"Birthdays and Babies"

06/24/2002

So Saturday was the Big Birthday Blowout for our own Captain Keltique. Celly and I had a lot of fun. I know she enjoys getting to know everyone and I enjoy showing her off. Plus y'know there were plenty of Wenches there so that always makes for a good time for the Clanchief.

When we arrived, Keltik was already bodice deep into the opening of her presents. I noticed that she did this with a combination of fear, excitement and wariness born of years of Rennie association. Celly and I quickly loaded up on food, added our prezzie to the pile and quietly sat back in our lawn chairs to watch the spectacle. This year's theme was more piratical than last year so there weren't quite as many battery-operated devices present.

After Keltik got done with her booty (Hehehe... I said "booty".) everyone just sort of drifted about in small pockets socializing. At some point I finally remembered that I had a camera and started to taking pictures. One of these days I'll learn to take more than a dozen pictures in 6 hours.

Oh, speaking of pictures, we did manage to see the wedding pictures for Cyd and Joe. Liz and Tom also had pictures from their wedding and even some from their honeymoon in New Orleans. I was really impressed with the black and white photos from Liz's photographer. Wow... counting Faith's wedding that's three that I know about so far this year. Then Marcy and Todd get engaged. *sigh* Wenches are getting snapped up like they're on sale! Good thing I got mine early. As a wise man once said, "Shop smart, shop S-Mart".

We also heard some news about the Spawn of Sunni but see the above post for the most recent details. Ken and Julie brought little Aidan with them so he got loved on by all the females present. Not that he isn't a perfectly lovable baby in his own right, but I think at least some of the baby-holders gave him extra lovin' for the baby missing from our midst. He didn't complain -- would you?

posted 11:00 AM

Thanks for all the lovin' my lil one received this weekend... he thrives on this stuff! We know at least half of it was surrogate hugs for Viviana and I remind Aidan to contact his angels and other spirit friends for her every day (you see, my theory is that little ones have an open line to the angels that most of us grown ups have forgotten about!) julie ~ Maguire @ 4:36 p.m. EST on 06/24/2002