Party party and more party.
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kukla_tkoDespite the fact (or possibly because of the fact) that only three additional people showed up for my Little Christmas Party, it was a lot of fun. I had good nibbles (partly due to the fact that Allura went out and spent her own money to buy edible snacks.)
The house was reasonably clean. ("Clean" is a short, easy to pronounce word which is used here to mean "A bloody miracle has occurred and I found my living room furniture under all my random crap, and people were able to sit on in in safety and comfort.")
I made Sekanjabin which was very tasty (just ask my SO!) and I got to serve it in my beautiful crystal decanter. In fact, I have some wonderful serving dishes and whatnot, so it does give me great joy to use them for "company."
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bradhicks didn't show up, which was weird since according to other friends, he didn't show up at Todd's party, either.
Shame, really, since there were presents for him that came to my party... Hey, Brad! When do you want this stuff?
And then, there was a Nativity Scene put together by the kids and myself.
Heh.
When I was about ten years old, my father made a "stable" for my Barbie Horses. It has three stalls and is just big enough for the table that currently houses the Mac on which I am typing this message. The stable is large, mostly useless and ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS to me, so it has been right up my ass and in the way for weeks, sitting on the couch in the living room.
I had a *moment* while cleaning. It was an epiphany, which was oddly appropriate.
I put the stable on the dining room table like a centerpiece, only at the opposite end, facing the party.
Then I added some characters.
I had a pretty generic dark-haired Barbie Doll. I put her in Princess Leia's white dress and made her a blue head drape, fastening it to her head with a hair-tie. Ta-da! Instant Mary.
Here's the rest of the cast:
Baby Jesus............................................ Random Barbie-proportionate baby doll.
The Manger.......................................... The wooden box in which I normally keep my Mini Rider-Waite deck.
Joseph, Mary's husband........................ Obi Wan Kenobi (12 inch Kenner action figure, in his original garments.)
Shepherd.............................................. Quasimodo (in a grey robe and striped headcloth.)
Sheep................................................... Assortment of Barbie Cats. (So, he's really a "Catherd.")
Drummer Boy....................................... Ken doll (In Aladdin's outfit, and a headcloth, and Shakira's tambourine.)
Wise Man/King of Arabia...................... Aladdin in "Prince Ali" outfit, complete with Monkey and Gold.
Wise Man/King of uh, Russia................ Fairytale Prince Ken, carrying a matchbox sized package of real Myrrh.
Wise Man/King of Um... Greece............ "Flower Prince" Lancelot, with bag of "Frankincense". And much Fabulousness.
Oxen................................................... My Little Ponies provided bypiratebob.
The Star............................................... Patrick the Starfish
The Angels.......................................... Fairytopia Petal Pixies
Yep. All in all, a wonderful display. The kids and I had a LOT of fun putting it together. Even The Boy was having a good time posing the figures a variety of different ways.
Oh. And that "Greek King" couldn't have been any Gayer if his name was Gay Gayerson. Really. I will attempt to post a picture of him. Straight men don't, for the most part, wear white tights and little lavender slippers. Or lavender velvet doublets with lace collars. Or bright pink lip gloss to show off their tan. In fact, few gay men will actually wear any of the above no matter HOW flamboyant they might be, come to think of it. And his laurel wreath crown really doesn't butch him up very much. Neither did the fact that until we got a doll stand frompiratebob, he was hanging out around the corner of the stable, apparently making out with the "Russian" king. It was all pretty funny.
And that doll stand only worked if we used it to prop up Lancelot by his ass. What does this tell you?
Ahem.
Anyway,professor, her friend whose LJ tag I do not know, and the aforementioned piratebob, allura_629, thesigother, his children, and myself had a nice time eating food, lighting candles, listening to an eclectic mix of music and enjoying the clean house.
Then we sent the kids to bed, dug out the Fairytopia collection (and the Fairies of Cottingly Glen collection), played with dolls, and did the great Present Exchange, which I think went much better than the earlier version of this at my Mom's house for the Fairy Christmas Party.
Heh. That's me: send the kids to bed so we can get out the toys and presents.
Eeeevil. Bwa ha ha!
Oh, and for those of you who might want some new (cough cough) *Party* *Lite* (cough cough) products, please get in touch with me for a new catalog. I am combining any orders from my party with the orders from the party my mom is hosting on Wednesday night.
(Hint hint. If you know my mom, you're probably invited.)
The house was reasonably clean. ("Clean" is a short, easy to pronounce word which is used here to mean "A bloody miracle has occurred and I found my living room furniture under all my random crap, and people were able to sit on in in safety and comfort.")
I made Sekanjabin which was very tasty (just ask my SO!) and I got to serve it in my beautiful crystal decanter. In fact, I have some wonderful serving dishes and whatnot, so it does give me great joy to use them for "company."
bradhicks didn't show up, which was weird since according to other friends, he didn't show up at Todd's party, either.Shame, really, since there were presents for him that came to my party... Hey, Brad! When do you want this stuff?
