Knottie of the Week - mejai1

TysWife2Be · June 2012

1. First Name & Fiance's First Name

2. Your Birthday & Age and Fiance's Birthday and Age

3. City Born In?

4. City Live in?

5. Where did you go to college?

6. What was your major?

7. What is your current job?

8. What is your dream job?

9. How did you and your fiance meet?

10. When did you get engaged and how did he do it??

11. When is the Wedding Day?

12. Where is the ceremony and reception?

13. What are your wedding colors?

14. Where are you honeymooning?

15. Favorite wedding vendor so far?

16. Biggest wedding splurge?

17. What is something you wish you could have at the wedding but don't?

18. Another knottie wedding you'd like to attend?

19. Favorite book?

20. Favorite movie?

21. Favorite tv show?

22. Favorite wedding dress designer?

23. Any advice you can give?

24. Anything you wish you could change about your wedding?

25. Share something about yourself!

mejai1 · June 2012

Oh wow... the one day that I was away from the computer it's my turn!!!

1. First Name & Fiance's First Name Michele & Kenny

2. Your Birthday & Age and Fiance's Birthday and Age 11/27 - I'm 44 and 12/17 - he's 47 (my second marriage, his first)

3. City Born In? Los Angeles

4. City Live in? Los Angeles

5. Where did you go to college? Well... I went to MANY, but ultimately I graduated from USC

6. What was your major? Accounting

7. What is your current job? I just started my own home-based bookkeeping business. I quit my job as Finance Director for a software company after 8 years because it was SUPER stressful, and I'm betting on me now.

8. What is your dream job? I dream of working in an environment where I'm helping people. I'd like to return to school next fall and pursue a Master's Degree in either Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy

9. How did you and your fiance meet? Well... about 20+ years ago, we met in a club and went out ONE TIME. Then... through the miracle of Facebook, we re-met three years ago and started dating.

10. When did you get engaged and how did he do it?? March 5, 2010. We went to see Lalah Hathaway, and he talked to her mother beforehand and got Lalah to work it into the show. I was SO surprised. I was actually thinking "what if?" before, but I never thought in a million years that he would be able to pull something off like that. The other sad part of this is that my mom died five days later (March 10th). I am glad to have been able to share my joy with her before that.

11. When is the Wedding Day? July 21. It's coming up SOOOO quickly.

12. Where is the ceremony and reception? Both in an area near L.A. called San Pedro (where the ship ports are in L.A.) The ceremony is at a public park that overlooks the ocean called Angels Gate Park. We were really happy to find something affordable with this view. The reception is at a venue that used to be an Italian restaurant but is now just used for events called Michael's Tuscany Room.

13. What are your wedding colors? Eggplant, Sunset Orange, and Sunflower Yellow (ok, purple, orange and yellow)

14. Where are you honeymooning? Can you believe it's not yet booked? We're planning on an Alaskan cruise. I'm kinda scared of the cold, but I figure it won't get any warmer than July/August, so if I'll ever go, now's the time.

15. Favorite wedding vendor so far? I have to pick three... I love my NEW coordinator, the photographer is AWESOME, and the ceremony venue coordinator is a doll. The party rental guy (for the chairs) and the chuppah rental lady are also really great.

16. Biggest wedding splurge? Damn... the whole thing. We're spending more than I thought I would. The videographer was definitely not planned, so I guess this is our "splurge."

17. What is something you wish you could have at the wedding but don't? If we had the $$, maybe we'd have picked more upscale venues that were more inclusive -- ceremony and reception at the same place with beautiful scenery all around.

18. Another knottie wedding you'd like to attend? All of them!! Definitely Benita b/c she makes me laugh... MissOwens, but I think she'd kick me out 'cause I wanna bring a guest (j/k). Esha's wedding I know must have been nice... MsAmeera too had some real beauty goin' on.

19. Favorite book? This is hard. I read different kinds of stuff. The first book that came to mind was "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell, but I am always buried in the latest parenting book.

20. Favorite movie? No movie ever made me cry like "The Joy Luck Club." I like weird stuff... like Fight Club LOL. I'm sure that others would come up, but these are just the first that I thought of.

21. Favorite tv show? Maybe Chopped (on the Food Network).

22. Favorite wedding dress designer? I'll have to go with La Sposa (just because my dress is one).

23. Any advice you can give? Wedding advice? Number your RSVP cards! Try to enjoy the ride as you plan and remember that this one day is the start of a new adventure. Other advice - follow the golden rule!!

24. Anything you wish you could change about your wedding? I wish I had gone with a different coordinator from the beginning. I had reservations, but went with testimonials, but my gut was against her. I really wanted to be done with more stuff by now, but I guess I just have to buckle down and get to it.

25. Share something about yourself! Um... I won $100 in a Cabbage Patch contest back in the day? I was a backup dancer for a washed up rapper (he was washed up at the time), and we did one show that was on the Apollo (let me know if you want the YouTube link!

