the knittin' kitten

2008-11-07T12:11:00.001-08:00

Okay....okay! Now is the moment you have all been waiting for (all 4 of you)! Here are some wedding pictures - especially for YOU, Rena McCarty Howard!

my pretty Reagan!

About to get hitched!

The handsome devil (or groom...whichever you prefer)!

The Johns...he is so trying to steal my man!

My mostest favoritest picture in the whole wide world!!

The kiss to seal the deal...

Reagan and me gettin' down with our bad selves!

Oh...and did I mention there was karaoke?? Oh yes, there was karaoke! This picture brought to you courtesy of Pat Benatar.

And with karaoke, comes the girls singing, what else? "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." I would like to take this time to personally thank Cyndi Lauper for making the most fabulous karaoke song ever to be recorded.

The Love Birds

i am SOOOO married now!

2008-08-29T14:13:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness!! Cannot believe it is done, over, finito! (I am going to ramble like a teenage girl now...)
The wedding was fantastic. All the stress and headache of planning, inviting, decorating, and preparing turned into dancing, singing, and rejoicing in just a few hours. The amazing thing is I did not cry once while walking down the aisle or while reciting my vows. The flowers were gorgeous...only one of Reagan's red blooms turned black...which was okay because it was in the back of the bouquet...and the air was filled with fun and excitement. My cake, which was made by my gal pal Jen, was super cute and yummy too! I get giddy inside when I think back on the day. The dancing was too fun, and the karaoke was awesomely bad! I have tons of pictures to post and stories to tell...very soon!

Stress much???

2008-08-12T10:19:00.000-07:00

My very lovely and beautiful maid of honor requested that I write a new entry already! Seeing as I haven't posted in quite a few months ago, I figured I would throw her a bone :O)

So here it goes....

Getting married is stressful enough...now moving, finding a job, and money woes are adding to the pile that already existed. Also, finding out you have upset someone because you didn't invite someone they know to the wedding is not helping, people!!! Lay off me...I am just trying to keep a wedding that I cannot even really afford as small as possible. If I don't know, them, and/or cannot have a full on conversation with them, I do not want to pay to feed, entertain, and booze them up at our wedding. Also, this wedding is not about gifts! I don't care if so-and-so would buy us a nice gift if we were to invite them. We just want to have our closest friends and family with us on our special day...oh and to sing karaoke with us! With that being said (sorry for the rant)...Luckily, I have found the most understanding and solid as a rock person when it comes to dealing with frustrating moments. I have also noticed lately we are a perfect balancing act for each other. When he is stressed, I tend to find myself very calm and collected. When I am going on and on and on and on...he is as cool as a cucumber. Hopefully, our relationship will maintain this harmonious balance.

All stresses aside, we did have a lovely shower thrown for us by John's sisters. The theme was a Mexican Fiesta. His sisters were awesome enough to make a vegetarian entree for me...spinach and mushroom enchiladas...YUMMY!!! It was also some good bonding time for me and John's sisters and mom because we stayed up late the night before making paper flowers. (Just like the one I am donning in my hair...and of course, John had to wear the sombrero) Here are a few pictures of us on our special day...enjoy!

Me and John - Mexican style

Me, John and Sadie (John's Mom)

John (acting goofy...naturally) with his sisters (Diana and Laurie)

Me and John (sans sombrero!)

Saying Goodbye!

2008-05-15T20:56:00.000-07:00

On April 22nd, 2008, my fiancee and I had to say our goodbyes to the city we came to love so much. The hardest part, was saying goodbye to so many of the wonderful friends we made while living there. So this is for all of you who came to our going away party. I can only express myself by quoting the Muppets....

Saying goodbye, going away
Seems like goodbye's such a hard thing to say
Touching a hand, wondering why
It's time for saying goodbye

Saying goodbye, why is it sad?
Makes us remember the good times we've had
Much more to say, foolish to try
It's time for saying goodbye

Don't want to leave, but we both know
Sometimes it's better to go
Somehow I know we'll meet again
Not sure quite where, and I don't know just when
You're in my heart, so until then
Wanna smile, wanna cry
Saying goodbye

La la la la la la la la
It's time for saying goodbye

Goodbye New York, goodbye Brooklyn Inn, and goodbye to all of our lovely friends...we love you so very much and will miss you dearly! We'll be seeing you somewhere in the world again. Hopefully, very soon!