And then, there was a Nativity Scene put together by the kids and myself.
Heh.
When I was about ten years old, my father made a "stable" for my Barbie Horses. It has three stalls and is just big enough for the table that currently houses the Mac on which I am typing this message. The stable is large, mostly useless and ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS to me, so it has been right up my ass and in the way for weeks, sitting on the couch in the living room.
I had a *moment* while cleaning. It was an epiphany, which was oddly appropriate.
I put the stable on the dining room table like a centerpiece, only at the opposite end, facing the party.
Then I added some characters.
I had a pretty generic dark-haired Barbie Doll. I put her in Princess Leia's white dress and made her a blue head drape, fastening it to her head with a hair-tie. Ta-da! Instant Mary.
Here's the rest of the cast:
Baby Jesus............................................ Random Barbie-proportionate baby doll.
The Manger.......................................... The wooden box in which I normally keep my Mini Rider-Waite deck.
Joseph, Mary's husband........................ Obi Wan Kenobi (12 inch Kenner action figure, in his original garments.)
Shepherd.............................................. Quasimodo (in a grey robe and striped headcloth.)
Sheep................................................... Assortment of Barbie Cats. (So, he's really a "Catherd.")
Drummer Boy....................................... Ken doll (In Aladdin's outfit, and a headcloth, and Shakira's tambourine.)
Wise Man/King of Arabia...................... Aladdin in "Prince Ali" outfit, complete with Monkey and Gold.
Wise Man/King of uh, Russia................ Fairytale Prince Ken, carrying a matchbox sized package of real Myrrh.
Wise Man/King of Um... Greece............ "Flower Prince" Lancelot, with bag of "Frankincense". And much Fabulousness.
Oxen................................................... My Little Ponies provided by
piratebob.The Star............................................... Patrick the Starfish
The Angels.......................................... Fairytopia Petal Pixies
Yep. All in all, a wonderful display. The kids and I had a LOT of fun putting it together. Even The Boy was having a good time posing the figures a variety of different ways.
Oh. And that "Greek King" couldn't have been any Gayer if his name was Gay Gayerson. Really. I will attempt to post a picture of him. Straight men don't, for the most part, wear white tights and little lavender slippers. Or lavender velvet doublets with lace collars. Or bright pink lip gloss to show off their tan. In fact, few gay men will actually wear any of the above no matter HOW flamboyant they might be, come to think of it. And his laurel wreath crown really doesn't butch him up very much. Neither did the fact that until we got a doll stand from
piratebob, he was hanging out around the corner of the stable, apparently making out with the "Russian" king. It was all pretty funny.And that doll stand only worked if we used it to prop up Lancelot by his ass. What does this tell you?
Ahem.
Anyway,
professor, her friend whose LJ tag I do not know, and the aforementioned piratebob, allura_629, thesigother, his children, and myself had a nice time eating food, lighting candles, listening to an eclectic mix of music and enjoying the clean house.Then we sent the kids to bed, dug out the Fairytopia collection (and the Fairies of Cottingly Glen collection), played with dolls, and did the great Present Exchange, which I think went much better than the earlier version of this at my Mom's house for the Fairy Christmas Party.
Heh. That's me: send the kids to bed so we can get out the toys and presents.
Eeeevil. Bwa ha ha!
Oh, and for those of you who might want some new (cough cough) *Party* *Lite* (cough cough) products, please get in touch with me for a new catalog. I am combining any orders from my party with the orders from the party my mom is hosting on Wednesday night.
(Hint hint. If you know my mom, you're probably invited.)
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Date: 2005-01-11 03:04 pm (UTC)I know your mom; I'm 99.99% sure that I'm not invited. In fact, I have an email from a couple of weeks ago from your stepdad telling me specifically that I am never welcome in their house again. *shrug* I had to go something like six or eight months with no access to PartyLite products, now I'm invited (or in this case, not) to three PartyLite parties in three weeks. Ain't that how it goes?
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Date: 2005-01-11 05:57 pm (UTC)That was, in fact, one of the reasons why I hosted my party at MY house, so you could come.
If you needed a ride, I am sure we could have arranged one.
And I still have presents for you.
Do you want me to come by with a new catalog and your presents?
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Date: 2005-01-12 12:08 am (UTC)It would reduce my shame considerably!
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Date: 2005-01-12 12:15 am (UTC)Nah
Date: 2005-01-12 05:10 am (UTC)At any rate, I will have to look at the orders from that show, since many of the ordered items are probably retired by now.
Party is at 7pm.
Re: Nah
Date: 2005-01-12 10:28 pm (UTC)Re: Nah
Date: 2005-01-12 11:23 pm (UTC)Remember that PL retires fragrances at the end of the year, too. Some of the candles that were ordered may not be available any more.
(and I swear that if they ever retire Black Cherry, I am quitting. Bad enough that you can only get it in votives these days...)