Weekend In The Rear View Mirror.

[arontius]

.....Friday was not all that great. But I found, as usual, I have a lot of good friends who cheered me up in epically fast time through Live Journal replies and personal e-mails and phone calls telling me to shut up and quit whining. :-) The rest of the weekend was actually pretty good. People were seen, things were done, some relaxation was had...

.....Saturday morning we were up early for Rhys' birthday. He wanted to go to I-HOP for breakfast (for the pancakes / waffles I think, with lots of butter and syrup :-)). We all walked out of there full. Then it was off to Target to see if we could decide on a bicycle or game he wanted. We found neither. But it was a good outing anyway. I think there is a shopping trip in the very near future to pick up that special game he wanted. :-)

.....At noon it was off on a whirlwind drive to Washougal for Gulenay's wedding ceremony. She picked a really good day for it. The weather was clear and bright, but not unbearably warm. A gentle breeze kicked up every now and then to blow away the stifled air. The setting was next to a stream off of a country type road. The cathedral pavilion was set up as the ceremonial chamber so-to-speak where the vows were read.

.....That cathedral was also set up at our July Coronation in Port Gamble. It is a beautiful structure. I've heard stories that it is complicated to set up. But it looks simple, in a magnificent fashion, with lots of curves and arches.

.....A really diverse crowd in attendance. Although it was fairly easy to pick out the modern attendees versus those SCA members in attendance. :-) It becomes a game actually at events such as this. I did see, and speak with, Nedezhda. Connor and his lady were there, sans harp. Khalja was there with Olin, who officiated the ceremony. He looked very important in his suit. :-) There were many others as well, but you can see them all in the many sets of pictures floating around.

.....I asked Connor if he was playing his harp, but he wasn't. He was only a spectator for this one. I was a little disappointed. But I could understand if he WANTED to take a break every now and then. I'm sure that as a talented harpist, he is asked quite frequently to play for weddings and such. I could see how that could lead to burn out. But I couldn't help it for being just a little disappointed. I loves some good harp music. :-)

.....Ceremony itself was over in about twenty minutes. I didn't feel so bad for how short ours was after that. Olin did mention that Einar (Aaron) had to be vetted first by all of Gulenay's Friends, which was a good reminder that Gulenay better be the happiest woman on the planet for the rest of her life, or else! :-) Einar will do well, I'm sure.

.....They had bagpipes process them in and out, which I definitely liked. Well played too.

.....Then to the feasting! Hlutwige and her crew provided the food and it was EXCELLENT! Yum!

.....By 6PM, we edged for the car. We were harassed for leaving before the toasts. But three hours is a long drive and we needed to pick up the Rhys Monster from Gwen's before it got to be too late.

.....Sunday I was left home while TBT and the Rhys Monster went to Seattle for the Birthday Zoo Crawl with the Kid Crew. I was on call for a Project Certification. I ended up going in for a short while to FAX some paper to Georgia, but it really was a bust. I did manage to get
chores done at home. The laundry finally was finished for a few brief moments. The kitchen was also cleaned, for a few brief moments. :-)

.....Also did a couple of circlets in the garage. I am NOT a businessman and I AM a sucker for brides. :-) I received this e-mail last week from a bride to be who described her upcoming wedding in many details. After which she spoke of her limited budget and the fact she 'really, really loved my circlets and wanted one that went with her wedding gown really well'. Like I said, I'm a sucker. But I limited it to a 20% discount (and shipping) and said I would have to receive payment first before shipping. Not a total sucker. But she did SOUND sincere. :-)

.....I am totally out of Fabulustre and not liking the straight rouge polish at all, even in combination with different grits. Fabulustre may be messy as all hell and hard to clean from the metal. But it leaves such a buttery finish that is much better than the rouge. I'm going to have to break down and order some more.

.....A good weekend actually. Need a few more of those to really recharge the batteries. :-)

.....Aaron / Arontius.

Comments

[rockharp.livejournal.com]

Good to see you at the wedding!

I didn't mind not playing this wedding, I had played at Kateline's wedding that morning, and Torfin and Kolfinna's a couple weeks earlier. Actually, this was probably the first wedding I had attended in several years that I wasn't playing harp at. I had forgotten what it was like just watching.

Anyway, the piper was someone I knew, my band had opened for his band a couple years ago on St. Paddy's Day. So I had a chance to chat with him about the local Celtic music scene.

But I'll have harp in hand at Crown...