Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Hectic :(

The past few weeks have been especially hectic.  While the bar is still of utmost concern, my boyfriend and I have had a few personal crises that have been taking priority.

Topping of the hectic-ness, I have my interview and a wedding coming up- both taking time away from the bar.  But that's life, things happen, people get married, and sometimes you have to be up all night when you have work the next day.  You just have to keep calm and carry on.  ;)  And make sure to take care of yourself- letting yourself fall completely to the wayside in terms of health is something that often happens when things get busy, but it's important to keep up with that.



~*~



Minka and the kitten have been getting along a bit more swimingly lately.


Sunday, January 29, 2012

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Adorable Commercial for Jason Wu!

As if you needed convincing...



and it totally stars Minka!  (well, Milu)

Monday, January 23, 2012

Saturday, January 21, 2012

A few more photos of the still nameless kitten

Lawrence thinks you should live for a week with the kitten before you decide on a name.





Friday, January 20, 2012

We need a name!

EDIT: Some ideas, Mila, Mira, or Kiku (菊).
Kiku is the word for Japanese word for Chrysanthemum.

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.



Sunday, January 15, 2012

Jason Wu for Target

I need this bag:



it looks like miiiinka

Friday, January 13, 2012

So glad I can count on my boyfriend to watch say yes to the dress marathons with me.

Also, Minka has an adorable new habit.


When we stop playing with her, she brings her toy back to us to demand  more playing.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Jason Wu for Target

I knew I liked this collaboration.  Minka even made it into the advertisements.


Saturday, January 7, 2012

Vail!

Hello everyone from Vail!  I'm here with one of my best friends, my boyfriend, and his best friend.  Everyone is taking hot baths post-skiing, so I have a little time to say hello.

I did not ski, I instead chose to do a spa day at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek.  I went and got myself a facial and a swedish massage.  All in all, a much better choice for me personally.  The water sanctuary was totally sweet... check it out:




The first hot tub.

There was also a sauna and a rain shower.  I've decided I have to have a rain shower in my future home.

I'll admit, I haven't been very stylish while in Colorado... I've been much too busy piling on layers to try and not freeze.  We are here for another two days.  :)


Sweet Headband: I forget the boutique, but it's veeery close to St. Mark's.
Shirt: F21
Scarf: Banana Republic


Under Armour
Ski Jacket stolen from BFF's sister
Ralph Lauren Sunglasses
Best Friend

Boots: 80's, stolen from mother, rabbit fur inside
Shirt: Jcrew

Coat: Banana Republic
Jeans: Rag & Bone (picked up at Loehman's)
Shoes: Michael Kor's Driving Moccasins
Shirt: Banana Republic
Horse courtesy of diamond star ranch.


And as a side note, Law managed to get the car stuck.



Thursday, January 5, 2012

True.

While packing for vail, I found a suitcase for my boyfriend to borrow.

This suitcase was packed with random clothes I forgot I own.  I have two closets full of clothes, my entire apartment is covered in my clothes; they are just everywhere.


this is my life in a nutshell.


Also, quote of the day: 
Me: "God, we always have so many people to see and so much to do."
Him: "Yeah.  We're like Paris Hilton, but less glamorous."

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

On My Nose

I have long hated my nose.  As a result, I have long obsessed over side profiles.  I have long obsessed over the way my nose looks in pictures.  I always try to have the camera above me and have my nose be down lens.  My dad would tell me I should appreciate my nose because it gives me character.  My mom would insist it could be worse and I should see the noses that run in her extended family, oft citing the "Munyak Curse."

So I hated my nose.  I begged for a nose job.  Like most of the girls at my school.  My mom would say maybe when I turn 18.  That plastic surgery isn't good for girls under 18, they are still growing.

18 came and went and I was too busy for a nose job.

Then this year, the opportunity presented itself.  I had to get surgery to fix my deviated septum.  I could opt to combine it with a rhinoplasty, two birds- one stone.

My boyfriend was unconvinced.  He told me something about conforming to western ideals of beauty.  Blonde, ski-slope nose.  Besides, he loved my face.  And some other things.  I think the summary was getting a nose job wasn't going to make me happy, I was going to continue to find things to be dissatisfied with because I have other problems.

He was right in that sense.  Even if I did have the perfect nose, (it wasn't going to be a ski slope, that was for sure) I was going to find something else.

So I thought about it.  And I got scared.  What if I didn't look quite like me anymore?  Was I just trying to conform to some idea of beauty?  I had already gone back to brunette- I don't think I was fooling anyone into thinking I was some WASP from New England, even if I got my nose did.

So when it came time for my consultation, I opted out of the rhinoplasty.  I was going to fix my septum so I could breathe again and that was going to be it.  I was going to learn to accept it as my nose, and honestly it wasn't that bad of a nose.

Sometimes I see friends who did get a rhinoplasty, and think that they look amazing, and I feel a little jealous that I chose to retain my face the way it was given to me.

But I like to think that in profile, I look a bit like Audrey Hepburn.  She also had a little bump in her nose.



Think Positive, people.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012