I forgot to say on Tuesday yay for me! I passed my full driving test. Now a lot of people think this isn't a big deal as I have been driving on my restricted licence for quite a few years now (ah hem) but it was because I get nervous about stuff, and I think that the fact that I'd been avoiding doing the test for such a very long time made it a bigger deal to me.
Anyway I passed :) So now I'm one step closer to adulthood. Hopefully I'll never make it the whole way though.
Oh and if I didn't say earlier (which I think I didn't because I haven't been very thorough at the moment) Darren and I got an awesome new digital camera (well it's awesome to us) so maybe I'll have a play with it and post some photos of stuff sometime soon.
I am loving the weather today, all nice and rainy and dark. Just cloudy is a let down, if it's going to be cloudy it may as well rain, and if it rains it may as well be dark and stormy looking. Like today!
Love
Mindy
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
Knitting Finished!
I finished! The knitting part. Now I just have to sew up the back seam. Which shouldn't take too long at all! :)
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Hat for Amy
Just posting a preview of the hat I'm knitting for Amy (mostly just so she can see it because I can't send photos to her email hehe).
It's an eagle pattern if you couldn't tell.
:)
Mindy
It's an eagle pattern if you couldn't tell.
:)
Mindy
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Help Please!
Hi everyone,
All have probably heard now Darren and I are departing for the UK August 30th.
To get us in the mood I've decided we should watch a British movie, or movie set there every week till we go. I'm particularly interested in true historical ones. If anyone can comment with any of their favourites that would be great to give us ideas what to watch.
Some I've thought of already:
Ta!
Mindy
All have probably heard now Darren and I are departing for the UK August 30th.
To get us in the mood I've decided we should watch a British movie, or movie set there every week till we go. I'm particularly interested in true historical ones. If anyone can comment with any of their favourites that would be great to give us ideas what to watch.
Some I've thought of already:
- Braveheart
- Monty Python goes without saying
- King Arthur
- Robin Hood
- First Knight
Ta!
Mindy
Friday, June 15, 2007
How to have fun in a supermarket
Ok so I hate forwards and I hate spam but I love now with blogs and stuff you can post the actually funny ones without having to clog up people's inboxes. This is thanks to my cousin Alex, I got it from his bebo page. And I don't condone any of this behaviour.
1 :: Ram into other trolleys then ask for insurance details.
2:: Get large amounts of meat from the deli and hide it in various places around the supermarket.
3 :: Flip the conveyor belt into reverse and freak out trainee checkout assistants.
4 :: Two words: ‘Trolley Racing’.
5 :: Do fake drug deals with bags of tea.
6 :: Make a large shopping list with items such as porn, hookers and drugs and read it out loud as you tick them off.
7 :: If people are there doing stocktake, walk down the isle saying random numbers.
8 :: Hide random items in other people’s trolleys.
9 :: Buy lollies individually, i.e. each in its own bag.
10 :: Grab a 2L bottle of milk, surreptitiously glug back as much as you can then place back in the fridge.
11 :: Buying large amounts of meths and bread and act really suspicious.
12 :: Buy 10 doz of beer, 20 packets of smokes and 40 packets of condoms and when the checkout chick asks you if you've having a party, eye her up and say with a leer/smirk "why don't you stop by and see for yourself?".
13 :: Organise a sit-in protesting unfair treatment of the bread rolls.
14 :: Give people nipple gripples when they come out of the beer fridge thing
15 :: Drop bags of flour and eggs right in front of the clean-up guy.
16 :: Buy lots of apple pie and porno mags, of course supermarkets don't have porn, so FHM and Ralph will have to do.
17 :: Play shuffleboard with some frozen chickens and a couple of brooms.
18 :: Swap trolleys with someone when their back is turned.
19 :: Run around yelling that the sliced ham is really your dog Woofy.
20 :: Or your mate Harry.
21 :: Try to insight a riot.
22 :: Dance to the radio.
23 :: And sing.
24 :: Loud and off key.
25 :: Take an open pack of cat food to the checkout, and apologise saying you were 'hungry'
2:: Get large amounts of meat from the deli and hide it in various places around the supermarket.
3 :: Flip the conveyor belt into reverse and freak out trainee checkout assistants.
