my favorite part
meeting Camille
she looked me directly in my eye. smiled. she made a joke. i told her i was a food blogger. emotional eater was an idea. i pulled a CD and spoke it into existence. she bought it. although, in hindsight, i was eager. i asked to take a photo of the baking trays. i was tantalized by the beauty. “what is this for?” i might have begged. i needed to know. i’ll tell you that in part 3. that’s another story.
i haven’t been this high since the Ace.
we sat side by side and smoked our own weed. she called me friend and i believed her. so much so the man she said it to believed her so much, he considered our origin, and we informed him that, “no” we just became friends right thenanthere and the relationship would grow, but that it was new. he was like oh? and we were like yeah. she found me online. idk how. but she did and she liked my pic. this one.
and california did keep me brave, as i am sweet. but i’m a little spicier, since findin out i’m Texan. Connecticut is home, but brooklyn changed my life. i said it… food blogger and then i knew i needed to do it. i’m like that. that’s why it’s taken me some time to write this. i needed it to be good. it’s good. i know that. i’m confident in that. but it’s tender to me. that experience changed my life. i want to do it justice. i want to make her proud. i want to rise to the caliber she executes with. i want to keep seeing eye to eye. this is the stuff my soul is made of. you’re reading it. this is huge for me and feels that way and for a while i wanted to play it cool and not be eager again. but baby doll, that is ego! it’s what she loved about me. a friend is a friend and when i call a friend a friend i mean they are a friend and there is no harassing a friend. and truth be told i AM a fan of my friends. big time! give em all my money. give em all my love. i’m obsessed. you are incredible. (you, reader) i will never withhold sharing my love, over fear. there is no becoming small in the presence of their stardom but, standing power pose beside them in your own colors. we love stripes. and hats. and bags. we’re so cute!
so i dm Camille a bunch on instagram, and i can feel her warmth in the ways she chooses to respond and when. i love the power of her boundaries. and i will send her this too. i will remind her like i did the next day, of how important her meeting was to me and always will be. how it showed me exactly where i belong. i love how your bandana matched my pants. and how were from the sister cities that border the big city. i love that we got to talk and relate and that you noticed me and that i noticed you too. because stars attract. i’ll tell about that next. meeting tony. some people are stars that’s true, but i know i’m one too. i just have to do the work. and before that,
i’m a human being. them too. and i can tell you, they both enjoyed meeting me too. a real human. just fully aijah. and if you know anything about that, you understand why magic happens. i’m something like it. that’s why we can stay in touch. because meeting one another, touched us both. thank you. and so, i would love to tell people more about how incredible you are.
i asked for BRIGHT, Camille’s new and beautiful cookbook, for Christmas, and it will show up. i’m sure of it! especially after this. i want to know how things are going and i miss the big apple. i hope to see you soon! i’m sending all my love.
here she is everybody, she’s bound to make you swoon, too. she’s the mother of cool. fashion queen. the star’s star. she’s got a big heart and likes to see others shine. the coolest stars do. she thinks the eager young kid with he big brown eyes might have something going. (me)
in the swing of things, she asked me what i was writing. i said, “some thing’s i don’t want to forget” so here they are, my friend. just some of them. so far so good.
read part 1 here and let me know. this is much better.
i’m headed to culinary school (in the spring) and it’s going to kick my butt. i’m excited to see who i am when i get done with that.
if you happen to enter the wonderful world of Camille online or in the form of her inspired food, say hello, please tell her aijah says hi <3 i love the brave, strong, women before me, but most importantly around me, who i get to meet through my time here on earth. i am one of the lucky ones. i feel particularly blessed. i’m learning to tell my story and save my favorite parts for the best. or for at least enough sacred time with them before i give them to the world. i know realize that the best part is just that it’s happened. that’s what lives in me. what a treat it’s been to recount this. to feel in my body that i lived and i am trying and since i’m shooting for the moon, i travel amongst the land of stars. thank you for being kind.
love,
aijah
hey ya’ll the Ace Hotel website is having a sale! you can stay for discounted rates and even bring your pets. their entire gift shop is on sale and if you want any of their cute merch i high recommend! (keeping that in because i have been so high writing this and was so high here) it’s stoner friendly. meaning just go and have a good time, everyone is so chill amazing kind and accommodating. you don’t have to drink anything alcoholic. the bar is sick. ugh. TREAT YOURSELF. this is a HOTEL.
there are a few locations, i have only been to BKs. you can eat a similar menu to mine and enjoy the hospitality. it’s beyond! plan you stay and let me know if you have any questions. i’d love to share more about my experience!
xoxo
Can’t wait for part 3!