Gatherings – Page 5 – Swankivy's Photos

Christmas Eve Meal with Family

Dec 24, 2022swankivy2022, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Holidayscake, christmas, cookies, family, food, friends, ivy, jeaux, lindsay, mike

Sister Lindsay and brother-in-law Mike were in town for the holidays so I had them over for Christmas Eve with Mom and Jeaux. Yummy dinner, but everything was kind of on the cold side. Bad management.

Holiday cookies

Homemade tomato soup

Scalloped Potatoes Jeaux made

Cornbread Jeaux made

Garlic mushrooms!

Chicken Mom brought

Dessert plate! One of everything.

Christmas Eve group

Thanksgiving 2022

Nov 24, 2022swankivy2022, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Holidaysbread, family, food, friends, ivy, jeaux, mom, pie, thanksgiving

Had Mom and Jeaux over for Thanksgiving! Jeaux helped make all the food. Mom brought turkey and ham for the non-vegetarians. We had pie afterwards and Mom was knocked out.

Thanksgiving food

My Thanksgiving plate

Jeaux & Mom eating Thanksgiving dinner

Mom knocked out by food

Halloween Party 2022

Oct 22, 2022swankivy2022, Cooking & Baking, Cosplay, Gatherings, Holidaysben, cake, cookies, dare, derek, dorian, finch, food, friends, halloween, ivy, jeaux, kari, katelyn, meghan, michael, rachael, steven universe

I finally got to have a Halloween party again. 🙂 Friends came! I was dressed as Lapis Lazuli from Steven Universe.

Halloween desserts

Halloween desserts

My Lapis Lazuli costume

My Lapis Lazuli costume

Kari with Pumpkin

Meggie as Vanellope

Katelyn as a butterfly

Dare as Dipper

Benjamin as Luigi

Rachael in faire garb

Michael in faire garb

Rina in a flower outfit

Jeaux as Jamie

Meg with pumpkin roll

Kari with dessert

Jeaux and Dare

Me at my party

Me with Meg

Jeaux as Jamie

Party group

Meggie & Dare

Metrocon Day 2 (Saturday)

Jul 16, 2022swankivy2022, Cosplay, Gatheringsivy, jeaux, metrocon, steven universe

Day 2 of Metrocon with Jeaux! I dressed as Amethyst and he went as Dippy Fresh.

Amethyst mask

Amethyst and Rose

Toph is not playing around

Ladybug & Chat Noir

Dipper & Dippy Fresh

Two Amethysts

Sailor Moon’s family

Glimmer

Bojji

Prince Gumball & Marshall Lee

Amethyst

Metrocon Day 1 (Friday)

Jul 15, 2022swankivy2022, Cosplay, Gatheringsivy, jeaux, metrocon, steven universe

Went to Metrocon as Rose Quartz (in the Mr. Universe shirt) with Jeaux dressed as Future Steven. Saw some amazing costumes!

Pines Twins

Luz & Amity on Grom Night

Attendee with flags

Future Steven

Rose Quartz with Lion

Rose, Steven, Lion

Korra

Steven, Rose Quartz, Lion, Bonnibel, Marceline

Steven and Steven

Steven and Rose

Hilling with Bojji

Pikachu

Band Selfie!

May 31, 2022swankivy2022, Gatherings, Selfiesband, dad, dennis, heitor, ivy

We were ready for our first gig! But we got rained out. Anyway, band selfie.

Band Selfie!

Birthday Cake 2022

Jan 15, 2022swankivy2022, Cooking & Baking, Gatheringsbirthday, cake, food, friends, ivy, meghan

Meggie was here with me to celebrate our joint birthdays and we made a lemon cake together with whipped cream frosting and lemon curd in the middle. It was delicious. She is turning 46 and I am turning 44.

Our birthday cake

Birthday girls with cake

Lemon birthday cake!

Buc-ee’s

Jan 15, 2022swankivy2022, Gatheringsbirthday, food, friends, ivy, meghan

Meghan introduced me to Buc-ee’s during our birthday travels. We went to the Daytona store. I bought a few things. It’s an experience.

Meg & Me at Buc-ee’s

Buc-ee’s haul

Botanical Gardens Visit

Jan 15, 2022swankivy2022, Gatheringsbirthday, friends, ivy, meghan, plants

Meghan and I took a birthday trip to see Leu Gardens, a botanical garden in Orlando.

Meggie at botanical gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Me at Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Me at Botanical Gardens

New Year’s Eve 2021

Dec 31, 2021swankivy2021, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Holidaysfood, friends, new year's eve, yasmin

Small gathering with Jeaux, Yasmin, and Arthur for New Year’s Eve. I made food, as usual, and Yasmin did their party trick of artist plate arranging.

Fruit Skewers

NYE goodies

Yasmin’s plate

Yasmin w/their plate