MrsBoss2012 · June 2012

Nice meeting you Michele! I want to know more about your brief career as a back up dancer! And yes youtube link please! How did that come about? Do you have a background in dance? Did you already know him?

Your proposal sounds lovely and I"m glad you did get to tell your mom before she passed. I'm sorry to hear about that. Your wedding sounds like it is going to be heavenly!

footballwife77 · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_knottie-of-the-week-realhappygal?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:540f37e9-9d46-4684-887a-30d4b7d07834Post:54cfe6f0-9360-44c3-98c8-2ce73517cbc8">Re: Knottie of the Week - mejai1</a>:
[QUOTE]Nice meeting you Michele! I want to know more about your brief career as a back up dancer! And yes youtube link please! How did that come about? Do you have a background in dance? Did you already know him? Your proposal sounds lovely and I"m glad you did get to tell your mom before she passed. I'm sorry to hear about that. Your wedding sounds like it is going to be heavenly!
Posted by MrsBoss2012[/QUOTE]

THIS!!!!! I'm picturing hammer dancing or who's that one dude (i can't think of his name right now) "i like big butts" and the chicks are in gold and they do that side kick lmao!!!!

9. How did you and your fiance meet? Well... about 20+ years ago, we met in a club and went out ONE TIME. Then... through the miracle of Facebook, we re-met three years ago and started dating. 

I think reconnections are AMAZING. You have to wonder if destiny/fate is actually a living breathing entity that has laid out a plan for your path and re directs you if you stray.

[Deleted User] · June 2012

Chele!!!!

dang I miss a day, miss a lot. girl I had to go get my miniwheats to siddown and read. love!. your proposal story though, babbbby? tears for all reasons. I'm so sorry you lost your mom, but I love how awesome it was that you got to share your news with her. and working the proposal into the song? grown a$$ man stuff right there. please tell Kenny he gets a knottie, slow, standing O for that

L.M.A.O. @ (he was washed up at the time). Nobody's looking, come close, you can tell me.....where you a Hammer-ette? LOL!! j/k but er uh, I will need that link so......

wanna hear something totally irrational? I don't have any legitimate reason to for it but i'm in luuuuH and a little obsessed with wanting to get married under a chuppah, but it'd be a big ole huh for us lol.

p.s., we're also gonna need some video of you cabbagepatching. what'd yo do with the cash? lol!!

20pearls16 · June 2012

Hiiiii HONEY!!! You hit the Knottie lottery. I am glad I can make you laugh LOL.

Social Work is a great field to get into. I have been in the field for 17 years and it is very rewarding. Kudos to you for leaving your job to start your own business. That takes lots of guts to do!

I definitely want the link to the back up dancer video. OMG I know I would be on the floor.
Your date is coming up soooooon! I'm so excited for you. Always a pleasure talking to you

nicknuttnc · June 2012

HI Michele..
I defintely wants to see the video and the show. I love the food network and the show "Chopped". What made you pick your day?

keyaira04 · June 2012

Hey! Thanks for sharing. I want to see this video as well! I am sorry to hear about your mother, but glad you shared that moment with her.

staten2012 · June 2012

Nice bio and thanks for sharing!!!

Your bday is 11/27
FI is 12/27
and MY birthday is 1/27.

Awesome. I'll be awaiting my invite

CaseynMike · June 2012

Nice bio!!

Now 1st FI did an awesome job on the proposal! That was lovely you were able to share it with your mom...I am sorry for your loss.

2nd..your wedding and honeymoon sound like they are both going to be all that you ever wanted!!

3rd.. I love the Joyluck Club too.Its amazing what Asian women went through and go through I bawled when she let her baby slip under the water while she was bathing him. She was sooo unhappy and disconnected with life she didnt want the baby to be the same way.

4th You knew good and well we would want the LINK to the video...I love Apollo!

MissusD1116 · June 2012

LOL!!! I'm so laughing at the washed up rapper backup dancer!! LINK ASAP!! Nice to get to know you more Michele, you always crack me up! Your hunny did great on the proposal too!

MissusD1116 · June 2012

Oh and football wife is a certified, ZIP ZAP fool!!!!! That was for you sultry!!! LMAO!!!!

mejai1 · June 2012

Oh gosh... where do I start...? first of all, here's the link. This was for a show called "Rapmania" and it was for the 15th anniversary of rap. It was taped at both The Apollo in NY and at a club at The Palace in Hollywood. We were in Hollywood. I'm the one in the middle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuH3NqUD8RU

I was probably no older than 22 when this video was done... After I posted all of that, I was thinking that I should have just said that I speak Spanish.

@ staten - now you know we have a strict limit on invites!!! What a coincidence about our birthdays! But I was in typo hell last night... FI's bday is 12/17... oh well.

@nicknutt - We picked the day for a variety of reasons... my son goes to visit his dad for 1/2 of every summer and he will be here for the first half... it's also close to our 3 year anniversary. It was also a Saturday that was available at our affordable venue!

