Halloween 2005

I had to work on Halloween so I made it interesting at the bookstore.

Witch at work

Couple more poses before I changed out of the work outfit.

Dress I wore to work

Witch Hat

Then my friends arrived. Brendon was Space Ghost, Jeaux was a ball-playing cowboy superhero soldier pirate, Mikey was Aragorn, and I was Galadriel.

Brendon as Space Ghost

 

Brendon as Space Ghost

 

Jeaux

Jeaux as a ball-playing cowboy superhero soldier pirate

Mikey as Aragorn

Galadriel costume

Galadriel costume

 

Galadriel costume

 

Ivy as Galadriel

 

Aragorn kissing Galadriel’s hand

 

My trick-or-treat boys

Halloween Group!

 

Jeaux’s candy hoard

 

Brendon’s hoard

 

Ivy hoard

 

Candy hoard

 

Mikey’s hoard

 

Don’t kill Jeaux

 

Don’t fight over Jeaux

Fred Visit Day 3

Brendon & Katelyn, 4/2005

Outside with Meggie, 4/2005

With Fred and newspaper, 4/2005

Went to my grandparents’ for Passover–and for the first time I could ever remember, I was the youngest present and got to read the four questions!

Enjoying the paperweight

I brought a chiffon cake made with matzo meal (safe for Passover) and we decorated it with candles for my grandpa’s birthday, which had only been the day before!

Grandma preps the cake

Grandpa’s 84th birthday.

Grandpa is 84

Dad & Daughter

Christmas 2000

This is Corey. He lived with my parents at the time, so of course he was there for the festivities.

Corey

My dad’s parents came to our house for a visit.

Grandma & Grandpa Decker

 Dad was happy to see his folks.

Deckers

Here we all are! On the left side, that’s Yuichi (the guy sister P was dating), my grandmother, me, sister Lindsay, sister Patricia, Dad, and my grandfather.

Decker grandparents, Dad, sisters, Yuichi

Later that night, there was a dinner. There’s Corey, Lindsay, Patricia, Yuichi, and Dad helping themselves.

Dinner: Corey, Lindsay, Patricia, Yuichi, Dad

We had Heather (who used to live with my parents) and her younger sister Sam there too, and on my other side is my mom’s ‘Net friend Bill.

Dinner: Heather, Sam, Ivy, Bill

Gotta get the whole table! There’s the backs of Yuichi’s and Dad’s heads, and then you see Heather, Sam, and me (with my mouth full embarrassingly).

Dinner: Heather, Sam, Ivy

Rare shot! Mom almost never sits down, but there she is!

Dinner: Mom actually sat down

Yuichi plays piano, you know. Nice pose, guys.

Yuichi & Patricia

After the dinner, we all played a group game. Kind of a tradition in our house.

Game tradition

 

Here’s the first of many gift-opening shots. Mom and me.

Opening gifts

Mom’s a gift

Opening gifts

Opening gifts

Opening gifts

Opening gifts

Opening gifts

Solstice Day in California with Fred

Got to visit San Francisco, the Golden Gate bridge, and the Pacific Ocean on the Winter Solstice, and then we did a Yuletide ritual together.

Haite Street

Fred at the Golden Gate

Ivy at the Golden Gate

Caution sign for the beach

Sunset

Sunset

Ivy in the sunset

Fred in the sunset

Greeting the Pacific Ocean

Nice moonlight

Solstice ritual

Yuletide altar

Solstice ritual

Solstice ritual

Fred enjoying Yuletide meal

Jacuzzi

Crystal in the jacuzzi

Silly with the crystal