yourfuturegirl11

Prince and Bella The Baby Years, Chapter 14 Summer's End is up!  Please enjoy and please comment to let me know your thoughts!

I have not published in a long time.  My primary focus has been on my health and while I have been reading some of your stories, I am just getting to the point where I feel well enough and have energy enough to write again.  I will publish the next chapter of Prince and Bella the Baby Years by this Sunday.  I don't know how many of you are still out there that read the first book Another Chance and had begun reading the sequel but hopefully some of you are.  If not, I will complete it anyway.  It is a promise that I made to myself and to Prince and I am determined to keep it!

I have not published in a long time.  My primary focus has been on my health and while I have been reading some of your stories, I am just getting to the point where I feel well enough and have energy enough to write again.  I will publish the next chapter of Prince and Bella the Baby Years by this Sunday.  I don't know how many of you are still out there that read the first book Another Chance and had begun reading the sequel but hopefully some of you are.  If not, I will complete it anyway.  It is a promise that I made to myself and to Prince and I am determined to keep it!

@wreka_stow Yes, his legacy is most important, and the physical presence of PP is a huge piece of that legacy. Creating such a space at 26 was an amazing feat, and it should be preserved! They really need to make the needed repairs.

Celebration 2024
          
          As a present to myself and my daughter, we went to Celebration 2024 in Chanhassen, Minnesota.  While this was a wonderful time of bonding over our mutual love for Prince and his music, there were also some severe disappointments.  The musical performances, however, were excellent.  The Revolution, Morris Day, and the Time,  NPG with their new lead singer MacKenzie, were awesome!  MacKenzie has an amazing voice and makes no attempt to imitate Prince.  He has a similar impish sense of humor, though, that was fun to watch on stage.He approaches the music with respect and delivers it with a reverant joy.  Another highlight was a young, 15 year old Aussie guitarist named Taj Farrant.  He is incredible and, I think, Prince would be extremely proud of his efforts when playing his music.
          The disappointment came from the quality of the tours of Paisley Park and the condition it is in. The exterior of the "Egg" structure is peeling all over, which truly saddened me.  Further, the VIP tour was rushed and hosted by a person who, while well spoken, knew nothing about Prince.  The tour quality had deteriorated significantly since I took it in 2019.  Londell McMillian, who recently took over the helm of activity at PP, took on the role of MC at the Gospel breakfast and droned on about the "snafus" that had occurred this year and how they were working to ensure better outcomes going forward.  While I hope that is true, it sounded like empty rhetoric to me.  The place where Prince did so much of his incredible work deserves to be treated with greater respect and more tender care.  Prince loved his Purple fams and would be horrified at them seeing Paisley Park operating in its current condition.  Will I go again? Yes, if health and strength allow, but I am glad that I have a better memory to hold onto from having been earlier.  Paisley Park is in my heart and always will be.

@only1unicorn me either... but unfortunately, it has.  Truly miss him.

This Sunday was the eighth year since you transitioned to the afterlife.  I spent the day reading old articles that had been published shortly after your death and listening to the PurpleRainsTube channels celebration of your work.  It was awesome to hear and watch so many of your stellar performances in the virtual company of other Purple people.  We chatted and remembered and shed a few tears, but mostly we marveled at the beautiful small statured man who became such a musical giant.  No matter how many years pass, nothing diminishes the amazing body of work you created, and for some of us, our devotion to you continues to grow.  You are loved Prince Rogers Nelson, and until I take my last breath here on earth, it will be so.  I have been really ill the last few days, but your music and encouraging lyrics have seen me through.  I hope the Afterlife is all you envisioned and that you have found peace, joy, and love since you left us.  I also continue to hope you will greet me when I step into the light along with my Savior Jesus Christ and my family.  Prince. Love's too weak to define just what you mean to me.  Soon, sweet baby, soon.

Prince, today we celebrate your birthday, even though you did not do so in your later years.  We celebrate because to us, your fams, you were among the greatest  gifts from God  that our world has ever known...and will EVER know.  You taught us so many things, but most of all you taught us to love and accept ourselves and each other, no matter what.  We thank you for the many lessons, and most of all for the music.  We often refer to your music as the backdrop or background sound to our lives.  After a long period of reflection though, I have come to believe, your music was the story of Your life, and by listening to it, we learned who you were and we fell in love with the man the music shared with us.  Thank you for the wonderful ride, Prince.  We will never forget it!  I love you.  See you soon!
          yourfuturegirl11

Dearest Prince.  
          It is the 21st of April once again and has been seven years since you slipped away from this world.  This is the first anniversary of your death where I did not hear your name even once in the news.  No tributes aired on television today as they did the first 5 years after your death.  It seems that the world has gotten over the shock of your loss and moved on.  But we, your fams, have not. We still listen to your music daily and gather on weekends to watch your epic concerts in online streaming rooms that have live chat.  We share memories of you and delight in the young people who join us and are just as thrilled with your music as we have been all these years.  
          I wore purple to work today with a love symbol pin on the lapel of my jacket.  I did not cry today, but tears are gathering in my eyes as I think of this being the seventh year since you left us, since you left me.  I have gotten through each of those long years working, writing fan fiction about you, enjoying my grandchildren, and fighting off illnesses, 2 of which threatened my life.  I have been even more lonely without your presence in the world, but your music has helped me get through each lonely day one moment at a time.  I am determined to finish this life well, to finish the race.  And, my sweet Prince, I remain hopeful that when my spirit separates from this body and moves into the light that you, along with my other family members, and my Lord and Savior Jesis Christ will be there to welcome me home.  Yes, Prince, you are family to me.  I love you and miss you more than words can express.  Thank you for the music, the memories, and the hope for a future that includes spending time with you.  See you soon!  
          Yourfuturegirl11
          
          
          

When it rains it pours.  I had just begun to get better from my Lung scarring and was dutifully working out on the treadmill and had gotten up to 20 minutes.  A piece of gym equipment failed and I now have a serious rotor cuff tear.  I should know this week if it will be repair surgery or shoulder replacement.  Please keep me in your prayers if you are so inclined.