4 :: Two words: ‘Trolley Racing’.
5 :: Do fake drug deals with bags of tea.
6 :: Make a large shopping list with items such as porn, hookers and drugs and read it out loud as you tick them off.
7 :: If people are there doing stocktake, walk down the isle saying random numbers.
8 :: Hide random items in other people’s trolleys.
9 :: Buy lollies individually, i.e. each in its own bag.
10 :: Grab a 2L bottle of milk, surreptitiously glug back as much as you can then place back in the fridge.
11 :: Buying large amounts of meths and bread and act really suspicious.
12 :: Buy 10 doz of beer, 20 packets of smokes and 40 packets of condoms and when the checkout chick asks you if you've having a party, eye her up and say with a leer/smirk "why don't you stop by and see for yourself?".
13 :: Organise a sit-in protesting unfair treatment of the bread rolls.
14 :: Give people nipple gripples when they come out of the beer fridge thing
15 :: Drop bags of flour and eggs right in front of the clean-up guy.
16 :: Buy lots of apple pie and porno mags, of course supermarkets don't have porn, so FHM and Ralph will have to do.
17 :: Play shuffleboard with some frozen chickens and a couple of brooms.
18 :: Swap trolleys with someone when their back is turned.
19 :: Run around yelling that the sliced ham is really your dog Woofy.
20 :: Or your mate Harry.
21 :: Try to insight a riot.
22 :: Dance to the radio.
23 :: And sing.
24 :: Loud and off key.
25 :: Take an open pack of cat food to the checkout, and apologise saying you were 'hungry'
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Confessions
Stole this from someone's blog - though I defeated the purpose by deleting all the bits I didn't want to confess, some were a bit morbid like thoughts on death etc.
[ ] I am shorter than 5'4"
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes
[] I have many scars
[ ] I tan easily
[x ] I wish my natural hair was a different colour
[x] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color
[x] I have a tattoo
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance
[ ] I have/I've had braces
[ ] I wear glasses
[x] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger
[ ] I have more than 2 piercings
[ ] I have piercings in places besides my ears
[ ] I have freckles
Family/Home Life
[x] I've sworn at my parents
[x] I've run away from home
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house
[x] My biological parents are together
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old
[x] I want to have kids someday
[ ] I've had children
[ ] I've lost a child
School/Work
[ ] I'm in school
[x] I have a job
[ ] I've fallen asleep at work/school
[x] I almost always do my homework (well I used to)
[x] I've missed a week or more of school (probably when I was sick)
[ ] I've been on the Honour Roll (yes if that's the same as being prefect)
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year
[ ] I've stolen something from my job
[ ] I've been fired
[ ] I've skipped school
Embarrassment
[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation
[x] Disney movies still make me cry
[ ] I've peed from laughing
[x] I've snorted while laughing
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried
[ ] I've glued my hand to something (I did sew something to my skirt)
[x] I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose
[ ] I've had my pants rip in public
Health
[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment
[ ] I've gotten stitches
[ ] I've fractured a bone
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed
[ ] I've sat in a doctors office with a friend
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed
[ ] I've had surgery
[x] I've had chicken pox
Traveling
[x] I've driven over 200 km in one day
[x] I've been on a plane
[ ] I've been to Canada
[x] I've been to Mexico
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls
[ ] I've been to Japan
[ ] I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans
[ ] I've been to Europe
[ ] I've been to Africa
Experiences
[x] I've gotten lost in my city
[ ] I've seen a shooting star
[ ] I've wished on a shooting star
[ ] I've seen a meteor shower
[ ] I've gone out in public in my pajamas
[ ] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts
[x] I've been to a casino
[ ] I've been skydiving
[ ] I've been an abused victim
[x] I've gone skinny dipping
[ ] I've played spin the bottle
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[ ] I've crashed a car
[x] I've been Skiing
[x] I've been in a play
[x] I've met someone in person from the internet
[ ] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue
[ ] I've seen the Northern Lights
[ ] I've sat on a roof top at night
[ ] I've played chicken
[x] I've played a prank on someone
[x] I've ridden in a taxi
[x] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[x] I've eaten Sushi
[ ] I've been snowboarding
Relationships
[ ] I'm single
[x] I'm in a relationship
[x] I'm engaged
[ ] I'm married
[ ] I've had someone cheat on me
[ ] I've gone on a blind date
[x] I've been the dumpee more than the dumper
[ ] I miss someone right now
[ ] I have a fear of commitment
