plan.

Relationships are perfect and Bryndaisha says that one of the keys for couples to keep the love alive is to Never stop hanging out.. Dating is HUGE in their relationship. (Groupon is the homie) They go out all the time! If Bryndaisha come across or hear about a dope spot THEY ARE THERE! They  keep it fresh by trying out new things. Her Advice would be to stop repeating the same ‘ol places and try something new! Literally, what made Kevin special to her was how real he was. He would tell her  EVERYTHING. Always showed concern, asking her questions & giving advice that only a grown ass man could give. He wore his heart on his sleeve around her played no games about her. He was so strong and soft at the same time, everything Bryndaisha could ask for in a husband.

They  got married at the Justice of the Peace on 11/21/16, They were in the process of planning a big wedding and they had already waited 2 years... One day Bryndaisha just decided that they should stop waiting and just do it. Keep all the money for the down payment on their first home & God willing top of next year they will be. If you are afraid to be in love, Bryndaisha says no matter how afraid you are.. You haven’t truly been FREE until you’ve felt it! I agree, Set yourself free from all the pain and all the hurt and believe that there is indeed someone out there for you.

Their  honeymoon was beautiful, they spent it at the RIU Cabo San Lucas with 6 other close couple friends of theirs. For anyone planning a wedding, Bryndaisha says Do what you CAN, have the wedding that you and your spouse want. Those are the only feelings that should be taking into consideration when planning and preparing for your day. As for the future they  have a-lot of travels on the horizon. Toronto in a week, Costa Rica in June, LA for my 30th Bday in November ( Can I come? lol) . They definitely plan on seeing as much of the world as they can. Now as for as starting a family .. well thats Gods plan!But they  would love to be parents.. Last but no least, Confidence is LOVE because it takes courage to truly stay in it.

Their love is one of a kind and I know that the BEST IS YET TO COME for Bryndaisha & Kevin. Relationships aren't easy, it takes a lot of work but when you love one another, you will make it work and overcome everything that you are faced with. As Bryndaisha mentioned, DATE MORE, COMMUNICATE, and HAVE FUN with one another. There is love for you if you haven't found your love yet, if you have been hurt before, heal yourself from it and move on. You can't hold on to the pain and expect magic to happen. Iam glad I had someone to help me through with letting go of the pain to make me believe in love again. Bryndaisha & Kevin, Iam planning on coming to Philly this summer, Double date please? ( Iam so serious lol) but I wish you both nothing but the best and many more years of love and blessings. FOLLOW THEM ON IG @THE_LOVEBYRDS 


                                                   HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!
                                                        A Confident Love From Me To You
                                                                      Xoxo, Yanika  

2018 Is STILL Your Year.

Woohoooo, We survived the first month of 2018, January felt so long. I swear it felt like the whole year of 2018 in just one month. Despite the fact that it was a long month, we survived it and it was truly a month for us to prepare ourselves mentally to attack and reach all of our goals that we set for 2018. January is a trial month, its a month for us to create the dots and connect them through out the year.

I set so many goals for this year and have I accomplished them all within just a month? Absolutely not, the goal wasn't to accomplish them all in just one month  but to work on them and make a plan for each and every one of them so I can eventually reach them within this year. The thing about reaching our goals is to NEVER GIVE UP!!! No matter what you may go through in life, if you have a goal to accomplish, make sure you turn your goal into a reality. I said it before, One of my goals is to be on NY best seller list one day and it will happen one day but I know I  have a lot of work to do so I can get there one day. I don't depend on anyone to help me with my goals and you neither should you.

                                                 Picture Taken BY : Yessenia Diaz


I realized that depending on others will always slow you down and most of the time the people that we depend on don't have the same interest on achieving the same goals that we have so depending on them won't help YOU in the long run. I only keep those around me that supports me and want to see me WIN. The truth is not everyone wants to see you win and even if they say they want to see you win, deep down inside they are wishing on your downfall. That's why they are only two people besides God, My mother and Marc I tell my goals to because these two individuals pushes me and make me believe in myself more each and every time I tell them I have a new goal. They never doubt me, they just say " YOU CAN DO IT & YOU WILL" and they are my Best friend Yessenia who I have known for 18 yrs and my friend Shantelle aka Peaches who I have known for almost 5 years. Don't get me wrong there are a few others that believe in me but those five including God because with all things God will find a way to make it happen pushes me more than I even push myself.


I set a Goal for the new year to read a new book each and every month and Guess what? not only did I finish a book ( Taraji P Henson "Around the way girl"..which btw is an amazing book) I started reading a second book in the month of January ( Shonda RHimes " The Year Of YES"). I also promise to change some of my eating habits and I have, drinking more water and eating way more fruits and vegetables, I haven't really started my workout goal but its ok. The year isn't over yet, and we have 11 more months to make things happen. So if you haven't started yet, don't think or feel that its too late. It's NEVER TOO LATE, you just have to believe within yourself and connect your dots and make it happen for yourself. No one is going to be there to help you but yourself.


So 2018 is still YOUR year, make things happen for yourself and stop doubting yourself. All things are possible to reach, you just have to believe that you are capable of reaching it. Like I said its all about connecting the dots and reaching for our goals one step at a time. AND even if you don't achieve the goals that you set for yourself to achieve in 2018, Keep mind that those goals will be achieved one day. YOU GOT THIS BABY!



                                                  

                                                           A Confident Love From Me To You
                                                                          Xoxo, Yanika