The only good part of a really bad day is that it makes time go fast.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Long week
This week has been rather low key which I think is why it has seemed so long. Each day seems to last an age but then when I have free time that slips through my fingers. Typical I guess.
This was the week I had designated to clean out my closet but its already Thursday and have I even started? Not at all. Sometimes I think it would be more useful to me to have retainers in my mundane life. At least to have someone to clean when I don't want to.
I have done a lot of knitting this week so I can say I have accomplished something. A small something but it is better than saying I have done nothing at all.
This was the week I had designated to clean out my closet but its already Thursday and have I even started? Not at all. Sometimes I think it would be more useful to me to have retainers in my mundane life. At least to have someone to clean when I don't want to.
I have done a lot of knitting this week so I can say I have accomplished something. A small something but it is better than saying I have done nothing at all.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Capiton this photo
I love this photo of Hagan but it is begging for a funny caption. Any ideas??????
Monday, September 17, 2007
The seige or who took my warm weather
This last weekend was the third Cecil's Siege. I had no idea last year when I was sitting in Court that only a short year later I would be Queen of Northshield. Life is full of surprises.
The siege started Thursday night but I had many chores that I needed to get done not to mention I had to work half a day on Friday so I stayed home to get those things done. Rue and Mouse came into town for a little visit and to ask if they could come take showers at my place on Friday since site showers weren't up and running yet.
Friday I got off work at noon and then waited for the shower crew to show up. Not long after they showed up Nailz did too with Mr. Yuki. It was to be his first camping adventure. Everyone got cleaned up and dressed and we headed out to site. There were a fair amount of people there already. The sun was out but the wind was cold. I had put on one of my knitted hats and I got lots of complements and lots of requests for one too once people found out that I had made it myself. I probably would have handed it over but it was too cold for that.
Friday night is the hamburger BBQ and torchlight tourney in honor of Ian MacTawisch. Katsuo was the victor and I gave him one of hats for winning the tourney. After that we hung out for awhile until I decided that I had had enough of the cold and it was time for bed. Deva came along too since she had no desire to camp and I had offered the use of my couch.
When we got up on Saturday morning it was nice and sunny, a little chilly but sunny. By the time we got out to site that had gone away and it became wet and dreary. Mr Yuki had not faired too well during the night so we took him back to town.
In my opinion it was too cold to do much of anything so sat in on classes, visited and knitted. My cousin Lou came out for a visit to see what all this SCA stuff is all about. She was quiet impressed. Before court my Mom, Dad and Aunt Kathleen and Uncle Charlie showed up. My parents have come to a few events but never stayed for long so it was nice that they could see court and know what that was all about. We had a lot of court business and everyone seemed pleased and surprised!! Hagan finally gave out tacos at court. There were a lot happy faces because of that.
After court the sun came out, typical, and then we had a lovely feast. There was way too much food and I couldn't eat everything on my plate. After feast there was bardic which I enjoyed and then more visiting.
All in all I think the Siege went pretty well despite getting sick this week. I suppose it was bound to happen with so much going on and the crazy up and down temps.
I got to see lots of people I haven't seen in forever and I was glad they got to see Hagan and I as King and Queen.
The siege started Thursday night but I had many chores that I needed to get done not to mention I had to work half a day on Friday so I stayed home to get those things done. Rue and Mouse came into town for a little visit and to ask if they could come take showers at my place on Friday since site showers weren't up and running yet.
Friday I got off work at noon and then waited for the shower crew to show up. Not long after they showed up Nailz did too with Mr. Yuki. It was to be his first camping adventure. Everyone got cleaned up and dressed and we headed out to site. There were a fair amount of people there already. The sun was out but the wind was cold. I had put on one of my knitted hats and I got lots of complements and lots of requests for one too once people found out that I had made it myself. I probably would have handed it over but it was too cold for that.
Friday night is the hamburger BBQ and torchlight tourney in honor of Ian MacTawisch. Katsuo was the victor and I gave him one of hats for winning the tourney. After that we hung out for awhile until I decided that I had had enough of the cold and it was time for bed. Deva came along too since she had no desire to camp and I had offered the use of my couch.