[x] I have a fear of abandonment
[x] I'm in love
[ ] I've cheated in a relationship
[ ] I've gotten divorced
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't
[x] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did
[x] I've kept something from a past relationship
Sexuality
[ ] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex
[x] I've had a crush on a teacher
[x] I am a cuddler
[x] I love to flirt
[x] I've been kissed in the rain
[x] I've hugged a stranger
[x] I have kissed a stranger
[ ] I've accidentally flashed someone
[ ] I've purposefully flashed someone
[ ] I am bisexual or homosexual
[x] I've slept all night in a bed with a person of the opposite sex
[x] I've slept all night in a bed with a person of the same sex
[x] I've bitten someone
[x] I've been bitten
[ ] I've had fooled around with a member of the same sex
[ ] I have had sex with someone I was not in a relationship with
[ ] I've slept with a co-worker
[ ] I've made out in an elevator
Honesty/Crime
[x] I am a terrible liar
[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't
[x] I've snuck out of my house
[ ] I have lied to my parents about where I am
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world
[x] I've cheated while playing a game
[ ] I've cheated on a test
[ ] I've ran a red light
[ ] I've been suspended from school
[ ] I've witnessed a crime
[ ] I've been in a fist fight
[ ] I've been arrested
[ ] I've shoplifted
Materialism
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs
[x] I own an iPod or MP3 player
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession
[ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun
[ ] I collect comic books
[ ] I own something from The Gap
[x] I own something I got on e-bay
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie
Political/Social Attitudes
[ ] I don't like people
[ ] I'm a feminist
[ ] I'm very outgoing
[ ] I listen to political music
[ ] I'm Democratic
[ ] I'm Republican
[ ] I'm liberal
[x] I don't like Bush because he is useless and stupid and idiotic
[x] I don't like Bush with my own reasons to back it up
[ ] I am for Bush
[ ] I'm religious
[ ] I'm against homosexual marriage
[ ] I dress fairly modestly
[ ] My attitude is: I dont care what other people say about me
Random
[ ] I can sing well
[ ] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant
[x] I open up to others easily
[x] I watch the news (though only once or twice a week)
[ ] I don't kill bugs
[ ] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme
[ ] I curse regularly
[ ] I sing in the shower
[x] I am a morning person
[ ] I paid for my cell phone ring tone
[x] I'm a snob about grammar
[ ] I am a sports fanatic
[ ] I twirl my hair
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name
[x] I like being neat
[ ] I love Spam
[ ] I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[x] I bake well
[x] My favourite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school
[ ] I like Martha Stewart
[ ] I know how to shoot a gun
[x] I am in love with love
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS
[x] I laugh at my own jokes
[x] I eat fast food weekly
[x] I believe in ghosts
[ ] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room
[ ] I am really ticklish
[ ] I love white chocolate
[ ] I bite my nails
[ ] I play video games
[x] I'm good at remembering names
[ ] I'm good at remembering dates
[ ] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life
[ ] I am shorter than 5'4"
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes
[] I have many scars
[ ] I tan easily
[x ] I wish my natural hair was a different colour
[x] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color
[x] I have a tattoo
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance
[ ] I have/I've had braces
[ ] I wear glasses
[x] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger
[ ] I have more than 2 piercings
[ ] I have piercings in places besides my ears
[ ] I have freckles
Family/Home Life
[x] I've sworn at my parents
[x] I've run away from home
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house
[x] My biological parents are together
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old
[x] I want to have kids someday
[ ] I've had children
[ ] I've lost a child
School/Work
[ ] I'm in school
[x] I have a job
[ ] I've fallen asleep at work/school
[x] I almost always do my homework (well I used to)
[x] I've missed a week or more of school (probably when I was sick)
[ ] I've been on the Honour Roll (yes if that's the same as being prefect)
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year
[ ] I've stolen something from my job
[ ] I've been fired
[ ] I've skipped school
Embarrassment
[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation
[x] Disney movies still make me cry
[ ] I've peed from laughing
[x] I've snorted while laughing
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried
[ ] I've glued my hand to something (I did sew something to my skirt)
[x] I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose
[ ] I've had my pants rip in public
Health
[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment
[ ] I've gotten stitches
