October
Bond Girl event: My friend Kylee is part of the Heavenly Spies, and a couple years ago
I got the chance to perform with them at the Triple Door. They are also hired as entertainment for parties and events, and back in October Fae asked if I would be available for a Bond themed birthday party and dress as a Bond Girl. I thought it'd be fun, so I said yes. I then found out that they would want a couple girls to play the part of Jill Masterson from Goldfinger who is painted gold in the movie. We would be wearing gold bikinis and be sprayed head to toe with gold body paint. I volunteered to be one of those girls, cause really...when would a chance to do something like this ever come up again? So, I showed up to the party (at The Ruins, an event venue in Queen Anne) a few hours early, changed into my outfit and got everything air brushed gold...even my hair! The party ended up being for a father and son's 70th and 40th birthdays. Lots of older party goers who were all really nice and polite (no one being skeezy thank goodness!) who all just wanted to ask questions about the paint and get pictures taken. We walked around the party chatting with guests and passing out chocolates wrapped to look like cigars from cigar boxes. It was a long night in uncomfortable shoes, but so fun. When it was over, I promptly headed home to shower and scrubbed the paint right off and got into bed.
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| costume inspiration |
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| being painted! |
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| all the Bond Girls |
Kylee's baby shower: The next morning, I drove down to Tacoma for sweet Kylee's baby shower, still with a shimmer to my skin and hair (that stuff took a couple good scrub downs before I got it all off). It was held at her mom's house, and her two of her long-time girlfriends did a great job organizing all the decor, food and games. The theme was "little man" with cute mustaches everywhere. We played a few games (which I won!) and showered Kylee with a ginormous pile of gifts. Kylee looked adorable as always, and we had a great time celebrating her and the arrival of her little man.
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| party planners with the momma-to-be |
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| the whole crew |
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| my itty bitty UW gear gift for Kylee |
Palm Desert: My mom, uncle and I all headed down south to visit my grandpa in Palm Desert back in October, and as always had a great time. Our first night in, Mom made an awesome tater tot casserole with chocolate pie for dessert which kicked off the theme of the trip...eating delicious food till I was painfully full. The next day we hit up In n Out for burgers (a must) before driving out to see Cabot's Pueblo Museum. Cabot was a man who built this impressive 5,000 sq ft pueblo using materials he found in the desert. We walked through some of the rooms reading about Cabot and his life, checked out the gift shop and took lots of photos. That night we went to Club Bellatrix for my mom's birthday dinner, again eating tons of yummy food and splurging with dessert. Also during our trip, we visited our favorite deli run by the nicest family. Paul and Athena started the business, and once their 3 kids were old enough, they took over and named it TKB (The Kids' Business) Bakery & Deli. Papa knows them well since he visits weekly, and they have the best sandwiches ever. In fact, the were just named the
4th best restaurant in the nation this year by Yelp, how awesome is that?! We're all really excited for them, and couldn't have happened to a better family. The rest of the trip consisted of daily rides in Papa's new hot rod golf cart, a drive out to the Salton Sea to check out the old yacht club, a stop at Shields to buy dates, dinner at the club for pasta night (my favorite - made to order - yum!), shopping at the College of the Desert street fair and of course lunch at Ruby's in downtown Palm Springs before flying home. Another fun trip to see Papa, can't wait to go back!
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Sarah's tarot party: The night I flew home from Palm Desert, Sarah was hosting a Tarot Card Reading party. I drove straight over from the airport, so that I wouldn't miss it. Sarah's sister Heather had met with Rose, a tarot card reader, and loved her. We all thought it would be fun to invite her to come read cards for a few of us girls, so Colleen, Hilarie and I all joined Sarah and Heather for a fun and insightful night. One by one, we met with Rose upstairs in one of the guest rooms, and had a private conversation as she read our cards. Some were emotional, some were confusing while others spot on. I can't say that I've experienced anything Rose said specifically, but it was fun nonetheless, and maybe someday her visions for me will come to fruition.
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A Daruma doll card given to us by Rose. We're supposed
to write a goal on the back, color in one eye black, and then
when the goal has been achieved, color the other eye. |
