A Very Merry Unbirthday

October 6, 2007

Due to various circumstances, this year I ended up celebrating my birthday pretty much every free moment I got with the various factions of my family and friends separately. My first party would be at my grandfather's the first weekend of the month, and I figured, while I was traveling anyway, why not celebrate with Skye, who wouldn't be interested in the other festivities I'd be attending, and Hime-chan, who lives further south so Pennsylvania is a good half-way point? Louis, of course, is always dragged along on these things, but luckily is always a good sport. And why not have a tea party while we're at it? And dress in Elegant Gothic Lolita dresses? And play with dolls? And all sorts of things not at all appropriate to turning 27.

 

The table - before the party
Three pies and some iced tea mix
Grandpa washing out the good crystal
The dolls's table
Skye
The three girlies
Me!
Skye and I mirroring our Card Captor Sakura Kitty shoot
Louis and I
Aw, kissy
The girls again
The girls plus Louis
Grandpa's not quite used to my camera yet
Hime-chan and I
Hime-chan
Ha ha, Louis plays with dolls. (When we force him to.)
Four dolls for tea
Well, three dolls and one bunny, anyway.
The dolls enjoying their party
Another view of the dolls
The girlies with the host of the party
The men
Skye again
The spread!
We had so much food.
Ready to eat
Louis
Louis wearing a tophat supporting a bunny wearing a tophat
Hime-chan and Raph
Samantha and I
A girl and her doll
Awwww.
Skye and Felicity
This is just too cute for words.
Playing with our dolls
"Would you care for some tea?"
That is probably the nicest my hair is ever going to look curly.
Making the dolls play with their party favors
Raph's little bunny meets a big bunny.
Still playing
Picture for MyGothSpace
He even took it himself.
I don't know if Louis did this on purpose or if the camera went off after he thought it did, but it looks nice either way.
Look! She matches the drapes!
Such a pretty dress
A closer view
Not bad for an 82 year old man
Sitting on the floor
She matches the tree, too
Another shot in the chair
Wistful
Grandpa made her take off her glasses.
Cutie Pie
Relaxing
A beautiful smile
Looking anxious
This would probably look beautiful if properly fixed up.
Trying to catch Skye in a laugh.
DO NOT WANT
Loving on Raph
Fixing an angel's wings
Posing for GQ
Lovers
Grandpa pulling on my dress
"Crissy! Get out of there!"
"I wasn't doing nothing."
Curtseying
Curtseying with a smile
Louis suggests we move the party downstairs
"It was THIS BIG, I swear to GOD."
Dancing
and dancing
and dancing
Looking pretty
Debonair
Hime-chan fixing Skye's sleeve
Louis posing with the girls and Buddy
Grandpa posing with the girls and Buddy
A girl and her dog
Grandpa's produce
A country gentleman
Noble profile
Silly boy