[ ] I've fractured a bone
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed
[ ] I've sat in a doctors office with a friend
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed
[ ] I've had surgery
[x] I've had chicken pox
Traveling
[x] I've driven over 200 km in one day
[x] I've been on a plane
[ ] I've been to Canada
[x] I've been to Mexico
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls
[ ] I've been to Japan
[ ] I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans
[ ] I've been to Europe
[ ] I've been to Africa
Experiences
[x] I've gotten lost in my city
[ ] I've seen a shooting star
[ ] I've wished on a shooting star
[ ] I've seen a meteor shower
[ ] I've gone out in public in my pajamas
[ ] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts
[x] I've been to a casino
[ ] I've been skydiving
[ ] I've been an abused victim
[x] I've gone skinny dipping
[ ] I've played spin the bottle
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[ ] I've crashed a car
[x] I've been Skiing
[x] I've been in a play
[x] I've met someone in person from the internet
[ ] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue
[ ] I've seen the Northern Lights
[ ] I've sat on a roof top at night
[ ] I've played chicken
[x] I've played a prank on someone
[x] I've ridden in a taxi
[x] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[x] I've eaten Sushi
[ ] I've been snowboarding
Relationships
[ ] I'm single
[x] I'm in a relationship
[x] I'm engaged
[ ] I'm married
[ ] I've had someone cheat on me
[ ] I've gone on a blind date
[x] I've been the dumpee more than the dumper
[ ] I miss someone right now
[ ] I have a fear of commitment
[x] I have a fear of abandonment
[x] I'm in love
[ ] I've cheated in a relationship
[ ] I've gotten divorced
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't
[x] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did
[x] I've kept something from a past relationship
Sexuality
[ ] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex
[x] I've had a crush on a teacher
[x] I am a cuddler
[x] I love to flirt
[x] I've been kissed in the rain
[x] I've hugged a stranger
[x] I have kissed a stranger
[ ] I've accidentally flashed someone
[ ] I've purposefully flashed someone
[ ] I am bisexual or homosexual
[x] I've slept all night in a bed with a person of the opposite sex
[x] I've slept all night in a bed with a person of the same sex
[x] I've bitten someone
[x] I've been bitten
[ ] I've had fooled around with a member of the same sex
[ ] I have had sex with someone I was not in a relationship with
[ ] I've slept with a co-worker
[ ] I've made out in an elevator
Honesty/Crime
[x] I am a terrible liar
[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't
[x] I've snuck out of my house
[ ] I have lied to my parents about where I am
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world
[x] I've cheated while playing a game
[ ] I've cheated on a test
[ ] I've ran a red light
[ ] I've been suspended from school
[ ] I've witnessed a crime
[ ] I've been in a fist fight
[ ] I've been arrested
[ ] I've shoplifted
Materialism
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs
[x] I own an iPod or MP3 player
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession
[ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun
[ ] I collect comic books
[ ] I own something from The Gap
[x] I own something I got on e-bay
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie
Political/Social Attitudes
[ ] I don't like people
[ ] I'm a feminist
[ ] I'm very outgoing
[ ] I listen to political music
[ ] I'm Democratic
[ ] I'm Republican
[ ] I'm liberal
[x] I don't like Bush because he is useless and stupid and idiotic
[x] I don't like Bush with my own reasons to back it up
[ ] I am for Bush
[ ] I'm religious
[ ] I'm against homosexual marriage
[ ] I dress fairly modestly
[ ] My attitude is: I dont care what other people say about me
Random
[ ] I can sing well
[ ] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant
[x] I open up to others easily
[x] I watch the news (though only once or twice a week)
[ ] I don't kill bugs
[ ] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme
[ ] I curse regularly
[ ] I sing in the shower
[x] I am a morning person
[ ] I paid for my cell phone ring tone
[x] I'm a snob about grammar
[ ] I am a sports fanatic
[ ] I twirl my hair
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name
[x] I like being neat
[ ] I love Spam
[ ] I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[x] I bake well
[x] My favourite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school
[ ] I like Martha Stewart
[ ] I know how to shoot a gun
[x] I am in love with love
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS
[x] I laugh at my own jokes
[x] I eat fast food weekly
[x] I believe in ghosts
[ ] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room
[ ] I am really ticklish
[ ] I love white chocolate
[ ] I bite my nails
[ ] I play video games
[x] I'm good at remembering names
[ ] I'm good at remembering dates
[ ] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life
Monday, June 11, 2007
Engagement Party
Hi Everyone!
