catching up: Friday evening & Saturday
Sep. 11th, 2008 05:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aryanhwyAfter the CoA trip a group of us went out to dinner. I'd left a note for Joel at reception saying where we were going, and then we ended up going to the restaurant next door so I figured he wouldn't be able to find us. We'd just about finished dinner when this cute guy came downstairs we were seated and I looked again and realized it was my husband. :) He bought a hat when we were in Chicago in June, and I haven't totally gotten used to him wearing it, but it looks really good at him. So I gushed my giddy glee about the CoA trip and he gamely sat through a thoroughly heraldic conversation before we headed back to Astor College; he went to bed and I went down to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sue_n_julia's room, where we yakked and geeked and had chocolate until nearly 1:30am. And basically from then on I've been running on too little sleep...
Saturday there were lots of classes I wanted to attend but the only one actually got to was Ælfwynn's on occupational bynames for women in 12th and 13th C Germany -- some fascinating material.fosveny, amykb, shaunacarrick, Jeanne Marie and I spent a lot of time working on putting together PP1 of May, which should hopefully be going out soon. Ælfwynn made new garb for Joel and me and that was very nice! New garb! That I didn't have to sew! And made out of linen so it really had a nice drape and feel to it.
After the classes ended, Duke Alaric and Duchess Nerissa presided as regents for their Majesties of Drachenwald and opened court, where we had a ceremony to confirm me in the office of Pelican Queen of Arms;bend_gules's lord Robert did the heralding of the ceremony and did a wonderful job. He has such a presence and gravitas and is one of the best court heralds I know. The ceremony was a good balance of solemnity and humor and His Majesty Thorvaldr sent Alaric some very nice words about me to be read in court. I was thoroughly baptized, and promised to be "sober and discreet" (not discrete! :)), and was gifted the cup for my baptism, a lovely pewter goblet. Joel got into garb for court and escorted me into their graces' presence, and was in general a good sport about the whole thing.
We then changed back into normal clothes and headed off to the pubs for drinks, munchies, and then dinner. Alexander Beacon bought me dinner as a thanks for everything I've done for Meridies, which was very nice of him! The evening then saw the party happening in our room, though thankfully it didn't last nearly so late, we all pooped out around midnight.
Only three more days left to go...
sue_n_julia's room, where we yakked and geeked and had chocolate until nearly 1:30am. And basically from then on I've been running on too little sleep...Saturday there were lots of classes I wanted to attend but the only one actually got to was Ælfwynn's on occupational bynames for women in 12th and 13th C Germany -- some fascinating material.
fosveny, amykb, shaunacarrick, Jeanne Marie and I spent a lot of time working on putting together PP1 of May, which should hopefully be going out soon. Ælfwynn made new garb for Joel and me and that was very nice! New garb! That I didn't have to sew! And made out of linen so it really had a nice drape and feel to it.After the classes ended, Duke Alaric and Duchess Nerissa presided as regents for their Majesties of Drachenwald and opened court, where we had a ceremony to confirm me in the office of Pelican Queen of Arms;
bend_gules's lord Robert did the heralding of the ceremony and did a wonderful job. He has such a presence and gravitas and is one of the best court heralds I know. The ceremony was a good balance of solemnity and humor and His Majesty Thorvaldr sent Alaric some very nice words about me to be read in court. I was thoroughly baptized, and promised to be "sober and discreet" (not discrete! :)), and was gifted the cup for my baptism, a lovely pewter goblet. Joel got into garb for court and escorted me into their graces' presence, and was in general a good sport about the whole thing.We then changed back into normal clothes and headed off to the pubs for drinks, munchies, and then dinner. Alexander Beacon bought me dinner as a thanks for everything I've done for Meridies, which was very nice of him! The evening then saw the party happening in our room, though thankfully it didn't last nearly so late, we all pooped out around midnight.
Only three more days left to go...