Much Love...XOXO

PS-Hopefully, none of you are too upset that I posted your pics! :O)

Moving To The Land of Meat

2008-05-11T18:48:00.000-07:00

The move is done, and we've made it...back in the dirty south. My husband to be and I have been here for two weeks now, and I have to say, I don't miss NYC too much. There are things I miss about it, but that will have to be another blog entry!

As most of you know, I am now a vegetarian. Not for any political reasons, but for dietary reasons. I especially stay away from pork and red meat. But since I have moved, I have found the temptation of meat too great. There was especially one occasion in which my boyfriend and I attended a BBQ cookoff. Why in the world did I think I would possibly have the strength to fend off those deliciously evil pork ribs and brisket? I mean come on, wouldn't you cave too?!?

And just for some ridiculous fun....

Motivating a Kitten

2008-02-22T15:30:00.000-08:00

I am sure anyone out there that has read this blog (if there are any of you) is probably thinking "why the knittin' kitten?" Other than me, only those very close to me could answer that...my dream is to one day have a very successful business in knitwear for people and pets. I love to knit! Unfortunately, lately I have not been so motivated to pick up the needles. Why?? I started asking myself that yesterday...and I got angry at myself about it. Why has something I love so much become a mundane thing. Oh yeah...because I am looking at it as work. I have always been of the personality that sees anything work related is absolutely not good enough for my spare time. I have to make it fun again...hobby? I remember you! So I picked up a pencil and starting drawing/plotting out new designs. Happy to say, I have come up with a hat idea that I love on paper. Hopefully it will execute well in yarn. I am going to start tonight. I will be posting once it's all done. Until then...
Your in love again kitten,
Mindy

Weddin' in the Dirty South

2008-02-19T13:29:00.000-08:00

So this morning I was getting ready for work, and it dawned on me...holy guacamole! I am moving in just a little over two months! You know that feeling you get when you have been putting something off and finally come to the realization that you cannot put it off anymore, and then the panic sets in. I have felt this way too many times in my life to count. For some reason the lesson is never learned.

I am sure most of you are thinking...2 months is a ton of time. However, I am not just moving across town. I am moving across many states from Brooklyn, NY to Austin, TX. And on top of it all, I must plan a wedding. Granted, this will be a very small wedding in comparison to most of the monstrosities that happen, but it's still a wedding, and every girl knows how much of an ordeal weddings tend to be. Every time one starts planning, they say "this is our wedding...we will do what we want and invite who we want." To that I say, "WHATEVER!!" The wedding is about keeping people happy and making sure they have fun. For example, planning the guest list with my boyfriend (I refuse to say such an ewwie word as fiancee) has turned into a discussion of...well, if we invite this friend, we will need to invite this person so that friend has someone to hang out with, and if we invite this uncle, then we will have to invite that aunt because we don't want dad (brother of said aunt and uncle) to be upset or given a hard time by the family. And so it begins...the major ordeal. Thankfully, I do have a very supportive boyfriend and fantastic best friend, Reagan Weaver (my maid of honor). Sadly, she lives in a far away place called Oxford, MS. Ugh...I miss her so!!

After the minor stress-out of this morning was over, I came to the realization that just as all things have happened in my life so far, it will all come together...although I'm sure not without a few freak outs, internal screaming fits, and long stress relieving workouts. Hey, maybe I will lose that pesky 10 lbs my body seems to want to hang onto. Gotta see the bright side somehow, right?

Girl Power

2008-02-15T12:02:00.000-08:00

So it all starts with a fabulous weekend hanging out with my gal pals Reagan and Katie. They came from different parts of the US to see me in Brooklyn. This was to be the home base for our weekend of girl power...meaning yes, we went to see the spice girls on their reunion tour!

It was so great! Aside from the fact that we were surrounded by adolescent girls in which the meaning of "girl power" was completely lost, (as you can see, we were utterly disgusted)

we were singing, dancing, screaming along with the girl pop icons of our late teens/early twenties.

More than just the concert, I was able to take two of my most favorite gal pals to my most favorite haunts of New York City. We went to Lombardi's (the best pizza in the US), Rice to Riches (every flavor of rice pudding you can imagine), the Fluevog store (my favorite shoes, Reagan bought 1 pair, I bought 2!), and the Brooklyn Inn (home to most of my Friday nights and Tom the bartender that makes a mean cocktail!!).

To me, it is the best feeling in the world when something I love, becomes a love to the people I love. Confusing yes, but doesn't it make complete sense?

If you would like more info on the weekend, you can also go to reag's blog...
http://reagansblog.blogspot.com/