We had our engagement party on Saturday night! It was SO fun! Thank you so so so so so much to everyone who came it meant so much to Darren and I to see you there. And to those who were out of town we were thinking of you, we didn't invite out of towners as we wanted to keep it very casual and not too big didn't want people to have to travel, but we were thinking of all our out of town friends too :)
But anyway it was such a lovely night, and our families got together for the first time which was great too. Well Darren's mum and sister had met my parents, but I got to meet Darren's Auntie, and see his Dad and Grandma again... fantastic.
Unfortunately we remembered late into the night to start taking pictures, but Claire did a fantastic job and almost got pictures of everyone which was great! Oh thanks so much to Claire for doing a great job talking to people, handing things round, and taking the photos, a huge thanks to Mum for organising the whole thing and making such delicious food, and to Auntie Anne for helping her, and to Amy as well for making a huge effort with the food, and to my Dad for setting everything up and making a little speech.
Anyway here's some photos
Nick with Adam who managed to completely obscure Natalie!
This is me and Darren and our Grandmas. We've both only got one Grandparent left :( Isn't that sad, but I guess it would be more sad if there were none! My Gran is so lovely though so I don't mind too much.
This is people watching Darren's funny speech: My Uncle Peter, Sally, Darren's Mum, my Uncle David, Jeremy, Charlotte and John.
Lara, Fraser, Nick and Kirsty.
Rach, Greg, Mike, Charmain and Michiko.
Me Claire and Lara. This one is here mostly because I thought Claire might throw a stink if there were no pics of her hehe. Just kidding.
That's just a few photos, not everyone there but some of the important people. (Not all though as didn't get pics of Amy, Beth etc). If anyone wants their photo removed I'm quite happy to do that :) But I thought everyone looked lovely anyway.
:)
Mindy
We had our engagement party on Saturday night! It was SO fun! Thank you so so so so so much to everyone who came it meant so much to Darren and I to see you there. And to those who were out of town we were thinking of you, we didn't invite out of towners as we wanted to keep it very casual and not too big didn't want people to have to travel, but we were thinking of all our out of town friends too :)
But anyway it was such a lovely night, and our families got together for the first time which was great too. Well Darren's mum and sister had met my parents, but I got to meet Darren's Auntie, and see his Dad and Grandma again... fantastic.
Unfortunately we remembered late into the night to start taking pictures, but Claire did a fantastic job and almost got pictures of everyone which was great! Oh thanks so much to Claire for doing a great job talking to people, handing things round, and taking the photos, a huge thanks to Mum for organising the whole thing and making such delicious food, and to Auntie Anne for helping her, and to Amy as well for making a huge effort with the food, and to my Dad for setting everything up and making a little speech.
Anyway here's some photos
Nick with Adam who managed to completely obscure Natalie!
This is me and Darren and our Grandmas. We've both only got one Grandparent left :( Isn't that sad, but I guess it would be more sad if there were none! My Gran is so lovely though so I don't mind too much.
This is people watching Darren's funny speech: My Uncle Peter, Sally, Darren's Mum, my Uncle David, Jeremy, Charlotte and John.
Lara, Fraser, Nick and Kirsty.
Rach, Greg, Mike, Charmain and Michiko.
Me Claire and Lara. This one is here mostly because I thought Claire might throw a stink if there were no pics of her hehe. Just kidding.
That's just a few photos, not everyone there but some of the important people. (Not all though as didn't get pics of Amy, Beth etc). If anyone wants their photo removed I'm quite happy to do that :) But I thought everyone looked lovely anyway.
:)
Mindy
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