When we got up on Saturday morning it was nice and sunny, a little chilly but sunny. By the time we got out to site that had gone away and it became wet and dreary. Mr Yuki had not faired too well during the night so we took him back to town.
In my opinion it was too cold to do much of anything so sat in on classes, visited and knitted. My cousin Lou came out for a visit to see what all this SCA stuff is all about. She was quiet impressed. Before court my Mom, Dad and Aunt Kathleen and Uncle Charlie showed up. My parents have come to a few events but never stayed for long so it was nice that they could see court and know what that was all about. We had a lot of court business and everyone seemed pleased and surprised!! Hagan finally gave out tacos at court. There were a lot happy faces because of that.
After court the sun came out, typical, and then we had a lovely feast. There was way too much food and I couldn't eat everything on my plate. After feast there was bardic which I enjoyed and then more visiting.
All in all I think the Siege went pretty well despite getting sick this week. I suppose it was bound to happen with so much going on and the crazy up and down temps.
I got to see lots of people I haven't seen in forever and I was glad they got to see Hagan and I as King and Queen.
Coronation
I want to know who took my summer. It seems like yesterday that Hagan and I were crowned Prince and Princess and this whole adventure started. And now it is time for us to be crowned King and Queen. Ai ya where does the time go.
We left for Wisconsin Friday hoping that everything was packed and remembered. I probably drove everyone crazy by asking the same questions over and over. I just needed to make sure I didn't forget everything. The trip out was pretty pleasant except for that part where I got turned around in Minn looking for a gas station. *sigh* That and the last leg always seems so long after you get off the interstate. But we made it to the hotel when I thought we would. Got checked and poked around checking out the site and such. After a bunch of us got there we headed to get food. By the time we got back the rest of the crew had shown up. We hung out for a bit but I knew I needed to go to bed if I was going to make it through the next day.
Saturday the big day! I woke up with a few nerves but the quickly went away. Thank goodness for that. We had breakfast and then did a run through of what the ceremony would be. Then it was time to get ready and wait. I thought the ceremony went off very well. I got rather hot since the room they had court in was small and there were a lot of people in there.
After we were proclaimed King and Queen there was many meetings, running around greeting people, judging the A&S and a few moments to take it all in. That day is still a little blurry. Evening Court and feast went well and then it was finally time to relax and celebrate with friends.
It was really a great day and it will live long in my memory
We left for Wisconsin Friday hoping that everything was packed and remembered. I probably drove everyone crazy by asking the same questions over and over. I just needed to make sure I didn't forget everything. The trip out was pretty pleasant except for that part where I got turned around in Minn looking for a gas station. *sigh* That and the last leg always seems so long after you get off the interstate. But we made it to the hotel when I thought we would. Got checked and poked around checking out the site and such. After a bunch of us got there we headed to get food. By the time we got back the rest of the crew had shown up. We hung out for a bit but I knew I needed to go to bed if I was going to make it through the next day.
Saturday the big day! I woke up with a few nerves but the quickly went away. Thank goodness for that. We had breakfast and then did a run through of what the ceremony would be. Then it was time to get ready and wait. I thought the ceremony went off very well. I got rather hot since the room they had court in was small and there were a lot of people in there.
After we were proclaimed King and Queen there was many meetings, running around greeting people, judging the A&S and a few moments to take it all in. That day is still a little blurry. Evening Court and feast went well and then it was finally time to relax and celebrate with friends.
It was really a great day and it will live long in my memory
Getting sugared up in Canada
Over the Labor Day Holiday I decided I needed a little trip to escape the preparations for Coroantion. I knew if I stayed home I would just stew about things and that would not be good. Kaia, Sarah, and I drove up to Fargo to stay with Hrodir and then Nailz met up with us Friday morning. The drive up was rather uneventful and not to exciting since the landscape is flat as flat can be. It gets flatter by the mile the more north you get. We got to the little town of Gimli around 8 and then we began the quest for Canadian cash. Mission status....well some of us were successful and others not. But between the success and the failure we got enough money to cover site.