Yes... his proposal was all that! There was a brief video of it on youtube (Lalah's drummer had posted some highlights from her shows), but it disappeared... we had been showing it to everyone, and then one day it was just gone. FI got some MAJOR points for that! It's a great memory to lean on. Plus, he was SOOOO nervous before the concert, and I was completely clueless as to why... I thought it was claustrophobia LOL....

Casey - yes... The Joy Luck Club... I guess the other thing is that my mom is (was) Japanese... and I saw some of her in those ladies (even though they were Chinese)...

Sultry - where are you getting married? No way to make a chuppah work? They're sooo cute (but kinda pricey). Um... I can put together a video of me doing the cabbage patch now... but only after I make a touchdown (????) LOL.

Mrs. Boss - no real story to the backup dancer thing... My friends knew the guy from somewhere and we danced backup at a club from time to time... he was this REALLY old school rapper even then (and that was early 90s). That was about it. Other than taking ballet, tap and jazz when I was like 7 years old, I don't have a "dance background" per se.

MissusD - I am glad to crack you up! Don't laugh TOO hard at the video.

Benita - no words.

Yes, it's gutsy to start my own business. My friend asked me to borrow some $ the other day and I was like, "I don't think so. I've only earned like $700 since I started." Trying to do this and plan a wedding is REALLY tough, but I still have some big faith in God and belief that I can market my talents in this area. Thanks also for the encouragement in the Social Work arena. It seems very rewarding to make a difference in someone's life.

All knotties - I so enjoy interacting with you on this board and am so glad I've found you all here. I look forward to coming and sharing war stories and recaps and bouncing off ideas and venting!!!

Hugggssss!!!

MissusD1116 · June 2012

I just watched the video and I am..........**DEAD**!!!!!!! Bwaaahahahaha !!!!! FI is a MAJOR hip hop head and was like "grandmaster caz and the furious 5!" I'm like "who?"...."ummmm? Yeah honey, that's right."

Carla1019 · June 2012

Youtube is blocked at my job but I can't wait to get home and see your link. I'm sure you were ole' school FABULOUS! LOL!

Glad to learn more about you! Looks like we are both getting married in July. Are you more nervous or excited??

CaseynMike · June 2012

OMG I JUST WATCHED THE VIDEO...NO MAKE UP ANYMORE!! Get it girl!! OMG I needed that laugh this morning!! Thanks for shairng!

MrsBoss2012 · June 2012

So I"m at work right.....and I tried watching it on my phone....as SOON as dude turned around and started rapping I BURST out laughing! PUMP IT UP!!

You did your thang though girl! I would love to tell people I was a backup dancer.

mejai1 · June 2012

Y'all make me laugh. FI shows that to people ALL.THE.TIME. It could be embarrasing, but it's a part of my past that I REALLY enjoyed

MissusD - I think that FI is thinking of Grandmaster FLASH and the Furious 5. I'm telling you... Grandmaster Caz was from around that same era. He was like one of those NY rappers before rap became commercial. From what I understand, he's a hip hop tour guide in NY now and part of his claim to fame is that the Sugar Hill Gang stole some of his lyrics. He was mad cool... and I'd actually like to make it out there to go on one of the tours...

Casey - No make up? Was I way overdone??

Mrs. Boss... I'm glad you got a good laugh. I do EVERY TIME I watch it.

One of the other girls in the video is in the WP

Carla -- I'm not yet nervous... only about getting all of the stuff done before the day comes. I'm excited and was actually thinking about asking my 10 year old son to walk me down the aisle this morning and my eyes teared up... How are you feeling? Yours is REALLY soon! Are you done with mostly everything?

20pearls16 · June 2012

Chele I just watched the video. LMAO!!! girl you was gettin it! That took me back to the good old days. Damn that was a good one.

[Deleted User] · June 2012

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[QUOTE]Chele I just watched the video. LMAO!!! girl you was gettin it! That took me back to the good old days. Damn that was a good one.
Posted by 20pearls16[/QUOTE]

This here. On. The. Flo.

chele (and for different reasons entirely, Samiyah) both gits a

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mejai1 · June 2012

That's why I love y'all

island07b2b · June 2012

Hi Michele - Nice to know more about you.

Your wedding colors sound lovely.

I am an Accounting major as well. Too bad. LOL!

Loved your dancing. You put your all into that one girl.

Everyone that I know who has done an Alaskan cruise has loved it. They say it is beautiful, clean, and so pristine.

So did I miss how you got that backup dancer gig? And, how long did you do that? What did Caz stand for anyway?

mejai1 · June 2012

Hi... I"m looking forward to the cruise.

Island - I think that Caz is just his name or he was going for "Caz-anova." My friends met him and some other people (they were all the "Zulu Nation" people)... and then they brought me into the fold. Do you work in the field of Accounting?

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