After that we drove through the woods and found site. Site was very nice camp ground with plentiful cabins and flushy toilets. Yeah! Friday night people were just relaxing and hanging out. We did that for awhile but I was tired and kind of wanted to go to bed but before that could happen they had War Court. Since I was the ranking person there at the time, the King hadn't arrived yet, they wanted me to preside over it. This was the first time I held court by myself. It went okay tho since all I had to do was give my permission for them to do the baronial business.
Saturday was a beautiful day and after breakfast of pancakes and bacon mmm bacon, we basically relaxed in the cool weather while people did stuff. That evening we had court and I didn't have to do much then either except look good. That night we had a wonderful feast. After it was over I could hardly move.
Sunday was another beautiful day. They had the milk carton shoot which was lots of fun to watch and the Ice Cream social. We would have probably stayed another day but the girls needed to be back before classes started so we left site that afternoon. Before leaving Canada we bought a bunch of snacks because in Canada they use real sugar and not corn syrup in everything.
We stopped in Winnipeg for supper but when we got out we all smelled something burning. Nailz thought it was the forest fires in Idaho but it was really my front tire! Ai ya. We decided to eat and then see if anything could be done. After supper we looked for a garage to have it checked but nothing was open considering it was a Sunday and after 7pm. We checked it a few times and it seemed to be okay so we rolled on. I later learned that it was probably a rock caught in the tire boot. But we made it back to Fargo and then the rest of the way home on Monday with little problems. Seems like there is no trip without a little adventure.
Gimli is a fun trip and I hope to go back someday and up my Canada trips to three.
After that we drove through the woods and found site. Site was very nice camp ground with plentiful cabins and flushy toilets. Yeah! Friday night people were just relaxing and hanging out. We did that for awhile but I was tired and kind of wanted to go to bed but before that could happen they had War Court. Since I was the ranking person there at the time, the King hadn't arrived yet, they wanted me to preside over it. This was the first time I held court by myself. It went okay tho since all I had to do was give my permission for them to do the baronial business.
Saturday was a beautiful day and after breakfast of pancakes and bacon mmm bacon, we basically relaxed in the cool weather while people did stuff. That evening we had court and I didn't have to do much then either except look good. That night we had a wonderful feast. After it was over I could hardly move.
Sunday was another beautiful day. They had the milk carton shoot which was lots of fun to watch and the Ice Cream social. We would have probably stayed another day but the girls needed to be back before classes started so we left site that afternoon. Before leaving Canada we bought a bunch of snacks because in Canada they use real sugar and not corn syrup in everything.
We stopped in Winnipeg for supper but when we got out we all smelled something burning. Nailz thought it was the forest fires in Idaho but it was really my front tire! Ai ya. We decided to eat and then see if anything could be done. After supper we looked for a garage to have it checked but nothing was open considering it was a Sunday and after 7pm. We checked it a few times and it seemed to be okay so we rolled on. I later learned that it was probably a rock caught in the tire boot. But we made it back to Fargo and then the rest of the way home on Monday with little problems. Seems like there is no trip without a little adventure.
Gimli is a fun trip and I hope to go back someday and up my Canada trips to three.
Monday, September 10, 2007
SCA videos
Hey all. Been a bit busy becoming Queen and all so will write about it soon. Here are some vids from Gimli and Coronation to keep you busy.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Almost there
Very little time is left before my name changes again from Your Highness to Your Majesty. People have been asking me if I am nervous, excited, etc. Really I have been too busy to even think about it. Maybe on the drive there. I am sure it will be good just a few more hurdles to jump before I can enjoy it.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Gimli
Hey All. Made it back from Gimli. It was a nice relaxing trip despite the smoking tire incident in Winnipeg. I don't have a lot of time today to write about it. Maybe later this week but don't count on it.
In the meantime, you can check out my pictures from the event.
In the meantime, you can check out my pictures from the event.
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